J&M House and Pet Sitters

09/30/2024

Folks, this important message is from a member of a dog group I'm in and I wanted to spread the word so others don't go through the scare his family did:

"Ok…. A feeling of depression and failure. Our dog took an Albuterol inhaler off the nightstand. Not sure if you all know this or not, but the residue apparently smells like meat to a dog. Needless to say, Tucker chewed it open. It popped in his mouth.

PSA: this is HIGHLY toxic to dogs at this level. Their potassium levels crash and they are in danger of cardiac arrest. My brilliant wife rushed him to the vet. It likely saved his life.

At the Emergency Vet ( trust me , you don’t want to know the cost), they informed me this happens about 3 times a month. If you have Asthma, please be diligent with your inhaler. If they do get it, don’t f #%^ around. Get to the vet or the pet ER.

Feel free to share with other pet owners… the bigger dangers are the ones we don’t always see."

06/02/2024

so lovely

Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.

03/31/2024

02/02/2023

Mind the dawgs!

If your dog eats ground food, a walk in the park could be deadly. How do you keep a dog safe from itself (and its own highly-advanced nose)?

09/25/2022

JAM is soooo taken with the amazing things happening with species-to-species communication. Christina Hunger is a speech pathologist who created Hunger for Words -- the voice buttons used to help her dog Stella communicate with her. We are witnessing a phenomenon, folks, and we're so excited to see how it continues to unfold. Follow Christina and Stella and read Stella's communications with the new addition of baby Max!
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Stella & Baby updates!!

Stella has been doing lots of adjusting over the past 4 weeks, and we have been so proud of her! Here are a few of her communication highlights about baby Max:

Week 1: After we came home from the hospital, Stella asked “Where where where” repeatedly. I understand her questioning, we left and came back with a baby!

Week 2: Stella said “Want want play” then dropped her toy on Max 😂

Week 3: Stella sniffed inside Max’s bassinet then said “Friend” 😭

Week 4: Stella looked in Max’s bassinet, but didn’t see that Jake was holding him on the couch. She looked around panicked, until Jake showed Stella where he was. Stella hopped on the couch, licked Max’s feet, then walked to her board and said “Love you.” ❤️

It’s so fascinating to see how Stella’s thoughts about Max have been evolving even in just 4 weeks. I can’t wait to see how their relationship continues to develop!
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