Four on the Floor Pet Sitting

11/01/2024

Monica is a clients foster dog. She came from an Amish puppy mill and she is afraid of everything but especially men. She’s very sweet and I’m sure she will find a loving forever home. I actually feel privileged to be helping to care for my clients Fosters. There have been many. Only one was a fail. All went to good homes, except one who had to be euthanized because she was aggressive. Hoping that Monica find the best home ever she deserves it.

10/15/2024

Some of my furry friends from today.

08/25/2024

Go Wally! ❤️

08/25/2024

If you do not hear from me after messaging me here, please send me a text message at 248-838-8749.
In the past month or so, I have had my landline removed and taken down my website, but I am still doing pet sitting and will continue to for a while now.
Retirement is going to have to wait. 😊

08/25/2024

Some of the fur babies I’ve been blessed to take care of this past month. ❤️❤️

07/02/2024

Celebrating 20 years in business!
Just wanted to take a minute to say thank you to all of my wonderful clients, past and present who helped make my dream come true! Thank you all so much!

I have been so blessed to be able to love so many animals and make a living at doing it. ❤️❤️❤️

02/22/2024

She’s just a little lap dog. I ❤️ you, Hope!

02/08/2024

Celebrating my 14th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

02/02/2024

Binx and Zebu❤️❤️❤️

02/02/2024

Rest in peace, sweet Foster. I will miss your wonderful self. 😥💔

01/26/2024

Timber and Jack - not really sure if they’re liking this snow!

01/14/2024

Just a kitty playing with water. 😊❤️

01/14/2024

Leo and Taz❤️

01/01/2024

Ace!! Such a handsome old gentleman. He is almost 16.

01/01/2024

Emma and Gracie ❤️❤️❤️

01/01/2024

Fonzie, Cesar and Finn ❤️❤️❤️

01/01/2024

Rawhide chews are not christmas gifts; they are unplanned ER vet visits just waiting to happen!
They are terrible for dogs but stores sell them because people keep buying them. Rawhide are harmful from processing with irritating chemicals, the small choking hazard pieces, the swallowed piece sits in the stomach and irritates your dogs stomach for months or forms a complete blockage from a big piece or several smaller pieces clumping together in the dogs intestines.

Canine intestinal blockage or foreign body surgery costs about 2-3k in this area to treat an obstruction. That $7 candy cane rawhide doesn't look so cute now, does it?

These are the most common rawhide risks:

Contamination. As with pet toys, rawhide chews can contain trace amounts of toxic chemicals. And, as with other pet (or human) foods, Salmonella or E. coli contamination is possible. Even humans can be at risk when coming into contact with these bacteria on rawhide treats.

Digestive irritation. Some dogs are simply sensitive or allergic to rawhide or other substances used in their manufacture processes. This can cause problems, including diarrhea and vomiting.

Choking or blockages. Rawhide bones and other edible chews can pose a choking and blockage risk. In fact, this is a much bigger risk than contamination or digestive irritation. If your dog swallows large pieces of rawhide, the rawhide can get stuck in the esophagus or other parts of the digestive tract. Depending on its size and where it is located, a local vet may be able to remove these pieces fairly easily through the throat. But sometimes, abdominal surgery is needed to remove them from the stomach or intestines. If it isn’t resolved, a blockage can lead to death.

It doesn't take much. Similar to the way small pieces of hair clog a drain, the small pieces of rawhide can clump and block your dog similar to the various items pictured in the first photo below. This is usually a hard thing to diagnose because rawhide is skin. Xrays don't show skin very well so usually a contrast study with barium is needed. Typically a barium study runs $500-900 in this area. Once the blockage is found then the surgery or endoscopic retrieval can be done. The best case scenario is your dog is puking and pooping out the pieces and this can be painful it there's a pointed piece that injures the tissues on its way out.

Please save your dog some pain and yourself hours waiting at an emergency clinic and thousands of dollars.

Don't buy rawhide.

You might have heard that rawhide is good for your dog's teeth and helps with his natural instinct to chew. But are there any drawbacks to giving your dog rawhide treats? WebMD tells you what you need to know about this popular canine chew.

12/08/2023

Two new babies to love! This is Taz and Leo. ❤️❤️