Crystal Coast Critter Sitters, Inc.

03/22/2019

04/12/2017

Great cat tips!

Introducing cats and babies is explained in this how-to article by cats.about.com contributing writer Amy Shojai.

03/15/2017

A local rescue is closing its doors forever and has some really sweet senior dogs to be considered. They're long haired - Shelties, Sheltie/Collie mixes, a black Terrier mix and a few Aussie mixes. Message me for details!

There are many reasons to adopt a senior dog, not the least of which is that they’re already housetrained.

03/05/2017

Love this!

The Grammys may have been 2 weeks ago, but these animals are already putting their game faces on for next year. Hold on to your seat, Adele.

10/20/2016

Please vote daily for this very deserving and dedicated advocate!

Laura Leigh created Wild Horse Education five years ago, to educate the public about what is happening to our wild horses and burros in the west. She has worked with other well-known organizations, learning and gaining ground for the animals and groups but, slowed by the bureaucracy and politics of…

06/13/2016

Lots of timely reminders but most of all, enjoy your summer!!

is full of fun, but also dangers for your pets. Here are a few to watch out for: http://bit.ly/24I4da5

04/21/2016

Happy Spring!

10/09/2015

10/09/2015

Did you know?

08/25/2015

HERE’S WHY IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ADD FRESH “HUMAN FOOD” TO YOUR PET’S KIBBLE

Today, ninety-six percent of pet owners around the globe are feeding dry commercial pet foods. Of those 96%, there is a large majority that believes dried commercial pet food is really all their pet needs and would never stop to consider the benefits of adding fresh “human food”.

(“Human food” definition in this article: clean sources of meat-based proteins and some organic plant matter, not beer and nachos 😉)

There are many reasons why some of these pet parents feel this way, however the most popular reason today seems to be the 50-year-old rumor that is in existence and still spreading.

You know the one: “Giving your animal table scraps is bad!”

How or when did this terrible rumor start?

Well, if we go back in time, research shows that shortly after the invention of processed pet foods, manufacturers were having a hard time convincing pet parents to make the switch from foods in their refrigerators to their commercial pet foods.

So in 1964, the pet food industry, along with the PFI, joined together with a whole bunch of marketing dollars and launched one of the most influential campaigns the pet world had ever seen: the “Ban All Table Scraps from your Pets’ Bowls” campaign!

Through thousands of newspapers, magazines, and news stations, the public was warned about the dangers of table food scraps or “human food” and the importance of feeding “processed” commercial pet food. From there, the giant smear campaign took off!

Not only did this clever campaign work, but it was so impactful that now, 50 years later, folks are still in fear of offering anything that is not labeled pet food.

SO IS IT A GOOD THING TO ONLY OFFER YOUR PET DRIED KIBBLE?

Not according to ongoing research it isn’t, especially with today’s cancer rates being 1 in 2 dogs!

In a 2005 study conducted at Purdue University on Scottish Terriers, the results showed that adding fresh vegetables to dry commercial kibble actually prevented and/or slowed down the development of transitional cell carcinoma (aka bladder cancer)!

In the study, dogs ate a diet of dry commercial pet food, while some got an assortment of vegetables added to the mix at least 3 times per week.

When the study was concluded, according to the researchers, they weren’t really shocked by the results.

Here’s what they found:

Dogs that ate any green leafy vegetables, like broccoli, had reduced the risk of developing bladder cancer by 90% and the dogs that consumed any yellow – orange vegetables like carrots reduced the risk by 70%!

Seriously! A lousy carrot helped smash the potential of cancer.

( http://ilarjournal.oxfordjournals.org/content/55/1/100.full ) (Raghavan, Knapp, Bonney, 2005) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16013542/

Yes, of course cats are obligate carnivores (must have meat to survive) and our dogs are facultative carnivores (carnivores with omnivorous potential if circumstances demand) so offering clean meat-based protein sources should always be top priority and essential.

However, because today’s world is ever-so changing due to factory farmed livestock being fed genetically modified grains and our planet being contaminated with every type of pesticide, fungicide and larvicide, the importance of fresh, organic plant matter to help detox the body couldn’t be more crucial.

So if the “cancer reducing benefit” doesn’t tickle your fancy enough to convince you to add any “human fresh foods” to your pet’s bowl, then maybe think of it this way:

How bad would it suck if someone forced you to eat dry processed foods your whole lIfe?!

By: Rodney Habib

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

08/07/2015

01/13/2015

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/35126310 To keep his 15 rescue cats occupied, home builder Peter Cohen has constructed elaborate catwalks, tunnels, platforms ...

01/02/2015

"I'm from tech support. I'm here to delete your cookies."

12/31/2014

May all of our New Year celebrations be as joyful as this!!

12/14/2014

05/07/2014

They are all cute but the cat is special!

It will be happiest thing you will see today. Click here.