Homeward Bound Pet Rescue & Referral, Inc.

23/08/2024

11/08/2024

LOST!!!!

08/08/2024

I’m hearing that more and more items contain xylitol. Since many people self medicate their dogs with Benadryl, check the package for ingredients! Anymore, you have to check every package of anything that your dog might have access to. Things change quickly.



31/07/2024

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Happy mixed breed day! This special is only for DOG adoptions on July 31st. 🐶💙💛🩵

23/07/2024

22/07/2024

Check out Stairwedge’s video.

18/07/2024

ANIMAL CONTROL IS FULL

If animal control is out of room and more animals come in weather lost or for adoption, they’re going to have to make some decisions and animals will die.

Also! Keep this in mind when you see notices about hearings for the new animal control facility and how woefully insufficient it is for this growing community.

15/07/2024

Who knew? Educational!

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14/07/2024

11/07/2024

11/07/2024

Here's one thing you can do right now to make your dog’s life even better than it already is: let them sniff! Walking your dog provides physical exercise, but letting them sniff along the way will provide your dog with mental exercise and stimulation, too. Not only is sniffing important to your dog, but it is essential for your dog’s wellbeing. Studies have also shown that olfactory stimulation lowers a dog’s heart rate and reduces stress levels. Next time you take your dog out, we encourage you to slow down and let your dog "smell the roses" and other epic scents on their walk!

Maria Scrivan

07/07/2024

06/07/2024

Yesterday we had two wonderful Golden Retrievers, ages 6 and 2, come in for elective surgical procedures. Both dogs had a history of eating a well-known and popular grain free diet for several years. In one dog, an arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) was detected so an x-ray of his chest was taken. His heart was enlarged, so an echocardiogram was scheduled for that afternoon. An x-ray was also taken of the other dog's chest as a precaution, and his heart was also enlarged. He was able to get an echocardiogram same day, as well.

The reports on both dogs just came back, and both of these gorgeous, otherwise perfectly healthy dogs have Dilated Cardiomyopathy. The cardiologist suspects that in both cases it is related to their diet. Thankfully, this condition was caught early, and when fed a traditional diet, their condition should hopefully reverse. Their cases are being reported to the FDA, along with the thousands of others from across the country.

There is no evidence to support feeding grain-free. Most pet allergies are related to environment (pollens, etc) or protein sources. Grain allergies account for a tiny fraction of all food allergies in dogs. Unfortunately, many dogs are becoming very ill or even dying from eating so-called "BEG" diets (boutique, exotic, grain-free), and the terrible thing is nutritionally mediated dilated cardiomyopathy is 100% preventable. There have been zero reported cases of NMDCM in dogs eating foods that meet WSAVA guidelines, currently made by Purina, Hill's, Iams/Eukanuba, or Royal Canin. We strongly suggest if you are feeding a "BEG" diet that you change your dog over to one of the brands listed above. If you have any questions specifically related to your pet, please call us.

We are so hopeful we caught this disease in time for our two beautiful patients to reverse their disease. Their very caring and dedicated owners have already changed their diet to one that meets WSAVA criteria. The articles below will help explain this disease, WSAVA guidelines, and why grain-free was more marketing than science.

http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2018/11/dcm-update/

https://www.wsava.org/WSAVA/media/Arpita-and-Emma-editorial/Selecting-the-Best-Food-for-your-Pet.pdf

http://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/2016/06/grain-free-diets-big-on-marketing-small-on-truth/

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/dogs-fed-some-popular-diets-could-be-risk-heart-disease/

04/07/2024

We could learn something from Italy 

377.2K likes, 1860 comments. “Italians love their cats”

03/07/2024

6183 likes, 223 comments. “Do you like my hat? ”

03/07/2024

Wow

1.4M likes, 4489 comments. “Spencer from SB mowing cleans up overgrown lawns completely for free in his community. Recently, one of his jobs turned into a rescue mission. 🐈‍⬛ And while he thought he was rescuing one cat, he ended up making an even bigger impact on Edgar and Ivy’s Cat Sanc...

01/07/2024

Check out Autumn Ford’s video.

29/06/2024

What a lovely story! 

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23/06/2024

That’s a good idea

1901 likes, 26 comments. “I love this idea! 😂☺️💧 ”