07.03.08
Posted in Health Topics, Weedy's World at 2:33 pm by Nancy Hayes, DVM
I sure hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July! Be sure to safe guard your pets! Fireworks and loud noises are dangerous for pets and can frighten them.
Keeping them inside and in a quiet place will help. Cotton balls in the ears can help muffle the noise as well as playing a radio or television. Don’t forget to take the cotton back out of the ears after the noise has passed.
Other hazards of this great holiday include too much people food and the heat outside. Remember- if you are hot so are they!
Justin reminds us all of how to be safely patriotic as he shows off his uncle Sam duds!
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04.26.08
Posted in Weedy's World at 8:24 am by Nancy Hayes, DVM
What would we do without the entertainment our pets bring? Even when all else goes wrong, I can always count on my pets to bring a break and some laughter.
Just last night I was chuckling as Ami, our golden, was watching a bug crawl across the floor. She was staked out in the most coveted bed in the room. There are 5 beds, for 5 dogs, but this bed is highly regarded as the prize bed for no reason I’ll ever understand. Because she didn’t want to give up the bed, she crawled and rolled and twisted around so she could see the bug, her ears alert and her brow furrowed as only goldens can do.
Just as the fascinating bug was close enough for a really good look and maybe even a taste, Weeds sauntering in from the other room, strolled up the the bug and ate it! I couldn’t help but laugh as Ami leapt to her feet in dismay. Ami jumped forward and Weeds slipped into the favored bed. All was lost… Poor Ami, I wonder if Weeds had planned it all along.
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04.13.08
Posted in Weedy's World at 5:40 pm by Nancy Hayes, DVM
Does your pet have a favorite snack? I hate to admit it but my dogs love candy (red licorice and starburst, and jelly beans to be exact). I have found a healthier alternative tough that is still sweet, but high in fiber and low in calories- sweet potato bits. I’ve tested these out (yes really) and they are pretty good. Weeds thinks they are fantastic and now I give that sweet treat without so much guilt.
Here’s how to make them:
Take a good sized sweet potato (yam) and cube it up into small cubes (about ½ inch pieces). Spread them out on a cookie sheet and bake at around 300 degrees until they are dried (about 45 minutes to an hour). Now they are done. Simple!
I do suggest keeping them refrigerated as there are no preservatives in these. But this makes a lot to share. Low in calorie and high in flavor.
Weeds says, “Go for it!”
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