I need a name!

My family is having a hard time thinking (and agreeing) on a name for me. I welcome your comments and suggestions and maybe you can help them decide on something soon!! Otherwise, this girl is going for the other shoe!!

New Puppy?

This little pup was worried about his first visit to the vet. It is pretty intense. All that oowing and awwing from our staff!
A puppy's first visit, and every visit after, includes a good physical exam. Even if the person you got your puppy from says that all the vaccines are current it is really important to let a veterinarian check your pup over for any signs of illness that may pose a threat now or in the future. Also, make sure and have the puppy checked for parasites! All puppies and kittens have worms, it's the way the roundworm life cycle works. They can have a multitude of other parasites as well, some live in the gut, other's on the skin or in the ears. We want to give them the best shot of starting off as a healthy member to your family and we Y them very much so that makes our jobs so much easier! Please call us if you have any questions at all about your puppy's first visit, we would love to meet them and maybe even get a "worried" picture or two!

Money Saving Tip for Cat Owners

The last time I purchased litter box liners I got them from a discount store & paid under $2/box and bought about 25 boxes. Needless to say, I ran out. I went out shopping for liners and realized the price has gone up considerably since I last looked!

My cat's litter box at home is roughly 7" deep by 15"wide and under 25" long. I decided instead of purchasing a box of 10 liners for $5 plus that I would buy some large trash bags. I chose the 33 gallon size (2ft 9 in x 3 ft 2.5 in .8mil) and I got 120 bags for a little over $12. I put my litter box inside the trash bag and I used a file folder rubber band to go around the rim of the litter box to hold the trash bag in place. (I purchased those at Office Depot for $3 for a box of 25) I've also found that if your trash bag is large enough that you can stretch it around the box and still rubber band it in place.  This keeps the cats from pulling in any excess part of the trash bag into the dirty litter box. I also made sure the bag laid flat against the bottom of the litter box so the cats were stepping into a solid foundation not one with a lot of "air bubbles".

When it came time to change the litter box I just removed the rubber band, turned the trash bag in on it's self so that all the dirty litter was now bagged up and ready to be tied and hauled to the trash can. If you stretch the bag then just take the rubber band off and bring the bag sides up to tie.  The rubber band can be used again. Very easy & cheap! I hope this tip helps save someone else some money too!