I wanted to alert cat owners about a couple of really nice videos I've recently come across. The videos deal with two fairly common cat diseases; chronic renal failure and diabetes mellitus. Both of these conditions occur with surprising frequency in cats especially as they get older.
In this podcast, Dr. Bill and Dr. Larry discuss how PurinaCare® pet health insurance helped a pet owner with the serious issue of Mast Cell Cancer.
This is for anyone who has had to deal with cancer in their lives. Having insight into how it works in pets, and how pet health insurance coverage can be extremely helpful in defraying costs, is something worth knowing.
Oftentimes pet people wonder what the pet health insurance industry allows, and Dr. Larry talks openly about that on this blog, regularly. Read his posts and visit our podcast page to hear stories about claims and more on the issue of pet health insurance.
Just could not resist this video! Found it on the Friskies blog. One has to wonder what this cat is dreaming about? Thanksgiving, maybe? Just priceless! (and one wonders if cat's have deviated septums like people - I think I'll ask Dr. Bill and Dr. Larry)
p.s. they have some good polls on the Friskies blog, like one about pets celebrating holidays...do yours?
Cedar lost his battle with cancer over the weekend. Those of you that had read about him in the past know that he was a special dog.
Okay, maybe doggie daycare isn't the cat's meow. I suspect cats would not like that much. Nor would dogs. However, I was having dinner with a friend recently and she revealed that her mother, who has two dogs, engages doggie daycare at least 2-3 times a week.
Not only that, but the dogs are picked up at the house by a van! Can't you just see all the dogs sitting at the windows of the van, looking out, barking at everything they see? Well, it doesn't work that way. The van picks the pups up in crates. Which means crate training is an important part of being a good pet owner. (link is to example of a company that uses a van, not indicative of the particular petcare business discussed here - primarily because my friend couldn't remember the name of it.)
Now, that's the cat's meow. Or, is it the dog's woof-woof?
My friend and I laughed about this whole idea - dogs going to daycare for socialization and walking and just getting some extra attention when their owners are working or at other appointments. And yet, it's not so funny. It's a sign of the times. We want to make sure our dogs are getting the proper health and exercise and if we're unable to do it, we're willing to hire others to do it.
I do know that pet-sitting is showing up in articles more and more. Many of us just don't want to put Fido in a kennel, while we're on a business trip or a vacation resort that doesn't allow dogs. So, a pet sitter that comes twice a day to feed and walk our dog, is a great option. Or, a pet sitter that our dog can visit and get to know, so he can stay with her while we're away, gives us peace of mind.
It seems to me that having pet health insurance is also a way to have peace of mind. I would certainly want to know my dog was covered in the event of an accident while the pet sitter was walking her, or some other issue or emergency. Wouldn't you?
