Managing the health needs of a dog or cat can be challenging, but a new App that we just learned about will help to make this so much easier. It’s called the Purina Pet Health App. This app is available for those with Android and iPhone operating systems on their phone or device.
Are your pet’s medical records nothing more than a bundle of receipts and papers? You can enter and store important medical information for each of your pets and keep it handy for future veterinary visits and easy reference. Are you so busy that you often forget to set up, or get to, appointments for your pet? You can use the App to set up reminders for your groomer or veterinary appointments.
Do you travel with your pet? Have you ever thought about what you would do if you had an emergency on the road and wanted to locate the nearest animal hospital or veterinarian? This app will find the closest facility should an emergency arise while you are on the road with your pet. Here is an image of the first “page” of the app. It will give you only a small idea of the power of this tool:
If this pet care App sounds like something that would make life easier for you and your pet, you can click and download here. My owner has Android on her tablet…it’s not a phone, so we’re off to see if there is an Android version of the Purina Pet Health App that is compatible with her device…it’s a lot of work keeping up with the health and wellness of an aging Yorkie.
We live in a town that gives free rabies shots for dogs and cats if you happen to be in town when they are giving them. This year my owners were out of town for the weekend, so I had to go get my shot tonight. I hate getting shots, and am glad it’s over-with now. My owner had a flu shot a couple of days ago and is talking about how much his arm hurts as a result…well a rabies shot isn’t any fun either.
Now we wait and see if my rabies vaccination shot site hurts, but hurt or not, it’s something that has to be done or I don’t get my annual dog license, and if they come around and we don’t have our licenses, there is a fine. So not getting your rabies shot can lead from one problem to another, and are a must in our Town.
How about your Town or City, are rabies shots required where you live too?
Maybe you think that spaying or neutering your dog are the most common reasons for surgery…and maybe they are. But dogs need surgery for some of the strangest things as well.
Some dogs eat just about anything, and sometimes the things they eat cannot be passed through the digestive system, and cause intestinal blockages, and need removal.
I am a small dog, and admit that I do eat some very strange things…I like licking the bottom of my owners shoes, or eating small things while out on the deck…a good reason to make sure all our dogs immunizations are up to date and making sure we’re getting our heartworm pills.
Anyway, strange things removed from a dogs intestines are usually in larger dogs who have bigger mouths than mine, and can include:
Socks – This is a big one, and if you are missing a sock and have a dog that likes playing with your socks, and your dog is vomiting, you may need to consider this possibility….you should keep dirty socks in the laundry and out of reach.
Stones – yes, we are known to eat rocks and even sticks when we’re outside, for some odd reason. Keep an eye on us, if you can, when we’re outdoors, and if you keep us penned outside, make sure there isn’t anything around that we could eat when your not looking. (And make sure we have shade and water in the summer and a warm place to go in the winter!)
Undies – Sounds disgusting, doesn’t it? Some dogs are kind of disgusting to humans because we find smelly socks and smelly underwear is appealing. Sorry if you have a sensitive stomach, this is just something you should know if you own a dog. Don’t leave those things lying around on the floor…they belong where you put your dirty laundry.
Dog Toys – including balls that we like to play with
There are many other things surgically removed from dogs, you can do your homework searching online….we just write this to make you aware that even though we’re cute, we don’t think like you, and dogs can eat strangest and sometimes the most disgusting things!
Since a dog vomiting is sometimes a symptom of blockage, we thought we’d include this video about reasons why dogs vomit.
Today our Town had it’s annual free rabies clinic, and since 3 years have gone by since my last shot, my owner took me to get mine. First, it was pouring rain, next we had to stand in a long line with a lot of other people and dogs, the one behind us barked the entire time, then we went into this big building and a man (actually he is my veterinarian…he does this clinic each year) stuck a needle into my upper back while my owner hugged me and covered my eyes…I would never bite, and didn’t need a muzzle or blanket over me like some of the other dogs.
But now we’re home and it’s been about 8 hours since my shot. I have a couple of big lumps where the shot was done in my upper back, my skin some red blotches in a lot of places on my body like I get if I get a flea bite (I’m very allergic to those, too) and I have been licking at my feet. My owner has been fussing over me, and has a bottle of chloratrimitron I think is how you spell it, an antihistamine that doesn’t cost much. Since I’m so tiny, she takes one of the already small pills, cuts it in quarters, and gives me a quarter hidden in a bit of my favorite canned food or a piece of chicken. If I seem bad before she goes to bed, she’ll give me some, but I am breathing fine, and tired right now.
I think I feel like curling up and going to sleep now, and will hope I don’t get worse during the night…because my owner won’t get any sleep if I do…and neither will I.
