Safe and Alternative Pest Control for Pet Owners
We love our pets like family… they simply are family to most of us. In trying to rid our home of destructive and disease spreading pests, it is possible to inadvertently poison the household pet. No one wants this to happen. There are safe ways of controlling pests without harming pets.
There Is Help On the Internet
By doing a search for a pet safe pest control company you will be deluged with a plethora of websites and products. Chemicals can be licked up, powder can be eaten, poison can be ingested and traps can be sprung or destroyed and eaten by your beloved four legged family member. This can lead to expensive veterinary bills if not death. No one wants that… least of all you. Never use a pesticide or pest control product without first reading the label to see whether or not it is safe for pets and children. If you are hiring a pest control company make absolutely sure that they are aware that you have household pets that may be destructive, hungry (when aren’t they?) or just plain curious. Most animals are inquisitive by nature and don’t understand that what they are dealing with is harmful or even deadly.
Are You a Do-it-Yourselfer?
Before you go off on your own remember that there are pest control companies whose first and foremost concern is your pet’s safety. Diatomaceous earth, oils, jars with sticky stuff on the outside but not on the inside, dried lemon peels and cedar chips in insect repellent sachets, mint, soap and other household products (or products for purchase) can be used to rid your home of certain insects and pests. Thorough vacuuming and emptying of your vacuum is essential in keeping pests under control. Blocking access to your home is vital in the case of mice and other rodents.
Don’t rid your home of pests at the cost of your beloved family pet. Always be safe.
Paying for Your Pet’s Medical Emergency
Humans have an astonishing emotional capacity when it comes to caring for their pets. Just like the Warner Brothers cartoons featuring the soft-hearted bulldog, even the toughest of characters will melt in the face of a cuddly kitten or puppy. The affection doesn’t stop after our pets evolve out of the cute-and-fuzzy stage. People all over the world are as devoted and loving when it comes to their pets as they are when it comes to their family members.
Paws in the Pocketbook
Veterinarians, too, have a great deal of compassion for the pets they administer to and the folks who own them. As much sympathy as they may have for a pet owner, though, they still cannot render their services free of charge; if they did that, they wouldn’t be in business, and the community as a whole would be less served. It’s one of the hard facts of capitalism, and just as our own health care costs have crept up, pet care is more expensive now than ever before.
Don’t Want to Think About It
It is enough of a concern that many pet owners have resorted to purchasing health insurance for their pets. That’s all fine and well for those who can afford it, but with so many people struggling just to make ends meet, that’s an option for a small percentage of people. Most of us work with our vets on a pay-as-you-go basis. For regular checkups and vaccinations, the cost is something that can be worked into the household budget.
Emergency situations, though, are never on any page in your pet playbook. When such unfortunate situations arise, there is a great deal of internal pressure on a pet owner to save or ameliorate the suffering of their loved one. Even those who might otherwise never consider a payday loan may find themselves in desperate need for quick cash. Even if the amount won’t meet the full cost for a pet’s medical needs, they may well be enough to secure immediate care.
Your Pet Deserves Personal Injury Coverage, Too
Want to go for a ride in the car? Those nine words can send a dog into fits of overly exuberant glee. Even some cats enjoy riding in the car. What happens if you’re involved in an automobile accident and your pet is injured as well? Who covers that?
Whose Fault Was It?
In most cases if the accident was not your fault your insurance company will cover veterinary bills resulting from the accident. One insurance company in particular professes to cover your pet regardless of whose fault an accident is. There may be more than one company that promises this, but this prominent company makes it a point to advertise this very claim. It’s good business. Pets are important to people. A company that puts it right out there that they will see to it that your pet’s veterinary bills resulting from an accident are taken care of is a company after many animal lover’s hearts. Though it comes as no surprise when it comes to this particular insurance company.
Pet Insurance
There is insurance available specifically for pets which can range from specific insurance that applies to accidents; but there are also extras that can be added such as veterinary bills for illness and injuries, insurance against your pet injuring someone else, boarding fees should you become disabled, if your pet strays or is stolen, reimbursement of money spent on a vacation should you have to cut it short to come home and care for your pet, and payment for a pet’s passport and any emergency treatment that it may need overseas.
Looking up pet insurance online will provide you with a plethora of companies that are willing to provide insurance for your pet. Costs range, from cheap to stupid expensive just as with any other insurance company quotes. You probably get what you pay for so be sure to research a company before signing the dotted line. Contact a Ft. Worth Personal Injury Lawyer.
Your Cat And You
Cat owners around the world will agree that their cats are four legged people with their own personalities just like them. If you’re a new cat owner it’s important to realize this and not get upset with your cat on days when they aren’t in the mood to play or engage in their normal activities. You can build a good relationship with your cat by not doing to your cat anything that you wouldn’t want done to you. For example: You wouldn’t ever hit your friends or family members so why would you hit your cat?
Cat Care 101
One of the first things to do for your cat is to stock up on the right pet supplies. You can easily find pet supplies locally or online through websites like Nutrecare. I’ve found Nutrecare dog supplies and cat supplies to be the best for my pets. Best of all they are very affordable and can be shipped right to my house.
If you talk with any cat owner they will tell you that one of the most important supplies that you can ever buy for your cat is a high quality scratching post because a scratching post will help to save your furniture and also your sanity. Sometimes a cat won’t want to scratch on a post and will prefer a vertical surface instead. You can easily buy a scratching pad or a cardboard scratching box.
Loving Your Cat
Not every cat loves to be held or wants to cuddle on the couch when you’re watching TV. This is a harsh realization to many new cat owners who want their cats to love them and are sad when their cats don’t share the same sentiment. If you want your cat to get used to being held by you try picking up your cat for a few seconds at a time each day. This will help your cat to build a tolerance to being held and will get her more used to spending that quality time with you.
Truffles the Pembroke Welsh Corgi
In late January of 2007, my Pembroke Welsh Corgi bitch, Truffles, injured her neck by some unknown method, and as a result could not bear weight on her left front leg. Truffles was prescribed six weeks of crate rest, prednisone, and pain killers, but the treatment that most facilitated her recovery was the acupuncture and Chinese herbs prescribed by her holistic vet, Dr. Tracy Lord. Truffles continues to this day to see Dr. Lord for acupuncture, chiropractic and other holistic treatments. Truffles recovered fully and returned to tracking in the late spring of 2007.
On Sunday, August 2, 2009, at the Tracking Club of Maine’s Variable Surface Tracking Test, held at Colby College in Waterville, ME, Truffles, now age 10, passed on Track 3 under judges Ed Presnall and Mary Thompson, to earn her VST title and with it the title of Champion Tracker (CT). To earn this title a dog must obtain all three AKC tracking titles–Tracking Dog (TD), Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX) and Variable Surface Tracking (VST). The CT title says to the world that she has demonstrated proficiency in following human scent in open fields, over obstacles and at age, and in urban conditions including through parking lots, sidewalks and around buildings. Truffles’ track was 657 yards long, 3 hours 10 minutes old, and it took her 31 minutes to complete.
Truffles is now CT Heronsway Harbor Sweets, CDX, VST, AX, AXJ, VCX. She will be seeing Dr. Lord on Wednesday, as usual.
Michele Gillette, Hanover, VA