*Pet Care*

Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pet

*information provided from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center/website

If you lose your cat or dog.....

 

If you have lost your pet, don't waste time and begin your search as soon as possible.  Below are some tips on what you can do to have your 4-legged friend back home with you very soon:

*Immediately look around your neighborhood for your lost pet.  Do not rely on the fact that your pet will find its way back home.  Ask neighbors to keep an eye out for your pet. 

*Call your local Humane Society, Animal Control or Rescue group to report your missing animal.  Visit the facilities, daily, and do a walk-thru.

*Call local Vet Clinics and Animal Emergency Clinic(s) and give the information as well.

*Put up flyers, with a picture if available, describing your missing cat or dog in local Vet Clinics, Pet Stores or Grocery Stores (if allowed). Make sure on the flyer, it lists a telephone number that you can be easily reached at and a complete description of your pet.

*Place an ad in your local newspaper under the lost & found section.  Check the newspaper daily to see if someone places a "found" ad as well.  Offer a reward if possible.

*Try leaving out a dish with fresh food in it at the place where your pet was first lost at.  If it is a cat, try leaving out his/her litter box (do not clean it first).

 

"THINKING AHEAD" TIPS......

*Make sure your pet has Identification tags on his collar with your name and phone number of them.

*If your pet is not microchipped, check with your Vet or with a local Vet as many offer this service for a minimal fee.  A microchip is a permanent identification chip administered underneath the skin usually in the mid-shoulder area.

*Have on hand, a current picture of your cat or dog.

*Always make sure your cat is secure in the home and your dog is secure when outside your home, in your yard.

*PLEASE spay and neuter your pets.  Animals that are "intact" are more likely to want to get out and roam the neighborhood.