Holiday Pet Safety: 5 Toxic Holiday Foods For Your Pet  With the holidays around the corner, you’re likely preparing invitations, gift lists, menu options, and decor purchases for your home. If you have a four-legged friend, you might be used to feeding him table scraps or letting him have little treats throughout the holiday season. While some foods are safe, …

3 Tips For Initially Introducing a New Dog to the Pack When you fall in love with Fido and decide to bring him home, you think about a new food bowl, toys, trips to the veterinarian, and how he’ll adapt to your home. But do you stop and think about how to introduce him to your other pets? This can …

It’s hurricane season.  With the peak time for a storm coming in September, now is the time to have a plan in place for your pets in case one hits your area.  When preparing your pet for a hurricane evacuation, you want to have a plan in place to ensure your pet is safe. This plan should consider whether he …

The Simple Guide to Making Pet Nail Trimming Stress Free When your pet sees nail clippers does he or she automatically experience anxiety and run away as fast as possible?  If so, the nail trimming process is likely a struggle leading to frustration on both parts. While trimming your pet’s nails isn’t exactly a trip to the spa, it doesn’t …

CBD For Pets: Navigating The CBD World For Your Furry Friends You can’t go anywhere without hearing about the benefits of CBD, but have you considered if CBD for pets might be an option for your furry friends? Cannabidiol, also known as CBD, is used frequently to treat a variety of symptoms in humans, and now many pet owners are …

Safeguard Your Four Legged Friends With Flea & Tick Protection No pet mom or dad wants to see their furry family member suffering from symptoms associated with having fleas and ticks.  It can be irritating, painful, and even life threatening if not treated properly. That’s why flea and tick protection for cats and dogs is a necessary part of pet …

4 Springtime Injuries That Require Pet First Aid Care Your pet is part of the family, and this spring, your family will be taking part in more activities that without care and caution can put your four-legged family members in danger. April is Pet First Aid Awareness month and the prime time for you to freshen up on your pet …

Keeping Your Pets Safe This Winter Winter hats? Check. Snow boots? Check. Pet jacket? If you’re drawing a blank on that last one, or winter pet preparedness isn’t on your to-do list, this is definitely the article for you. When winter comes around, it also brings with it several unique health hazards for your pets, both of the feline and …

Show Love to a Grey Muzzled Loved One for Senior Pet Month As November rolls in and the nights turn chilly, we start to throw an extra blanket on the bed at night and increasing the budget for dessert-themed coffees. As November is also Senior Pet Month, you might also want to think about providing some extra care to your …

National Black Cat Day: The History Behind Black Cats and How You Can Help If you took a poll of cat fanatics everywhere, most would admit to a soft spot for a cat of a particular color. For some it is because of a favorite childhood companion and others just because of personal preference. The truth is, each cat color …

How to Help Your Dog Cope with the Back-To-School Blues Your dogs are often the stars of summer activities, from running around in the backyard to trips to the lake. Once it comes time to start sharpening those pencils and filling up the lunchbox, though, your dog is in for a rude awakening as they find themselves alone for long …

Choosing the Best Cat Litter for Your Needs You can choose to be adventurous in nearly all areas of your life but switching it up in the litter box can lead to some messy outcomes. That’s why it is important to get the litter choice right the first time, which, in a world which offers more types of litter than …

Water Safety for Your Pooch (Free Treat Recipe Inside) Sunshine and beaches and pools, oh my! It’s that time of the year when the heat strikes and the prospect of cooling off in the water suddenly becomes irresistible. Before you pack up the pup to spend the day in the water with you, take a look at these important safety …

“Why Is My Bowl Pink?” and Other Important Questions If your pet is anything like my cat, dropping random items into their water bowl is an Olympic sport (bonus points if they manage to get all of the water displaced onto the floor). Unfortunately, there is more than just bottle caps lurking in your pet’s bowls, and some of these …

 7 Fantastic Collars and the Dog Personality They Fit Best Ever feel overwhelmed looking at your local pet store’s wall of collars? In every color, type, length and style possible, it feels like there are hundreds of collar options! All the different types of harnesses are best for different types of dogs, but it can be confusing picking one when …

8 Heartworm Facts to Know for Heartworm Awareness Month As April is Heartworm Awareness Month, Crate Escape Pet Care has assembled a few facts you may not know about these heartworms. We often hear about these persistent little nematodes every trip to the vet, but not many know the finer details involved in this life-threatening infection for your pets. Read …