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Time Is Running Out…

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Their time is running out before euthanasia…  Please contact Domestic Animal Services (Collier County) at 239.252.7387 These are adults mostly that are for one reason or another, just not being saved by adoption.   Often because they are just ordinary looking and not a pure bred dog.  (more…)

Floors No More!!!

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Kuranda Bed Project at the Collier County Domestic Animal Services was nothing shy of a great time on Sunday,  February 28, 2010.  (more…)

MEOW-OWWWW! YOUR PET’S ACHING BACK!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

This article appeared in the February 2010 issue of E Bella Magazine and is written by Inko’s Exemplary Pet Care Services Owner and Manager, Ali O’Connor. Humans aren’t the only ones with aches and pains.   Ali O’Connor explains how pet owners can help their four legged friends.

If I were lucky enough to have 9 lives, I’d be willing to bet eight of them that at some point in the last six months, you’ve grabbed your back or neck and thought  “I need a massage!”.  Not only is massage a way to pamper ourselves, it can help us rid our bodies of pain and toxins.   After all, our bodies are comprised of bones, muscle, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue and plainly stated, that stuff breaks down. (more…)

Kuranda Bed Project

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Check out the information about the Kuranda Bed project for Collier County Domestic Animal Services…  enough beds have been donated now to allow the dogs a soft place to sleep and get them off the concrete floor.   Now we’re working on getting beds for the cats!!  So be sure to check out www.kuranda.com and find the ‘donate a cat bed’ for rescue button and for about $70.00 you can supply two beds so the kitties don’t have to sleep in their litter boxes for a soft spot.

A forever, loving home needed for this Angel

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Adopt Me!!!  Jerome is a 1 year old boy weighing 22 pounds. His mom was a dachshund mix and his dad was a Chinese Crested. His human dad loved him and his brothers very much but he lost his job and home and could no longer take care of them. (more…)

Does my pet have alzheimers?

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Dogs and Cats may indeed suffer from something similar to what we humans know as Alzheimers.   It’s called CDS or Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome.   Many diseases and health issues with our pets that have never been recognized before, are surfacing because our pets are living longer now then in past generations.   In years past, many pets were kept outside facing the perils most inside pets do not face.   Additionally, veterinary care was minimal and pet just simply faced more issues that potentially shortened their lifetime.   Though there are disputes that diets were more natural and pets were healthier because of that, they weren’t receiving the comforts that most receive now.

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Free Roaming Pets

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

I meet a lot of people who like to discuss their beliefs in pet care with me.   Often, the majority of folks really do try and prove that their pets are incredibly important to them.   Unfortunately, some people still feel that keeping a pet intact to have their children experience the birthing process, is a wonderful thing.   As well, some folks keep their pets intact and let them wander outside… there are problems with that in SO many ways.

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