HELPFUL HINTS
HELOISE
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: Through the years, I have adopted rescue animals and have found it difficult to coordinate all of the animals’ vaccinations and blood tests, because I couldn’t remember which pet needed what and when it was needed. Despite tracking their files and making elaborate charts, I found that either Fidoor Fluffy was missing out on some things.
Now I give myself a special birthday present each year with a trip to the vet with all of the animals. It gives me peace of mind to know that everyone is caught up on all of the shots and basic health care. I usually take the pets to the local lowcost vaccination clinics for their shots and routine blood work (and microchipping if they don’t have one), but take them to the vet for teeth cleaning and their overall health checkup.
- Lynnette Nadeau, via e-mail DEAR HELOISE: Thanks for all the information in your latest column regarding the longevity of bird ownership. You might want to remind people that there are many, many birds waiting for new homes with various bird-rescue organizations.
Readers can find a local rescue group through a veterinarian or by checking on the Internet.
- Ruth, via e-mail DEAR HELOISE: I had problems giving my doggies their medicine tablets. I even hid the tabs in cheese or doggie treats. I decided to put my garlic press to use and crumble those pills. Now they have no problem taking them with their dog food.
- Linda R. Walker, via e-mail DEAR READER: I’ve done the same thing.
Just check with your vet to make sure the medication can be safely crushed.
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail HELOISE@CompuServe.com
This article was published Saturday, October 11, 2008.
HomeStyle, Pages 47 on 10/11/2008
