As loving pet parents, keeping your pets safe needs to be a top priority to make sure your dog or cat lives the longest, happiest life possible. That means it is your responsibility to be well informed so that you can help keep your dog or cat safe. Whether you…
Leaving home for a weekend, a vacation, an emergency or for special occasions may leave you wondering what to do about your cat. While some cat parents may hire a cat sitter, we regularly hear about people who leave their cat alone at home. They figure their cat will be…
It’s no doubt that Hanukkah, Christmas, and the New Year, are often the most wonderful times of the year filled with many celebrations. Yet, they can also be the most hazardous for cats and dogs, if proper care is not taken by following holiday pet safety tips. From yummy holiday…
Halloween is undeniably a fun and festive time for our children and families. But is it for our pets? Let’s face it; Halloween can be an outright nightmare for our fur-kids with so many possible dangers waiting to be a problem! Thus, it is important to prepare with Halloween safety…
Did you know that household plants, though aesthetically pleasing, can also be harmful to our pets? While dogs and cats are traditionally known to be carnivorous, plant ingestion by pets has become a common behavior. This makes it extremely important to protect our pets from ingesting the wrong plants as…
Do you have a plan in place for your pets if there is an earthquake, fire, or any other type of unexpected emergency? Planning ahead of time is the key to preparing your pets for an emergency to keep them safe. For National Pet Preparedness Month in June, we…
Occasionally we get requests to visit a cat every other day. At Rufus and Delilah, we require a minimum of once daily pet sitting visits for cats for the safety of our client’s cats. Several years ago we did offer every other day pet sitting visits for cats. However, upon…
It is important to plan ahead with 4th of July pet safety tips to help keep your pets safe and comfortable on the 4th of July. Many dogs and cats are afraid of the noise of fireworks and 4th of July celebrations causing some to even get loose and run…
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