The Great Catsby and the Woofing Twenties- PAWS' 40th Anniversary Gala

PAWS' 40th Anniversary Gala features a silent & live auction, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, champagne, no host bar, and live music by Seattle’s spectacular 20’s electro swing band, Good Co.

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Ruby's Grain Free Diet Starts Today!

Okay, so when we adopted Ruby we were told that she has a grain allergy. I did not realize that a grain allergy meant terrible gas.

So the food she was on when we first adopted her was not the best. I realized that the only grain it did not contain was corn. I guess that was thought sufficient enough with the previous owner. So I talked with the vet about food options and I have made a plan.

1st Step: Work on converting her to treats or rawhides that are grain free.

Goodbye Pupperoni!

I will continue to use the Grain Free Greenies that I had already put her on.

I was at a sampling event and she fell in love with these Grain Free Chicken Recipe Meatballs. Unfortunately, I can't find them at my local store. If you find them, you should get them!

I had to get a substitute for the Pupperoni so I got these. The same brand as the Chicken Recipe Meatball Treats she liked, so hopefully she will like these. She did pick them out- literally. She grabbed the bag off of the shelf.

2nd Step: Start mixing Grain Free Dry Food in with her current dry food. I will post pictures of the bags later. If she doesn't like the brand, I will move to the next dry food option.


3rd Step; Start doing half a can of her current wet/canned food with a new brand of wet/canned food which I am still comparing brands.


I know it is too much to ask for, but I hope the treat switching will make a small impact on the gassy situation.

Right and Wrong Nail Clipper

So Ruby had her boosters done yesterday. I wanted to learn how to trim her nails with our current nail clipper and I received some unfortunate news.

This is the nail clipper I went in with:

This is the one I came out with:

 Why you may ask.

The nail clipper I went in with can cause more damage while clipper the nail than I would like. First off, if your dog is fidgety or "feet shy" as they put it, this could cause some issues. First, you need to hold it the right way. Which way is that I asked? With the blue handle towards you. Alright, some issues the nail clipper can cause is the dog might move right when you go to cut and could cut the quick. The vet tech that told me this has been doing nails for years and still cuts quicks with this type of nail clipper. The nail could also get stuff and cause other damage. If you hold the nail clipper the wrong way, you could split the nail, which I personally know from experience sucks. Also, you really can only go at the nail from one direction. Another wards, if your dog is in a weird position, it might be extremely difficult to cut the nail successfully.

I also learned what to do with dark nails as Ruby has them. There are two options:
1. Cut the nail so it is flat aka only cut off the sharp tip
2. Compare the nail right next to it that is abut the same length and is a clear nail, to give you an idea of where the quick is on the dark colored nail.

Now I feel a whole lot better about trying to do her nails.

Meet My Children

Hello, my name is Denise. I have many furchildren, and a not so furry child.

Sydney

Birthday: September 13th, 2005

Emmy

Birthday: July 16th, 2009

Benjamin

Birthday: April 9th, 2013

Ruby

Birthday: September 23rd, 2013

Harvey

Birthday: May 3rd, 1992