Shari's Quest: The Old Animal Helper

06/22/2025

Keep your pets inside if you can.Do not take them with you in the car while you go shopping..unless you can bring them in the store with you!

It’s a toasty one out there across Southern Ontario! 🔥🔥

Many areas are seeing temperatures soar between 30°C and 35°C, with some spots in Deep Southwestern Ontario and the Golden Horseshoe climbing even higher. Once you factor in the humidity, it’s feeling well into the 40s.

Extreme heat like this can be dangerous. Be sure to stay hydrated, limit outdoor activity during the hottest part of the day, and check in on vulnerable friends, family and neighbours. If you don’t have air conditioning, consider visiting a public space that does.

And this is only the beginning! Tomorrow looks even hotter, especially for Eastern Ontario.

How are you staying cool today?

We’re also keeping a close eye on the storm risk. There’s a lot of energy in the atmosphere right now, but storm development remains uncertain. Still, lake breezes could help spark pop-up storms if conditions come together, so we’ll be watching things closely through the day.

We also want to take a moment to acknowledge the damage caused by the destructive line of nocturnal storms that swept through Central and Eastern Ontario earlier this morning.

We’re hearing reports of significant damage in areas like Mattawa and Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park. Our thoughts are with those impacted and those recovering from injuries. ❤️

- Brennen

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06/18/2025

Yup!!🐾🐕👍🏻💖😁

“These findings suggest that natural dehydrated feed favored the digestibility of fiber and mineral matter and stimulated the antioxidant and immune system compared to extruded dry feed,” the researchers wrote.

06/16/2025

Save yourself money and don't try to mess with your dogs' chemistry because of the colour of your grass...🐾👍🏻🐕

Why is my dog’s p*e killing the grass and are there supplements to help? 🌱💧

It’s one of the many questions we’re tackling in today’s Ask Us Anything Q&A on The Inside Scoop.

From itching and gut issues to seizures, supplements, and even lawn damage, we break down your top concerns today at 12pm EST.

Join us live in less than hour as we answer some of your most burning questions!�Plus, we’ll be taking some more questions live in the chat — don’t miss it!

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06/02/2025

Here Here!

Very well said!!

Same for ALL our critters...
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"Through no fault of their own" seems to be the starting phrase to a lot of horse sale and rehoming ads these days, specifically ones for horses that are older, less than sound, high maintenance or otherwise difficult to place.

It always makes me scratch my head a little bit. It also lights a small fire in me.

I have buried every horse that has come to be mine over the last 20 years. I feel pretty strongly about being the last stop for an animal that comes into my care. I also feel pretty strongly that dealing with the inevitable decisions regarding end of life for those animals is not only part of the deal, it's my responsibility as a horsewoman.

As someone who has carved out an unintentional niche working with tough horses, I get offered - more often than I'd like - horses no one else has been able to figure out and for whom I am often their last hope. I got another offer this week for such an animal. I declined. My heart is too open and soft and is marked with too many scars from horses past that I couldn't fix. I wear those scars well and with a fair amount of stoicism...but I know they're there and feel their pull more often than I care to admit.

The older I get and the more time I spend with horses, the more I feel that it is a rare thing that choosing a peaceful end for the horses in our care is the wrong decision.

Even if the horse is still rideable "for the right person".

Even if the horse is sound.

Even if the horse isn't what one might consider "old" or "aged".

Even if the horse "just needs some basic maintenance".

Even if the horse "might be perfectly suited for a different job".

Maybe so.

But the moment you release that horse into someone else's hands, all bets are off as to what happens next. I offer my horses quite a bit - at least I'd like to think so - but the most important thing I offer them is the guarantee that they will never know suffering. They will never know cruelty.

They will never face an uncertain future "through no fault of their own".

05/23/2025

To my horse p*eps and clients..Watch This!!

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05/14/2025

We are not all built perfectly..but being aware of our..and our animals' strengths as well as weaknesses helps us understand why certain things happen.
Why restriction happens.
Why discomfort happens.
Why behaviour changes happen.
AND knowing what to do to help alleviate the issues, help with the compensation, strengthen weak areas results in a better quality of life.

It's not difficult...a person just has to be willing to learn.
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Below is an illustration of the rear quarters of the horse.