Silver Spoon Pet Sitting

04/16/2023

Perfect way to kick off the season. Love these girls❤️

02/27/2016

THE SKUNKS ARE OUT!!
We have already been getting quite a few skunked dogs here at the dog wash. The best way to remove most of the scent is to ACT QUICKLY!! If you wait until the next day it allows the scent oils to really set into their fur and skin. Undoubtedly you have heard of many "home remedies" to remove the awful smell. Some of them work a little-some not at all and some actually making things worse. (We often get dogs here that smell like skunk tomatoes.)
The best course of action is to be prepared and have a skunk scent remover dog shampoo on hand. We use and sell Skunk-Off brand dog shampoo and skunk-away odor remover here at the dog wash. Keep in mind that human shampoo is not pH balanced for dogs and could possibly harm them. (Baby shampoo, while not the best, could work in a pinch).
Keep in mind the scent that is on your dog is oil-based and just using water will simply spread it all over your dog making it worse.
First step is to use paper towels and blot off all of the spray that you can BEFORE USING ANY WATER!, step two-wash just the sprayed areas of your dog with lots of the special shampoo, and step three is to wash your entire dog with the special shampoo. If you are caught unprepared, regular whole milk is surprisingly effective. Oftentimes the dog gets sprayed in the eyes and whole milk will help sooth them. Soak the affected area and let it sit for at least 15 minutes, and then rinse off.
While there is nothing that works 100 percent at removing skunk odor, if you act quickly you can make it so your dog is bearable to be around.
Remember we have a "we-wash" drop off service, and skunked dogs are always welcome!

02/18/2016

THE INVISIBLE SLIMY MONSTER IN THE WATER BOWL

Ever rub your fingers on the inside of your pet's water bowl and you feel a slippery slime of sorts? Well that invisible goo is called Biofilm.

Biofilm is a collection of organic and inorganic, living and dead materials collected on a surface. It is made up of many different types of bacteria bound together in a thick substance that acts as a glue to both hold the bacteria together and adhere it to a surface.

Biofilm can often be good bacteria but there is also the bad!

Biofilms provide a safe haven for organisms like Listeria, E. coli and legionella where they can reproduce to levels where contamination of products passing through that water becomes inevitable.

Bad Biofilms have been found to be involved in a wide variety of microbial infections in the body such as urinary tract infections, middle-ear infections and bladder infections.

Many pet parents are guilty of simply refilling the water bowl over and over without a wash and this becomes a wonderful environment for biofilm to soak around in.

How to reduce Biofilm:

Remember to clean your pet’s water bowl at least once a week if you can and change water daily.

For pet daycares where a host of different bacteria float around in water bowls, wash daily!

For best results, run your water bowls through a hot cycle in the dishwasher with an eco friendly, non-toxic soap to really clean out the biofilm!

Rodney Habib Pet Health Site

"An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

(P.S. - I am going to get lambasted over the "wash once a week at least" concept. However, after a wonderful discussion with a well known pro-active veterinarian/scientist, when she studied the bacteria looming in pets' water bowls she found if you have a healthy beast, biofilm can actually be full of wonderful, healthy bacteria. It's like playing in the mud as kids and having good bacteria all over you! So sometimes cleaning regularly can wash all the good stuff away. ;) )

08/24/2013

06/25/2013

Amber - what a perfect house guest!

06/24/2013

Our new fence!

04/27/2013