Month: February 2016

ASK-THE-VET: LOW SODIUM DOG FOOD?

Question: My11 year old, long hair Chihuahua, has been on heart meds for a few years. The Vet wants him to be on Senior formula dog food because of the lower sodium content. I’ve been using Nulo Senior Formula. I’d like to try your small breed dry food…just concerned about the sodium level. Any thoughts?
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OSCAR STARS SHARE THE LOVE, DONATING BEST-LOVED HOLISTIC FOOD TO SHELTER PETS

Stars who are nominated but don’t win the Oscar Gold at the February 28 Academy Awards will still be winners in the eyes of homeless pets. The non-winning Oscar nominees in the top five categories will receive a special $230,000 “Everyone Wins” nominee gift bag, independently produced by the founders of swag at marketing firm
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: XENA THE (HALO HEALTHY WEIGHT CHALLENGE) SUPERSTAR!

When we welcomed a darling little Pomeranian named Xena into our challenge she was not an obese doggy – just a chubby one. Luckily, her people John and Pam knew that they had let her tip the scales in the wrong direction with too many treats but they had not been able to figure out
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MUTTS COMIC STRIP FOCUS OF A NEW PBS “SHELTER ME” EPISODE

Halo, Purely for Pets is so proud to be the founding sponsor of the PBS inspiring series Shelter Me. In the “Hearts and Paws,” episode where filmmaker Steven Latham profiles an icon in the dog world, at least to those who enjoy the Sunday funnies: animal advocate Patrick McDonnell, creator of the MUTTS comic strip.
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HERO DOG GIVES 80 BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

Abandoned in the snow as a puppy, this black lab was saved by a loving family and now helps save the lives of dozens of other dogs! According to the Times Tribune in Corbin, Ky., six years ago, Rebecca Bryant found a six-week-old puppy shivering by a bale of hay. “He came to me and
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