Pet Prize Pack Up For Grabs To Celebrate National Animal Rights Awareness!

PRIZE PACK AVAILABLE FOR CATS AND DOGS - ONLY DOG PRIZE PACK SHOWN

Mid June celebrates National Animal Rights Awareness! So from June 10th - 24th Petopolis is holding an Animal Rights Awareness Prize Pack!

Send in a picture of you and your dog or cat doing something they love to do for a chance to win the Pet Prize Pack! To send a picture straight to our email click here!

You can also upload to social media!
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Who Doesn't Love A Coloured Mohawk?

One of my favorite opportunities of being a groomer is when I get to play with fun styles and colour!  This cutie pie is Milo, he always gets a coloured Mohawk and this time he chose blue! 

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Why You Should Never Shave Your Double Coated Dog!

It is very common to think shaving your double coated dog (labs, goldens, samoyeds, sheppards, ect) is a good idea. 
"they seem to be hot in the summer" "it will stop shedding" "I can't handle the fur,  it'll grow back"
Unfortunately, none of those is true. Shaving a double coated dog actually makes those excuses worse. During the summer their coat deflects the heat and allows the cool air to circulate.  If you shave off that protection,  you are making them more susceptible to hear stroke, sun burns and more. Double coated dogs will shed. Sorry :(! Shaving them will just make the shedding fur smaller and making it more likely for the hair to poke you and cause hair slivers. The hair on a double coated dog is forever growing, shedding is the way for the dead hair to fall off and make room for new hair.  If you shave the hair, it won't be heavy enough to fall out and the pores will clog up and there is a very high chance the hair won't grow back! If it does, it will likely be a different colour,  texture,  it only grow back in random spots like the picture shown here.  It is always better to use frequent brushing and trim ups!

If your dog has a health problem,  shaving may be the only option,  however always talk to your vet!

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Feel Good Story - Caitlyn Is Out Of Surgery And Doing Great!

This is Caitlyn, the dog that had her mussel taped so tightly the veterinarians worried much of her tongue and mouth would become permanently damaged.

 Caitlyn was found with tape around her mussel so tight that her tongue was completely dead and her lips were so weak she couldn't hold food or water inside. The veterinary team worked closely with the police and after lots of searching and hard work, they did find the man whom is responsible for this horrendous act. They worried her whole tongue and mouth would be dead and unusable; she wouldn't be able to eat or drink on her own ever again.

When they removed the tape, their fear was confirmed: the tape had been there long enough to kill much of her tongue and stop blood flow to a lot of her face. Surgery was her only chance of survival. They decided to remove the dead parts of her tongue and hopefully repair enough of her mouth so that blood flow would start up again and she would be able to hold food inside when eating in the future.

 

This is Caitlyn after her surgery. She pulled through AMAZINGLY! They amazingly didn't need to take out as much of her tongue as they originally thought. Time will tell if her mouth will be strong enough to hold food and water. This is one tough cookie!

 

 

 

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Today is National Hug Your Cat Day!

Today, June 4th, is National Hug Your Cat Day! One of the best days of the year in my opinion! So don't forget to give your kitty lots of loving today!

If you catch a picture of your celebratory hug, send it in! You might just win something ;) !

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You Will Love What I Caught My Cats Doing!

My boys Simon and Jedi may play fight, A LOT. But at the end of the day, they love each other, A LOT! 

 

 

 

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5 No Bake DIY Treats To Keep Your Pup Cool This Summer!

Summer has already given us a peep show into how hot it is going to be this year! There are plenty of options to keep us cool, but a few less options for our dogs. So we must resort to our awesome DIY skills as pet parents. This is a list of my top 5 favorite DIY keeping cool treats!



1.

Pupsicles:

Ingredients

-1 cup of water

-8 strawberries (stems removed)

-1/4 cup of blueberries

 

Option 1

-Blend 1/2 cup of water with each portion of fruit to have two different flavors

-Pour into ice trays

-Freeze and serve

 

Option 2

-Blend water with fruits until well blended

-Pout into ice tray

-Freeze and serve

2.

Doggy Ice Cream:

Ingredients

-3 bananas

-32 ounces of plain yogurt

-1 cup peanut butter

 

Instructions

-Blend bananas, yogurt, and peanut butter until well blended

-Pour into bowl or ice tray for small convenient treats

-Freeze and serve 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Treatsicles:

Ingredients

-Bucket or large bowls

-Favorite toys

-Water or chicken broth

 

Option 1

-Place favorite toys in half a bucket of water or broth

-Freeze

-Place remaining toys in bucket

-Freeze and serve

 

Option 2

-Place a few toys and liquid in the bowls

-Freeze and serve 1 periodically

 

 

 

4.

Apple Freezers

Ingredients

-3 to 4 apples

- Approx. 1 cup water or

chicken broth

 

Instructions

-Cut apples into slices, then in half

(so they fit into ice tray)

- Fill ice tray 1/2 way with apples

-Fill the rest if the tray with water or chicken broth

-Freeze and serve

 

 

 

5.

PB & Oats

Ingredients

-1 cup unsalted butter

-1 1/4 cup crunch peanut butter

-1/3 cup milk (whole milk works best)

-1/4 cup ground carob

-4 cups of oats (quick or instant oats)

 

Instructions

-Melt butter on medium heat, remove from heat

-Whisk in peanut butter and milk until well mixed

-Stir in carob and oats

-Grease baking pan

-Spread into greased baking pan

-Let cool and cut into squares (or whatever you like)

-Serve!

 

 

 

*If your dog is milk sensitive, goat milk is a good alternative and it can be easier on a dogs stomach

 

 

xoxo P

 

 

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