Pet Obesity

Very interesting article in January 23's Birmingham News regarding pet obesity.  The article indicates that more than half of the dogs and cats in the United States are obese.  Pet food company, Nulo (Nutrition Meets Love) was founded by Michael Landa, a successful pet sitter in California.  Landa had an "aha" moment after receiving numerous requests for sitters who could give insulin injections to dogs and cats.  Landa spent two years developing his line of food that "has everything pets need and nothing they don't".  For more information visit www.nulo.com.

A great healthy inexpensive treat for dogs is fresh baby carrots.  As always, please check with your vet.

And let's not forget our feline friends--a real treat for them is fresh catnip.  Most adult cats love this treat and you can grow it in containers.  Keep in mind that if you plant it outdoors you may have visits from neighbor cats.  Before moving to our loft we grew some in planters on our deck and our girls would have a fit when they would spy a strange cat nibbling on their "meowijuana"!