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Pets for Seniors

Enriching the Golden Years with Companionship and Love

For many senior citizens, the days seem empty and endless. Many seniors, whose children live far away, and are busy with raising their own families, may go long periods of time without any contact with other people. But one thing that is almost certain to shred that veil of loneliness, is a dog or cat who needs companionship too.

Purina recognized an ideal match-up 20 years ago – seniors need companions and shelter dogs and cats need homes. Purina developed Pets for Seniors, an initiative to make it easier for seniors and shelter animals to come together. Purina donates $50 for each pet adoption through the program, to defray the cost of spaying or neutering and vaccinating, making pet adoptions at little or no cost to seniors. Around 200 animal shelters across the nation participate in the program. Read the rest of this entry »

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Do Cats Feel Love?

Science tells us only humans have deep emotions like love. Animals have instinct. A cat shows affection to you because he needs you for food and shelter. You give your cat what he needs, his instinct tells him to buddy up to you.

Anyone who believes that never had a cat!

No one can “prove” that a cat feels love anymore than it can be proven that a person feels love. Love is one of those things that cannot be proven.

Cats, of course, show affection—other than just when a meal is about to be served. Unless a cat has had a traumatic history with humans, she will seek out her owner for affection in the form of play, stroking or perhaps a chat. Read the rest of this entry »

Do Dogs Feel Love?

We feel tremendous love for our dogs, and our dogs sure seem to love us. But is a dog really capable of emotions? Or are we just projecting our own love onto our dogs?

Scientists avoid the subject because part of what sets humans apart from the animals is our ability to experience feelings. To say that animals actually have feelings, in the same way we do, would change everything – perhaps disrupt our entire position and standing in the animal kingdom.

However, any dog owner knows that dogs love completely and have a greater capacity for love than most people. If one were to describe the main characteristics of a dog, they would have to be:

1.   strong affection

2.   warm attachment

3.   unselfish loyalty and benevolent concern for others Read the rest of this entry »

Donate to Cause for Paws!


We are collecting food for pets and their people. All donations will go to SnowCap Community Charities. SnowCap provides emergency food boxes for families, many of whom also have hungry pets. Those pets need pet food, so they don’t get food the people need, too. We are collecting for both!

Last year, we collected 799 pounds of food for SnowCap! Our goal this year is 1200 pounds! 

SnowCap Community Charities helps the needy in our East County community. For more information, visit http://www.snowcap.org/.

Needed:

  • Dry dog food
  • Dry cat food
  • Canned dog food
  • Canned cat food
  • Any non-perishable people food

Collars, leashes, and beds are also welcome, but not in as much need. If you are purchasing food to donate, large bags of dry food go the farthest, as SnowCap opens them and distributes ziploc bags. We are also accepting cash donations, which will purchase even more pet food!

Disabled Dogs & Cats

Blind, deaf and three-legged pets live full happy lives

Anyone who has spent time with a disabled dog or cat knows that a disability detracts little from a pet’s ability to live a normal happy life. Puppies and kittens who are born with a disability, or acquire it early in life, have no idea they’re different. They simply adapt. The most common pet disabilities are deafness, blindness or loss of a limb.

Deaf Cats and Dogs
Since dogs and cats normally have such a tremendous sense of hearing, it would seem that a loss of this sense would be devastating. But, dogs and cats adapt quite well, and become more sensitive to vibrations they feel. And like all dogs and cats, they are excellent readers of body language, so communicating with them is not as difficult as you may imagine.

Deaf pets may not respond to their owner’s spoken words, such as announcing dinnertime, but they read the signals like any other pet. The owner may call their pet by clapping their hands or stomping their feet. Some use a flashlight for visual commands. If you have trained your dog to respond to hand signals, deafness is no barrier to good behavior. Read the rest of this entry »

Protect Your Dog from Parasites with Trifexis™

They creep, they jump — they’re even carried through the air. The enemy? Parasites. And they are a threat to your dog’s health. Parasites feed on “hosts,” such as wildlife, people, and pets. Even well-cared-for pets can contract parasites. Prevention is the best defense for your dog against potentially dangerous parasites.

Trifexis monthly chewable tablet that protects your dog from five dangerous parasites: fleas, heartworm and three kinds of intestinal parasites — roundworm, hookworm, and whipworm. Trifexis is beef-flavored, so you can offer it as a treat. And, because Trifexis is given orally, you don’t have to isolate your dog from other pets or children. Read the rest of this entry »

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