Petplan's "Eat This, Not That!"

I'm pleased to share a guide developed by Petplan, which is a primer on edible pet health hazards. Mom sure wishes she had been informed before I ate that Aleve pill 2.5 years ago.

Please read Petplan's "Eat This, Not That!" handy guide and be informed!

Why am I sharing this information?

Longtime readers know that 2.5 years ago I ingested an Aleve tablet -- common name NAPROXEN -- and ended up hospitalized, fighting for my life.

My special Idaho vet Dr. Ward did everything she could to help, including the most important first step: getting me to the emergency vet at Midnight on a Sunday night, so that an IV of fluids could be started on me immediately. I was later transferred to Dr. Ward's care, and she nursed me back to health.

Here's a picture when I was under Dr. Ward's 24/7 care. The tube over Mom's shoulder is my IV line.

You can read a few of my posts about that time here (read down to Dr. Ward's informative comment and through all the comments to see all the love and support, which helped me get well) and here (my ten-day get-well mark). We also did blood work for several months afterward to monitor my health.

The whole experience was terrifying! Dr. Ward is amazing. Thank you, Dr. Ward. Thank you, all, for your prayers to help me heal.

Now here's a recent photograph of me all healthy and doing one of things I love: flying!

Mom says that I'm an all-around champion.

Special thanks to Jackie of Pooch Smooches for suggesting Sam and the Petplan team speak with me. And we plan to check out Jackie's novel, "What the Dog Ate"!

Thank you Petplan for helping educate our humans to keep us fur folk safe. Remember: please read Petplan's "Eat This, Not That!" handy guide and be informed!

Love,
Tootsie and her humans

Fur disclosure: we received no treats or payment for this post. It's a general service post.

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Happytails Fur Butter and Sleepytime Tonic: VITACOST Pet Product Review

This post is a product review of HAPPYTAILS FUR BUTTER available from the online retailer Vitacost. FUR BUTTER is for use following your dog's regular shampoo. It's a spa treatment for doggies!

Tootsie's Mom here: This product is really lovely! I washed Tootsie and then applied this butter almost like a spa treatment after her regular shampoo. It smells beautiful but not too aromatic. It's perfect for a little down low doggy.

The FUR BUTTER is super easy to apply and spreads on very nicely. I just buttered up my whole little sausage dog. Tootsie did great with the extra treatment after her regular shampoo, too.

I let the FUR BUTTER sit on her fur for a while (the directions say 5-10 minutes, but we didn't quite make it that long). And then the FUR BUTTER washes easily off.

Again, FUR BUTTER smells great! And best of all: Tootsie's fur is softer than ever before. Plus she seems to be itching a lot less. After our last intercontinental flight, I noticed that Tootsie's fur and skin seemed awfully dry and flaky. It's hard to keep her hydrated with such long travel. Since using the FUR BUTTER, though, she has stopped scratching her back.

Here is Tootsie all buttered up with FUR BUTTER.

And here is Tootsie all dried off after her spa treatment.

Even Grandpa says, "Tootsie's fur feels extra soft and luxurious!" Tootsie ran around after her bath and then snuggled in for a rest.

Vitacost -- a discount store to "take the cost out of healthy living" -- also sent us this HAPPYTAILS SLEEPYTIME TONIC for Truffle to try. I tried the tonic on Truffle, because he's really aging and starts to squeak. It's hard to tell, sometimes, if he's sore and aching or if he's just betwixted and between. Either way, Truffle squeaks.

The SLEEPYTIME TONIC really seemed to help calm Truffle down.

Truffle loves the taste. He smacks his lips when you drop the liquid into his mouth. I didn't have any problem squeezing the tonic directly directly into his mouth.

I'll keep trying it this week, but I notice the first few days that the SLEEPYTIME TONIC seems to help him feel calmer.

Thank you, VITACOST, for letting us review these products! Please visit their online store.

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