Ring in the New: Our Top 5 Pet Care Blogs of 2017

Happy New Year! We hope your holidays have been warm and bright.

With the busy holiday season behind us, many of us are looking forward to a new year with new learning opportunities, new friends to meet, and new challenges. But, before we steam ahead, we are looking back at our pet care blogs to see what resonated with you, our readers, last year.

We have enjoyed writing our blog, and hope that you continue to glean some useful information to better care for your sweet pet. It is our goal that the blog become an invaluable resource for pet owner education and interest. We welcome you to reach out to us if there’s a topic you’d like to see us cover.

We’re excited to ring in the New Year at Ten West Bird and Animal Hospital by sharing our top 5 pet care blogs of 2017. Enjoy!

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It’s A Touchdown: The Wide World Of Football And Pet Charities

pet charitiesSeptember has arrived, and if you’re like 64% of Americans (and probably way more than that  in Texas!) this is the month you’ve been waiting for all year: the start of football season.

Besides the incredible athleticism and the fun (and, admittedly, stress) of competition, part of the irresistible draw of football is the players themselves and all the associated drama and legal mishaps. Although it can be easy and, let’s face it, a little bit fun to gossip and even judge them from time to time, your friends at Ten West have a different take on the subject.

As you prepare to hunker down with friends and family, surrounded by delicious food and cold beverages, we invite you to turn your thoughts away from the various wrongdoings of professional athletes and pay homage instead to the ones who go above and beyond to make the world a better place.

Football and pet charities may not seem like they go hand-in-hand, but it’s becoming increasingly common for players to take a special interest in needy pets, and to use their considerable influence to help the cause.

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Everyone Wins With Summer Pet Safety

summer pet safety: dogSan Antonio’s average summer heat index ranks in the top 10 hottest U.S. cities, but we can handle it! In fact, we’re known to embrace (or at least happily tolerate) our sweltering conditions, but what about the pets we share our lives with? Here are the top summer pet safety tips to beat the Texas heat.

They may be just as tough as we are – until they’re not. Undoubtedly, heat exhaustion and heatstroke are very real threats to summer pet safety. Reduce risks to your pet with our tips that aim to keep your pet cool and comfortable this summer and all year long.

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