Pet service reminder:

As an animal lover, I want to remind those who have pets that it is flea, tick and mosquito season.

ticks can carry lymes disease as well as rocky mountain spotted fever. Some can cause paralysis.

Fleas and mosquitos are transmitters of the potentially fatal heartworm.

So please make sure to start your pets on the proper preventatives if you do not currently have them on year round.

Please also get the preventatives from a vet. While cheaper... store/internet bought prescriptions are rated at 30% effective, which means 70% of the time they don't work. Saving a few bucks is not worth risking your pet's health...

So go to a vet, get them tested to make sure they are heartworm and lyme's negative, then get the proper preventatives so they can have a happy and healthy summer.

also remember proper grooming, and have shelter/water available for hotter days.

Here's a grooming tip.. heavy fur can make them hotter... but being naked can cause problems for your pet too, believe it or not they need fur to cool themselves as much as to warm themselves... so talk to your groomer about the proper summer cut for your pet to keep them cool and comfortable.