Westchester Pet World

Caring For Lost Baby Birds

You may be out for a walk, a bicycle ride, or a drive in your car and see a small bird on the ground. Often your immediate reaction is to catch the bird, take it home, and try to raise it. That is pos­sible if you know what you are doing, but if you don’t, you are probably doing more harm than good trying to help the baby bird.

Abandoned Pets Harmed in Teaching Labs

Many people do not realize that dogs and cats are often harmed and killed in university curricula. A two-year investigation has uncovered the hidden practices of colleges and universities in which unscrupulous Class-B dealers obtain animals from random sources like shelters, and sell the former pets to education facilities.

Protect Your Pet from Summer Heat

When family and friends gather for backyard barbecues and outings in the park, it is natural to want to include the pets. It is wise, though, to consider the health and safety of pets before taking them out into the heat for prolonged periods.

How to Keep Your Cat Under Control

More of­ten than not, you’ll find that your cat’s en­ter­tain­ing an­tics leave you won­der­ing, “What could she pos­si­bly be think­ing?” You may nev­er have all the an­swers, but one of the keys to liv­ing a more con­nect­ed life with your cat starts with un­der­stand­ing.

“Cats can come across as com­plex be­cause they can’t ver­bal­ize what they are feel­ing,” says Dr. Ka­t­ri­na War­ren, host of “House­cat House­call” pre­sent­ed by Pu­ri­na Cat Chow. “That’s why it’s up to us to de­code what’s go­ing on in their minds, so we have a bet­ter idea of what they are try­ing to tell us through their ac­tions.”

Pets in Small Packages: Keep Your Littlest Friend Safe

As companies downsize their workforce, Americans are also downsizing their dogs.

Small dogs can require less food, less space and less exercise than larger canine companions, making them a perfect fit for the busy homeowner who wants a lap animal to cuddle.

Of course, small dogs come with their own challenges…

Tips to Keeping Your Kitty Healthy and Happy

Tak­ing care of a cat can be more in­volved than some peo­ple may think. Med­i­cal prob­lems, for ex­am­ple, catch many cat own­ers off guard. And while cats do not need the lev­el of at­ten­tion that dogs re­quire, they do need groom­ing and phys­i­cal ac­tiv­i­ty.

Here are some tips to keep your kit­ty in the best health pos­si­ble..

How to Keep Your Cat Happy & Green

If you are one of the more than 38 mil­lion cat-​own­ing house­holds in the U.S. you may want to re­think how you care for Fluffy, both to be more en­vi­ron­men­tal­ly friend­ly and to pro­tect your cat’s health. Here are some sim­ple, environmentally-friendly pet care prac­tices…

Can Your Dog Save the Planet?

House­break­ing a pup­py or dog is nev­er fun, but it’s a nec­es­sary part of adding a new mem­ber to the fam­i­ly. There will be un­pleas­ant mess­es to clean up, but you’ll need to teach the dog the right and wrong places to go. So, where does sav­ing the en­vi­ron­ment come in­to play?

Keep Your Dog Happy When He’s Home Alone

Most dogs are social animals and are happiest when they are surrounded by their humans. Some dogs suffer from separation anxiety and cry, bark and whine when left alone, while others just use their alone time to sleep.

So when you can’t be home to entertain your dog, how do you keep him busy and happy when he’s alone?