Almanac for Homemakers

Annual Immunization for Pets "Whether you live in the city, suburbs, or country, your cat or dog should be given annual booster shots against the most common feline and canine diseases." I've noticed in my super effective online research that this subject is a little bit controversial. Some vets say yes an annual booster is necessary. Some vets say maybe not. Humans need vaccines. (omg don't @ me) Pets need vaccines too. BUT Like humans may only need a vaccine once in their lifetime. Pets also only need certain vaccines once in their lifetime. It is important to keep up with your pets shot record so that they don't receive any unnecessary shots. Certain boosters are required for your pet if you plan on boarding them or send them to a doggie daycare. Boosters are different than the initial vaccine. Humans get booster shots as well! There is some controversy that annual boosters are unnecessary. The problem ...

Tattoo Your Dog for Certain Identification "Tattooing your dog provides permanent, unalterable identification. This is extremely useful if your dog has merely strayed. Humane societies and dog wardens look for tattoo identification." Tattoo-a-Pet was founded in 1972. They are still around stating that a tattoo is better than a microchip on your pet. So here is the scoop. From my Google research, in some states, laboratories are not permitted to use animals that have been tattooed for identification. Essentially, let's say your pet is lost and has no identification. There is nothing stopping that pet from getting picked up for use in lab testing. Mirco-chips....well I don't know. Thank might be something you need to look at. I do know that my microchip for my dog has to be renewed. So not paying and renewing that registration might not protect my pet or get them back to me if they get lost and picked up. If you choose to tattoo your pet...