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06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

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06/04/2026

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🐾 It’s National Pet Preparedness Month!
In an emergency, your pets depend on you even more for their safety and well-being. Make sure your family’s disaster plans include your furry family members, too. ❤️

Here’s how to get started:
✅ Create an emergency plan for your pet
🚗 Include them in evacuation drills so they’re comfortable in carriers
🎒 Prepare a pet emergency kit with food, water, medications, and comfort items

Let’s keep our pets safe, prepared, and protected. 🐶🐱

📲 Learn more safety tips: https://rdcrss.org/3RAAhSt

06/03/2026

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Your prescription medications are in child-proof containers, but does that guarantee your pets’ safety???!!!

Child-proof doesn’t mean pet proof! Think about it-with their teeth, nails, and chewing capabilities, it’s a no brainer for a pet to get into a child-proof prescription vial!
When traveling, please don’t place your human medications in zip lock bags! Pets love to check out grandma’s luggage including zip lock bags with pills inside. Cats love to climb on dressers and counters to knock down pill vials so keep Rx vials in a locked area if possible.
Keep medications in their original labeled containers so you know how many are in there, how old the meds are, and which ones are which.
Discard safely and appropriately outdated medications. For example, tetracycline becomes more “toxic” after it is expired which is a reason not to use once out of date!
Never think that “pets are small humans” meaning what is safely used in humans is not always safely used in pets. Acetaminophen which is safe in humans is toxic to cats and Ibuprofen which is safe in humans can cause stomach ulcers and kidney failure in dogs.
Don’t shake or rattle a pill vial to get your pet’s attention. They can view this as a treat or toy and want to partake of prescription vials and contents when you’re not around.

Medications and supplements are some of the leading causes of pet poisonings every year. We need to think ahead with our human medications as far as storage, availability, and expiration dates to keep our pets safe!

06/02/2026

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It's National Pet Preparedness Month and that includes being prepared for excessive fireworks.

I've heard of dogs who are not bothered by fireworks. My dog isn't one of those. Nor am I.

As we get closer to July 4h it's important to come up with a game plan for you and your dog. Here are five tips to help make sure your dog doesn't get out and lost during the busy and noisy summer season.

06/01/2026

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Meet Redford, our four-legged preparedness ambassador.

June is National Pet Preparedness Month, a reminder that emergencies can happen anytime, and our pets rely on us to be ready. Just like the rest of the family, pets need a plan and an emergency kit too.

A few items to include in your pet preparedness kit:
• Food and water for several days
• Medications and medical records
• Leash, carrier and comfort items
• Updated ID tags and microchip information
• Waste bags, litter supplies and sanitation items
• A favorite toy or blanket to help reduce stress

Preparedness brings peace of mind, for both people and pets. Redford is packed and ready. Are your pets?

05/31/2026

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05/26/2026

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How do you store your pets’ food? Do you heat the food before serving? Consider these factors:
1. Wet pet foods are safe to eat upon opening but…discard after 2 hours unless you refrigerate.
2. If you moisten dry pet foods with milk, water, or broth to enhance flavoring, discard after 2 hours unless refrigerated.
3. Raw meats such as poultry should be used within 1-2 days.
4. Raw meats such as beef, lamb, or pork can last 3-4 days.
5. Microwaving pet foods can reduce some of the vitamin content up to 40% and lead to oxidation of fats/oils in foods in spite of controlling bacterial overgrowth.
6. Microwaving pet foods (or any foods) in plastic can leach chemicals from the plastic into the food unlike when microwaving in glass.
7. Provide fresh water daily and wash pet food bowls at least once daily to prevent bacterial growth.
8. Follow package directions for feeding and storage. Keeping dry food in the original bag is favored over emptying into plastic containers as food bags are designed to NOT leach into pet foods.
9. Once opened, canned pet food should be covered with an airtight lid and can be stored under refrigeration for up to 3 days.
10. Freezing once opened canned pet food is generally safe for up to 2-3 months if properly stored in the freezer.