Winter Pet Care
When the weather changes each season, it’s important to make sure you make any adjustments in the care of your pet, just like we as humans adjust the type of clothing that we wear. Winter Pet Care, especially in areas where the temperatures plummet, is especially important.
Joint Treatment:
Cuddles, like me, has joint issues. The cold weather makes her stiff and can cause her pain in her joints. We give her hip & joint “treats” once per day to help alleviate her pain. If it gets too bad, we have a prescription medication from her vet that we can give her as needed. You’ll want to consult your vet to make sure you are buying the most appropriate ingredients for your pet.
Pet Clothing:
Cuddles HATES the cold, but she also doesn’t enjoy wearing boots or a coat. We don’t typically dress her in pet outfits because it’s not something she likes. However, when the temperatures are below freezing, we do put a coat and pet boots on her when she goes outside. If the snow is too deep, the kids will shovel an area down to the grass for her, because she doesn’t like to “go” when she can’t see grass. It also prevents the snow from getting embedded in her fur, and it does sometimes accumulate so deep that the snow is deeper than she is tall :
Paw Balm and Skin Treatment:
We’ve noticed that sometimes Cuddles paws get dry in the winter, just like our skin gets dry. There are many varieties of paw butter, paw balm, and other products that you can get at your local pet store, to keep their paws and skin healthy. It’s MUCH less expensive to use these as a preventative than to incur bills if a problem gets too bad. Our cat stays indoors, and doesn’t encounter the same issues the dog does, but we do check her skin frequently, just to make sure she’s ok 🙂
Stay in touch
Hope this post inspires you and of course, I’d love to know what you think! Let me know in the comments below or find me on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and add the hashtag #practicalfrugality so that I can see your post.
Or why not subscribe to my weekly newsletter with frugal living tips and recipes straight to your mailbox.
Magdalena
My pup could use an AMA Pet Small Dog Puppy Doggie Camouflage Winter Vest Shirt Clothes Warm Costume. I think that it looks so nice!
i love the AMA(TM) Pet Small Dog Puppy Doggie Camouflage Winter Vest Shirt Clothes Warm Costume.
subscribe email: slehandwc at gmail dot com
I love the Milliard Thermal Cat Mat! What a unique item…my 2 Cats would love me to buy 2 of them 🙂
I am so twisted around on this hop. When I went to everyone elses giveaways they all say it is over already. I don’t know what is going on! 🙂
PetSafe Extreme Weather Energy Efficient Pet Door, White, Large
The torture from cats. Let me in. let me out.
Let me in, let me out.
Let me in. let me out…infinity.
And the possible..
“I dunno what I want. Please just hold the door open for me while I decide”
For as long as it takes…
I am sure they would love DingTai Toy Ball for Dogs Tooth Cleaning Dog Toy Balls for Pet Non-Toxic Soft Rubbe Silicone Pack.
@tisonlyme143
Our pets could really use this item from the site Espree Animal Products Paw Balm, 1.5 oz (44 ml).
I could use the Musher’s Secret Pet Paw Protection Wax. It is very dry here and I bet puppers would love this.
My pet could use the pet bed.
Our sons dog Mia would love playing with this dog toy package; Pet Magasin Dog Toys – Multi-Texture and Adorably Cute (2-Pack)
My dog could really use the Espree Animal Products Paw Balm to protect his paws when he runs with me.
My pet could use the musher’s secret pet paw protection wax