Mary's Pet Shuttle & Services

Georgie stopped in for his Tuesday daycare and we all fully enjoyed our day!

We have a new and very handsome furry client. Meet "Wilson" another beautiful Golden.. Brady had a blast with him today :-) See you again on Wednesday Wilson!

We had the pleasure of caring for Zeuss in the comfort of his home this weekend. Those blue eyes just suck you right in One more visit today! :-)

Happily back to servicing our furry/feathery clients! Early morning stop to care for Ellie who enjoyed that cool morning grass on her belly, while we grabbed some eggs @ the "Chick Inn" Best job ever!!!

SO JUST HOW LONG DO YOUR PET’S SHOTS LAST? Definitely longer than a year! According to the top pet immunologist (aka vaccine expert) in the world, Dr. Ronald Sc...hultz, Ph.D. Annual revaccination provides no benefit and may increase the risk for adverse reactions. What the heck are adverse reactions (or side effects)? Well according to the other rock star pet immunologist Dr. Jean Dodds: Side effects from dog vaccinations can occur anywhere from instantly up to several weeks or months later. Vaccines can even cause susceptibility to chronic diseases that appear much later in a dog’s life (Dodd, 2001). Severe and fatal adverse reactions include: Susceptibility to infections. Neurological disorders and encephalitis. Aberrant behavior, including unprovoked aggression. Vaccines are linked to seizures. Distemper, parvovirus, rabies and, presumably, other vaccines have been linked with poly neuropathy, a nerve disease that involves inflammation of several nerves. (Dodds,2001) SO HOW LONG EXACTLY DOES YOUR PET’S VACCINE LAST? According to the recommendations of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), (basically the dudes who set the standards for the vets): Among healthy dogs, all commercially available [core] vaccines are expected to induce a sustained protective immune response lasting at least 5 yr. thereafter Here’s the breakdown of the core vaccines from Dr. Ronald Schultz: Minimum Duration of Immunity for Canine Vaccines: Distemper- 7 years by challenge Parvovirus 7 years by challenge Adenovirus 7 years by challenge Canine rabies 3 years by challenge The moral of the story here, if you have no idea when your pet is due or has been vaccinated, then just run a titer test and this will confirm if you are due, rather than over-vaccinate your poor pet, setting the stage for future problems! What’s a titer test? A titer test (pronounced tight-errr) is a laboratory or in-house veterinary test measuring the existence and level of antibodies (necessary to fight off disease) in your pet’s blood. Basically, it’s a test that will tell you whether or not you actually need to vaccinate your pet. It’s also super useful when making a decision about vaccinating a pet with an unknown vaccination history, or for determining if pets have received immunity from vaccination. Vaccinating your pet is super important so don’t lose the overall message here: VACCINATE, JUST DON’T OVER-VACCINATE! According to Dr. Dodds: Vaccines have achieved many important benefits for companion animals, and has saved more animals' lives than any other medical advance. Want more on titer testing? Check it out: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153271303942028&set=pb.509362027.-2207520000.1461100680.&type=3&theater Rodney Habib "An educated, informed and well-researched community of pet owners can only put more pressure on the pet food industry to be better! When pet owners know better, they will only do better!"

We just finished up a pet sitting service for 3 outdoor feral cats (spayed & neutered!) and their sibling Hannibal who was tamed enough to be inside! Such beautiful felines :-)

Call or email us ahead for your summer vacation. Then book your fur baby's cage free boarding vacation! We will have the rest covered, because it always ends like you never left! :-) (845) 672-4090 Office land line (no texting) Email: [email protected]... Boarding & Daycare

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Today ends almost a of month of dogs staying with us! It's been a crazy spring! Here is little Quinn who is home and in his favorite place by his mom sound asleep! He fully enjoyed his vacation! See you in July sweet fella! Our two dogs, Brady zonked in his bed and Blitz in his patrol spot will probably sleep for a week! The perfect host dogs for this very small business!

We are no longer accepting applications We are asking for the public’s help in identifying the 3 individuals in these photos. Today at noon they abandoned 6 d...ogs on our property. The condition of these dogs is heartbreaking. This is not something that happened overnight and these poor babies suffered from neglect for a very long time. Our vet team is currently assessing their medical needs and we will share more as this case progresses. While we can agree with everyone that we are glad they are safe with us, what we are not ok with is the suffering these animals have endured. Please, if you recognize any of these individuals please help us hold them accountable to the cruelty of these dogs. You can contact either our shelter ( 610-432-2532) or Barbara Morgan, the lehigh county humane officer at 484-619-2074 Donations towards their care can be made thru the donation button at the top of our Facebook page.

Prior to "Spring's" (black Border Collie mix) departure today, she got to meet our regular furry client "Miley" today. "Miley" was also quite taken with our senior furry client "Quinn".. Hope to see you again soon Spring!! Nice mix of pups this week! :-)