Henry the Eighth Is Number One

You know, abandonment is such a cavalier form of cruelty; it’s not like being beaten senseless or half-starved or even used as bait in a fighting ring. And the people who dump their pets off in the woods or by the side of a road often justify their actions as “Giving Fido a chance”. It’s [...]

Rescue A Thoroughbred Racehorse

Racehorses can do many things after they retire from the track. With a good pedigree many retire to the breeding shed, while others become hunters or jumpers or dressage mounts, and still others can fill a variety of positions under saddle. Still there are horses, most commonly geldings, who have no breeding future. If injured [...]

Are You Prepared For A Pet Emergency?

Accidents happen! So be prepared with a basic first-aid kit for your pet. There are many ready-made kits available on the market or you can put your own together. The following list is recommended for your dog or cat and is also suitable for most mammals. You can keep it in a tackle box, plastic [...]

Things To Look For When Rescuing Goats

Many people see a skinny goat with abscesses and assume it is the product of terrible neglect and abuse. After all if the animal was fed well she’d be in good condition right? When it comes to goats…not necessarily!

Here’s Comet. You can find him (as of this writing) waiting for a forever home on petfinder.com. [...]

Understanding Basic Horse Behavior

This is Promise. She was found wandering in traffic outside Denver, hungry, afraid and assumed abandoned. She is available for adoption from Colorado Horse Rescue.
When keeping horses it is important to understand the horse from a horse’s “language.” There is much mystery made by ‘horse whisperers’ and much money made from it when what it [...]

A Mutt Of A Different Breed

By most standards, Muttley was born on the wrong side of the tracks but to me he was a champion. Though he never had a good hair day in his life, no pedigreed blue-blood could have had a bigger heart, nobler bearing or sweeter temperament.
For years dogs of uncertain ancestry have been given short shrift [...]

How To Save Money On Your Dog’s Heartworm Pills

With most of the country in the grip of frigid cold, the time is right to suggest that you do NOT need to give your pup a heartworm pill every 30 days, 12 months out of the year. Here’s why….
How heartworm is spread.
First, let’s not lessen the danger of heartworms to your pup.  Treatment can [...]

How To Keep Your Pet Safe And Warm In Winter

The barometer read 14 degrees fahrenheit when I let the dogs out first thing this morning. By the time we set off for our morning constitutional it was just creeping past 20F. So it struck me that it might be a good time to suggest things we can do to care for our pets when [...]

Happy New Year From Our Family Of Rescues

Those of you who are regular followers will see a change today. We’ve switched our name to Purrs ‘n Gurrs! You can still get to the blog at http://saveapetblog.com but now you can also use http://www.purrsngurrs.com.
And there’s another thing….. the little guy on our header. He’s Muttley, who holds a very special place in my [...]