We hope our pets never become ill, but when they do, the post-veterinary care can be unexpectedly difficult and time-consuming. Two days after welcoming two new kittens into our home, their eyes were running, they were sneezing and had raging diarrhea. A visit to the vet confirmed upper respiratory and intestinal viruses plus parasites. They soon stopped eating, became dehydrated and were not expected to survive.

They were prescribed a wide variety of medications, had to be force-fed food and water – all of this three times a day. Fortunately, I have a lot of experience medicating animals, and for the next two months, I worked with their illnesses and treatments. Eventually, they began to thrive and became known as the “Miracle Kittens”. Good veterinary guidance and diligent home care saved their lives.

I wondered how others would cope with this situation. Home care is very important, but many cannot do this with our busy lives or are not able to cope with the treatments. Alone At Home Pet Care was created to assist in the transition from the veterinary clinic to your animal’s recovery.

I have spent over six years working in veterinary hospitals learning a wide variety of skills, including:

• basic care for animals, reptiles and birds
• administering medications to animals, birds, and reptiles
• handling a wide variety of pets, including aggressive animals, in a safe humane way
• pet‘s dietary needs
• supervising postoperative pets
• ensuring that pets eat
• first aid and CPR
• dealing with contagious pets
• routine treatments, including coaxing and tube feeding

We are a member of the All Canadian Pet Services Network and Pet Sitters International. Both of these pet associations set the standards of pet care. Alone At Home Pet Care meets and exceeds their standards.