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Animal Tips
We all love our animal companions but sometimes we need information on their behaviour. Our pet care information will help you develop and maintain a long and rewarding relationship with your furry or feathered friends.
Note: Some of the tip topics below are available as web pages on our website, some link to information on other websites, and others are PDFs.
General Animal Tips
- Avoid Pet Peeves
- Cold Weather FAQs
- Coping with Pet Allergies
- Common Household Poisons to Avoid
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars
- Don’t Litter – Spay or Neuter
- End of Life Care for your Pet
- Explaining Pet Death to Children
- Fire Prevention Tips for You and Your Pet
- Flea Control
- Grieving the Loss of a Pet
- How Much Will My Pet Really Cost?
- Holidays and Pets
- Microchipping
- The Multi-pet Household
- Pediatric Spay and Neuter from the ASPCA
- Pets and Babies
- From the HSUS: Pets at College: Not a Prerequisite
- Preparing an Emergency Plan for Disasters
- Prevent a Lost Pet: 5 Things That Will Help You Protect Your Pets
- Summer Safety for Pets
- From the AAHA: Toxic House and Garden Plants
- Twelve Pet Tips for Christmas
- Vaccinating Your Pet
General Animal Tips
- Avoid Pet Peeves
- Carriage Horse FAQs
- Cold Weather FAQs
- Coping with Pet Allergies
- Common Household Poisons to Avoid
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars
- Don’t Litter – Spay or Neuter
- End of Life Care for your Pet [PDF]
- Explaining Pet Death to Children
- Fire Prevention Tips for You and Your Pet
- Flea Control
- Grieving the Loss of a Pet [PDF]
- Holidays and Pets
- Microchipping
- The Multi-pet Household [PDF]
- Pediatric Spay and Neuter from the ASPCA
- Pets and Babies [PDF]
- From the HSUS: Pets at College: Not a Prerequisite
- Preparing an Emergency Plan for Disasters
- Prevent a Lost Pet: 5 Things That Will Help You Protect Your Pets
- Summer Safety for Pets
- From the AAHA: Toxic House and Garden Plants
- Twelve Pet Tips for Christmas
- How Much Will My Pet Really Cost?
Help Put Us Out of Business
Like many charities, the Ottawa Humane Society envisions a future in which we aren’t needed anymore. For us that means a compassionate future where every animal leads a happy and healthy life, and pets are cared for in a committed and responsible home.
The OHS is still needed, but you can help put us out of business by being a responsible pet owner and encouraging others to follow.
Responsible pet ownership is a lot more than just providing food and shelter. There are many other elements, and it begins even before bringing a pet into your life: by doing research. Make sure you find the right match for you, that you have the resources to care for a pet, and don’t support unethical or harmful breeding practices.
Pets should be spayed/neutered for their health and to prevent pet overpopulation.
Pets need regular veterinary care, including dental and health checkups, sterilizations, and up-to-date vaccinations. Always be prepared to meet their emergency veterinary care needs.
Being a responsible pet owner includes giving your pet adequate exercise and enrichment every day, including socialization and mental stimulation. Use reward-based positive-reinforcement training and never use punishment when training animals.
Give your pet a ticket home. Always ensure she is wearing a collar and tag, and a microchip with up-to-date information.
Responsible pet ownership means keeping your pet under your control and never leaving your dog unattended in a vehicle, especially in hot or cold weather.
Responsible pet owners protect their pets from the elements, by keeping cats indoors, protecting dogs’ paws from harmful salt, ice and heat conditions, and limiting a dog’s outdoor time in extreme temperatures.
If everyone observed these elements of responsible pet ownership, we might be out of business, and that would be great!
Bruce Roney
President & CEO
The Working Whiskers Cat Program
Starting this May, the OHS will begin placing cats that are not suited for a traditional home environment for behavior or temperament reasons into safe alternative environments through a program called working whiskers. While the majority of cats can easily live as indoor house pets, some cats in the care of the OHS are unsuitable for homes but would flourish independently in other locations, keeping busy controlling rat and mice populations.
The OHS strives to find each and every animal in its care a safe and loving home. And, while the OHS advocates for cats to be kept safely indoors, this program will save the lives of cats that have no other option. Some examples of working whiskers homes include barns, stables, auto repair shops, wood working shops, wineries, breweries greenhouse garden centres, storage facilities and warehouses.
The OHS is looking for cat lovers who have a working barn or other heated outdoor structure and is interested in adopting a working whiskers cats. The cats will benefit owners by controlling rodent populations. Because these cats will already be spayed/neutered at the OHS, the adopter won’t have to worry about endless litters of kittens. Working whisker cats will also have been examined by one of our shelter veterinarians and been tested for feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Owners of working whiskers cats, will be expected to provide all the necessary care to keep the cat happy and healthy, including fresh food and water daily. A cat cannot live on rodents alone. Owners must also be willing to continue veterinary care as required and provide shelter from the weather at all times, with insulation and heat during the cold months. For more information on this program, call the OHS at (613) 725-3166 ext. 258.
Guest Blog by Ashley Hodgins, OHS Coordinator, Feline Services
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