Is Hospice the Right Choice for Your Senior Pet

…contrary to popular belief, humane euthanasia is one of the greatest gifts we have in veterinary medicine because it mercifully ends suffering. Deciding if hospice or humane euthanasia is right…

Protecting Your Pets this 4th of July

…Lighter fluid, charcoal, citronella, and glow sticks are all things that are very common in the everyday BBQ, but even more so during the popular July 4th weekend, as many…

30 Cat Facts for Happy Healthy Cat Month

HSPPR employee holding five kittens

Did you know that there are over 500 million domestic cats in the world? For such a popular pet, there sure is a lot we don’t know about our feline…

A Guest Blog by Jean Alfieri: Lesson Learned on the Long Road from Durango

…stops at various partnering shelters to pick up dogs. We usually get older or bigger breed dogs that are not as popular, or ones needing medical or behavioral care. Smaller…

Barn Cats: Pets with a Profession

Two black and gray tiger kitties are sitting on hay bales in a barn

Barn Cats: Pets with a Profession Humane Society of the Pikes Region encounters all types of cats with different types of lifestyles. One popular type of cat, especially in the…