Healthy Pet Journal Fall 2016 - Issue 4, Volume 7

Canada's Healthy Choice for Pets

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Mind + Body + Soul + Spirit

New Season, New Schedule Help your pet adjust

Your Pet’s Body Condition Score

Is your pet at an ideal weight?

Our Fascination With Cats

Managing their emotional & physical health

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Rachel Hunt London, ON

Danelle Charlottetown, PEI

Lisa McParland Nieppe, NB

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Paul Scibetta Brantford, ON

Irene Puddicombe Mississauga, ON

Laura Dacey Winnipeg, MB

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Healthy Pet Journal Fall 2016

EDITOR’S LETTER The summer seems to have flown right by and it’s hard to believe that the fall season is upon us. This time of the year brings us some wonderful holidays like Labour Day and Thanksgiving, and we encourage you to savour every moment during this beautiful season.

The fall season provides us all with another great opportunity to lead an active, healthy lifestyle with our companion pets and we have everything you’ll need to do so. As Canada’s Healthy Choice for Pets, we are committed to providing you with the best selection of pet food and products to help your pets live their best lives.

It was a hot summer for many of us across Canada this year and it will be nice to enjoy some cooler days and nights while soaking up the Enjoy the season! changing landscape. The fall foliage and beautiful colours are a nice setting for long walks with our dogs, or hanging out in the backyard or on the balcony with our families and pets by our side. We encourage you to incorporate some time outdoors with your pets as often as you can this season!

We are excited to re-launch our Nature’s Harvest line of dog and cat food, one of the first pet foods designed around the natural foods that animals were meant to eat. And we are very proud that it’s made in Canada! With fresh meats, wholesome grains, fruits, vegetables, we know that this holistic and nutritious pet food can help to improve the overall health of your pet. Further, the nutrients provided in the food are just what your pets need to live happier, longer lives. By now our store shelves should be full with a variety of formulas and our Healthy Pet Care Specialists are looking forward to helping you select one that will suit the needs of your dog or cat.

Global Pet Foods stores across Canada are stocking up on all of the other Fall Essentials that you’ll need to care for your pets. We’re very excited about the launch of our Fall collection of toys, beds, dishes, crates & carriers, collars & leashes and cat furniture.

The Healthy Pet Care Specialists in our stores are always ready and willing to answer any questions you have regarding your pet’s health.

They will recommend the best food or a great accessory and fun toys to keep your pets active, healthy, and happy.

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New Season and a New Schedule Fall back into routine

08 Transitions

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And prepare your pets for the Fall (and cooler!) season

10 Body Condition Score

When to switch to an Adult or Senior pet food

22 Healthy People and Pets Live a longer and healthier life

Is your pet at the ideal weight?

24 The Cat’s Meow

Keep your indoor cat’s mind alert and sharp

28 Celebrating Healthy Pets Our readers provide us with their tips to keep their companion pets happy & healthy

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New Season, New Schedule!

The onset of a new season, Autumn, equates to the “back-to-school / back to regular work hours” for everyone in the family. And while there’s a period of adjustment for us and our children, our pets need some time to adjust too.

Since the summer typically means that family members are at home or on vacation during the weekdays, our pets become accustomed to the company during the day. Your pets now have to adjust to more “alone time” during the day, which may be very difficult, especially for those pets that suffer from separation anxiety.

We recommend that you implement a new routine at least two weeks prior to the start of school so that your pet has time to adjust to the new schedule.

Provide your pet with their own space in your home, along with their crate or bed, toys (interactive toys are best!), food & water bowls.

These items can help them feel safe and provides them with comfort.

Do not indulge their behaviour with baby talk or sympathy, but certainly your pet will benefit when you arrange some “bonding” time with them into your daily schedule, before and after school or work.

It won’t be long before we’re all used to the new routine and everyone’s able to enjoy the Autumn season and all the joy that it brings.

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Preparing your pets for the

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Fall (and cooler!) Season

Now that summer is but a distant memory, the changing seasons means that we have to modify things with our companion pets: The activity levels change for dogs due to back-to-school routines, shorter daylight hours, and cooler weather.

So how do we help them adjust?

Adjust feeding amounts to accommodate less physical activity to avoid weight gain.

Coats, collars, and leashes are important to bring out for evening walks.

Also use Spotlights or Reflective lights when walking at night so that people and cars see you which may help to avoid potential accidents.

Salt and ice can bother your dog’s paws. If your dog has longer hair around his paws, snowballs can form, which make it uncomfortable for him to walk (not to mention the puddles he’ll leave behind in the house). Protect your pet’s pads with foot protection. There are lots of options available at your local Global Pet Foods store, from traditional boots with vinyl soles to multi-use disposable and biodegradable boots. For year-round paw protection you’ll find balms that can be applied to your pet’s paws too.

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Some breeds have a seasonal shedding season in the spring, as their winter coats are lost. Then, when the winter rolls around, the dogs shed a second time to remove the summer coat and grow their winter coat. If your dog is an indoor dog it may not be outside enough for its body to register the change of season, so he may shed all year round.

What can you do to help get hair loss under control?

Grooming is key. The more hair you remove the less you will see it all over your house. Brushing your dog once a day will greatly reduce the unwanted hair all over your clothes, carpet and furniture, especially during shedding seasons.

Ensure that you complete a full brush-out of your dog’s coat to get rid of any loose fur & bathe the dog prior to the dog’s undercoat for the winter begins to grow in.

There are physical problems that can cause large, abnormal amounts of shedding such as ringworm, skin infections, stress, mange and cancer. It is not normal for your dog’s coat to thin as the dog gets older. If your dog’s hair loss is abnormal you will see bald spots. Speak to our Healthy Pet Care Specialists at your neighbourhood Global Pet Foods store if you see bald spots or you think your dog is shedding abnormally.

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Time for a Fall Clean-up of Your Pet’s Mouth 50 years ago dogs rarely got tooth or gum disease except due to the odd traumatic injury or accident, and I’m positive none of the dogs I knew as a child had ever met a dental hygienist. Why then, these days, are we persuaded to take our dogs and cats to the vet to get their teeth cleaned every three months? Does ANY animal submit to this? No they don’t! Which is why they must be sedated under general anesthetic to get it done. Surely there is a better way to care for their oral health?

A Primer on Mouth Health Humans, dogs and cats have different numbers and shapes of teeth, but otherwise physiologically they are the same. When it happens, tooth and gum decay affects us all similarly, in a cascade of periodontal conditions:

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teeth and can be easily brushed away. Plaque is alive –it thrives on sugar, and the bacteria are constantly producing acid, which, if not removed, wears down tooth enamel to create dental cavities (also known as caries). If plaque remains long at the gum line it can turn solid and becomes

Tartar (also called Calculus): a hard yellow crust formed from mineral salts and plaque that tends to gather at the gum line, irritating gum (gingival) tissue. It cannot be brushed off but will chip off if you scrape it with your thumbnail. Left on the teeth it leads to Gingivitis (redness and swelling of the gums). Gingivitis hurts, and it weakens the gums so teeth can become loose and thus more vulnerable to damage and decay in between them. If neglected, gingivitis turns into the more serious condition, periodontis. This is a progressive infection and inflammation that will destroy the periodontal ligaments that hold teeth in place in the gums. Ultimately it causes bone loss and can lead to chronic systemic infection throughout the body.

Healthy teeth are white or slightly yellow, and healthy gums are smooth and light pink (except those in breeds with naturally pigmented gums such as Chows and Sharpeis). There should not be any redness or swelling, and your animal should not wince in pain when you open her mouth for a look (and a sniff).

The breath should not be horrible as this is a sign of bacteria necrotizing (destroying) the gum tissue.

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Modern Diet Plaque will always form on teeth after meals. The question is will it be dissolved by the mouth’s normal salivary process or will it overwhelm the body’s natural response and literally stick around to cause trouble?

Before the advent of commercial pet foods in the early 20th century, a domesticated dog ate a primarily meat-based diet of table scraps, farm scraps, and whatever small animal it could catch while foraging on the property. Cancer, dysplasia, diabetes and other modern illnesses were unheard of.

Today, most dogs and cats are fed a life-long diet of artificial, heavily processed food containing synthetic vitamins, minerals and other chemical additives. The connection between a carbohydrate-heavy, processed food diet and a host of chronic illnesses in both dogs and humans is no longer disputable, and may arguably be the leading cause of poor oral health.

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External signs of this include poor skin and coat condition, smelly stools, and lethargy. All from plaque buildup on the teeth!

No amount of costly dental cleanings, toothpaste, crunchy biscuits or chew toys alleviates the cause of the problem. Plaque must be prevented from building up in the first place.

Real Meat, Whole Food & Fat-soluble Vitamins To prevent that cascade of periodontal disease, more research recommends a diet that includes WHOLE foods. When she was writing her groundbreaking books on natural rearing in the 1940’s, Juliette de Bairicli-Levy recommended that dog owners bury fresh goat heads in shallow soil. After a few weeks of letting them get good and ripe, she advised to allow the dogs to sniff them out, dig them up and eat them. Today that would likely upset your neighbors! Today, carefully selecting a syntheticfree, minimally processed commercial food made with only actual food ingredients is a more popular idea.

According to research done by the Weston A. Price foundation, there are 3 important food factors for creating and preserving perfectly strong teeth and healthy gums. Price noted that aboriginal people who came into Western society with perfect teeth soon lost them from eating a western diet lacking in the 3 food factors below.

Raw, grass fed dairy

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Organs of land animals including liver, pancreas, bone marrow, tongue, heart, kidneys, eyes and stomach lining.

This may logically be applied to pets as well, as we have watched for 100 years the increasingly obvious correlation between the advent of modern processed pet food diets and increased chronic disease, including tooth and gum decay in modern domesticated animals.

Price also documented that the absence of the fat-soluble vitamins A, E, D and K, the ones found in abundance in the three food groups above, made humans more susceptible to rotting teeth and gum disease. These vitamins are stored in the liver and fatty tissue and we now know that vitamins A and D cooperate together to regulate the production of certain vitamin K-dependent proteins. Once vitamin K activates these proteins, Vitamins A and D help mineralize bones and teeth and help prevent infection and protect against cell death. Price asserted that to have healthy teeth, one doesn’t need to eat a lot from each of the three groups above, just regularly from at least 2 of them. Furthermore, since plaque survives in an acid environment, the recommendations of both Price and Juliette make sense because feeding raw or whole food shifts the body terrain toward a more alkaline state, making the mouth a less hospitable host for acid-loving bacteria.

The Last Word on Bad Breath Rotten Teeth’s first cousin, Stinky Breath, has a similarly systemic cause either in the mouth or the gut. Improve the oral health of your dog with a natural, holistic diet and some regular servings of probiotic-rich Flora4 Ground Sprouted Seeds to shift the gut flora and fill in nutritional gaps. Cleaning up the teeth will freshen the breath!

PROFILE | MARIA RINGO Maria Ringo is a Homeopathic Practitioner and co-founder of Carna4 Hand Crafted Dog Food, a small, ethical company producing synthetic-free whole foods for pets; and Sojourner Farms, one of the first commercially available raw food diets for dogs. She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her family and may be reached at maria@nthm.ca

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Transitions

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A Journey from Puppy to Adult to Senior From puppies to adult dogs to mature dogs or kittens to adult cats to mature cats‌do you know when you should be changing their food to meet their new age milestone?

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It is critical that you are providing your dog or cat with the right food to ensure that they are getting the proper nutrient and caloric levels for their age and breed.

Puppies

Adults

Many pet owners are unsure when they should transition their puppy or kitten to an adult food. With the rapid growth that takes place in puppyhood, he may look like an adult dog at just a few months old; however, if he is not yet fully grown, he may still benefit from puppy-specific nutrition. An important factor to consider in determining when to make the switch from puppy food to adult food is the size of your dog.

When switching, to an adult dog food consider the nutritional needs of your dog. Dogs have different levels of energy and will need their food to have the correct caloric intake to maintain nutritional requirements.

Smaller breeds reach physical maturity earlier than larger breed dogs. Small-breed dogs that will grow to be 30 pounds or less when they are fully grown usually reach maturity around a year of age and should begin the transition to adult dog food at that point.

Medium-sized dogs that will weigh up to 80 pounds when fully grown will mature between 12 to 16 months. A large breed puppy is expected to weigh more than 80 pounds as an adult, and he may not mature until he is 2 years old. He should continue to be fed Large Breed Puppy food until his second birthday.

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Once the adult formula is selected, introduce your dog to the new food gradually. Mix in increasing amounts of the adult food with the puppy food over the course of a week while decreasing the amount of puppy food. By the end of the week you should only be feeding the adult food. Making the change gradual makes it less likely that your dog will experience loose stools and upset stomachs. If you find your dog’s stool becoming soft, lengthen the amount of time for transition.

As puppies transition to adulthood, you may need to adjust the amount of food they are eating. Check feeding guidelines on a weekly basis to help determine the right amount of food to feed your dog.

Making the transition from puppy to adult food at an appropriate time is important because there is a major shift in regards to the caloric needs and nutrition requirements of your puppy as they approach maturity. Puppy food is very high in calories and nutritional supplements, so feeding it too long to a mature dog can result in obesity and orthopedic problems.

In general, you want to make the change to adult food when your puppy is approaching her adult height. Different breeds will mature at different rates due to the wide range of variation between breeds. It’s important to remember that smaller breeds usually mature faster than large breeds. Small breed dogs up to 30 pounds mature around 10 to 12 months of age, while toy breeds can mature even earlier. Medium breed dogs up to 80 pounds mature between 12 to 16 months and large and giant breed dogs who weigh more than 80 pounds may take up to two years to reach full maturity. Large breed puppies and small breed puppies should switch to a large breed or small breed adult dog food to ensure that their special needs are met.

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Below are some guidelines that you can use, however speak to one of our Healthy Pet Care Specialists at your neighbourhood Global Pet Foods stores if you require further assistance with transitioning your pet to a food that is ideal for their life stage and overall health.

Seniors Small and medium breed dogs should be transitioned to a senior (mature) food at approximately 7 years of age.

We recommend switching to mature adult or senior large breed dog food for large breed dogs that are around 5 years of age. This ensures that they continue to receive the nutrient requirements that are needed to keep them healthy and active as they mature.

Pregnant or Nursing Dogs Pregnant or nursing dogs require an energy-dense food that contains increased calcium content so be sure to transition them during this special time to a puppy food. However, during pregnancy or nursing, large breed dogs should be switched to a regular puppy food and not a large breed puppy food, as large breed puppy food typically does not provide enoug calcium and energy to meet a dog’s needs during that time.

Kittens and Cats Kittens should be transitioned to adult food at approximately 12 months of age and the changeover should be gradual over a period of time. In most cases, cats can be considered senior when they are between seven and ten years old so the transition time will depend on whether they are indoor or outdoor cats.

The Healthy Pet Care Specialists at your neighbourhood Global Pet Foods store can help you determine when the appropriate transition time should be.

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Understanding your pet’s

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The Body Condition Score is a system for determining your pet’s weight. Since dogs and cats can vary so much in size, even within a breed, utilizing the Body Condition Scoring system focuses more on shape than weight. Simply weighing your pet doesn’t necessarily let you know if your pet is underweight or overweight. This is why Global Pet Foods recommends using the Body Condition Score System in conjunction with weighing your pet. Once your pet reaches their ideal weight utilizing the Body Condition Score System, monthly monitoring of their weight helps to ensure that your pet’s ideal body condition is being maintained.

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The Body Condition system ranges from underweight to ideal to overweight, and is based on a visual and hands-on examination of your pet. The first step in determining whether your pet is overweight is to know what his ideal body weight looks like. Compare your pet’s figure to the chart below to find out whether your pet is overweight, underweight or at the ideal weight.

Very Thin

Underweight

Ideal

Ribs, spine and bony protrusions are easily seen from a distance.

Ribs, spine and bony protrusions are easily felt with little fat or muscle.

Ribs, spine and other bones are easily felt, but not easily seen.

You won’t feel fat or muscle when you touch the ribs.

The pet has a small tucked stomach, as well as a waist (hourglass shape) when viewed from above.

You can feel some body fat and muscle over the ribs.

The pet looks bony, emaciated and starved.

The pet looks thin, skinny or lean.

It’s recommended that you increase the pet’s calories or balance their nutrition to help them reach an ideal weight.

These pets have a proportionate waist when viewed from above. The abdomen is raised and not sagging.

The pet looks healthy and somewhat muscular.

Overweight

Obese

You have difficulty feeling or counting the ribs, spine and other bones underneath the fat. You’ll feel fat on the hips, chest, and base of tail.

You cannot feel the ribs, spines, or other bones due to the large amounts of fat tissue.

These pets have a pear-shaped waist when viewed from above.

The abdomen sags when looking at the pet from the side.

The pet looks overweight, heavy, or husky.

These pets have no waist but have a broad back when viewed from above.

The abdomen significantly sags when looking at the pet from the side.

The pet looks tired, finds it difficult to walk, run, or do any other type of exercise due to their heavy weight.

NOTE: If your pet’s score is very thin or obese, it is recommended that you schedule an appointment with a certified veterinarian to address the health issues immediately.

Need more help? Visit your neighbourhood Global Pet Foods store and speak to one of our Healthy Pet Care Specialists. They can assist you with assessing your pet’s Body Condition Score and the next steps needed.

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BODY

Keep your pet Healthy & Safe during the Holidays Our pets are naturally curious about the foods we eat. We’re all guilty of sharing a little treat from our meals from time to time. The fall season brings fun times and great events like Thanksgiving and Halloween and we tend to indulge in some of our favourite foods and treats with chocolate being one of them for many.

Chocolate is one treat that should never be shared with your pet.

Chocolate tastes awesome to humans but contains a volatile compound called theobromine which can be fatal if ingested by your pet. It’s important to keep chocolate out of reach because even a tiny amount can cause huge problems for a cat or dog.

Average Theobromine

Potentially fatal theobromine dosage

per/oz in chocolate 800 mg/oz

Dry Cocoa Powder

832 mg

450 mg/oz Baking Chocolate

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52 mg

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52 mg/oz Milk Chocolate

Trace

White Chocolate

Yogurt, catnip, and carob are some ingredients found in pet treats. These are safe for your pets and they will love the taste!

These statistics are based on an average sized cat or dog that weighs 20lbs.

The potentially fatal dosage could vary dependant on the size, age and breed of your pet. If your pet has ingested a considerable amount of chocolate, consult with a licensed veterinarian immediately. Note that symptoms of chocolate poisoning may not show for 2 to 4 hours after ingestion.

Examples: Block of Milk Chocolate 364 mg of Theobromine

Block of Dark Chocolate 1085 mg of Theobromine

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Pet obesity is one of the fastest growing health problems for pets. Just like humans, pets are eating too much food and getting too little exercise. Studies reveal that more than 25% of overweight dogs experience severe joint problems. This affects their daily activities such as walking, standing, and sitting. It also increases pain and makes tasks like jumping off the bed difficult. If a dog is overweight its lungs cannot function properly and makes breathing more difficult. Carrying extra weight also decreases your pet’s ability to perform daily activities. It takes more work to do everything. Pets who are overweight have a shorter life span and a lower quality of life. What can you do to prevent your pet from becoming obese? To the right are some tips that can help your pets shed weight and live a longer, healthier, and happier life.

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Assessing Your Pet

Meet as a family

One way to know whether your pet is overweight is by checking their ribs. The ribs should not be visible as they stand, but still detectable when you touch them or when they move. If you cannot feel your pet’s ribs, they are probably overweight. You should evaluate the food that you are feeding your pet as you may need to switch to a weight management formula.

Visit your neighbourhood Global Pet Foods store and speak to one of our Healthy Pet Care Specialists about the food and the quantity that you are currently feeding your pet. They can help with assessing their weight and whether the food is appropriate.

Meet as a family to discuss the need for changes in your pet’s diet and how your pet’s health will be affected if you don’t. This will help everyone understand the importance of the new routine and the reasons why the family should adhere to the changes that are being made. Once a new weight loss plan has been agreed to, make sure everyone in the family is on board. Otherwise someone might feel “sorry” for your pet and give them extra food or treats which will slow down or prevent your pet’s weight loss, especially if this happens every day. This is a good time to create an exercise schedule (i.e. who will walk the dog in the morning and at night or spend time playing with the cat).

Exercise Exercise has many benefits for pets. It helps to burn calories, strengthens the respiratory and circulatory systems, keeps muscles toned and joints flexible, and keeps your pet’s mind active. If exercise hasn’t been a priority for you or your pet, the enthusiasm for new changes may result in over-exertion. Start slowly, for just a few minutes a couple times a day. This will be sufficient at first and then you can slowly increase their activity levels.

Ideally, you should be taking your dog for a brisk walk for a minimum of 45 minutes a day. The key to a good exercise routine is to reach a point where your dog is panting (but not to the point where you hear a harsh wheezing breath). Panting is the dog’s reaction to body heat and is a good indication that they are working hard. Be sure to give your dog rest, particularly if they are older, and provide plenty of water during and after exercise. Vary the exercise routines; examples are playing fetch and games with toys, hiking and running with your dog. Find some great dog parks where you can socialize too! Ensuring that your cat gets sufficient exercise is challenging. We recommend that you set 30 minutes aside each day to play games with your cat using various cat toys that encourages them to jump, run and pounce.

Feeding Pets have a strong need for affection. One reason why pets overeat is that people use food as a way to show their affection. Using food as a means of reward trains your pet to seek food for affection. This adds to their weight gain and all the other associated health problems. Instead, fill their need for attention with games, playing with them, buy a new toy, or go for a walk. Habits are hard to break, so here are few tips to help you: • Dogs are trained in behavior. If they beg at the table and someone gives them food, they learn that begging gets them what they want. To help change this pattern feed your dog before you eat and keep them in another room while you have dinner.

• After your meal, take them out for a walk or to play a game with them so they feel loved and get the attention they need.

• Limit treats to once a day or when you’re training, and ensure that the treats are healthy and low calorie.

Increasing your pet’s activity and reducing their treats and table scraps will help them reach their ideal weight. Your pet will move easier and breathe lighter and you can sleep better knowing that their health is on the right track. You want the best for your pet. We do too. Let us show you how proper nutrition and care will not only improve the overall health of your pets, but extend their lives.

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SPIRIT

Improve your cat’s

Emotional and Physical Health Cats are fascinating animals. They are fun, loving and intuitive, but they can also be temperamental and unpredictable. A bored cat may become destructive and aggressive, and result in excessive grooming or inappropriate litter box use, ie. urinate in other areas of your home.

Caring for a cat is a big responsibility as it’s difficult to keep them healthy in the same manner as dogs, who head outside for walks every day. Many pet parents keep their cats indoors for safety reasons (it helps to reduce death, injury and disease), which can pose other health risks for them if they’re not receiving enough physical and mental stimulation.

Cats need more than just the basic - food, water, litter pan. While your cat may do a great deal of sleeping it`s critical that you provide regular mental stimulation and exercise, which will enhance their living environment and help them live a happy and healthy life.

The onus is on you, and/or other members of your family, to help indoor cats keep their minds alert and sharp. Failure to do so may cause your cat physical and emotional stress which in turn can lead to physical health issues.

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I have studied many philosophers and many cats.

The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior

SPIRIT

Keep your cat active by creating a stimulating environment with these tips below: Cats in the wild hunt for their food. Indoor cats often become overweight because they only have to walk to the kitchen to access their bowl of food. Make their mealtime fun with a food treasure hunt.

Place bowls of small amounts of food on different levels throughout your home so that your cat has to use their hunting instinct to find them. This also gets them moving.

If you have a cat perch in your home, keep moving it from window to another to provide them a change of scenery.

Play Hide `N Seek by strategically placing toys such as fuzzy mice, balls, etc. around your home so your cat can “discover” them all over again. Continue to move toys to unexpected places throughout your home. This helps to keep your cat’s brain active as she walks through the house looking for them.

Try using a laser mouse so that your cat chases the red dot up and down walls and furniture; this is great exercise for them!

Your cat will love hunting down mechanical mice which also gets them running across the floor.

Purchase a toy whereby a crinkle mouse is attached to a string and suspended from wand. Dangle it up and down to get your cat jumping.

Place one or two cat trees within your home. A large one with different levels will cost anywhere from $100 - $200, but it’s a great way to encourage your cat to climb and jump from level to level. It’s also a great place for them to hang out too. Move the trees periodically to various places throughout your home for an alternative viewing experience for your cat.

Throwing balls and crinkle toys are also great ways to engage your cats and get them moving throughout your home.

For some cats, adopting another cat provides the first one with a companion and it’s a great way to fight loneliness, especially when you are away from home for long periods of time. Having a companion to play with creates lots of opportunities for playtime and mental fitness for both cats.

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And finally, the greatest stimulation that you can provide your cat is simply spending time with them each and every day. This special time will improve your cat’s quality of life. Research shows that spending 30 minutes of quality time with a cat can calm your nerves and boost your mood.

Time spent with a cat can increase your body’s production of serotonin, a chemical that boosts feelings of well-being, and decrease your cortisol levels. Like high pressure, cortisol is caused by stress which may lead to high cholesterol and hypertension. Not only will the quality time spent with your cat keep you healthier, but your cat will benefit greatly from the time spent with you too!

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We’re passionate about Healthy Choices for your pets!

Most of us have cute baby names for our pets, no matter how rough and tough they may be. One thing our pets have in common with a human baby is that they are entirely dependent upon us for their meals and nutrition. Unlike babies, their dependence lasts a lifetime.

Global Pet Foods is always on the search for new and innovative pet food and treats for your four-legged family members. So whether you have a genteel indoor cat, a young and vigorous working dog, or energetic small animal, our stores will always have a wide selection of products to meet your pet’s nutritional needs, and suit their individual tastes. Our excellent selection means that your pet will always be healthy and happy!

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Healthy Pets

As Canada’s Healthy Choice for Pets, we take the health of our customers’ pets seriously and we love to see our customers take the health of their pets seriously too. Whether it’s choosing a diet with the best ingredients, buying a healthy treat, a new and fun toy, or ensuring that they have everything needed to enjoy the four seasons, we want to help your pet live his or her life to the fullest! We celebrate those customers who are really committed to doing just that. Below are some of our furry customers and a description of what their parents are doing to ensure the total health and wellbeing of their companion pets.

Gus Michelle enjoys the outdoors, particularly during the cooler fall months, so she’ll be taking Gus on lots of walks on many trails around her home to keep him happy and healthy.

Oscar

Heather will keep Oscar hydrated during the fall season. She’ll also ensure that Oscar spends alot of time outside playing and getting exercise.

Rox

Crystin will keep Rox healthy by being active.

He tours Ontario by her side! Rox is fed a raw diet to give him the energy he needs to keep up with the young pups.

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SPIRIT

Max Max is a Shar Pei/Beagle mix. Sara keeps him healthy and safe by making sure he gets lots of play time, always has a bowl of cool water to drink.

Jaynee

Jaynee is an adopted cat from Safe Haven Animal Rescue in Nova Scotia. She is kept indoors and fed top quality kibble.

She loves playing and looking out an open screen window.

Maybelline Darcie keeps Maybelline happy, healthy and safe by feeding her well with ACANA Cobb & Chicken.

She also keeps her fashionable with the latest dog clothing trends!

Madison & Smokey

Madison and Smokey keep healthy by chasing each other around and playing with their toys. While they do love the cat tree purchased from Global Pet Foods, Jennifer says that she makes sure that they get lots of exercise daily.

Cane Jasper-Zen

Jen feeds Jasper the highest quality treats on the market to keep him healthy. She also takes him for a daily walk to keep him active.

This is Cane. He’s had mange (a skin disease) for a good part of his life. His family believes that lots of love, a healthy diet and regular vet visits are the reason he is happy and healthy today!

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514-453-4000

MONTREAL

5326 Chemin Queen Mary (Decarie Blvd. & Coolbrook St.)

514 482-0100

MONTREAL

10410 Lajeunesse

514-507-8131

MONTREAL

4528 St. Laurent Boulevard

514-285-0500

PIERREFONDS

14905 Boulevard Pierrefonds (Boul. Pierrefonds & Rue St. Pierre) 514-696-0111

POINTE CLAIRE

245F St. Jean Boulevard (St. Jean Boul. & Donegani Ave)

514-694-2152

QUEBEC CITY

965 Rue Nordique (Beauport Plaza)

418-914-4266

ST EUSTACHE

136 25th Avenue (Centre 25ième)

450-974-2777

STE-ROSE

683 Boul. Cure-Labelle

450-963-2153

TERREBONNE

1341 Grande Allee (Boul Grande Alle and Rue Levis)

450-471-1967

VAUDREUIL-DORION

3100 Harwood (Centre 25ieme D’achat Hudson)

450-455-0262

VAUDREUIL-DORION

585 St. Charles Avenue (Centre Dachat Vaudreuil)

450-424-4545

Franchisee: Marco Ariganello Owns the Global Pet Foods store in King City, Ontario

Put your love of pets to work for you.

Join the largest Canadian-owned Pet Specialty Retail Chain!

Global Pet Foods is the fastest growing pet specialty food and supply franchise. Our familyoriented company is inviting energetic, pet-loving and business-minded people who want to own and operate a Global Pet Foods store.

Global Pet Foods franchisees come from a variety of backgrounds, but they all have one thing in common – they love pets, and in turn, they care about customers and their pets.

Opening your own franchise business doesn’t have to be complicated. We take all the pre-opening hard work out of being an entrepreneur and walk you through every step of the way.

For more information about becoming a Global Pet Foods Franchisee: Email: franchises@franchisebancorp.com or Phone: 1.866.463.4124

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