The PetZoo, Alaskan Promise™ We are thankful for our Alaskan heritage, and are privileged to serve as stewards for all Alaskan’s who support the “Alaskan Way.” We are committed to the enrichment of pets and pet owners who have made their homes in the most beautiful place on earth. We stand by our commitment for the betterment of Alaskan pets, Alaskan families and the Alaskan environment in the following ways: PetZoo will provide adoption services for local pet adoptions and provide 10% off all purchases made for any adopted pet in Alaska.
PetZoo will support local community programs which better the lives of Alaskan’s and their pets.
PetZoo will promote pet safety and pet owner guidelines for all Alaskan pet owners.
Alaska is an extreme place to live, we believe it is the most beautiful place on earth—both in summer and winter. However, the Alaskan winter season also comes with periods of darkness, wind, cold temperatures, and large amounts of snow. Here are a few reminders from PetZoo and the American Animal Hospital Association to help your pets stay, healthy, happy, and comfortable during the Alaskan winter.
PetZoo will foster the advancement of academic growth of Alaskan children.
PetZoo will have a drug free, alcohol free, work environment.
PetZoo will steward the environmental responsibility of our natural resources.
PetZoo will stand behind all pet foods purchased with a 100% Guarantee. Anchorage 901 E Dimond Blvd 907-344-2966
Palmer 10201 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy 907-746-0056
Eagle River 12046 Business Blvd 907-622-2966
Wasilla 1481 East Parks Hwy 907-357-7335
www.petzoo.us
Pet Safety for the Alaskan Winter
The PetZoo, Alaskan Promise™ We are thankful for our Alaskan heritage, and are privileged to serve as stewards for all Alaskan’s who support the “Alaskan Way.” We are committed to the enrichment of pets and pet owners who have made their homes in the most beautiful place on earth. We stand by our commitment for the betterment of Alaskan pets, Alaskan families and the Alaskan environment in the following ways: PetZoo will provide adoption services for local pet adoptions and provide 10% off all purchases made for any adopted pet in Alaska.
PetZoo will support local community programs which better the lives of Alaskan’s and their pets.
PetZoo will promote pet safety and pet owner guidelines for all Alaskan pet owners.
Alaska is an extreme place to live, we believe it is the most beautiful place on earth—both in summer and winter. However, the Alaskan winter season also comes with periods of darkness, wind, cold temperatures, and large amounts of snow. Here are a few reminders from PetZoo and the American Animal Hospital Association to help your pets stay, healthy, happy, and comfortable during the Alaskan winter.
PetZoo will foster the advancement of academic growth of Alaskan children.
PetZoo will have a drug free, alcohol free, work environment.
PetZoo will steward the environmental responsibility of our natural resources.
PetZoo will stand behind all pet foods purchased with a 100% Guarantee. Anchorage 901 E Dimond Blvd 907-344-2966
Palmer 10201 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy 907-746-0056
Eagle River 12046 Business Blvd 907-622-2966
Wasilla 1481 East Parks Hwy 907-357-7335
www.petzoo.us
Pet Safety for the Alaskan Winter
Pet Safety for the Alaskan Winter Highly visible collars, leashes and blinkers that stand out during limited periods of sunlight. Neon, glow in the dark, reflective, and fluorescent collars should be used to easily see your pets in darkness. Also, battery-powered blinkers provide an added assurance your pet will be highly visible during the winter months. Elderly pets, young pets, and pets with medical conditions get colder faster. Conditions like diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and hormonal imbalances can compromise a pet’s ability to regulate their body temperature. Elderly pet’s with arthritis can have stiff and tender joints when left outside for long periods of time. Heated pet beds can provide additional warmth and comfort for pets with arthritis or tender joints. Use common sense. Long haired breeds like huskies will do better in cold weather than short haired breeds. When you’re cold enough to want to go inside, your pet’s probably are too. Check your furnace for carbon monoxide leaks for your protection and your pet’s. When you have a question about your pet’s health during the winter months call your veterinarian.
Pet sweaters and coats do help. If your pet’s will allow you, go ahead and equip them with a sweater or coat. This will help keep your pet warm, but cannot be used alone to keep your pet warm.
Warmth, water, and shelter. If your pet’s will be outside for extended periods of time please be sure they have solid shelter against the wind, thick, warm bedding and plenty of non-frozen water. Sometimes you may not realize your pet’s water is frozen and they can’t get anything to drink. Seeking water they may drink from puddles of anti-freeze, water with household cleaners and other unsafe liquids. Use heated bowls to ensure you pet has plenty of unfrozen water safe to drink. Protect your pet’s paws. Pet’s lose most of their body heat from their pads, ears and respiratory tract. Protecting the pads on your pet’s paws is important in retaining body heat but also in keeping their pads from getting chapped and raw. Another important benefit of keeping paws protected is keeping rock salt, ice and chemical ice melts off the paws which avoids your pet licking their paws and potentially causing inflammation of the digestive tract. Pet booties and shoes made for Alaska’s cold weather, snow and ice are ideal in protecting your pet’s paws. Use pet-friendly ice melt. Specific ice melt products are made which will not harm your pet’s if they do lick their paws to clean away snow and ice. Cat’s will curl up next to engines to stay warm. Cat’s will stay warm by curling up next to car engines, snow machines or almost anything warm. Be sure to honk your horn or bang on the hood of your vehicle before you turn the key.
Frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite happens when an animal’s (or person’s) body gets cold and pulls all the blood from the extremities to the center of the body to keep warm. If you suspect this, soak your pet’s extremities for about 20 minutes in warm water but do not rub the frostbitten tissue. Once your pet is warm, wrap them in warm blankets and take them to your veterinarian. Hypothermia is a condition when your pet’s body temperature falls below normal. To warm your pet wrap them in blankets and use a hot water bottle or electric blanket, but be sure to put a towel between the heat source and your pet to prevent burning the skin.
Pet Safety for the Alaskan Winter Highly visible collars, leashes and blinkers that stand out during limited periods of sunlight. Neon, glow in the dark, reflective, and fluorescent collars should be used to easily see your pets in darkness. Also, battery-powered blinkers provide an added assurance your pet will be highly visible during the winter months. Elderly pets, young pets, and pets with medical conditions get colder faster. Conditions like diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and hormonal imbalances can compromise a pet’s ability to regulate their body temperature. Elderly pet’s with arthritis can have stiff and tender joints when left outside for long periods of time. Heated pet beds can provide additional warmth and comfort for pets with arthritis or tender joints. Use common sense. Long haired breeds like huskies will do better in cold weather than short haired breeds. When you’re cold enough to want to go inside, your pet’s probably are too. Check your furnace for carbon monoxide leaks for your protection and your pet’s. When you have a question about your pet’s health during the winter months call your veterinarian.
Pet sweaters and coats do help. If your pet’s will allow you, go ahead and equip them with a sweater or coat. This will help keep your pet warm, but cannot be used alone to keep your pet warm.
Warmth, water, and shelter. If your pet’s will be outside for extended periods of time please be sure they have solid shelter against the wind, thick, warm bedding and plenty of non-frozen water. Sometimes you may not realize your pet’s water is frozen and they can’t get anything to drink. Seeking water they may drink from puddles of anti-freeze, water with household cleaners and other unsafe liquids. Use heated bowls to ensure you pet has plenty of unfrozen water safe to drink. Protect your pet’s paws. Pet’s lose most of their body heat from their pads, ears and respiratory tract. Protecting the pads on your pet’s paws is important in retaining body heat but also in keeping their pads from getting chapped and raw. Another important benefit of keeping paws protected is keeping rock salt, ice and chemical ice melts off the paws which avoids your pet licking their paws and potentially causing inflammation of the digestive tract. Pet booties and shoes made for Alaska’s cold weather, snow and ice are ideal in protecting your pet’s paws. Use pet-friendly ice melt. Specific ice melt products are made which will not harm your pet’s if they do lick their paws to clean away snow and ice. Cat’s will curl up next to engines to stay warm. Cat’s will stay warm by curling up next to car engines, snow machines or almost anything warm. Be sure to honk your horn or bang on the hood of your vehicle before you turn the key.
Frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite happens when an animal’s (or person’s) body gets cold and pulls all the blood from the extremities to the center of the body to keep warm. If you suspect this, soak your pet’s extremities for about 20 minutes in warm water but do not rub the frostbitten tissue. Once your pet is warm, wrap them in warm blankets and take them to your veterinarian. Hypothermia is a condition when your pet’s body temperature falls below normal. To warm your pet wrap them in blankets and use a hot water bottle or electric blanket, but be sure to put a towel between the heat source and your pet to prevent burning the skin.
Pet Safety for the Alaskan Winter Highly visible collars, leashes and blinkers that stand out during limited periods of sunlight. Neon, glow in the dark, reflective, and fluorescent collars should be used to easily see your pets in darkness. Also, battery-powered blinkers provide an added assurance your pet will be highly visible during the winter months. Elderly pets, young pets, and pets with medical conditions get colder faster. Conditions like diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and hormonal imbalances can compromise a pet’s ability to regulate their body temperature. Elderly pet’s with arthritis can have stiff and tender joints when left outside for long periods of time. Heated pet beds can provide additional warmth and comfort for pets with arthritis or tender joints. Use common sense. Long haired breeds like huskies will do better in cold weather than short haired breeds. When you’re cold enough to want to go inside, your pet’s probably are too. Check your furnace for carbon monoxide leaks for your protection and your pet’s. When you have a question about your pet’s health during the winter months call your veterinarian.
Pet sweaters and coats do help. If your pet’s will allow you, go ahead and equip them with a sweater or coat. This will help keep your pet warm, but cannot be used alone to keep your pet warm.
Warmth, water, and shelter. If your pet’s will be outside for extended periods of time please be sure they have solid shelter against the wind, thick, warm bedding and plenty of non-frozen water. Sometimes you may not realize your pet’s water is frozen and they can’t get anything to drink. Seeking water they may drink from puddles of anti-freeze, water with household cleaners and other unsafe liquids. Use heated bowls to ensure you pet has plenty of unfrozen water safe to drink. Protect your pet’s paws. Pet’s lose most of their body heat from their pads, ears and respiratory tract. Protecting the pads on your pet’s paws is important in retaining body heat but also in keeping their pads from getting chapped and raw. Another important benefit of keeping paws protected is keeping rock salt, ice and chemical ice melts off the paws which avoids your pet licking their paws and potentially causing inflammation of the digestive tract. Pet booties and shoes made for Alaska’s cold weather, snow and ice are ideal in protecting your pet’s paws. Use pet-friendly ice melt. Specific ice melt products are made which will not harm your pet’s if they do lick their paws to clean away snow and ice. Cat’s will curl up next to engines to stay warm. Cat’s will stay warm by curling up next to car engines, snow machines or almost anything warm. Be sure to honk your horn or bang on the hood of your vehicle before you turn the key.
Frostbite and hypothermia. Frostbite happens when an animal’s (or person’s) body gets cold and pulls all the blood from the extremities to the center of the body to keep warm. If you suspect this, soak your pet’s extremities for about 20 minutes in warm water but do not rub the frostbitten tissue. Once your pet is warm, wrap them in warm blankets and take them to your veterinarian. Hypothermia is a condition when your pet’s body temperature falls below normal. To warm your pet wrap them in blankets and use a hot water bottle or electric blanket, but be sure to put a towel between the heat source and your pet to prevent burning the skin.
The PetZoo, Alaskan Promise™ We are thankful for our Alaskan heritage, and are privileged to serve as stewards for all Alaskan’s who support the “Alaskan Way.” We are committed to the enrichment of pets and pet owners who have made their homes in the most beautiful place on earth. We stand by our commitment for the betterment of Alaskan pets, Alaskan families and the Alaskan environment in the following ways: PetZoo will provide adoption services for local pet adoptions and provide 10% off all purchases made for any adopted pet in Alaska.
PetZoo will support local community programs which better the lives of Alaskan’s and their pets.
PetZoo will promote pet safety and pet owner guidelines for all Alaskan pet owners.
Alaska is an extreme place to live, we believe it is the most beautiful place on earth—both in summer and winter. However, the Alaskan winter season also comes with periods of darkness, wind, cold temperatures, and large amounts of snow. Here are a few reminders from PetZoo and the American Animal Hospital Association to help your pets stay, healthy, happy, and comfortable during the Alaskan winter.
PetZoo will foster the advancement of academic growth of Alaskan children.
PetZoo will have a drug free, alcohol free, work environment.
PetZoo will steward the environmental responsibility of our natural resources.
PetZoo will stand behind all pet foods purchased with a 100% Guarantee. Anchorage 901 E Dimond Blvd 907-344-2966
Palmer 10201 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy 907-746-0056
Eagle River 12046 Business Blvd 907-622-2966
Wasilla 1481 East Parks Hwy 907-357-7335
www.petzoo.us
Pet Safety for the Alaskan Winter
