Petmania have some top tips on keeping your pet looking and feeling their best.
We're well into 2022 now, and you may have been trying all kinds of lifestyle improvements for yourself this year.
But what about your four legged friend?
Well, Petmania are here to give you all the advice you need to keep your pet fit and healthy.
And if we haven't answered all your questions here, tune into The Hub from 6-9pm on iRadio Tuesday 8 March when Katie McAndrew from the Petmania Grooming Studio in Westport will be on to answer listener questions.
What's one of the first things you notice about your dog?
It might that lovely fur you just love to pet and cuddle, but could your dog's skin and coat use some TLC?
Dog Grooming
Petmania are here to help with a range of dog grooming treatments and specialist therapy baths available at their studios across the country.
At their stores, every type of skin and coat requirement is catered for.
A professional dog groomer will provide a wash, dry, breed standard hair cut (or the owners preferred style) nail clip, ear clean, ear plucking and conditioning cologne spray.
Other packages also include different shampoos, conditioners, mud baths, flea treatments, worming tablets, expression of anal glands, blueberry facial, paw scrub, bows and they also can offer pet safe washable hair die and nail polish, ultrasonic teeth cleaning.
On Petmania's website, you can even get some top tips for looking after your dogs grooming needs at home.
Regular brushing and grooming, along with a nutritious diet can go a long way to help keep your dog's skin and coat healthy.
Petmania offer advice on common coat and skin issues, the different types of hair coat and best practices to keep your dog’s coat healthy.
As Ireland's number 1 dog groomers, they're definitely the best place to go to look after your pooch - book an appointment here today.
Is you dog suffering from itchy or sensitive skin?
Well, Petmania are here to advise you on the causes of it, how to spot it, and of course how to remedy it.
If your dog is showing signs of itchy, flaky, or inflamed skin, a mud therapy or treatment bath might be the right way to go.
Mud therapy and treatments are formulated to rejuvenate, cleanse, and protect your dog’s skin and coat, leaving your dopg not only feeling amazing, but looking amazing too.
There are three types available at Petmania:
- Skin Soothing Therapy Bath & Styling
- Muscle & Joint Therapy Bath & Styling
- De-Shedding Therapy Bath & Styling
Of course, even if your dog looks great, and you reckon their skin is in top shape, they might be suffering from problems you can't see.
Muscle and joint pain can really impact your dog, and Petmania want to help you notice and then remedy it.
On their website, you can find a rundown of the causes of pain in dogs, such as stress and obesity.
They also have a list of signs to look out for; for example, if you're dog has difficulty climbing stairs or is sleeping more.
But don't worry, if you spot similar signs, Petmania can help with their Muscle and Joint Therapy Bath & Styling treatment.
Now that you've learned all you need to know about dog grooming, let's take a look at some other ways to keep your pet in their best health.
#FitPetChallenge
Petmania's #FitPetChallenge is underway, and here's what to do:
- Get your pet out for exercise every day for two weeks - whatever exercise you want, as long as they get moving!
- Take pics out and about with your pet, use the hashtag and share it on Facebook, Instagram tagging Petmania.
- Nominate and tag three friends to take on the #FitPetChallenge too.
- Then donate to Petmania's GoFundMe which is raising funds for various Rescue Centre partners across Ireland.
For more information pop over to the GoFundMe page or Petmania.ie.
Petmania have also launched Operation TranPAWsmation.
It's aimed at helping prevent obesity in Ireland’s pets, as well as leading the way to healthier, happier dogs and cats.
The campaign is in its sixth year and experts will be giving top advice and easy every days step to set your pet on it way to a healthy lifestyle.
Experts include vets, Petmania groomers and members, who all have a passion for pets and know what they're talking about!
They'll all form part of the panel of experts free webinar on 26th March, and one of them has even joined us on iRadio recently!
(Vet Carol Doyle)Vet Carol DoyIe chatted to The Hub recently.
Carol is a small pet veterinarian in a practice in Ashbourne, Co. Meath and is the human companion to her cats, Nala and Donal, two horses - Indie and Bella, and her dog Phoebe.
She chatted to Ciarán & Mícheál on The Hub on iRadio to give some helpful tips for you and your pet, and to talk all about Operation TranPAWsmation!
Have a listen here:
The whole initiative is aimed at giving you all you need to help your pet feel the best they can.
According to a recent survey of customers by Petmania, 78% of respondents said that they do not know their pet’s Body Condition Score.
But what is Body Condition Score?
You may think your pet is perfectly healthy, but do you really understand what that means?
Luckily Petmania have a body condition score (BCS) specifically for cats and dogs that you can check out.
It's an international scale to tell you if your pet is the right weight and how you can do this right at home.
BCS is super important for you to be aware of - it means that you can address any health issues with your vet and keep track of their weight.
BCS is a ranking scale form 1-9, with 1 being dangerously thin, and 9 being dangerously obese. while the ideal score for your cat/dog is 4-5.
Keeping track of BCS of your pet means that if your dog or cat is outside the recommended score, you can keep on top of any health implications by taking them to their vet.
To check the Body Condition Score of your cat, click here.
And for your dog, click here.
Throughout Operation TranPAWsmation, Petmania will be covering 5 pillars of pet care:
- Diet, Weight & Body Condition Score
- Dental Care
- Exercise & Play
- Grooming
- Parasite Control
When you sign up, you'll get weekly emails with info, advice and discounts for the pet store website.
And you'll also get 10% off your next purchase when you sign up.
You can sign your dog or cat up from 31st January until 4th April by visiting petmania.ie.
There's even more fun coming your way, with local dog walks in Westport, Sligo and Tralee.
Petmania have an online store as well as stores across the country in the following locations:
Carlow, Dublin (Santry), Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick City x 2, Navan, Portlaoise, Roscommon, Sligo, Tralee, Tullamore, Waterford, Westport and Wexford and our online store at petmania.ie.
