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Learn where to go in Pasco County to adopt a pet. Discover information about caring for your pet, clicker training your pet and animal careers.
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Cat Care Books

  • Cover ArtASPCA Complete Cat Care Manual - Andrew Edney
    Call Number: 636.8 EDNEY
    ISBN/ISSN: 0756617421
    Covering everything cat owners need to know, this practical guide to looking after the most popular pet in the US provides detailed information on every aspect of cat care.
  • Cover ArtCaring for Your Aging Cat - Janice Borzendowski
    Call Number: 636.8089 BORZENDOWSKI
    ISBN/ISSN: 1402726139
    This guide explains such things as how to help an older cat with grooming, how to recognize the diseases that come with age, and how to tell if the animal is in pain or discomfort. End-of-life questions—such as euthanasia and hospice care—are discussed frankly and with compassion for both pet and owner. Full of heartwarming case studies, this is a book for everyone who has the good fortune to live with a cat.
  • Cover ArtFat Cat Thin - David Alderton
    Call Number: 636.8089 ALDERTON
    ISBN/ISSN: 0600616533
    This illustrated, information-packed guide contains essential advice on nutrition and metabolism, assessing your cat’s health, exercise, medical problems, and looking after your feline’s well-being.
 

Pet Care Books

  • Cover ArtPet Clean-Up Made Easy - Don Aslett
    Call Number: 636.0887 ASLETT
    ISBN/ISSN: 1593373309
    This book gives pet owners all they need to keep their homes sparkling and their pets happy and safe. Learn how to clean up any pet mess and how to prevent such mishaps in the future.
  • Cover ArtWhen Your Pet Outlives You: Protecting Animal Companions After You Die - David Congalton & Charlotte Alexander
    Call Number: 636.08 CONGALTON
    ISBN/ISSN: 0939165449
    This resource guide provides the most current information on providing for a pet. Included are sample legal forms, names of pet law specialists, addresses of pet retirement homes and sanctuaries throughout the U.S., a report on all relevant state statutes, important court decisions affecting people and their pets, and precise details on how to set up a pet trust.
 
 

Spay or Neuter Your Pets

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Vaccinations

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Dog Care Books

  • Cover ArtASPCA Complete Dog Care Manual - Bruce Fogle
    Call Number: Bruce Fogle
    ISBN/ISSN: 075661743X
    An essential guide for anyone who has a dog or plans to adopt one, this comprehensive reference contains all the information needed to keep a dog happy, healthy, and in top condition.
  • Cover ArtFat Dog Thin - David Alderton
    Call Number: 636.7084 ALDERTON
    ISBN/ISSN: 0600616541
    This guide explains how to maintain a dog’s optimum health, what kinds of foods and feeding work best, and how to go about exercising your pet. Find out how age affects weight, how to plan for fitness, and how to prevent a relapse once the goal is reached. A listing of ideal weight by breed tells you what’s right for your best friend.
  • Cover ArtThe Living Well Guide for Senior Dogs - Diane Morgan
    Call Number: 636.7 MORGAN
    ISBN/ISSN: 0793806186
    This book informs pet owners about how to maintain a senior dog's quality of life and help to ease the transition into old age. It provides information on a variety of topics such as how to tell if a dog is a senior, how to train the senior dog, and how to keep him healthy and well groomed. The book also focuses on how to identify age-related symptoms of some common problem behaviors, such as aggression, which is often caused by pain and certain hormonal diseases.
 

Exotic Pet Care Books

  • Cover ArtExotic Pet Behavior: Birds, Reptiles and Small Mammals - Teresa Bradley Bays, Teresa Lightfoot, Jorg Mayer
    Call Number: 636.0887 BAYS
    ISBN/ISSN: 1416000097
    In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns -- sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination -- this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity.
  • Cover ArtThe Exotic Pet Handbook - David Alderton
    Call Number: 636.0887 ALDERTON
    ISBN/ISSN: 1842157558
    This guide covers a wide range of animals, from birds and reptiles to invertebrates and fish. With clear color photographs depicting each species and step-by-step techniques, this handbook will ensure these amazing creatures can be kept safely and successfully at home.
 

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  • Cat Care Information Sheets  
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    These information sheets cover many common cat issues including claws, letting the cat out or not and much more.
  • Dog Care Information Sheets  
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    These information sheets cover many common dog issues including digging, chewing, potty training and much more.
  • Non Profit Spay Neuter Clinics  
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    This website lists local, low-cost spay/neuter clinics and details the reasons why you should spay/neuter your pets.
 
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