Submitted by Lisa A. Yackel, CVPM, PHR

Hospital Administrator at Case Veterinary Hospital

Submitted by Lisa A. Yackel, CVPM, PHR

Hospital Administrator at Case Veterinary Hospital

A couple weeks ago, my daughter's teacher asked her class if anyone could take home the class fish and care for them during the Thanksgiving break. My daughter begged me to volunteer and, because I do not want fish of our own, I agreed, hoping this would be an easy way to appease her fish desires for a while.

It doesn't get much cuter than kids and animals! 

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My 3-year-old's hermit crab died Saturday night, and I had to break the news to him yesterday. I was a little nervous about how he would take it. He loved his little crabbie. And my daughter had a hermit crab die a while back and was nearly devastated by it, so I was not looking forward to this discussion.

Submitted by Lisa Yackel, CVPM, PHR

Hospital Administrator at Case Veterinary Hospital

Having a dog in the family is almost like having another child. Sure, you can leave them alone for extended periods of time and they don't have much of a social life, but they do require considerable time, effort, and financial support. In our family, we have three human children and two canines.

Pets are indeed special to us and the joy of raising and bringing up a pet is indeed incomparable.  We have given them care and affection, and received so much more in return from our sweet furry pets.  Which is why loving them is no big deal at all for us.  For those of you who thought that you need to give your pet the best services while you are away, you don’t need to worry because you can always turn to pet sitting today.  These services are very popular today as there are so many people wh

Tiny, the “tired” hermit crab, was more than not active. She actually had not come out of her shell at all since we got her, and then I realized I hadn't seen her move at the store either.Here's a helpful hint: always buy a hermit crab that is actively walking around. I knew this already, but in the bustle of selecting everything at the store, we neglected to take notice.

After a couple months of talking about it, my husband and I finally took our kids to get pet hermit crabs on Saturday. We went to Earthbound Trading Company in the Oglethorpe Mall where they have a variety of hermit crabs in cute painted shells. The girl who assisted us was very knowledgeable and helpful.