My Poor Mat

Kelly and I recently bought this memory foam mat that felt incredibly plushy. Stepping on it almost felt as if your feet had sunk into the ground. It is the most prized piece of mat in the house, and so we positioned far far away from our two rascals.

However, our efforts were in vain. Their fur were already making their way to the new mat. It's almost like how plants and flower pollinate the Earth. They follow you under your feet, and then lay to rest on our precious carpet. Pet owners know what it's like to remove fur from clothing and mats. To put it bluntly, it's simply a pain in the ass.

It was then that I recalled about an item we bought from the Taiwan Pet Expo this year, solely to fight the spreading of fur that's taking over our fabrics.

Though there's already many similar products in the market in Singapore, what caught my eye were the words "Washable & Reusable". We haven't actually gone through all our loot from the Pet Expo. With a short prayer, we unpacked it and put it on, pinning all our hopes on this untried product.

 It wasn't anything fanciful at first glance. Plain o'l gloves with a fabric feel at the back. However, something was different at the palm area. Its made of this synthetic material that doesn't stick like lint stickers does. So now, its time to get it to work!








A picture says a thousand words. A video, is a whole different level. Lets watch.




The glove did exactly what it was made for, to remove fur. I haven't tried it on clothes yet, but I believe it will work as good as lint removers or stickers. The difference between lint removers and this glove is that you can easily use it to dig deep into edges and corners of your sofas and beds to remove those irritating furs that has been stuck there for centuries, simply because it takes the shape of your hands and fingers.

 Apparently there are already tons of demo videos on Youtube for the SwiPets gloves. It really works!

We are always looking out for better pet products at PawMart. Many more tests and reviews to come!

All videos are recorded via our smartphones, thus the slight grainy video texture.

That's all we have to start off the month of October. Oh my it's almost the end of the year. 

Time flies, doesn't it?

Travis

PawMart

Odor odor odor... Gone!

We recently tried out Odorgone, an air deodorizer by Halo Pet Products. The results were amazing. We are truly impressed!

How it works

Odorgone is made up of bio enzymes and essential oils (the kind humans uses). When sprayed into the air, It then seeks out organic wastes and eliminates any odor causing bacteria.

Its anti bacterial effect also helps to prevent future bacterial growth and the recurrence of bad odor. Best of all, its eco friendly, and safe for your family and pets.

The Test 

We tried it at our doggies' sleeping area, which were situated in our bedroom. Yes, they have managed to steal their way in years ago, taking up a quarter of the space. We have to get past them before reaching our own beds everyday. Naturally, there will always be a kind of odor lingering when you have two dogs and humans in the room. I'm not saying that it smells, but there's certainly room for improvements. Leaving the windows opened didn't help much too. Without any wind, the air in the room is quite poorly circulated. Furthermore, with the recent haze, we're probably better off leaving the windows closed.

We used our first two sprays and what greeted us was a fragrance like no other. Odorgone was not like your everyday commercial air freshener. It has a light and soothing taste to it, somewhat like lemongrass mixed with vanilla. If my mind didn't play tricks on me, it brought a kind of freshness to the surroundings, I felt a tinge of a stress relieving effect at that moment.

You know how commercial air fresheners that you buy at the supermarkets is like. The air will instantly smell like a man with heavy cologne that just exited the lift. Everything goes back to normal in less than 10 minutes Sometimes the freshener's flavor will mix badly with the odor in the room and make everything worse. We wanted to see how effective Odorgone was, and we left the room to carry on with the day's business.

It was only until night when we returned, and we have totally forgotten about our little experiment in the day. While brushing my teeth, I suddenly recalled about the product test. Breathing in hard, I really can't smell anything funky in the room. The doggie odor did come back a little the second morning, so I tried Odorgone again. Same gentle fragrance, same effect.

It has been five days since we tried our Odorgone. Its smelling lesser like a dog house and more like ourselves. The only way to eliminate the dog odor totally was to remove the two of them from the room. Every time we tried, Peanut will be whining outside and Sasha would be scratching at the door asking to be let in. The heart wavers, and everything goes back to square one.

Other areas to use Odorgone

We had some ideas on where we could utilise this product to its fullest. Some other areas we thought we could use Odorgone were:

• Toilets
• Grooming Areas
• Cat litter boxes
• Shoe Racks
• Store rooms

We were thinking of using it on shoes and stuff, but that's another trial for another time. Just to add on to what was said above, We were using Odorgone for Cats. The Cat and Dog series are of different formulas, and we found the Cat's series had a more appealing fragrance.

Do remember that this product should not be used directly on your pet's!

Do try out Odorgone by Halo. As a fellow pet owner, we recommend it from our own user experience. Please approach us at PawMart for a sample today if you wished to try it out. It only costs $26.90 for a fresher smelling room. Totally worth it!

PS: Just to add on to what was said above, We were using Odorgone for Cats on our doggie bases. The Cat and Dog series are made of different formulas. We simply found that the Cat's series had a more appealing fragrance. Information from Halo was that both series are interchangeable, and has no adverse effects on either species. 

XX Crossing out Ticks.... XX

Hi Everyone!

It was the season of doggie parasites last month due to the hot and humid weather. Lots of doggies that came for grooming had ticks and fleas on them. We had a few busy months getting rid of these pests for the doggies, thus the lack of posts... ( Excuses...)

With the abundance of ticks, we decided to do an experiment with some de-ticking products we had on hand. The two that we tried were BioX d'Bug Spray and Remove Tick & Flea Biocontrol Powder.

Just a slight introduction on these two products.

BioX d'Bug

Safe and Ecofriendly is their tag line. This product is claimed to be safe for mammals and birds. Non staining and non flammable. Targets effectively at ticks, fleas and mites.

I have been using BioX d'Bug for almost a year. I would apply on a tick infested dog before even the deticking process starts. The reason for doing this is because the ticks would immediately fall off the dog once the spray touches them. It is that amazing. The ticks must really hate the solution for them to do that.

It would have normally taken me another thirty to forty five minutes to remove them as they are often found latched on the skin, refusing to budge. Though effective, the remainder of the ticks would still have to be removed one by one. A de-ticking process would normally take two to four hours, depending on the state of infestation.

Alot of customers who had tried to remove the ticks themselves often left the insects' heads still embedded on their pet's skin. This would eventually cause skin irritation to your pets. What's worse? If you have accidentally squeezed the tick before removing it from the skin, bacteria from the parasite would flow back into your pet, causing a possible tick fever. Each tick would have to be removed wholly by a groomer or vet with utmost care.

Remove Tick & Flea Biocontrol Powder

Uses naturally found microbes to target pests like ticks and fleas. It paralyses ticks and fleas and kills them within a week. Safe and non toxic and contains only natural materials. Effective on larval, eggs and adult stage of pests.

It was my first time trying out this naturally made powder. Personally, I was skeptical about it. It was similar to Diatomaceous Earth, a naturally occurring sedimentary rock that can be made easily into powder form. Damn "Chim" (hard to understand) ... The layman way of explaining how it kills pests such as fleas and ticks? Just think of a powder that's so fine it goes into the carapace of the ticks and kills them from the inside out, piercing through their innards...

Ok ...  too descriptive there.

From my observation, the tick in the video looked irritated with the amount of powder around it almost immediately. It was observed to be moving away from the powdered area. Activity weakened after 30 mins, and by day 1, the tick rolled over and died. The same thing happened to the other 15 ticks I put in. Smaller ones dies faster. The largest tick died after 4 days.

End Note

The purpose of this post is not to compare the two products, but to offer other alternatives to flea and ticks removal other than the usual Frontline, Spot On, Flea collars etc.  You can have the strongest and most effective pet pesticide in the world applied on your pets, but how many of them are truly made for the animal's well being? Would it kill your pets along with the pests?

You will never know.


Travis @ PawMart

An Afternoon At Cat Cafe Neko No Niwa

Date: 2nd May 2014

Time: 1600 hrs

Weather: 35° Scorching Sun with no clouds 

I believe that most cat lovers in Singapore would have already visited the first ever cat cafe in Singapore, Neko No Niwa. We had a little expedition to the cafe, just to chill and relax on a hot Friday afternoon.

The cafe is located on the second floor of the shophouse rows at Clarke Quay. Upon arriving at the entrance, we were greeted by an elegant ambiance. You would enter through a sliding glass door and what awaits you behind them is the cooling air conditioning!

First thing to note when you arrive there is that your shoes should never enter the cat play room. You are to remove your footwear, no questions asked... So wear something that you can just slip off your feet easily!

Right after that, there will be a short briefing by the staff on the do's and don'ts when you are inside the playroom. Just a few simple rules, nothing hard. Each group of customers are given a booklet with short introductions about the cats stars in the cafe. I guess this is so that you need not meow your way through the cafe when trying to interact with the cats... Hmm..

So, a cafe has got to have drinks and cakes isn't it? How do we order them?

The booklet that you have received has a number on it. For example, if you are #19, you can just go over to the counter and order your drinks and quote them the booklet number. Simple and efficient.

Drinks and snacks there are not of exorbitant prices. Prices ranges from $1 for mineral water, and coffee or tea at $2.80.  I just love how they make the tri-colored coffee, and that exquisite cup cover! No furs will be in your coffee with that!

The cat trees they are using are of the highest quality. Cat owners would have heard of the brand "AeroMark" before. They are made of solid wood. Sturdy and strong, when accompanied by some soft cushions, you get a perfect setting for your cats!

You must be wondering why are they all sleeping? We visited during their afternoon nap time. If you are going, do make a evening appointment after 4 PM. They only started waking up when we were getting ready to leave..zzzz...


Well, watching cats sleep do have a soothing effect on your mind. It makes you relax, slow down, and appreciate the beautiful things around you. Look at them closely and you would realize what beautiful creatures they are.

They even have Catopoly there, if you want to play. 

The overall experience was quite a good one. It is a great hideout from the unforgiving weather, saving us from a meltdown. Ambiance was great, with soft music and just enough sunlight shooting into the room. A great place to spend your weekend afternoons away.

There's just hardly any quiet cafes left in Singapore, away from screaming children and buzzing traffics. Its even quieter then the library. Its just amazing how people will automatically talked softly when surrounded by cats.

We simply loved it. 5 Stars!

Before we go, can anyone guess what's this for? ^-^

Have fun guessing. 

Or

Simply visit Neko No Niwa and ask them!

MEOW!

Signing off,
The Team @ PawMart

Enhanced Our Ride!

Well well.. We've finally found time to do up a new post. Hoped everyone had a great time during Chinese New Year!

As announced last month, PawMart's pet taxi is now enhanced with pet safety harnesses! The new Pet Vehicle Safety Harness comes with a fully padded vest, breathable mesh liner inside for comfort and heavy duty steel components (tested to 1300kg). The best of all is that it fits all vehicles! Simply clip it on the seat belts and you are all set to go~

Why are Vehicle Harnesses important?

I'm sure some pet owners who drives would have experienced this. Imagine ...

Scenario 1 

You are driving along the highway with your dog at the back seat. An inconsiderate driver in front of you brakes suddenly, causing you to jam your brakes too. At this moment, you might have forgotten that your pet is seated at the back seat. The sudden braking sends him/her flying off the back seat, landing in an awkward position. To make things worse now, you can't stop at a highway to adjust your pet back to a safe position. What comes after is that you would be so distracted by your pet's whining that it hinders your good judgement. A simple trip out with your pet has now become more dangerous than ever.

Scenario 2

You are driving with your pet at the front passenger seat. I know that some of us like to let them sit at the feet compartment area, hoping that they will stay still throughout the ride. Most often then not, they would try their best to climb up to your lap and cuddle with you, if they are small enough. Now you have a dog on your lap, trying to give you kisses every now and then. The driver gets distracted again, endangering himself and other motorists.

With the pet vehicle harness, your pets will no longer be wandering around in the vehicle while you are driving. The steel clips integrates with the seat belt tension device to provide a range of motion when traveling but locks during sudden stops.  At least now, you have less worries about them when there is a need for sudden brakes.

Milo the Westie was our first customer to try out the new harness! Milo loves watching cars and likes to look out the windows while traveling on our pet taxi trips. This time round, he was snuggled nicely into the harness and sat still throughout the trip. He still gets to move around the back seat, but this time round, we know he is much more safer.

At PawMart, your pet's safety is our utmost concern. If you own a vehicle and likes this product, you can buy it from our web store at www.pawmart.com.sg  Comes in four different sizes. Get it now for a safe journey on the road with your pets!

Till next time.

The Team @ PawMart

2013, The Year In Review...

As we embark into 2014, let us review our year, in numbers..........

170 Days of Pet Sitting/ Boarding

Pet Sitting / Boarding would be our most popular services among all others. With a total record of 170 incident free days, you can be rest assured that your pets are in our good hands. By filling a simple form, we would have all critical information recorded for emergency contacts, preferred vet clinics and food allergies that your pet have. Any further instructions that you might have for us would be given at the face to face meet up prior to the pet sitting period. You certainly can enjoy your holidays without worries when you leave your pets to us!

100 Pet Taxi Trips

A simple pet taxi trip may turn disastrous with a careless driver. At PawMart, we don't take safety for granted. Each trip is driven with care when transporting your pets. We provide carriers for the protection of your pets, just in case they get restless and starts jumping around in the backseat. We also have a water proof canvas in place to prevent them from falling below the seats. 

Why should you use our pet taxi service instead of a normal cab? 

1. Unlike most cabs, we do not require your pets to be in a carrier during the car ride. This reduces stress from travelling for your pets.
2. You no longer need to wait for cabs by the road with your pets, which at most times, unsuccessful when there are few cabbies who are willing to transport animals.
3. You don't need to listen to the driver grumble about your pet's fur drifting in the cab.
4. We understand that pets tend to salivate, thus we have a water proof canvas ready to catch all that drool!
5. Most importantly, we are animal lovers ourselves!

In 2014, we will be upgrading our seat belts to pet friendly harnesses. This will surely enhance your pet's safety while travelling in our vehicle. Stay tuned for more updates on our blog!

42  Food Donation Trips to Shelters

We had a fulfilling year, doing our part to support donation drives for both Madam Wong Animal Shelter and Oasis 2nd Chance Animal Shelter. All food donations are transported down to the shelters free of charge. With a good process system in place, rest assured that your donations will reach the shelters. For more information, do read our blog post on the donation process at http://pawmart.blogspot.sg/2013/08/the-donation-process.html










Food supplies for the animal shelters largely depends on kind donations from the public. So do start the year with a donation to a good cause! If you do not have a vehicle and have difficulties to bring the donations down yourselves, please do not let that feeling stop you from donating. PawMart is always here to assist with the shipping! Simply order them from our website under the Donations tab, and we will process your order and shipping from there. Hassle free!

36 Blog Posts

Since moving our events page to this blog spot in May 2013, we have written 36 posts in total. Thank you for taking time off to read about us, and forgive us for any bad grammar that you may have spotted in our posts. Some may say blogging is no longer relevant or trendy for businesses, but we still believe that we can convey our messages to our customers through our writings. Do read our blog when you are feeling bored on a train ride, waiting for a next appointment, or even before going to bed!

5  Outdoor Events

Even though we are an online business, we believe that we should step out of the Internet and reach out to pet owners in person. To achieve this intent, we participate and sponsor outdoor events every year. This year, we were involved in a total of 5 outdoor events:

1. Movie Mob Pet Fiesta by Honda/ APE
2. SPCA World Animal Day
3. Causes For Animals Howl-o-ween Dog Contest
4. Cat-In-A-Box Flea Market @ Lock+Store
5. Christmas Market by Animal Lovers League and Cat Welfare Society 

Even though the world is much digitalized now, we must never lose the human touch! That is why we still do deliveries ourselves as much as possible, so that we can meet up with customers and their pets in person. A small chit chat goes a long way to building a great friendship!

1 New Addition to the Household

As all of you would have guessed it, it's Madam Bear! She's been staying with us coming to more than three months now. I think she had earned her place as a PR . Our two dogs are also very respectful towards her, always respecting her boundaries and never once did they try to snatch her food away.

Although she's still being boarded at our place, we already treat her like one of our own. Our everyday lives now revolves around her. Waking up an hour earlier everyday to prepare her food in the morning, changing the diapers, cleaning and bandaging her skin sores and to exercise her limbs. After a day's work, we come home for another round of the same activities we did in the morning. She's receiving acupuncture treatments for her front legs currently. Taking care of her made us understand the meaning of resilience and perseverance. We would like to thank all the donors and sponsors who came forward to help her, and she wouldn't have made it this far without all of you. Cheers! Visit her Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mdm-Bear/371578456293499




That roughly sums up 2013 for us. May all of us have a prosperous 2014 ahead!

A Million Thanks for all your support,
The Team @ PawMart

Madam Bear's Gizmos

Hellooo everyone, I'm Madam Bear. Guessed you guys must have heard or read a lot about me from my Facebook page and through all the blog posts the Humans had been writing. It's coming two months since I came to live here, after that fateful accident that left me weak and worsened my arthritis. Nevertheless, the Humans have been busy taking care of me while I  recuperate. Living like a queen now!

I was so bored of just laying around today that I decided to hijack the Human's computer while they were out.  So you guys might be wondering, how do the humans take care of me everyday?

My daily schedule:

• 9.30 am               Breakfast

• 9.45 am               Wound cleaning, body wipe down

• 10 am to 3 pm      Nap. Humans goes out to find food.

• 3 pm to 4 pm       Walk myself (in the house)

• 4 pm                    Ends up laying in a different area, waiting to surprise Humans when they come back                                   

• 8 pm                    Humans comes back with food, dinner time!

• 8.15 pm               Exercise with Human's help

• 8.45 pm               Wound cleaning. Tired. Sleep

• 1 am                     Tumble to another part of the house to sleep, so Humans can be surprised again in                                           the morning.

I can't really walk much nowadays. I don't bark like Sam ( right: the other Golden Retriever who is staying with us for this month) when I want something (too much pride). When I'm thirsty, I'll just fake them with my sad eyes and lick my mouth to show that I'm hungry or feeling parched. Muahahaha....




Anyway, there are three very important items that helps me daily. They are quite useful for someone old with arthritis like me. I would like to share with you today...

We'll start off with this.. My favorite water bottle! It's a pet mobile drinker that can control the flow of water. With a controlled flow, it doesn't wet my pretty face and have the water straight to my mouth! It fills approximately 330 ml of water.

Previously when my ugly feet wounds were still raw, the Humans always wrap me up with this. It writes "Vetrap". Guessed it means Vet Wrap. Bad spelling.... Its a bandage for animals and it sticks on itself without using extra tapes. I didn't know 3M made bandages. God bless them, for making most things stick-able. Best of all, it doesn't get dragged off whenever I try to get up. I hope it comes in other colors. I really hate blue... I liked my previous yellow and pink bandages more!

Next, we have the ... Diapers *shy* .... Due to fact that I'm quite immobilized, I had to sometimes do my "lady business" right there and then. The ones I use are from Petio. It comes with a small oval hole at the back for my tail. It also prevents the ... err... poop, from getting stuck inside the diapers. Without this clever invention, I'm most likely to be laying on my "stuff" everyday... Yikes... The diapers soaks real good, leaving me dry every moment of the day.. Comes in 16 pieces a pack, lasts me for about one week.






I'm actually much better now with the meds given by the vet. I have been standing on my own a few minutes every day, just to move myself away to a cooler spot where I can sleep better. On days where I feel weaker, I would just sleep it off, only waking up for meals. Overheard that the humans might want to bring me for some acupuncture therapy... OMG...

Oh Ya! My favorite meal now is kibbles with milk! Its just like the KoKo Pops cornflakes the humans are having, just that mine are made of lamb meat. I'm currently having Avoderm Lamb kibbles, with Cosi Pet's Milk. Being old with a weaker set of teeth, I prefer my food soft. Previously the Humans tried so hard to coax me into eating dry kibbles. They even mixed can food and boiled chicken meat on the kibbles! I didn't fall for it of course. I would just finish up the meat and leave the kibbles untouched. Lalala ... TRY HARDER..... Well, the Humans just don't get it...

           

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Oh sh*t... I hear them coming back. Better start tumbling back to my bed.  Talk
to you guys next time!

Regards Restless,
Mdm Bear

What are we, without You?

Just yesterday, we received an encouraging SMS from a customer. The nice lady also wrote us a long testimonial. This was certainly a testament of what we had set out to do when we started the company. We would like to share it with you guys here. Below is Karen's email to us, unedited except for the email address and contact number due to privacy concerns.

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Sender Details
Send Date	2013-11-13 21:38:02
Name	Mickeygal
Email	(confidential)
Contact Number	(confidential)
Message	Dear All, I would like to recommend Pawmart to all pets owner in singapore! Because this is the best pet food online store and best service I have met. My story with Pawmart, Ms Kelly, was 1yr ago, where I am searching online purchase for my dog food (as I do not have time to visit the pet shop), and I search "pet food online singapore" on GOOGLE website. Although Pawmart was not shown on the 1st page of the search, but I somehow by chance manage to click Pawmart.com.sg on the next page of Google. Everything start with a SMS from me to Kelly. She reply to my SMS promptly and answer to my queries, and able to make delivery arrange to me without any delay. That was the 1st time I had online order for my pet food, which after calculating, the pet food that I bought (with Pawmart) was 20% cheaper than buying from pet shop after member "discount". In the past 10yrs, I have been buying pet food from normal shops by my own, and carrying the heavy stuffs back home! But buying from Pawmart solved my buying hassle completely! My 1st delivery order came on time, delivered by Travis, with a smile. And I received a "Pawmart Reward Card"! I kept it with me. 2months later, I need a pet food order again, I remembered Kelly, so I SMS her, delivery arrange..etc. And this goes on, one fine day, only then I realize, wow...I have been such a loyal customer, with a completed reward card all stamped! And I get my rewards, its a $15 discount. It is such a good news for me, because it means my pet food order this time is $15 cheaper! My story with Pawmart was such a great one, because they not only solve my buying hassle, they also solve my dog's grooming hassle! Basic grooming or Full grooming, not a issue for me at all. Because Kelly and Travis are able to make arrangement according to your preferred date and time, do the grooming service at your home, while you able to continue with your housework, tv, computer..etc. Travis has recently done Full grooming for my medium size dog, and he really put in the effort to do the best and not interrupting me while I am having a group chat with friends. He took more than 1hr, as my dog needs nail cut, shave down with matted furs. Next is bathing time, I passed him the towel, and I saw some red scratch marks on his hand, but he did not complain to me (I knew it's definitely done by my dog). I am so sorry to see his reddish scratched marks, and the sweats on his face, but still talk to you with a smile. He has shown such passion and professionalism! Thank you Travis! I am really glad to have known Kelly and Travis, you both are great! The 1st SMS message is such a worthwhile, because it bring me as another friend to you, and it bring you both another loyal customer! Thank you and keep up the great job! Regards, Karen & Mickeygal

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We had only known and served Karen for a year since 2012. Her testimonial could be the best birthday present that we had ever received ( yes, we are both November babies). This year, we had also received quite a number of good reviews from our customers, old and new. You can read them up under "Recent Posts by Others". It just reassures us that we are on the right path. Your feedback are really important to us!  Thank you!

Though it's impossible to please everyone, we will continue to do the best we can for our customers, in terms of customer service and responsiveness.

YOU

are the reason that keeps PawMart going. 

For Passion, and Purrrrrfection!

The Team
PawMart

A Small Contribution to Causes

Just last Thursday, we finally delivered our donations to CAS (Causes for Animals - Singapore). It had been delayed for a week due to the heavy rain that always happens in the afternoon. This contribution was in line with SMU PAW's Howl-o-ween Photo Contest. The contest had an overwhelming response, and thus we donated the pledged amount of $250 worth of merchandises. A total of 8 cartons of cat food were donated.

Off we drove in the heavy rain towards Seletar Farmway. We had never visited that part of Singapore even though we are about a 20 minutes drive away. Many turns we made before arriving at the shelter, thanks to our unintelligent GPS.

We met up with the volunteers of CAS and were about to leave when they graciously offered us into the shelter to give us a short tour. We were introduced to the dogs there, and they welcomed us with lots of licks. Each kennel was surprisingly clean. Travis was practically in awe with the cleanliness. So in awe was he that he totally forgot to take pictures of the shelter *slap*. The volunteers really did a good job maintaining the area.

What does CAS do?

Basically, they receive either food or monetary donations from public, and distributes them to the various shelters in Singapore. Some of their beneficiaries include Oasis 2nd Chance Animal Shelter, Gentle Paws and Exclusively Mongrels. For kind donors who do not know which shelter should they help out with, they can approach CAS. All donations will then be divided equally among the various shelters.



If you are keen on donating food to CAS, you can always approach us at PawMart . We already have a donation system in place for Oasis Shelter and Mdm Wong Shelter. You can read more about CAS at https://www.facebook.com/causesforanimalsSG

We liked the CAS mission statement, " Helping the Helpless, Loving the Unloved." Strays depend much on human feeding or at their best, forage for food in our trash. They are not like wild monkeys or wild boars that have the innate ability to feed off nature. They are gradually endangered by us due to the growing developments in our small city state. Recently we heard a case of an injured stray mongrel, Piglet (click to know more about her). One of her hind legs had to be amputated due to a road accident. Luckily for her, she was rescued and brought the vet in time. We heard from the rescuers that she's doing better now, currently still staying at the vet's clinic.

I'm not trying to be preachy here, but I really like and believe this verse in the Bible, quote

Genesis 1:26 - Then God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.'

Though we can't save them all, let us try our best and make a difference for them, one at a time.


Signing off,
The Team
PawMart

(Dog) Food For Thoughts 2

Just some updates on price changes. Natural Balance has done it yet again. Prices are going nowhere but up, up and up. Suppliers has provided us some alternatives and we now share them with you. This post features the comparisons of the Weight Control formulas, Lamb formulas and Fish formulas.

Natural Balance Reduced Calorie                                        AvoDerm Natural Canine Weight Control   Price Per LB: $8.60                                                                           Price Per LB: $4.70
First Six Ingredients: Brown Rice, Chicken, Duck Meal, Lamb Meal, Oatmeal, Barley	First Six Ingredients: Ground Whole Brown Rice, Ground Whole White Rice, Chicken Meal, Rice Bran, Oatmeal, Avacado
Natural Balance Lamb Meal and Rice                                                          AvoDerm Natural Lamb    Price Per LB: $7.10                                                                                                                   Price Per LB: $5.60
Ingredients: Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Ground White Rice, Rice Bran, Canola Oil, Lamb	Ingredients: Lamb Meal, Ground Whole Brown Rice, Ground Whole White Rice, Oatmeal Rice Bran, Chicken Fat(Preserved with mixed Tocopherols)

Natural Balance Lamb Meal & Rice                                              Zignature Lamb Formula Price Per LB: $7.10                                                                                Price Per LB: $6.30
Ingredients: Lamb Meal, Brown Rice, Ground White Rice, Rice Bran, Canola Oil, Lamb	Ingredients: Lamb, Lamb Meal, Peas, Pea Flour, Pea Protein, Flaxseed
Natural Balance Sweet Potato & Fish                                               Avoderm Natural Dog Salmon  Price Per LB: $7.80                                                                                  Price Per LB: $6.30
Ingredients: Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes, Salmon, Salmon Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with natural mixed tocopherols), Potato Fiber	Ingredients: Peas, Salmon Meal, Potatoes, Pea Flour, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Tomato Pomace (Source of Lycopene)

We are dog owners too and we understand that sometimes its just hard to just switch brands. One of the things to consider about would be whether my dog would adjust to it or not. If you buy new dry food and they don't eat them, what's the point? Well, I always feel that its worth the try. In the end, their welfare is our utmost priority. Our pockets, second to that.

The illustrations above are just for your considerations. Sorry if I angered any Natural Balance fans. No offense intended~ Look out for the next Dog food for Thoughts post. We have more comparisons to share. With that, til next time. Byeee

Signing off 

The Team

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