Supplements for animals

Just a quick thought on vitamin/mineral supplementation in the diets of our canine/feline/equine/small animal pals...

We encourage people to add fresh, unprocessed foods to companion animal diets. Things like raw or lightly steamed chopped vegetables, cottage cheese, yogurt, and fatty fishes like canned mackerel or salmon make wonderful additions to an animal's diet. Things like leftover Chinese take-out or pizza do not.

We also feel as though supplementation is an important part of a healthy animal diet. There are some really great products on the market today and we carry a number of them.
Products by The Wholistic Pet, Wysong, and Animal Essentials have all proven to be effective for us and our customes as we work to get and keep our pets healthy.

We've had especially good luck relieving some of the pain and limited mobility of older pets with joint problems. Also remember that flea and tick season will soon be on us and an animal with a robust immune system repels fleas and ticks much more effectively than an unhealthy animal.

Even the best of diets is sometimes lacking in a complete spectrum of nutrients, so please consider a good quality supplement in your pet's diet.

Vincent...Canine Criminal

This is a mug shot of Vincent, recently charged with

criminal canine activity (i.e. playing, acting like a dog)

at the Arboretum.

Let's Get Our Dog Park

The topic that we've been hearing the most about at the store lately (besides the naked chicken issue) is that of our lack of a dog park in the area.

Despite the fact that there are many dog owners in the Roslindale, JP, West Roxbury area, this area continues to suffer from a lack of "legal dog space". This seems even less forgiveable given the fact that there are active dog parks in other parts of the city - Peters Park in the South End and The Boston Common.

With newly increased vigilance in the Arboretum from the Park Rangers, it's hard not to feel frustrated with our lack of a sanctioned doggie space.

We feel as though it's time to put some renewed effort into getting all of us a legal dog park in our neck of the woods. Please contact us with your thoughts and ideas.

Animal Communication at The Pet Cabaret

Well, we met the coolest animal communicator the other day. Her name is Janet Kennedy and her site is The Four Directions. Janet did a reading on our dogs Mary and Marley.
We've started taking the dogs home from work a bit early because Janet said they were getting a bit tired at the shop all day. I think that the whole "meet and greet" thing is very tiring to them, and we've definitely noticed that they seem happier and a bit more relaxed since they've been working a little less.

So now we've realized that the whole animal communication thing is of great interest to many people and we've asked Janet to come in and do a talk for us. She has graciously agreed to do on Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 at 7:00 PM.
She will also do brief readings for the first five people that sign up for the lecture. Please note that the lecture is free, but the fee for those readings is $25.00.
We really think that this is a great opportunity to learn about the subject of animal communication with a sensitive and thoughtful guide like Janet. If you're interested in attending, please contact us here at The Pet Cabaret.

Congrats to our pal Jester!

This is our pup pal Jester, owned by our human pal David of Madrigal Shih Tzu. Jester took Best Puppy in this, his first show, and we're just kvelling over it all. He's a happy boy with a bright future. Jester dines on Artemis Small Breed food as well as on other delicious bit of food that David provides.

In the words of John Waters...

"There will always be plenty of chickens and plenty of eggs..."

Miraculously, the chickens seem to be reproducing in our store windows. Where there used to be only one or two there are now about twenty. Clearly all the noteriety has gone to their heads...and elsewhere.

Now everyone can have there very own chicken to love.

Come on down to The Pet Cabaret. Henrietta awaits.

The chicken that won't be choked....

Hi all,

Just to let you know that the Henrietta Chicken controversy continues to affect the daily lives of all Roslindale residents.

Please join us tomorrow morning at approximately 8:30 - 8:45 AM on the Karlson and McKenzie show on Boston's WZLX radio (100.7 FM) to fully understand the impact that this rubber renegade has had on our quiet little corner of the world.

Hope you all are listening in.

Lisa and Lisa

SugarLump R.I.P.

Our longtime buddy SugarLump passed away earlier this week after a bout with bone cancer. SugarLump was a good and true friend and loved by many humans and dogs alike.
We will miss her deeply.

Our condolences to her mom Sharon.

Get Well Wishes to Caesar

This is our pal Caesar.




He is a Dogue de Bordeaux and was rescued by two really cool people, Dave and Katie. He has a good home now after a rough start and is recovering from recent ACL surgery. We're all trying to get him healthy and keep him that way. He loves visiting us here at The Pet Cabaret... I don't think the treats have anything to do with it.