Blog Profiles: Pet Blogs

Welcome to Blog Profiles! Each week, we select a topic and handful of blogs that do a great job contributing to the conversation. This week’s roundup recognizes a few of our favorite pet blogs. Do you have a blog that deserves recognition? Tweet our writers at @BeyondBylines.

Reading about pets makes me want to be a kid again — they make me feel young, carefree and happy. Pets are great for mental health because they can decrease anxiety and depression. They encourage you to engage more with your surrounding environment and they provide entertainment, unconditional love and companionship.

Every pet has a unique personality and set of behaviors. Cats have the amazing ability to spread a contagious chill vibe and make everyone feel totally relaxed. Dogs spread a contagious energetic and carefree vibe that’s hard to ignore.

These four pet blogs will help you better understand all types of beloved pets and how to improve their quality of life.

1. Pet Keen

The Pet Keen blog tackles difficult topics gracefully and humorously. Pet Keen is a team of pet experts, animal advocates and veterinary review board members who cover topics like pet safety, nutrition and behavior. The blog doesn’t beat around the bush, it gets straight to the facts that you need. Pet Keen provides solutions to the many pet problems that are bound to happen along the way.

Did you recently inherit a bunny? Do you finally have the willpower to commit to an aquarium setup? Been curious about how fast horses can run? Pet Keen has all your answers.

Check out these posts: A Simple Guide to Setting Up Your Aquarium; How to Get Rid of Rabbit Smell (6 Ideas & Tips); and How Fast Can a Horse Run? Fastest Records + Average Speeds.

Follow @PetKeenOfficial on Twitter.

Credit: @petkeenofficial on Instagram

2. Walkin’ Pets

As pets grow older, you have to adjust to their seniority. This is a great blog for help on how to care for your special needs and senior pets. It’s an inspiring blog that’s dedicated to providing educational tips on supporting your aging, disabled and injured friends. Walkin’ Pets encourages pet owners to stay optimistic about their pets living life to the fullest.

I recommend reading these posts: A Sanctuary for 200 Special Needs Animals – Safe in Austin, TX; How to Care for a Cat with Special Needs; and 5 Ways to Make a Senior Dog Feel Young Again.

Follow @WalkinPets on Twitter.

Credit: @walkinpets on Instagram

3. The Unusual Pet Vets

The Unusual Pet Vets mission statement is “to provide outstanding patient and client care, whilst setting a standard of excellence in the veterinary medicine and surgery of unusual pets.” The Unusual Pet Vets is a team of veterinarians and veterinarian nurses in Australia. The veterinarians offer care to a range of exotic pets, including “birds, reptiles, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, amphibians, mice, rats and even fish.”

The blog contains educational content with downloadable PDFs on exotic pets. The veterinarians and veterinarian nurses even participate in field research projects, about which you can find more information on the website.

Find out more about exotic pet care with these posts: Caring For Goldfish; Hand Rearing Companion Birds; and Ferret Enrichment Ideas (11 Tips and Tricks to Keep Your Ferret Entertained).

Follow @TheUnusualPetVets on Facebook.

Credit: @theunusualpetvets on Instagram

4. ASPCA | Matt’s Blog

Matt Bershadker, president and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), writes regular posts for the ASPCA blog. He’s committed to animal welfare, rescue and protection.

As a leader in the animal welfare community, Matt’s dedicated to providing services and leading efforts to help alleviate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pets. Matt’s blog provides a wealth of information to educate yourself and plenty of inspiration to embrace your love for animals.

Learn more about animal welfare by reading these posts: Be Prepared to Deal with Pet Poisons; Why Expanding Access to Pet-Friendly Housing Is a Critical Animal Welfare Issue; and The Lifesaving Results of Animal Relocation.

Follow @ASPCA on Twitter.

Credit: @aspca on Instagram

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