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It’s the holiday season! The holidays are a time for family, which includes pets. If you want to include your pets in the seasonal photos or festivities, OVRS has some tips for you. Use this guide to make your pet look festive for your holiday parties and photos without adding a lot to your to-do list:

Santa Hats

If you are looking for something easy and festive, it is hard to beat a Santa hat. Versatile enough to work for any animal from a dog to a lizard, Santa hats add some instant holiday cheer. You can even get some with your pet’s name embroidered across the front to make it even more special. Santa hats are an easy accessory to use for a matching family photo. And most pets will tolerate them at least long enough to take a festive snap for your holiday card.

This holiday season, show the cat lover in your life how much you love them with one of these perfect cat-centric gifts for cat lovers. We cat lovers adore our feline friends so give us something that celebrates our (sometimes unreturned) devotion to these small, independent creatures. If you are looking to buy a gift for a cat lover in your life, this guide from OVRS can help:

Cat Clothing

From cute socks with cats to a witty shirt with a quote like “People I Like: Cats,” cat clothing is usually a winning gift. If your friend or family member likes to declare their love of cats to the world, this could be the way to go. There is a wide variety of cat-centric clothing available to give to anyone from your feline loving niece to your cat obsessed neighbor. Best of all, every time they wear the article of clothing, they’ll think of you!

The holidays are upon us. If you are like us, you are probably deep in the depths of holiday shopping. You might also be struggling to come up with good holiday gift ideas for dog lovers who are friends and family. As you start to check your gift list, the team at OVRS has some tips on shopping for the dog lovers in your life.

Holiday Gifts for Dog Lovers: Matching Sweaters

Michigan winters are not for the faint of heart. What better gift for a dog lover than a matching, warm sweater set for them and their dog? Think of the picture opportunities for this special someone and their special pup with an adorable matching sweater set.

Hiring a pet sitter is a great way to keep your pets comfortable at home without causing anymore upset to their holiday season. Holiday plans often have us traveling far from home. Although we’d love to have our pets with us on all these trips, it is, unfortunately, not always possible. 

Pets are definitely more comfortable in spaces they know. Keeping them at home can help them stay calm as you travel. Use this guide to find the right pet sitter for your holiday travel needs:

Holidays full of food and gifts, love and heartwarming memories of time spent together are cherished traditions for most every family. It is natural that we want to celebrate the holidays with pets as well since they play an important role in our family. Think about ways to include them in your holiday traditions and maybe even create new ones with your pets in mind.

Your team at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services wants to share our ideas for ways to celebrate the holidays with pets, keeping safety in mind. 

There are so many holiday gifts for cats and cat lovers. Humans have adored cats for millennia in Egypt and palaces in the Far East. It’s no wonder that we want to lavish our kitties this holiday season. With the endless array of gift options out there, how can you narrow it down?  

Your friends at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services are here to give you 7 suggestions for the best holiday gifts for cats and cat lovers. Let’s take a closer look!

Can you feel it? The frazzle with the dazzle that comes this time of year. Chances are, if you are feeling a little overwhelmed by the holidays, your pet may be feeling it too. Stress during the holidays is common, and you may have found ways to cope with it, like meditation and yoga. But what about your pet? 

Oakland Veterinary Referral Services aims to give you our suggestions for keeping the chaos from causing issues with your pet. Here are some of our favorites for giving your pet a stress-free holiday.

The holidays are a time of joy and merriment, where loved ones gather to exchange gifts and make memories. There’s food, family, decorations, and stress. No wonder the holiday season sees a spike in the number of pet emergencies we see.

During the midst of the celebrations and festivities, your curious pet may be up to, or more appropriately, in to something they shouldn’t. Let’s look at how you can avoid a pet emergency this holiday and keep the happy in Happy Holidays.

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and most of us are anxiously awaiting all of the delicious foods. The turkey and gravy, the stuffing, the fluffy rolls fresh from the oven, and – oh boy – the pumpkin pie! Thanksgiving is truly a time for giving thanks for all of our bounties, including the delectable dishes.

Unfortunately, the holiday season is also rife with pet emergency cases relating to pancreatitis and other gastrointestinal problems. Your friends at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services want to explain why pet pancreatitis is a serious emergency that should give you pause before letting Fido partake in the holiday feast.

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When it comes to gift giving, pets rank right up there with the rest of our loved ones as recipients of our goodwill. Shopping for pet lovers can also be fun, but choosing a gift for them, or for our pets, isn’t always simple and the options are nearly endless.

We love animal-related gifts here at Oakland Veterinary Referral Services, and we hope our list of holiday gifts for pets and pet lovers alike will aid you on your shopping adventures this season!

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