February is Responsible Pet Owners Month and if you are a senior with pets or if your senior loved one has pets it’s the perfect time to make sure that those pets are getting everything they need. Everyone wants to be a responsible pet owner, but sometimes it’s hard to know how to accomplish that. Seniors can struggle sometimes to take the best possible care of their pets because as they get older they may find some aspects of pet care more challenging than they used to be.

Senior home care is fantastic for seniors with pets. When seniors have senior home care to help with household chores and pet care they are able to get the many benefits of having pets without the struggle of doing things like cleaning litterboxes or walking a dog every day or lifting large heavy bags and boxes of pet supplies. Senior home care can also help seniors use these tips to be responsible pet owners:

Look Into Home Vet Care

These days there are plenty of mobile vets that will come to the house to give your pet routine health exams, vaccinations, and checkups. Some vets even offer at home maintenance visits for conditions like diabetes. Getting home vet care can make pet ownership much easier for seniors. And it’s easier on pets too, since many pets don’t like to go to the vet. Getting the medical care they need in a comfortable and familiar setting is a great thing to do for pets. 

Order Medications In Bulk

Medications that pets need every month like heartworm preventatives and flea and tick preventatives should be ordered in bulk so that they can be given on the same day each month and seniors won’t have to worry about whether or not they have the medicine their pet needs. Seniors can often gets large discounts if they buy a year’s worth of medication at once which can really cut down on the cost of pet ownership. 

Pet Supply Delivery Is A Smart Way To Stock Up

Shopping for pet supplies can be tough for seniors even if they have help from senior home care. Pet supply delivery from online stores is the perfect way for seniors to get the heavy supplies they need for pets like large bags of food, cases of canned food, or large boxes of litter. And with senior home care to help bring them into the house and get them put away seniors won’t have to worry about making sure they have enough pet food and supplies. 

Wash Beds And Blankets Once A Week 

Pet beds and blankets should be washed once a week with an unscented detergent in hot water. This will cut down on allergens for pets and for seniors. It will help improve the air quality inside the home and ensure that pets have clean bedding all the time to sleep on. Senior home care can help seniors with laundry, especially heavy laundry like large pet beds and blankets.

If you or an aging loved one are considering hiring Senior Home Care in Greenville, SC, contact Heart of the Carolinas Home Care at 864-991-3116.  Providing Home Care Services in Greenville, Simpsonville, Greer, Anderson, Spartanburg, Mauldin, Seneca, Laurens, Charleston, Columbia and the surrounding areas.

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Edward Harrison

Founder at Heart of the Carolinas

Edward Harrison founded the Heart of the Carolinas Homecare in 2007 when he saw there was a need for caregivers that provide non-medical home care services, at a price that most people could afford. It was standard in the industry to require hourly minimums and it was common to be assigned a caregiver, not matched with one based on your individual personal needs. Edward understood that to make a successful relationship between caregiver and client, skills were not enough, personality and compatibility plays as much a role as do skills.

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