TrustMyPets Editorial Team
The TrustMyPets Editorial Team brings together multi-disciplinary veterinary and animal behaviour expertise, covering general pet care education across health, behaviour, and welfare topics. Content focuses on authoritative, evidence-based, and practical guidance for pet owners worldwide, drawing on professional veterinary guidelines and peer-reviewed research.
- Credentials
- Collective of veterinary and behaviour professionals
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- General
Authored Guides
Adopting a Dog From a Breed-Specific Rescue
Breed-specific rescues operate very differently from general shelters, with tailored screening processes and longer wait times. This guide explains how these organisations work, what to expect during the application, and why patience often leads to a better match.
Pet Memorial Rituals When Loss Happens Away From Home
Losing a pet during a holiday or family trip is devastating and disorienting. This guide covers processing grief away from home, transporting remains, locating cremation services abroad, and building a meaningful memorial ritual.
Grieving a Pet When You Live Alone: A Full Guide
Losing a pet is painful for anyone, but living alone amplifies the silence and disrupted routines. This guide covers coping strategies, rebuilding daily structure, and finding support networks that truly understand pet bereavement.
Spring Parasite Prevention: What New Pet Owners Get Wrong
New pet owners often misunderstand when to start parasite prevention and which products to use. This guide covers timing mistakes, product types, and why year-round protection is essential for dogs and cats.
How Indoor Pet Cameras Help You Monitor Behaviour While Away: What Normal Activity Looks Like and What Footage to Share With Your Vet or Sitter
Indoor pet cameras give owners a practical window into their animal's unsupervised world, turning hours of footage into actionable health and welfare information. This guide explains what normal at-home behaviour looks like, how to build a useful baseline, and exactly which clips to share with your veterinarian or pet sitter.
How to Support a Child Through the Death of a Family Pet: Honest Language, Memorial Rituals, and Recognising When Professional Help Is Needed
The death of a family pet is often a child's first encounter with loss, and the way caregivers respond shapes how children understand and cope with grief for years to come. This guide covers honest communication strategies, age-appropriate memorial rituals, and clear indicators of when professional bereavement support is warranted.
Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Your Pet's Daily Life: A Room-by-Room Guide to Reusable and Low-Waste Alternatives
Pet ownership generates a surprisingly large volume of single-use plastic waste, from food pouches and packaging to disposable grooming items and conventional waste bags. This room-by-room guide outlines practical, vet-informed swaps that meaningfully reduce environmental impact without compromising your pet's health or comfort.
Importing a Dog Into Brazil: MAPA Health Certificates, Breed Documentation, and What to Expect at the Border
Brazil's MAPA agency enforces some of Latin America's most detailed pet import rules, and a single missing document can mean delays or refusal at the border. This guide walks owners through every step, from microchipping and health certificates to what VIGIAGRO inspectors check on arrival.
Non-Toxic Spring Cleaning Products That Are Safe for Homes with Dogs and Cats
Spring cleaning can expose dogs and cats to hazardous chemicals found in everyday household products, including pine-based disinfectants, quaternary ammonium compounds, and essential oil cleaners. This guide identifies the riskiest ingredients and provides practical, vet-informed alternatives for a thorough clean that does not compromise pet safety.
Recognizing Feline Cognitive Dysfunction: A Veterinary Guide to the Signs and Management
Feline Cognitive Dysfunction Syndrome (CDS) affects many senior cats but is often dismissed as normal aging. This guide outlines the DISHAAL diagnostic criteria and management strategies for owners.
Planting a Memorial Garden: Pet-Safe Flora for Remembrance
A veterinary-approved guide to creating a living tribute for a departed companion. Learn which plants are safe, durable, and symbolic for your memorial space.
Carnival and Mardi Gras Pet Safety: A Veterinary Guide to Parades, Beads, and Noise
Navigate the chaos of Carnival season safely. From preventing noise anxiety to avoiding toxic street foods and costume hazards, here is your professional guide to protecting pets during the festivities.