Want to improve your own wellness? Take some cues from your cat or dog.

Here are a few to put on your radar:

• Take a daily walk
• Play more
• Give unconditional love and support
• Make sleep a priority
• Stretch often
• Shade yourself from the sun

The statistics are shocking. An estimated 9,000 animals are killed in shelters every day. Broken down further, that’s more than six pets dying each minute.

We’ve been hearing a lot of buzz about vaccines. So, when it comes to vaccinating our pets, should we? Some veterinarians argue that vaccines can lead to immune-mediated conditions, cancers and organ-related illnesses. The flip side of the argument is that vaccines have greatly decreased the amount of infectious viral diseases we see. Vaccines are an important consideration for our pets’ general health care. Whether a particular vaccine is right for your pet is a discussion you should have with your veterinarian.