Pets, like children, require proper care and attention to ensure they don't get bored and bite the mailman. Pamper furry ankle biters with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of pet gifts, toys, and accessories at The Silver Collar Pet Boutique, located inside Metairie Small Animal Hospital in Metairie.

High-quality petcessories line the shelves of The Silver Collar Pet Boutique, which stocks collars and carriers from brands such as Up Country, NOLA Couture, and Sherpa. Surprise a favorite feline with catnip fortune cookies ($5.98) or a laser exerciser beam ($5.99) that shoots out a red light resembling the beams that shoot from feral cats' eyes to mark their prey. Dog-sized LSU jerseys ($22.49) reward canine loyalty toward hometown sports teams, and dog cookies ($1.99) allow pets to live out their dream of eating from the table with pastel ice-cream cones, lobster, and pizza-shaped cookies.

Puppies dressed in spider costumes ($14.50–18.50) can confidently attend Halloween parties and appear in public without newspaper publishers uncovering their identities. Silver Collar’s broader selection of pet-lover gifts includes T-shirts and picture frames as well as pet-odor elimination candles ($9.99) scented like cinnamon apples, which disguise animalian smells such as wet fur and homework breath.