Litter Training Your Adopted Kitty
Here are some tips that may help with litter training an adopted kitten: Have the litter box set up before you bring your kitten home. The box should be in a quiet place away from the eating area. When arriving home with your new kitty, show her where the litter box...
Looking After the Pets During the Holidays
Pet care during the holidays For all those who are planning on being away from home during the upcoming holiday season there are a few things that need to be looked at to ensure the welfare of pets. This article only looks at the situation of being unable to take...
Our Pet’s Bones and Joints
Our Pet’s Bones and Joints In many ways, scientific study of anatomy is a celebration of the body’s ingenious architecture. Just the mere fact that babies are born toothless for the practice of breast feeding and then sprout teeth months afterwards is a suggestion that such phenomena that occur in...
Pet Insurance Policies – Some Useful Information
Pet Insurance Policies – Some Useful Information Firstly, what is pet insurance? Pet insurance covers the costs of veterinary bills should one’s pet become injured or ill. In addition to this, some policies will pay out if the pet dies or is lost. The reason for pet insurance is that...
Pilling Cats
Pilling cats can be a “nightmarish” experience. Cats don’t want something pushed down their throats, and they’ll fight with all their might to prevent it. In fact, it’s amazing how powerful their small bodies can be. Here are some ways to make the pilling process easier and less stressful – for both...
Probiotics and Pet Health
Microflora and the Gastrointestinal Tract The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of all healthy mammals contains approximately 400 species of microflora or microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, fungi and protozoa. These microorganisms are acquired at birth from the mother, and later from the environment, and are necessary for the health and proper functioning...
Probiotics for Pets’ Digestion
Does your pet have digestion problems, diarrhea, skin problems, food intolerances, or other chronic health problems? Supplement with a high quality pet probiotic to restore your pet’s healthy gut, and chances are you’ll improve your pet’s health. A probiotic, sometimes referred to as good or friendly bacteria, is a microorganism...
Puppy Socialization
Puppy Socialization Until they reach 16 to 18 weeks of age, a puppy will be in a socialization period. This period is the most important and critical in its life. Every effort should be made to socialize your puppy; meaning to expose him or her to a variety of positive...
Stop Cat Urine Smell by Removing Cat Litter Box Waste
Stop Cat Urine Smell By Removing Cat Litter Box Waste Cat urine smell is one of the most powerful pet odors imaginable. If you don’t scoop the cat litter box and dispose of her waste, your kitty may deposit her waste all over your home. This article gives you some advice...
The Cat that ate Montecito: Feline Obesity
The Cat that ate Montecito: Feline Obesity The doorbell rang. “Do you have a shaggy Siamese?” Basil Pussy Willow had one fatal flaw: he loved cars. Not riding in them, but hiding under them. A neighbor directed me to where my Himalayan kitten lay on the street, killed instantly by...
The Difference Between Cats and Dogs
The Difference Between Cats and Dogs Why is it so difficult to train a cat to COME or SIT – a behavior which dogs learn with ease? Your dog learns this in 5 minutes but it could take you 5 weeks or more to do the same with your cat....
The Golden Years: How to Love a Geriatric Pet
The Golden Years: How to Love a Geriatric Pet Our sweet pets. They love us unconditionally through all of our family expansions, strange hair-dos and weight gains. We’re quick to place them into the arms of strangers when we go on extended trips, arrogant in our expectations of them to behave. They move with...
The Siamese Cat
The Siamese Cat This enigmatic cat originates in Siam, the place we now know as Thailand. Siamese cats were highly honored by generations of Siam’s kings—so much so that they were kept in the royal palace. Talk about the royalty of the cat world! They were trusted to protect the palace and monasteries from...
They Call It Dog Breath For a Reason
Dog Breath – may be a sign of poor dental health! It’s shame that most dog owners don’t realize that dental hygiene is as important for their dogs as it is for themselves. Teeth that have been neglected are subject to several types of mouth disease just like their human...
Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy – A New Solution to an Old Problem
Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy – A New Solution to an Old Problem A ruptured cranial cruciate ligament is a fairly common-and very painful-knee injury among human athletes. Dogs are also susceptible to this problem, but not because they play football. For dogs, this is a long-term progressive disease that can...
MSE – Multiple Stabilized Enzymes
MSE – Multiple Stabilized Enzymes MSE™ (Multiple Stabilized Enzymes) contains various enzymes including: protease lipase cellulase amylase (mainly a-amylase) lactase glucase phytase maltase (a-glucosidase Also included in MSE are numerous strains of yeast, fungi and bacteria. In addition, multiple stabilized enzymes contain crucial vitamins and minerals, as well as detoxifiers. WHAT MSE DOES: The major advantage of using...
Tired of Vet Bills?
Tired of Vet Bills? Do you make a lot of trips to the vet’s office? Do you spend your hard Photo Credit: Ikayama via Compfight cc -earned money on vet bills because your dog suffers from chronic ailments? Give your dog or cat the nutrition he needs, and chances are you can spend...
Training Your Dog to Lay Down on Command
Training Your Dog to Lay Down on Command Training your dog to obey commands is an important part of pet ownership . When your dog is properly trained, it is much easier for you to communicate with him and this enhances your relationship. In addition to making him mind you,...
Training Your Dog to Stay
Training Your Dog to Stay A properly trained dog is a joy to be around for both the owner and anyone else you happen to come in contact with. Not only will it make for a better relationship but it can help save your pet from being hurt or worse,...
Urine Marking in Dogs
Urine Marking in Dogs Why do dogs engage in urine marking? Among dogs, urine marking is territorial behavior. An intact (uncastrated) male dog will instinctively mark his territory with his urine. A well-trained dog may not mark indoors in familiar surroundings, but as soon as he is moved to a new...
Use the Best Tools When Training Your Dog
Use the Best Tools When Training Your Dog Although we cannot completely humanize a dog, we can, however, have successfully trained, well educated dogs, without making machines of them. To be thoroughly convinced of the truth of this statement, you have only to attend a dog training class, where you...
Why Does My Pet Eat Grass?
Are you concerned when your dog or cat eats grass, then throws up afterwards? You’ll probably feel relieved to know that pets eat grass because their bodies need it. Dogs and cats have been eating grass for a long time. In fact, grass is so popular among dogs that one species, dog...
Your Cat’s Health
Your Cat’s Health Cats need only be provided with decent shelter, food and water and they will be quite healthy most of the time. Like any other living thing, however, they can get sick and can come down with anything from a minor cold to a major ailment. As a responsible...