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Safty Tips For Your Pets During Winter
Winter is an especially dangerous time for pets for a variety of reasons, so it’s important that you take the proper precautions to keep them safe. Cold weather poses unique risks for your pet due to the drop in temperature and the chemicals commonly used on roads...
What To Do When Your Dog Gets To Be A Senior
Like people, dogs age. Many problems arise during that aging process that must be properly addressed. Dealing with canine aging issues in the proper way can ensure a more comfortable life for your dog in his golden years. Changes in hearing One way to test your dog’s...
Ways to Help Your Cat Stop Peeing Outside the Litter Box
Addressing Inappropriate Urination When your cat starts shunning its litter box in favor of other places throughout your home, it is definitely not something you want to become a habit. Address the issue quickly with these simple ways to help your cat stop peeing...
Do I Microchip My Pets?
e best way to be sure you're reunited with your pet if it is lost or stolen is to be sure there is a way to identify your pet when it is found. Collars are a great start but unfortunately they are easily removed by people, and they can fall off or break. It is also...
What To Never Feed Your Dog
1. Chocolate: Dark equals dangerous! Bakers and dark chocolate are the most toxic, and milk chocolate if ingested in large amounts. 2. Xylitol: This sweetener found in sugarless chewing gum and candy, medications and nasal sprays causes a rapid drop in blood sugar and...
Your Pets and Gaining Weight
Pet obesity is an increasing problem for most domestic animals. Dogs, Cats, and other pets are at risk for obesity simply due to the nature of being a pet. Most pets are well fed regularly and don't spend enough time exercising to properly balance the calories they're...
Should I Adopt A Pet
The number of euthanized animals could be reduced intensely if more people adopt pets instead of buying them. When you adopt dogs and cats, you save a loving animal by making them part of your family and open up shelter space for another animal who might desperately...
How To Train Your Kitten To Use The Litter Box
First you have to make sure that you have all the proper equipment to properly train a kitten to use a litter box. These items include litter box, litter, treats, food and water. You may be asking why food and water is part of this training but you will soon see that...
How Pet Cameras Keep Us Connected While At Work
It is good to have a pet camera if you are someone that works long shifts or even if you just miss your animal. These cameras are very advanced nowadays to the point where you can talk to and even give your pet a treat. It's good for the animal too because it gives...
Ride Safely! Traveling with Your Dog
How do I make my dogs safe when traveling? All my dogs -- which at one time was four of them -- travel in crates. I bought a mini-van just for them! Within the first week after I purchased it, the middle seats were removed so I could make room for all of them to ride...
Mouth Care For Your Fur-Babies
There are more benefits to a healthy smile than looking good and smelling fresh. Regular brushing can help prevent disease, infection, and tooth loss. All of these benefits are as important to our as they are to their owners. Unfortunately one of the most common...
Getting Your Pet Fixed Offers Many Health Benefits
A very common message to pet owners is to have your pet spayed or neutered. Unfortunately, despite the efforts to spread the word and educate people about the benefits of spaying and neutering, there is still a big problem with unwanted and homeless animals in the US....
Ways To Keep Your Pets Cool
Here are some ideas to keep your dog cool during the hot days of summer: Keep plenty of fresh water out for them. Keep them hydrated. Take regular breaks to cool down if you are outside with them. Use an elevated or cooling bed if your house is a bit warm for them....
Peanut Butter Banana Fur Baby Cake
It’s a peanut butter banana cake topped with a creamy peanut butter Greek yogurt frosting and decorated with an assortment of Milk-Bone biscuits. This cake is doggy heaven. INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup ripe banana, mashed 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter 2 large eggs 1/2 cup milk...
Peanut Butter & Banana Pup-Cakes
Yields: 15-18 cupcakes or two 4-inch round cakes. Ingredients ∙ 2 cups quick oats ∙ 1/2 cup smooth natural peanut butter ∙ 1/4 cup coconut oil or olive oil ∙ 1 mashed banana (preferably overly ripe) ∙ 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce ∙ 1 egg ∙ 2 tsp baking soda ∙ 1 tsp...
Obesity In Your Fur Baby
Pet obesity is an increasing problem for most domestic animals. Dogs, Cats, and other pets are at risk for obesity simply due to the nature of being a pet. Most pets are well fed regularly and don't spend enough time exercising to properly balance the calories they're...
Safety Tips to Keep in Mind With Dogs and Babies
As your dog and baby get to know one another, these safety tips will keep them both safe and they will grow up together. Set up your baby's nursery as soon as you can. By setting up the nursery sooner than later, you give our dog time to adjust and explore this new...
Are Lilacs Poisonous To Cats?
While the common lilac plant (Syringa vulgaris), is safe for all animals, the Persian lilac of the Melia genus is very toxic for cats. The Persian lilac can cause gastrointestinal distress, muscle weakness, tremors, and seizures if ingested. But the common lilac is...
Is Rawhide Bad For Dogs?
Consuming rawhide risks choking and digestive problems, so talk with your veterinarian about whether it's OK for your dog to have. Rawhide for dogs certainly seems like a clever concept, but dogs can find themselves sick and in pain if they eat too much of the...
When Do Kittens Start Eating Food?
Anytime within four to six weeks is when kittens start eating food because it's easy for them to consume and digest. If their mom hasn't done so already, lead them to the dish and gently put a smidgen of food on their mouths a couple of times. Actually, it's OK to...
Tick Control in Dogs
Ticks are parasitic organisms that attach themselves by mouth to the skin of dogs, cats, and other mammals. These parasites feed on the blood of their hosts and can cause toxicosis or hypersensitivity, and in some cases blood loss anemia. Ticks can also be...
Benefits Of Owning A Pet
Pets have always been known as man's best friend (dogs in particular), and while that may be true, it is also true that they are much more than a good companion. Owning a pet is a big responsibility, it puts a person in charge of another life, and the benefits are...
Homemade Dog Treats
Yogurt. Add fresh yogurt to your dog’s meal or make it a cool summer treat by following these directions: Cut eight thin slices from a banana and place one into each reservoir in an ice cube tray. Mix 1/4 cup yogurt with 1/4 cup water, and spoon over the banana...
Why You Should Microchip Your Pets
The best way to be sure you're reunited with your pet if it is lost or stolen is to be sure there is a way to identify your pet when it is found. Collars are a great start but unfortunately they are easily removed by people, and they can fall off or break. It is also...