Age affects us all and our dogs are no exception. It can be difficult to watch your dog grow old. Old age affects everyone differently, so learning how to care for your dogs as they age can be a challenge. Does your dog have hip problems? Did your dog recently go blind? Does your dog not eat like they used …
5 Ways Dogs Help Ease Depression Symptoms
Dogs are more than friends to people, they’re another member of the family. When we’re suffering from depression, we often look to our family for help. Dogs are fantastic at relieving our depressive symptoms just when we need it the most, and here are 5 great ways that they do it: Dogs make us responsible When we’re suffering from depression, …
Best Pet Insurance – Comprehensive Guide for 2017 | LendEDU
If you’re like most pet owners, you feel as if there is nothing you wouldn’t do for your pet when they’re sick or injured. Rushing a sick pet down to the veterinarian’s office is instinctive, but it can also be very expensive. Would you even hesitate paying a $2,000 surgery bill with your pet lying on the table? What if …
NOISE PHOBIAS – Stop the Suffering!
If your pet suffers from noise phobia, you probably cringe every time thunderstorms are forecast. Instead of celebrating the Fourth of July, you probably dread this firecracker-filled holiday. Dogs in particular, with their keen sense of hearing, often suffer from noise phobia and their frightened behavior can be stressful for their owners as well. As if your pet’s trembling and …
Pet Cardio – The Frisbee
Playing Frisbee is the logical extension of playing catch. But there are some important differences between Frisbee and ball playing, and pets can profit by engaging in both cardio activities. With Frisbee, the object is not supposed to hit the ground first-and many dogs and cats delight in the high leaps necessary for retrieval. Another wonderful aspect of the game …
Protecting Your Pets from Dangerous Mosquito Bites
How to Protect Your Pets from Mosquito Bites Mosquitoes aren’t only drawn to humans, they also bite animals, including our pets. Mosquito bites for animals are just as aggravating and irritating as they are to us, and animals can also acquire diseases from mosquitoes, such as West Nile virus and heartworm, which are transmitted by mosquitoes. And, since we, humans, …
Pet Care Options for Hospitalized Seniors
As an elderly adult, there might be occasions when you get sick or may even need to go to the hospital. During these occasions, you will surely worry about your pet. Animal care is not always easy on the elderly and when you are away, you get anxious wondering who will take care of your pet. Statistics show that the …
The Dog In A Man’s World
Although dogs have been living with man for thousands of years, always remember that when you share your home with a dog you have taken him into your world. While amongst the most adaptable of creatures, dogs’ natural curiosity and playfulness can get them into serious trouble in a man’s world. It is, therefore, up to you not to take …
AA-CHEW! Allergies & Pets
If you suffer from allergies and are considering a first-time pet, there are some breeds of dogs and cats that are less apt to irritate allergies. Among dogs they are: poodles, terriers, Portuguese water dogs, Irish water spaniels and American water spaniels. Among cats, the Rex and many of the shorthair breeds tend to be less allergenic. WHAT YOU CAN …
Guide to a Healthy Happy Parrot
Ideas contributed by members of the Parrot Fanciers’ Club – Dennis Cleary, Dennis & Lisa Umstead, Diana Baker, Barbara Engle, Karen Feller, Carol & Elise Mayo. Ask your vet to do a mixed culture of your parrot. (Culture of the cloaca & throat.) One lab fee instead of two. Infection can be treated with just one antibiotic. Certain types parts of avocados …