Pets Articles
Restraining and Picking
Up an Injured Dog
From: Dr Andrew Jones Author: Veterinary Secrets Revealed
http://www.veterinarysecretsrevealed.com A dog is injured… what
now? I was recently called out by the local Police on an emergency
visit. A dog had been hit by a car on the ...
Weekly At- Home Pet Health
Exam
From: Dr. Andrew Jones Author: Veterinary Secrets Revealed
You have probably never had any medical training - let alone given
your pet medication. This course (this article is the first of
a 7 part course) will not turn you in to a ...
Cats and children does it
fit?
Cats are know to give various benefits to their owners but
does this also apply to children? Yes it does providing you introduce
your child to the right behavior towards pets. Cats can help to
increase the wellness of your child. It is no ...
Fleas and other parasites
We all love our cats and we treat them as good as we can.
There are still diseases and parasites that your cat can get no
matter how good you take car of the cat. Once you know that your
cat has a parasite or a disease you need to take it to a ...
Do I need a cat furniture?
There are different kinds of cat furniture you can choose
from like cat condos, cat trees and others. Depending on where
you live and what kind of design you prefer, you have different
choices of cat furniture. If you life in a suburban area or ...
Tropical freshwater aquariums:
Importance of proper temperature inside the tank
Many fish keepers house fish without basic knowledge of
how-to create a suitable conditions and environment for their
pets. Depending on each species, you should know it's natural
habits not through the breeding period only, but through the ...
Dog Figurine Collecting
What makes dog figurines one of the most popular collectibles
in the world? Well it's not that difficult to figure out. Dogs
have always been known as man's best friend. They are enjoyed
and appreciated by all who are able to keep them as ...
Why filter your aquarium
There is probably no more important equipment than the fish
tank filter is in any aquarium. In order to let all newbies understand
this problem, first it's necessary to realise that every natural
process generates outputs and takes inputs as ...
Fish tanks and presence
of rocks inside them
Every aquarium is a unique ecosystem and you will probably
spend long months until you find two relatively similar fish tanks.
No matter that there are too many hobbyists who keep fish as their
pets, no matter that they use same water-pipe, no ...
Before you buy fish
I am writing this article to tell you something about aquariums
in general. However, not about those big aquariums which can be
found in Zoo's or museums, but about home fish tanks. Of course,
if you have a castle, or really big house, your ...
Why we don't train our dogs:
5 of the best excuses.
There are almost as many dog-training excuses as there are
dog owners. Here are five of my particular favourites - not because
they justify not training a dog, but because they show how poorly
people understand dog training, and dog training ...
Training Your Dog With a
Clicker
In this article I am going to discuss clicker training and
its use in training dogs. Most people have heard of clicker training
but have no clue what it actually is, in this article I will discuss
what clicker training is, how to start using it ...
Bathing Guinea Pig
Normally, guinea pigs are clean, and if you do not clean
their cages regularly, they will possess that aroma that is lovely
and familiar. What would help is bathing your pet and keeping
their skin and hair healthy. Some people bath their guinea ...
Personalized Custom Dog
Tags - Not Just For Soldiers Anymore
In today’s modern world there’s hardly anyone who is
not familiar with the pair of silver, oval metal tags worn by
soldiers and servicemen both now and in eras past. The common,
familiar name for theses identification tags is “dog tag”
...
Improve your cat’s health
and well-being with wall mounted ramps and perches.
It’s a fact, cats like heights! Whether it's for better
observation, dominance over other cats or to get away from stresses,
we don't really know. If you’ve ever watched a cat you realize
that there’s two places they want to be, perched high ...
Buying an aquarium? Consider
a custom tank.
You can purchase a stock aquarium; there are some great
sizes and shapes. But what if you have an irregular sized corner
or perhaps you are considering having an in wall aquarium. In
these instances you either have to get a smaller aquarium ...
Grow Your Own Catnip
Catnip may be a good way of getting a lazy, overweight cat
to engage in some exercise. Reactions to Catnip vary from anxious
nervousness to high excitement. Different cats react differently.
When a cat detects the catnip's scent it triggers ...
Dog Breeds I
hope that the following article will help you to better empathize
this topic. There are likely more dog breeds in the world at this
moment than there are dissimilar strains of bacteria! Okay, that
was a flimsy exaggeration, but ...
Dog Training Tip
Dog training is the responsibility that YOU signed on for
when you brought your dog through your front door for the first
time. The whole dog training experience can be pleasant for BOTH
you and your dog. Dog training does not have to be hard or ...
Save $1000s Fighting Common
Pet Pests
There are several cheap and natural ways to fight common
pet parasites, several of which are outlined below. These methods
have the double bonus of being inexpensive and environmentally
friendly. Natural Flea Remedies – Natural methods of ...
Just great, my dog has Worms,
now what?
It can be a devastating and disgusting diagnosis when a
Veterinarian tells you that your dog has Worms. Even worse, you
may actually see the Worms coming out of your dog or in their
stool, if they have Roundworms or Tapeworms. Trust me when I ...
Top 5 Reasons Why Heartworm
Prevention for Dogs is Vital and Cost Effective
Heartworm prevention in dogs can seem like an expensive
and unnecessary treatment, but it is vital to your favorite dogs
health and by extension your pocketbook. Although you may have
never known a dog who succumbed to heart worms, it is a very ...
Train Your Parrot: Accessories
No environmental examination when you train your parrot,
can be complete without an evaluation of accessories-chewing,
ringing, holding, climbing, swinging, preening, and "bopping"
toys. The easiest, least expensive, and most accessible of ...
Cat Cancer-A Brief Explanation
For cat owners, there's nothing more terrifying and distressing
than to find out that your beloved feline companion has developed
a malignant tumor or tumors. In order to give your cat the best
chance to survive a case of feline cancer, it's ...
Cat Hyperthyroidism-A Brief
Introduction
As cat owners, there's nothing more distressing than finding
out that your feline friend is sick. In the case of a disorder
such as feline hyperthyroidism, the consequences can be severe
and have the potential to rob your pet of its health, ...
Cat Kidney Disease-A Brief
Overview
If you're a cat owner, you want to ensure that your feline
friend enjoys the happiest and healthiest life possible. In order
to help make this possible, it's important for you, as the pet
owner, to be educated about feline health issues. While ...
Dog Cushing's disease-A Brief
Overview
Unfortunately, as dog's age, their risk of developing health
problems increases. There are several different medical conditions
and diseases which affect middle aged and elderly dog far more
than young dogs, one of which is dog Cushing's ...
Dog Diarrhea-Causes and Prevention
As pet owners, one of the most frequent problems we have
to deal with is diarrhea, especially with dogs. While dog diarrhea
is not an illness in itself, it's a symptom of another underlying
problem. In many cases, canine diarrhea is not a sign ...
A Brief Introduction to Dog
Liver Disease
The canine liver is a vitally important organ, one which
is involved in practically all biochemical processes and physiological
pathways. As a result, when one of the many possible forms of
dog liver disease arises, the consequences can be ...
Pets-Should Their Calories
be counted Too?
Your pets are as precious to you as your children are. To
some people they are the only children that they have so you need
to take care of them at all times. One of the most important ways
to help maintain your pet's health is watching what ...
How to keep your Pet's Teeth
Clean
Just as people's teeth can, pets may be affected by a variety
of dental diseases if their teeth are not given regular attention.
While cavities tend to occur more infrequently in pets, dental
diseases can cause bad breath, swollen or bleeding ...
An Introduction to Pet Health
Insurance
As much as people do not like to think about their beloved
pets falling ill or getting injured, it can still happen, and
treatment can be expensive. In order to provide an alternative
for pet owners who fear that they might not be able to afford
...
What to Look for when Buying
Pet Food
Most pet owners put as much thought and care into feeding
our cat or dog as we do to feeding ourselves. Browse the pet food
section of your local supermarket and you will see an incredibly
large choice of cat and dog food to choose from, and ...
Arthritis in Dogs
Arthritis in Dogs Arthritis is probably the most common
serious condition affecting dogs (about one in four or five) and
one of the most difficult to treat. Unfortunately, there is currently
no known cure for arthritis - in dogs or ...
Harness your dog!
There’s an old saying that goes “when you know better,
you do better.” That extends to everything in life, right down
to how we treat our pets. These days most veterinarians are recommending
that dogs wear harnesses instead of collars. Harnesses ...
Giant Dog breeds
Giant Dog breeds refers to those breeds whose height
and weight classified them into largest ends of all dog breeds.
Although there are no universal height or weight breed as giant,
some measures will consider them as giants ...
Big Back-to-Back Victories
on Victoria
Meucci Ranch of Byhalia, MS now boast as the home of 2007
Open weanling World Champion Halter Colt and Open Weanling World
Champion halter filly! This took place on November 1st at the
Will Rogers Memorial Stadium in Ft. Worth, Tx. The John ...
Doggy day care – taking
care of your pet the right way!
The moment you become a dog owner, you have a responsibility.
That is to take care after your pet, provide him/her with everything
needed and most importantly love him/her. We are taught to offer
our dogs plenty of attention as they are ...
8 Signs of a Healthy Puppy
Are you looking for a happy and healthy puppy? Make sure
you find what you're looking for by following these simple guidelines
to determine whether or not the puppy you're looking at is healthy.
Thousands of people across the world acquire ...
Are Boy Dogs Better Than
Girls?
Are you looking for a new puppy and can't decide if a boy
or a girl is best for you and your situation? Look no further.
This article will lay to rest some of the common myths and "myth-conceptions"
of male and female puppies. Most people ...
Dog Cough: Understanding
the Causes
As you would expect from humans, dogs tend to cough for
many different reasons. In fact, the underlying causes of dog
cough are too diverse to describe comprehensively but some of
the more common factors known to cause dog cough include ...
Dogs – wonderful companions,
lifetime friends!
The advances of the Internet technology have brought us,
regular computer users, a large array of benefits. Today, we can
use the World Wide Web to research the subjects we are interested
in and the results are generated in less than a couple of ...
Homemade Dog Foods
Many dog owners are turning to homemade treats verses store-bought
or processed treats and snacks. The health benefits of homemade
dog treats parallel our human need to snack healthier and live
healthier lives, so it only makes sense that we ...
Why you need dog pillows
"Every man needs his bed and every dog needs his pillow"
could be an urban saying nowadays. As you don't like sleeping
on the floor, the same goes for your dog and you can not leave
your companion to sleep on something so uncomfortable and ...
Dog Traning and Puppy Traning:
Find out how?
Training a puppy is not something everyone can do. It takes
a lot of patience, a lot of work and a lot of understanding. Done
right and you have a dog that will listen to every command and
always do as they ask, done wrong and you could have a ...
Read before you have your
next pet
Many people and families would like to have a pet. Yet not
all people realize the responsibilities of raising a pet. Caring
for a dog cat bird or a fish perhaps lies on all the members of
the household. That’s why the decision of getting a pet ...
All About Cats
First cats were domesticated at about 4000 years BC. Today's
house cats resulted from interbreeding of north-African and European
wild cats. They can be white, black, grey, red, or combination
of two or more colors. Cats are independent, ...
What are the real costs
of starting a Pet-sitting business
Now that you have decided to free yourself from working
for someone else and be able to select your hours and work schedule
by starting your own pet care business, you need to get down to
some serious thinking about your business costs. Costs ...
Energy Costs and Your Pet-sitting
Business
As energy costs rise, I see more and more pet sitters struggling
to keep afloat while we cruise along much the same as always.
Granted, pet sitting business startups pay as much for fuel as
everyone else, but it’s not all about fuel. Fuel ...
Tips to Keep Dogs and Cats
Safe in Summertime
Taking extra care of your pets during the hot summer months
is crucial to keeping them healthy. For dogs with thin or short
fur, pet sun block is a great solution to prevent sunburn. In
the summertime, insects are actually more of a threat for ...
Dog Urine Marking Tips
Dog marking is an instinctive behavior so it's a normal
thing they must do. A dog leaves its scent in urine to tell other
dogs a message; it could be about whose territory it is or is
about the dog's social order or advertising mating ...
Dog Sudden Behavior Change
- Signs and Tips
Since we got our beloved dogs, we do our best to give them
the best care and training so he/she can be as friendly, as behave
and as lovely for everyone. But it is sad that we could never
stop them to change behaviors as they age. Sudden ...
Dog Sudden Behavior Change
- Signs and Tips
Since we got our beloved dogs, we do our best to give them
the best care and training so he/she can be as friendly, as behave
and as lovely for everyone. But it is sad that we could never
stop them to change behaviors as they age. Sudden ...
Aggressive Cat Behavior:
My Cat Is Attacking Other Animals! What Can I Do?
Does your cat attack your other pets? Does it attack the
new cat you brought home? Or does it fight with your pet dog?
Animal behaviorists have different names for each of these behaviors.
When kitty attacks your pet mouse, or the bird in the ...
Why Is Your Cat Biting Or
Scratching You?
Does your cat frequently bite or scratch people or other
pets? This means it may be showing signs of aggression. Cat aggression
can be dangerous and should not be tolerated. This does not mean
you should punish your cat. On the contrary, you ...
Secrets To Cat Biting -
Have Fun With Kitty Without Pain
Playtime with your cat can quickly become unpleasant if
kitty starts biting you. Although biting and scratching is a normal
part of cat behavior, a properly socialized cat knows how to control
its strength. It does not usually bite or scratch to ...
How to Stop Your Cat Scratching
Your Furniture
Rip! Rip! Riiiip! Oh no, your cat is scratching the sofa
again! Do you have this problem - kitty scratching and shredding
your sofa, the legs of your expensive dining table, or your wall-to-wall
carpet? Many people face this problem, and it ...
How to Stop Your Cat's Urination
Problems
Having your B cat urinating all over your home can be extremely
troublesome. Especially when it happens after you thought you
had successfully litter trained your cat. Rather than getting
angry, it may be more appropriate for you to be ...
10 Do's and Don'ts of Litter
Training Kittens
One of the biggest problems cat owners face, is B how to
litter train their kitten . Fortunately, cats are clean and fastidious
creatures and they can be trained to use the litter box very quickly.
In fact, if you own mama cat, she will ...
How To Stop Your Tom Cat's
Bad Behavior
Owners of male cats face extra challenges as their tomcats
often have additional behavior problems compared to female cats.
The first of these is that they are more active and need to find
the companionship of female cats. As a side-effect of ...
Cat Training: How to Stop
Your Cat's Bad Behavior
Is your cat's bad behavior driving you up the wall? Many
people are under the impression that cats are too independent
to be trained. This is not true. Any animal can be trained. You
just need to condition its reactions in a consistent and ...
Why Does My Cat Bite And
Scratch When Playing With Me?
Playing with kitty - that's why we become cat owners, isn't
it? But what happens when play turns to pain, when kitty starts
biting and scratching and drawing blood? Animal behaviorists call
this play aggression, but who cares about the big ...
How To Potty Train Your Cat
In 3 Steps
Does your cat or kitten defecate and urinate all over your
house? Is this driving you nuts? Then you need to train them to
use the litter box. First, you do know what a litter box is, right?
I am not being sarcastic here, but I know of some cat ...
Pet Eye Health – What
to Look For
Keeping eyes healthy is important both for pets and humans.
The area around the eyes as well as the eyes themselves is a very
sensitive area. The cleaner this area is kept the more likely
an animal’s eye will stay healthy. Your pet’s ...
Training Your Best Friend
Dogs understand some things in great detail and others
not at all. Training a dog in the way that suits you and your
...
Pet wormers online: applicability
and credibility
Parasites to your pets are not only annoying but also dangerous
causing diseases and even deat. With this wormers have attracted
a significant large market online with the onset of Internet marketing
of almost all products. Such trend have been ...
Choosing a corn snake -
tips
Choosing a corn snake Ok, so you have decided you want a
corn snake, but what do you look for? First you should decide
if it is going to be purley as a pet, or an animal that you are
going to eventually breed. Either way aquiring a healthy ...
Could That Labrador/Golden
Retriever Puppy Be A Future Life Saver?
It has long been known that some crossbreeds seem to do
better than their parents of either breed. It's a question of
finding which breeds cross best with other breeds. Some of these
crossbreeds even go on to become established breeds in their ...
How to Make a Homemade Hamster
Bin Type Cage?
As all of you know, bins are all the 'rage' in 'Hamster
Real Estate' these days. These are inexpensive and easy to make
if you are handy with tools, or have someone to lend a hand. You
are only limited by your imagination! Design the home ...
Aquarium Basics For The
Beginner
Fish are an excellent choice for pets. They fit well into
any size home or budget and are easy to take care of with very
little effort. However there are some common mistakes that novas
fish keepers make. A lack of planning is the biggest ...
Looking After your Rabbit
Rabbits are increasingly popular pets within the UK. There
are a large number of breeds, which range from the Dutch Dwarf
weighing about 1 kg when adult, to the Flemish Giant, which can
weigh more than 8 kgs when fully grown. Housing As the ...
Pet Safety Lights: Ensuring
your Pet’s Safety
No doubt! Pets are man’s best friend. But are we also
our pet’s Friend let alone Best Friends. “Pet Dogs getting
run over by Motorists” is not the news even media is willing
to publish. Generally its not that motorists run over dogs or
other ...