Pet Care Information

Is the “finicky” feline syndrome making an appearance in your suddenly discriminating kitty?
Has guilt led you from one end of the town to the other in your quest for “the” perfect accepted food brand and flavor in can or bag?
I know…All goes good for a while.
THEN, you get the “look” or the “walk [...]

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We have all heard the stories about cats gone wild, strung out on catnip, while my cat could care less about the stuff. Why is it then that some cats take one whiff of catnip and seem to defy gravity and other cats seem unaffected by its magic? Well, its time to separate fact [...]

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When my wife and I used to run our doggie daycare facility, we were frequently asked by our customers for advice on the best methods of training their beloved animals. While we weren’t professional trainers, we had enough experience and success in training our own dog, a Boxer named Riley, to make some basic recommendations.
First, [...]

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My friend was grief stricken. Her body heaved with sobs, and in
between she kept repeating: “He was so young. I never thought I’d
lose him so soon.” No, she hadn’t lost a son or brother, but she had
lost a friend. “It’s like losing a member of your family,” she cried.
She was referring to [...]

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Cat care is the most important part of keeping your cat healthy and happy. The more you know about your cat’s care, the better you will be able to meet your cat’s physical and emotional needs. The stronger your cat’s health and the better your cat’s attitude is, the more you will be able to [...]

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I’m sure you’ve been hearing a lot about BARF diets lately. What exactly is a BARF diet? Well, as the title of this article states, it is Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. Basically, it means feeding your dog raw bones, meat and vegetables.
Many health conscious veterinarians are now beginning to support this type of diet over [...]

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The age at which a child is responsible enough to care for a pet on his own varies with the child. Some kids mature faster than others. Some are brighter than others. Some have more sensitive natures. The parents, meanwhile, should have responsibility for pets until their child shows enough maturity [...]

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Over the last 15 years, I have raised nine orphaned kittens. Four of them were two weeks old when their mother was killed; three others were only hours old when their mother died; two more kittens fell out of the nest in our barn when they were only a day old.
Raising motherless kittens is not [...]

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To draw birds as Audubon did is very demanding and difficult. Even though his drawings were better as art than as objective science, they really did look a lot like the birds he claimed them to represent. I have no advice for those who want to follow in his footsteps, except to go to a [...]

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Protecting your dog’s health is the most important thing over anything else. With the proper diagnosis and knowing what to look for will help, you determine some possible reasons for the dog health problems. The top 5 dog health problem symptoms provide knowledge about parvovirus, skin disorders, eye problems, rabies and ear problems. When [...]

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