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Contact Your Veterinarian When Your Dog Shows These Signs
The following information may help you decide which
conditions are absolute emergencies, and which ones
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Fun Ways to Exercise With Your Dog
Regular exercise is important to help keep your dog's heart, lungs, joints, and muscles healthy. It also helps their minds stay healthy and happy and can alleviate behavioral problems.
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Senior Dogs: Common Behavior Changes
Puppies have their behavior problems, and older dogs have theirs. For older dogs, in many cases it is not that they do not understand the 'rules,' but that they may, for many reasons, be unable to follow them.
SEPARATION ANXIETY
Separation anxiety is one of the most common behavior problems seen in older dogs. A dog who has separation anxiety will become very anxious when he senses his owner is about to leave. When the owner does leave, the dog often becomes destructive, barks or howls, may urinate or defecate, and may salivate profusely. A dog with separation anxiety will often be overly exhuberant when his owner returns.
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How to Recognize an Emergency
There may come a time when your pet needs immediate care outside the normal operating hours of your regular veterinarian.
You know your pet and his normal habits and behavior better than anyone, but you may be unsure if your pet needs emergency care. Following are some signs you can look for that will help you determine if you are dealing with an urgent situation.
Changes in behavior are often a sure sign that there is something going on that needs to be treated immediately.
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The Dangers of Human Medications
Dogs and cats are notorious troublemakers. Getting into the garbage, knocking things off of shelves, snatching the last bite of your sandwich if you leave it for just a second. These behaviors can be frustrating but they are generally harmless.
Some irritating pet behaviors are not so innocent. What if, instead of ingesting the last bit of your sandwich, your pet eats something more dangerous?
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Feline Urinary Obstruction
Urinary obstruction in cats can be a serious situation that demands immediate attention. If your cat has a complete blockage this can become a life or death situation.
Urinary or urethral obstruction is not uncommon especially in male cats. The urethra of a male cat is a long thin tube as opposed to the shorter, wider tube of a female cat. This leaves it prone to blockages.
Blockages are usually crystals that have built up in the urine, bladder stones or mucus plugs that are lodged and blocking the flow of urine through the urethra.
If your cat has a blockage it needs to be removed immediately.
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How to Rent With Pets - Tips for Finding (and Keeping) a Pet-Friendly Rental
Excerpted From: Pet-Friendly Housing - How to Rent With Pets
Landlords want to protect their investment. As a pet owner, you want to show a prospective landlord that you are a responsible tenant and a responsible pet owner. You want to convince the landlord that it would be a good thing to have you as a tenant! Here are a few things to consider when renting with pets:
- Create a resume for your pet. It might sound funny to have a resume for an animal, but it can help show a landlord that you are a responsible pet owner.
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The Financial Responsibilities of Dog Ownership
Excerpted from: Adopting a Dog
There's much more to adopting a dog than finding a cute
furry bundle and bringing it home. One thing to consider
is the cost of keeping a dog healthy and happy. Even if
you already have a dog at home, it may have been years
since you've had to think about all the initial costs
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Dogs and Water Safety
Water is a great temptation for many dogs, particularly
when the weather is hot and the water presents a cool oasis.
Pet owners, too, love to watch their dogs swim, play, and
have fun. However, keep in mind a few things before you
take your dog out for a day of play on or in the water:
When enjoying the outdoors, bring extra water for your dog as well as a portable pet travel bowl.
Bacteria and parasites are common in natural water sources, particularly stagnant water (which may contain algae, some types of which are extremely dangerous to dogs, maybe even fatal).Bookmark/Search this post with -
The Importance of Pet Insurance
Like many other services and products seeing the impact of inflation, vet bills have been rising in recent years. Coupled with the rising expense of food and other pet care essentials, being a pet owner has become a more costly, while still rewarding task.
As a pet owner, caring for your pet by exercising them and feeding them well is not the only long term commitment you make. In order to maximise the health of your pet and in turn the time you have with them, it’s important that you protect your pets health through measures such as inoculations, annual vaccinations and regular treatments for fleas and worms.
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