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Pet Health Tips
The Microcrystals for Cleanliness of The Feed
A new technology of micro-cleaning pet feeding helps reduce tartar buildup during and after-meals.
Animals have many of the same oral health problems than their human counterparts. The most common condition seen today in the small animal veterinary practice is periodontal disease, a disease that can have physical and biological effects on health and welfare of a dog. The best way to care for healthy teeth and gums is regular brushing and cleaning by a professional. However, many dog owners do not brush their dogs teeth regularly.
Currently, a new micro technology allows cleaning dry pet foods help reduce tartar buildup during and after meals. The crystals contained in the food helps remove tartar when the dog chewed pieces of food. The crystals are introduced into the dental plaque helping to prevent the mineralization is transformed into tartar. The slow decomposition of the microcrystals cleaning action keeps on even after meals. The crystals continue to clean the teeth and preventing the formation of tartar until dissolved mineral nutrients. Read the rest of this entry »
The Importance of Fatty Acids Omega 3 and 6 in Pets
Recommend Oils Omega 3 and 6 to enhance intelligence in pets
It’s no mystery that when animals come into contact with human civilization, begin to get sick of the same ills that affect us because we feed many of the things that make us sick.
Poor diet causes a pet nervous, irritable, obese, with degenerative diseases like heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, inflammation, accelerated aging, etc.. If the above over your pet is settled, we have the formula for disaster.
Combining dietary fat sources of dogs and cats, mainly omega 6 and omega 3 in the right proportion, results in excellent health of the skin and hair of your pet. Read the rest of this entry »
Can dogs become infected with swine flu virus?
According to various reports, one must be prevented because with the change of season looming, could again be waves of epidemics of influenza A or H1N1 Influenza (depending, of course the country where you live, some heat is coming …
But you should know that this disease has not yet been fully combated and the return of the stations and downcomer coldest temperature, could have new infections and infections of swine flu. In this regard, it is advisable to follow the instructions that the government and the World Health Organization (WHO) promptly given. Read the rest of this entry »
Caring Pets and Pyrotechnics | Use of sedation
You can also choose to sedate him. But you must always do so under veterinary supervision. Never self-medicate, or to prescribe based on the information leaflet. Veterinary advice should be trusted, as some animals can not sedated. In addition, the dose depends on the prospect but the characteristics of the animal. Its size, race, biotype, temperament and knowledge of animal fact define the prescription sedative.
For example, a San Bernardo dog weighing 80 kilos may require the same dose of sedative to a mongrel dog weighing 5 kilos. If one is guided by the prospect can make a wrong decision. With that information is not enough. Read the rest of this entry »
Caring Pets and Pyrotechnics
Pets do not always celebrate on the holiday of the year. Pyrotechnics makes these dates are not the best for them.
Is that animals have the sense of hearing more sensitive than the human being. The typical noise resembling a firecracker, for them, the thunder, the beginning of a storm. Thus, pets think the noise of the fireworks is the beginning of a storm that did not foresee environmentally. And therefore, puts them in a situation of vulnerability and insecurity.
How to help
The behavior indicated to care for pets during the holidays is different for dogs or cats. Cats should have a safe place to wait out the time of the fireworks. For example, a cabinet in which there is nothing that can break with an unexpected reaction or objects dangerous to its own integrity. Read the rest of this entry »
Dental Hygiene in Dogs and Cats
Puppies have no teeth in their first three weeks of life, between 3 and 6 weeks of life emerge from the incisors, canines and premolars.
Between 3 and 7 months old baby teeth are replaced by permanent ones. The permanent teeth in dogs consists of forty-two pieces placed in the maxilla 20 y22 at the bottom or jaw. Cats have “only” 30 teeth.
The term disease is used to define periodontal disease tissues that hold the tooth. These can range from mild gingivitis (gum inflammation) to severa.Sin periodontal disease more appropriate treatment, the inflammation of the gums gradually progresses to a stage which can lead to irreversible lapérdida of the tooth. Read the rest of this entry »
Deworming
The external and internal parasite control is fundamental to our health and puppy’s.
Must be faced external and internal parasites.
- Internal Deworming (against nematodes (roundworms) and cestodes (tapeworms and flatworms):
It’s usually done every three months, it may be necessary to analyze feces or stool analysis to make sure the animal is free of parasites. Hidratidosis face of internal parasite is recommended every 45 days. Read the rest of this entry »
Diseases in Dogs: Kennel Cough
The kennel cough is tracheobronchitis (inflammation of the trachea and bronchi) of infectious origin.
Within the disease-causing organisms are Bordetella bronchiseptica although other agents may also intervene in the process (parainfluenza, adenovirus, mycobacteria, etc).
Environmental factors are also predisponentes.Aunque this disease can occur in individual animals is more common in communities (boarding kennels, breeding, etc.) and is transmitted through the particles ejected a sick dog coughing and sneezing. Read the rest of this entry »
Vaccination against Major Diseases
The timing of vaccination is important because maternal antibodies that have crossed the placental barrier are decreasing after birth, if done too early can interfere with maternal immunity if vaccinated animal is too late for some time without protection.
Vaccination is the administration of a substance (microorganism or fraction of a virus, etc.), the body reacts to it by building defenses.
The type of vaccine and frequency may vary depending on habits and geographical area in which you live. Read the rest of this entry »
Preventive Medicine and Pregnancy Care
Vaccination and worming for your puppy
While the puppy is nursed by his mother receives the necessary defenses to protect against many diseases, but once it exits the maternal environment is exposed to them. It is very important to deworm and vaccinate your puppy, if you want to keep it healthy. Better safe than sorry.
The age for initiating vaccination puppy vary, depending on their physical strength and the environment in which to unfold. However, we suggest this effective scheme of preventive medicine for your puppy. Read the rest of this entry »