matters such as joint supplements
with glucosamine for dogs and
your general everyday puppy care
Pets Care
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 »
Food for Guinea Pigs
As a main rule, our guinea pig should always have good quality food and clean water and fresh.
To prevent deficiencies we must ensure our pet a varied diet. Cereals and seeds included in the compounds and hay, used to meet the needs of carbohydrates and fiber. The fruit and vegetables to help meet their needs for vitamins and much of the liquid required.
It is very important to remember that guinea pigs, being creatures of habit, not very tolerant of changes in presentation, taste, smell, texture or form of their food and water. Read the rest of this entry »
The Hygiene of The Hamster
The hamster, like other rodents are very clean little animals and care for the cleanliness of their fur, because with this, protected from cold, disease.
For this reason, do not bathe your hamster as hygiene routine because the hair is coated hamsters by a thin layer of fat and washing could be eliminated and be exposed to cold and diseases such as colds, as they are very prone to this. Read the rest of this entry »
Caring for Rabbits
Rabbits are very delicate animals neceistan special care to have a real good quality of life.
If you own a rabbit must know that the house where you have to be big enough for them to play, run, stand and move his muscles because these pets are very restless if they have room to move the muscles it will atrophy and die soon.
So take them out regularly is a good idea of the cage to run free, yes, without losing sight. In addition, the cage should be cleaned regularly as they are very sensitive to infections and in fact even the smell of their own arina’s can get sick. Similarly, the temperatures of their habitat should be moderate, the ends will make a lot of damage. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dogs Care: Basic Education
The puppy should be treated kindly, but firmly and be consistent. Should not be allowed to do what ever is not going to allow in their adult lives, we must be adamant about it, otherwise it becomes a whimsical animal.
A well-behaved dog under control and not causing problems, and becomes an animal that gives great satisfaction. Praise and pet your dog does something right if you can even give it some food as a reward. Rhinal always do something wrong with a strong “NO”. If “NO” is not enough correction (not impressed) must be accompanied by something more filling like a dry stretch of the belt. Read the rest of this entry »
The Dogs Care
POWER
It is very important to maintain the health of our animals to eat a balanced diet: one that meets its energy needs and provides the proper nutrients.
Ideally, consume dry food, adapted to each stage of growth and every need.
Energy requirements vary according to:
- Age, race, sex
- Activity Level
- Reproductive status
- Environment
- Health status or disease
HYGIENE
BATHROOMS: The dog must be clean at all times they live with us, the best way to keep your health without altering their skin is daily brushing. The frequency of bathing will depend on the needs based on race, hair type, skin pathology, generally should not be less than a month (about a fortnight in some long-haired breeds). Read the rest of this entry »
What You Should Know Before Crossing During Pregnancy
The myth of the heat. When your dog will enter the stage of estrus see a bleeding characteristic, whose duration varies with each dog. Bleeding does not indicate that is the ideal time to cross. Traditionally, people cross their dogs nine days after the end of bleeding is a mistake, your dog may have the zeal during bleeding or several days after its end.
If you want a successful mounts we recommend that you take your dog to the vet, when bleeding occurs, to do a vaginal smear and determine the best days for the cross-the vet takes a sample of cells from the vagina and examines the microscope to identify the stage of the cycle that is the dog.
The male can be an evaluation of semen for quality assurance and ensure that the mating is successful. Semen evaluates the amount of ejaculate, pH, the sperm migrate together in one direction and not in circles than most that this malformation and the number of sperm per milliliter. Read the rest of this entry »
Pets Care: Cats and Dogs
Cats
More and more households adopt this pet, thanks to two qualities that characterize it: independent and clean. However, there are some things to consider:
Cats tend to be a reservoir of the parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite does not brings any complications at home except a pregnant woman can get this disease, and eventually transmit toxoplasmosis to the fetus.
Cats spread the parasite (Toxoplasma gondii) in your stool and contaminate the soil that serves as a reservoir of infection for extended periods.
People can acquire the parasite through contact with soil or plants, or eat some contaminated food (meat undercooked, because the cow may eat contaminated grass). Read the rest of this entry »
Pets and Their Care
For children, pet ownership has many psychological and social benefits. It allows them to experience the care of “someone” not addressed as needed, could not survive.
In older children, helps develop a sense of responsibility and respect for another being. In addition, they can share experiences enjoyable because, in many cases, pets are his first friends and allies.
But nevertheless, it is important that pets prior to entering our home, make a visit to the vet regularly check that preventing the spread of some diseases transmitted from animals to humans, called zoonoses.
These diseases can be acquired through insect vectors, food and direct and indirect contact animals. Read the rest of this entry »