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Raising Happy and Healthy Pets

Most pet owners want their pets to be happy and healthy. While accidents and illness can happen even with the best care, there are some things you can do to give your pet the best chance at a happy, healthy life. Here are some tips. 1. Finances When you fall in love with the sweet animal, whether it's a dog, cat, rabbit, iguana, or whatever, your heart can get the better of your head. So before you pull out the credit card, think for a moment about the long-term costs of owning an animal. Here are some expenses involved in keeping an animal for its entire life: * Flea and tick control * Heartworm medication * Spaying and neutering * Vaccinations * Veterinary check-ups * Bedding * Food * Grooming * Boarding (for when you are out of town) * Housing (such as rabbit hutches or dog crates) * Accoutrements (such as scratching posts, leashes, collars, toys, etc.) You can't raise a healthy animal without investing in some or all of these expenses. So keep that in mind before you buy. 2. Time You need to invest time in your pet for it to be happy and content. Dogs are perhaps the neediest in this regard, and you need to be prepared to meet your dog's ...

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Pet Population Control

Pets are important to people, there’s no denying it.  Studies have shown that, on average, people with pets live longer, and are happier, than those people who don’t have pets.  It can be in part that pets, in particular dogs, simply provide unconditional love to their owners.  It can also be that pets, whether the aloof cat or the chatty bird, or even the snake or lizard, simply provides companionship. Pets breathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide, just like humans.  They consume food and they excrete waste, just like humans.  And, just like with humans, all that does impact our environment. Unfortunately, even though pets can provide unconditional love or companionship, they can, and are, frequently abandoned by their owners, who for some reason don’t want to take the time to bring them to shelters.  So they are abandoned into the wild where most die rather quickly, the victims of predators.  Others, such as cats and dogs, simply become wild, and live miserable lives trying to survive.  In addition, shelters are full of abandoned pets. That’s why most advocates, not only for the environment but for the pets themselves, encourage people not to buy pets from breeders, but rather to adopt from ...

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Home Remedies for Dog Ear Infections

There is nothing worse than having a poor little animal in pain, often times because you have no way of telling what it is that is causing the dog pain.  If you figure out that the dog has an ear infection, you want to make sure that you are getting him or her treatment as soon as possible. The thing is though; you might just want to skip out on the medications that the vet wants to give.  Sure, they might work but they also come with a lot of possible side effects, just like with medications for people.  This is not something you want to risk with your dog that is already in enough pain. Using a home remedy is a much better idea because you are able to control just what it is that your dog is getting.  You will also know that your dog will not be at risk for a large laundry list of possible side effects.  Some of the side effects for some of the medications out there are worse than the original medical problem that the dog is seeking treatment for. One popular home remedy for dog ear infections is a mixture of one part witch hazel ...

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Health Hazards of Flea and Tick Products

Several studies throughout the years have indicated that there are several health hazards of flea and tick products that we use on our pets, in our homes, and around our homes.  In a number of instances, we purchase products that are sold in stores that we know and trust because we feel as if the products are safe.  We believe that when it comes to certain types of chemicals and substances that we purchase to control pests such as fleas and ticks that they are carefully monitored, regulated, and even approved by the Federal Government.  Unfortunately, this is a false assumption.  In this informative article, you will be introduced to the health hazards of flea and tick products. Annually, pet owners in the United States spend millions of dollars on products that are suppose to eliminate the pests of fleas and ticks on animals, in the home, and even in the structures and lawn that surrounds the home.  While the poisons are typically quite effective in eliminating the nuisance pests, it is believed that these products also subject the animal, the adults, and the children in the home to the ...

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5 Tips to Take Care of Pets and Environment

In December 2008, after Vice President Biden obtained a new dog from a breeder, the poor woman who owned the kennel was pilloried by PETA, and harassed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.  Dog breeders have been demonized as over breeding animals, inbreeding animals and lousy food and living conditions.  Well, while some breeders abuse their charges, the same can be said for any business. Some people are ethical, some aren’t.  This woman didn’t deserve what had happened to her. Having said that, when it comes to protecting the environment, it does make a lot more sense to adopt a dog from a dog shelter rather than purchase a pure-bred one from a breeder.  That’s because there are so many abandoned dogs out there, especially now when the economy has been so bad that thousands of pet owners have abandoned their pets because they could no longer afford to feed or house them. If you want to get a dog from a breeder, don’t let anyone pressure you into not doing so.  However, consider that there are plenty of loveable dogs and cats in shelters that will make the perfect pet. 1. Spay or neuter your pet One you do get a dog or ...

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