Christmas Dog Health Advice: Avoid Poisonous Fruits To Dogs That Alarm!

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Christmas Dog Health Advice: Avoid Poisonous Fruits To Dogs That Alarm!

Many household items are toxic to pets, disclosed by a resident veterinarian Debbye Turner in a local TV show. Pet lovers keep the pets away from the substances that they consider extremely harmful for them such as cleaning detergents, medicines, and household chemicals. But, they are few who know that there are many substances that are absolutely safe for human beings, but extremely poison for their pets. So, I thought why don’t I share information about the fruits that you love to eat, but they are toxic to your dogs.

1. Apples: The seeds of apples can be toxic to dogs. The toxic ingredient is present in the mid of apple seed. So, you should not allow your dog to chew and crush the apple seeds with the teeth. Give the deseeded slices of apples to your dogs!
2. Avocados: Avocados contain a toxin know as “Persin” that leads to cardiovascular issues in the dogs. Avocado ingestion becomes the one of the major cause of fluid accumulation around the heart and many other critical respiratory complications. So, you enjoy the avocado, but forget about feeding it to your puppy.
3. Grapes and Raisins: The exact reason and toxic ingredient in grapes is not yet known, but dogs show the signs of poisoning usually within 24 hours after intake of grapes and raisins made food.  Grapes ingestion cause acute renal failure with lack of urine production (anuria). It’s not okay if you give even small number of grapes to your dog as treat. Even small amounts of grapes and raisins can be poisonous for some species of dogs.
4. Berries (either red or yellow): Berries intake in around 20 can lead to death in dogs. Bark, leaves, and seeds of holly berries are extremely poisonous. So, avoid berries as treats for your dogs.
5. Bittersweet berries: American bittersweets are known for having highest toxic substance in them, including all parts. This poisonous fruit to dogs does hit directly gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. So, keep bittersweet berries away from your lovely puppies and dogs at all cost.
6. Peach: The pulp of the peach does not have any harmful impact on the body of your dog, but the problem arises with the seeds or pits of peaches. They contain cyanide, which is a potentially deadly chemical that can cause inflammation of the small intestine in dogs.
7. Plums: The seed part of the plum is extremely harmful for the dog because it has accumulation of cyanide, a deadly chemical that leads to intestinal obstruction.
8. Persimmons: The consumption of this fruit with seeds causes intestinal blockage in dogs. You are human being and understand what is good and what is bad for your health. But, animals can’t understand this aspect. Therefore, the best prevention is to keep such fruits off counters.
9. Cherry tomatoes: Both green tomatoes and eye-catching small cherry tomatoes are toxic to dogs and it is unwise to feed these fruits to your lovely pets. These alluring and tempting fruits may cause to severe gastrointestinal problems.
10. Ripe cashew fruit: Cashew apple is usually discarded since it get fermented rapidly and become the acute toxic substance when it is eaten. So, ripe cashew fruit is not a healthy treat for your buddy dog.

My Cognition Of Poisonous Fruits to Dogs that Alarm:

I just came to know that all dog owners should keep three factors in their minds when they are about to select fruits as Christmas treat for their special friends “Dogs”.

• Quantity: Quantity determines the degree of poisonous. Large amounts might be toxic, but small quantity of toxic fruits to dog can’t play havoc with their body systems at all. A very small portion of poisonous fruit to dog can satiate the temptation of eating a toxic fruit to an extent and keeps the dog healthy.
• Freshness: Make it sure that fruit you are going to offer your dog, must be fresh.
• Ripe Fruits: Unripe fruits become the major cause of toxic production in the body of dogs. Therefore, always select the ripe fruits for your dogs.
• Fruit seeds or pits: You must avoid seeds or pits of many fruits in the diet of your dogs.
• Bright colored fruits: Do you notice that all poisonous fruits to dogs are bright colored? Therefore, an amazing tip to remember is to avoid bright color fruits as tasty treats for your puppies and dogs.

An easy trick: If you are confused about a fruit whether it is toxic to dogs or not, here is an excellent trick that I usually use and it really works: Give your dog a small portion of the ripe and fresh fruit without seeds, leaves, and stems and let your dog enjoy the flesh of the fruit without any toxic consequences later!

Remember, poisonous fruits to dogs always remain poisonous if they are not eaten carefully. So, it is always suggested to avoid poisonous fruits to dogs to a great extent.

Pet Safety Measures At Christmas

Christmas is a time for happiness, joys, and fun for everyone at home. All family members love to celebrate Christmas with its full zeal and zest. Since our four-legged friends are part of our family, therefore we love to include them in our festivities. We often ignore basic pet safety measures during celebrations and allow them what is strictly prohibited in routine. This relaxation in rules put our pets’ lives in danger.

Here are some top tips to remember at Christmas so that our furry or scaly friends may have as much fun as we do.

• We usually can’t give our pets as much time as we give on daily basis during Christmas parties and celebrations. It is because we are busy in planning and executing Christmas parties, alluring decorations, and fun activities. Pets are sensitive at heart and they immediately feel the ignorance at our end. Therefore, to save from emotional trauma, we should try to keep their routine as normal as possible. We should not forget to hug them on different times of the day when we usually do.
• Home decorations at Christmas last for few days and some are weighty and others are light. A few electric instruments are also installed into them. Animals love to explore their environment especially the things they find new around them. These new beautiful glittering decorations at home get waste when our dog or cat pulls them down and becomes the reason of breakage of these costly items. In other cases, such accidents can also injure the pets.  So, keep Christmas decorations out of reach of pets.
• Vets always recommend: keep your pets in a quiet room when you have a plan to play loud bangs or to use crackers and party poppers at Christmas. Animals often get scared at loud bangs and explosions. Therefore, vets always suggest it to all pet owners.

For more pet safety measures at Christmas, you can also read common pet emergencies.

How To Choose A Pet

In the earlier post, I wrote about how to choose a pet when there are more options to choose from and when you have small space. Today, I will discuss three most important factors that help you out for the selection of right pet for right people.

How to choose a pet when you are running short of time?

Some animals require a lot of time looking after them such as walking them, bathing them, feeding them on time, petting them, taking them to the vet regularly, and training them without big gaps. All these chores require a lot of time therefore, some people consider it easier to take care of a child than of a pet. So, if you have a lot of time, you can have dog or cat you desire; if not, go for the best suitable options. One of such options is to adopt virtual pet. By this, you may have an advance experience of looking after a virtual dog or virtual cat or any other virtual pet you like. It will help you out how to look after a pet at home and what are the requirements and needs different animals demand. Within few days, you will be able to decide whether you can afford your favorite pet or not!

How to choose a pet when you can’t afford high nutritional needs?

It is essential to feed your pets with their favorite food when you bring a pet at your home. Pet food can be expensive or rare; all depends upon the type of pet and age of pet. So, it is more important to find out all the information related to food of your pet such as:

• What kind of food a pet needs?
• How much food a pet does require per day or per meal?
• How many times a nutritional food should be given to your lovely animal?
• Is the food of your pet easily available in your living area?
• Can your pocket allow buying a special food every time you need it?

Keeping in mind all above questions, you do calculate the money need per day and per week for buying the food for your pet. Home made food for pets would be a smart and cheap choice. If your budget allows having a pet who survives on expensive food, you will have. Otherwise, you should go for the alternative!

How to choose a pet when you can’t afford to take your pet to the vet on alternative days?

Collect authentic medical history of the pet, you want to adopt. There are pets, who have weak immune system and fall sick easily. In such situation, a pet owner has a tough duty to take his lovely pet to the vet even twice a day. Indeed, such pets can make hamper the life of an owner. Therefore, it is essential while choosing a pet that you know the medical possibilities and certain diseases and allergies they may catch often. Try to find out the following facts before taking a final decision:

• Which types of diseases are common in the selected species of dog, cat, rabbit, parrot, pigeon, and more?
• Hypersensitivity and hyperactivity of a pet also determine the frequent tours to the vet.
• You can also get all the information about a pet from the friend, relative, neighbor, or colleague who already has it or had it.

How To Choose A Pet

Choosing an affordable pet is quite a challenge these days. I know that many of you like to have pet at home in order to get love, affection, and help you to fight with stress and anxiety…but can all this really be done on budget, short space, less time demand, and low risk of catching diseases and allergies? Today, I will discuss some of the more important factors that must be considered before making a right selection of a pet for you and your family.

How to choose a pet when there are more options to choose from?

The best criterion for choosing a pet is liking. People who are dying for adopting a dog will choose some perfect breed of dogs. Those who like parrots will select the right breed of existing parrots. On the basis of liking, you are ready to take risk of any kind such as dangerous and poisonous species, exotic pets, such as reptiles or more dangerous wild animals. So, give priority to your liking over other factors while choosing a pet.

How to choose a pet when there is small space?

Some animals require big space while others can survive easily in small space. You must think over the space you have in your home for your new pet before making a final deal. For instance, It is considered a crime to keep a dog into a room of a size equal to your dorm and restrict the movement of pet. Dogs and cats need a space to move on freely therefore, if you are living in a very small apartment, you think about having a guinea pig, a budgie, and a small tank with one or two fish inside.

If you don’t consider the space before making a final decision, you will put yourself into a big trouble and your excitement of having your favorite pet will end up into a nightmare.

If you are like me, you will do research about the pets related to their space needs, time requirements, health problems, nutritional needs (all these factors will be discussed in the next post in detail), before making a final deal of having a pet. When you are unable to do an in-depth research and yet not sure how to choose a pet, try to adopt a virtual pet! It might be a virtual dog, a virtual cat or any other virtual animal you like. I am sure, after having an experience of virtual pet adoption, the selection of right pet would be easier for you.

Top Five Pet hairdressing Styles for Halloween

Pet hairdressing is essential because many pets’ species have awesome hair in dynamic shades, various lengths, and different textures. You can groom your dog, cat, alpacas, and more for coming Halloween parades and Halloween celebrations. You can give unique and horrific looks to your puppies and kittens on the eve of Halloween just giving them a fantastic haircut and hair dressing. By doing so, you can bring a smile on every one’s face who will see your pet hairdressing and pet dressing. I am sure that everyone will appreciate your big effort and unique idea that you are going to disclose coming Halloween.

Pet hairdressing is very important part of pet dressing that should not be ignored at all. You can make your pets comfortable and attractive easily when you take them to skillful pet barbers or pet hairdressers. Instruct them what you want with your dog’s hair and don’t trust if you don’t know them already. Creepy and wacky Halloween hair styles go awesome with some of the scariest pet costumes out there. Moreover, you can also dye the hair of your pets according to the look you want on this Halloween. Remember, Colors must be bold, rich, temporary, and chemical free.

Halloween wigs are also in vogue these days, but many times your dogs and cats are not comfortable with them and can make zero your investment on Halloween wigs. Therefore, always do prefer a perfect pet hairdressing. Here are top five pet hairdressing styles for Halloween and hope, they will help you improve the  hairdressing of your pet on the eve of Halloween.

Top 5 Homemade Halloween Ideas For Pet Dressing

Pet dressing is as important as human dressing on the eve of Halloween. Pets love to participate in horror fancy dress show organized in the celebration week of Halloween and dogs even take part in all types of celebrations and Halloween parades. This does happen in all parts of the world.

Pets' owners are always in search of marvelous ideas of pet clothing that do differentiate their pets from others. Therefore, they try out to prepare unusual pet dressing and pet costumes. Here I have collected a few pictures just to give an idea or inspiration for pet dressing on the eve of Halloween. All these costumes can easily be made at home with little money or no money at short time. Awesome! Why don’t you select one of these lovely costumes for your beautiful pet and give a unique and horror look through terrific pet dressing on this Halloween.

Increased Appetite in Cats - Causes

Increased appetite in cats is usually disregarded and attributed to obesity and aging. It is essential to know your cat’s behaviors and habits keenly because any abrupt change in their attitudes and intense temptations might be alarm for a potential disease. One of such change in cats is an abrupt change in the appetite, known as polyphagia. Most of us link a disease with loss of hunger, but sometimes increased appetite can also be a major sing of serious illness.

Medical Causes of Increased Appetite in Cats:

Increased appetite in cats should be taken seriously because it might lead to following diseases such as:

• Diabetes mellitus
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Hyperthyroidism
• Acromegaly
• Cushing’s Syndrome
• Lymphocytic Cholangitis
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Benign tumors
• Brain injury
• Cerebral disease

Other non-fatal medical causes of increased appetite in cats include:

• Pregnancy
• Reaction of certain medication
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting

Non-medical causes of increased appetite in cats:

A big and intense hunger in cats also occurs due to many environmental and psychological causes such as:

• Excitement and stress
• Boredom and loneliness
• Cold environment
• Rapid physical growth
• Low quality food that cannot satiate the hunger impetus of the cat
• Involvement in physical activities

What should you do as master of your Feline?

You should see a veterinarian to rule out all the major diseases as mentioned above if you feel an unexplained increased appetite in cats.  He will ask you for few tests that will confirm the good health of your cat. A reasonable quality of life can still be attained if diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and bowel disease are managed properly with high pet care. Hence, take serious increased appetite in cats like other pet illness.

Common Pet Emergencies

Emergencies happen every day and you should be prepared to face every misfortune knocking at your door courageously and audaciously. Wise decisions at right time (first aid or rushing to the hospital) can give you successful outcomes. Moreover, you can prolong the life of your lovely pets when you are aware of common pet emergencies. Here I am going to mention some common pet emergencies when pets need immediate attention, care, and treatment from the owner.

Car Accidents:

To imagine the collision of sweet pet with a car can make you upset and uneasy. But reality is, such car accidents take place often that may be minor to fatal. Your instant help can save your dog or cat from bigger mishap or tragedy.

What can you do in such a pet emergency?

• Try to keep your pet as still as possible after the accident. Any types of movement can be life threatening or cause internal injuries to the animal.

• If your pet does not move, take a sheet, most preferable blanket and shift your animal over it carefully. Use blanket as stretcher and move the injured pet through it to get him to emergency hospital.

• Don’t touch open wounds with your hands or anything else. You can just place clean compresses on them and make arrangements to take the injured pet to the emergency hospital.

Constipation:

When your pet is facing big problem in passing out the stool or releasing small stool and less than three times a week that means your animal is having constipation. There are many causes of constipation, but what should you do immediately to take him to the vet. Here is the home remedy that works the best.

Take a glass of hot water and squeeze a lemon into it or dissolve 1/4^th to 1 teaspoon of Magnesium Citrate powder (according to the age of your pet). Mix it well and help pet to drink this water. This will give a certain relief to your lovely pet. Of particular note is that water should be as hot as your pet can drink. This remedy can take your pet out of the emergency condition.

Heat Strokes:

Heat stroke is among the common pet emergencies that needs immediate treatment. It may lead to severe health issues in the animals. Heat stroke occurs when environment of the animal is too hot and is living in a closed and narrow area where there isn’t proper arrangement of ventilation. Other reason may include when a dog or cat is left in the car in high temperatures. Signs of heat stroke are heavy panting, difficult breathing, thick saliva, vomits, high grade fever, and bloody diarrhea.

For emergency treatment, you should take your pet in a cool breeze place and allow him to bath under water for some time. For more information, take a look into summer safety tips for pets.

Food Poisoning:

Food poisoning is one of the most common pet emergencies that end up with the best treatment by the vet. Major signs of food poisoning include watery diarrhea, nausea, drooling, mouth irritation, appetite loss, urination problems, and breathing difficulties. Owners of the pets must be aware of the dangers of contaminated food. It is better if you take a piece of poisoned food that you think that led to food poisoning in your dog or cat while taking your pet to the vet. It is also essential to bring into the notice of a vet because different poisons are treated differently.

I hope, all the information and tips related to the common pet emergencies in my blogpost will be useful for you!

Tips To Keep Your Dog And House Clean

Keeping your dog and house clean is not a big challenge. I know you like to have a perfect, nice clean home with neat and clean dogs. Many pet owners have a great desire of having a sparkling home with glittering pets. But, can this dream come true?  Ofcourse, yes! You can do this by following some intelligent tips to keep your dog and house clean. Indeed, your house and pets reflect your image to your family members, relatives, friends, colleagues, rivals, and competitors. Therefore, you always want your home and pets look fabulous seven days a week and 24 hours a day. So, impress them and make social gatherings really special one at your home in the presence of your dog!!!

Today, I will discuss some of the wonderful tips to keep your dog and house clean.

Get rid of dog falling hair:

You often find little hair of your pets all over households i.e. carpets, furniture, rugs, and even on your dresses as well. No part of the home is free from them. Many times, pet hair care becomes a real nuisance. Pet hair is so small that you have to pick up with just your hands. Following tips would help keep your home hair free.

1. Brush your dog every day. It will reduce the hair falling of your dogs as well as flaky skin. Therefore, experts recommend daily brushing of dogs for at least five minutes a day. This thing will allow you to spend a quality time with your lovely pet.
2. Brush your dog at a selected place of your home. You don’t need to brush your dog wherever you like such as living room, TV room, garage, etc. You will have to restrict this activity to a combing place to avoid an extra burden of cleanliness of whole home after every brushing. Bathroom or a dressing room is the perfect place for brushing your dog.
3. Swiffer and Lint rollers are the best companions for dog owners. These must-have items grab hair, dust, and other polluted elements that make dirty your place.

Get rid of pet odors:

1. You never want your home to smell like a dog house. I’ve learned how to get rid of pet’s typical smell in the quickest way while using at home cheapest ingredients or items.
2. A bag of charcoal is a miracle when it comes to getting rid of pet smell. You can place this bag any free space at height in the area that is packed with dog’s odor.
3. Place a plate full of sliced apples in the area and let it sit for a few days. I don't know what actually does take place, but you certainly get rid of pet’s smell. I am sure; apples have the power to absorb the odor really well. It sounds funny, but it really works.
4. Baking soda is an awesome ingredient that has great ability to kill any type of smell. Sprinkle it on a carpet and leave it for two hours. After that, vacuum it and you’ll notice the marked difference in the tinting smell.

Get rid of muddy paws:

It is not that easy that your muddy dog moves in your home and you are behind him while carrying a mop to clean up the floor. Make your life easier by following trick.

• Place two door mats – inside and outside at entrance door. These mats will absorb all the dust and mud carrying the paws two times and you home will remain neat and clean all the time.
  

  
  

  

  
  

I hope, all the tips related to keep your dog and house clean would make your life a lot easier!!

Summer Safety Tips For Pets

Summer is the most exciting and favorite season for the pets because they find a great opportunity to go outdoor and enjoy bathing a lot. Indeed, summer is good for pets, but scorching heat of sun can create major health issues in pets. So, be careful while going out with your pets. Today, I will mention some summer safety tips for pets. I hope, these tips will aware the pet owners about how to keep their pet safe and cool in the hot summer.

Safe your pet from heat exhaustion:

Heat exhaustion is very common in pets in hot and humid days of summer. It may lead to dehydration and overheating in both humans and animals. Therefore, you must take care of your pet and ensure best health of your lovely animal.

• Make it sure that your pet has fresh water available all the time. Unsanitary and polluted water of pools, paddles and ponds can be a big risk for the health.
• Change the drinking water of animal’s water pot frequently because it may become the source of bacteria growth.

Adequate ventilation system in the car:

We usually love to take our cat and dog along in the car and let them sit in the car until we complete our shopping in the super store or market. Please use common sense and don’t make sit your pet alone in the car in such a humid and hot weather. You can take them with you easily. If you still don’t want to take your pet with you, bear in mind that cars can heat up quickly, even with windows partially open. Therefore, adequate ventilation is essential where ever your pet stays.

Protect your pet from heat strokes:

Proper use of common sense can save your pet from extreme heat effects. Give proper outdoor housing to your pets. Bear in mind that pets can get tangled up with chains that can restrict their movements. Sometimes, it can lead to a big tragedy and heavy loss and this can be prevented through just awareness.

There are more effective summer safety tips for pets in the next blogposts. I would also welcome summer safety tips for pets from you!

Deafness In Cats: Some Quick Facts

It is really hard to absorb that my cat is deaf. We never expect that animals can suffer from hearing loss as well like human beings. You should not take it to heart, because it isn’t a life threatening disease. You should not think about the way that your pet will not survive more. Believe it! You can spend years and years with your lovely kittens as normal as you have passed previous years with them. You need to know authentic information of deafness in cats, take your pet to a vet for right diagnosis and early treatment. Your cat with hearing loss demands extra care from your side and I think that she should meet. After knowing deafness in cats, our next question is like this: partial deafness or complete deafness; deafness in one ear or in both ears. Below are answers to some important questions that I asked from a vet when my darling cat is diagnosed with partial deafness.

 Is deafness in cats a dangerous condition?

No, deafness in cats isn’t a dangerous condition at all. Don’t worry! Early detection and proper treatment on time is essential for the well being of your lovely pet. You can easily overcome the hearing loss in your cats. It can be treated with medication, hearing exercises and therapies, hearing devices and surgery. All depends on the cause it originates.

How to test cats for deafness at home?

Your cat can be deaf in one ear or in both ears. Here I am going to mention some simple tests of deafness that you can do at home easily without the help of experts, professionals, and vets.

• Check your pet with a loud sound near to him. Check with if your cat responds to the sound or not.
• Also check with if your pet is responding to your commands or not? You cat does wake up through your calls rather you have to wake her up when you touch physically.
• Next, observe the continuous shaking of deaf pets’ head and pawing at their ears.
• Other diagnostic procedures include the BAER Test or Brainstorm Auditory Evoked Response Test that are tested by vets only. This test uses electrodes to determine the neuro-electrical activities in the brain that are associated with hearing. This test is only conducted by the vet.

Is deafness a hereditary factor in cats?

Yes, deafness in cats can be inherited. Research shows that cats that inherit white coat genes and blue iris genes are predisposed to deafness.

What is the treatment for deafness in cats?

Treatment is offered to cats with hearing loss after physical examination and diagnostic tests by the professionals. If deafness in cats is due to conduction, this problem can easily be solved through by cleaning the ears. Be minded that cleanliness of ears must be carried out by the experienced vets.

• Antibiotics can remove the deafness in cats if the reason of hearing loss would be ear infection.
• Sensorineural deafness in cats requires medication and surgical treatment.
• Hearing aids are also used to solve the problem of hearing loss in pets. But such devices must be used with vet prescription. Initially, a pet feels discomfort with hearing aids, but its regular use decreases the uneasiness and discomfort.

I hope, my blogpost will be informative for all of you. I asked more interesting, general and specific questions from the vet such as how to communicate with a deaf cat and many more, which I will describe in the coming post. So, wait for the next post of deafness in cats.

Gas In Cats: How To Deal With It

Gas in stomach or intestine or flatulence and bloating in cats are the common problems that need immediate attention of the owner of the cat. Early on treatment can prevent you from big problem while any delay may make the situation worse. Gas trouble in our pets is usually unpleasant for us and uncomfortable for themselves. In simple words, gas problem in animals arises when their digestive system is getting complex and not functioning properly. First, you must take your cat to the nearest vet so that he or she may diagnose with correctly.

Natural Remedies In Order To Cure Gas In Cats:

Here I mention few things that you can do with your lovely cat that has difficulty in passing gases or flatulence or bloating.

• Give your kitty marshmallows for it helps to strengthen the digestive system and prevents producing excessive gas in cats.
• Slipper elm is also useful for gas in cats. Research shows that it works wonder against gas and bloating.
• Licorice – a natural substance is known for keeping the intestine healthy and making the digestion easier in pets.

Preventive Measures Against Gas In Cats/Flatulence:

Let’s start off with a few tips on how to prevent gas in cats.

• Check with right quantity of food to your cats. You should know the right amount of food requirement of your cat per meal and per day. This will help you prevent your cat from over eating.
• Ensure high quality food and balanced meal for your pet. Fresh and high quality food can help a lot in maintaining good health of your pets. Flatulence can be prevented with little attention and observation by the owner of the animal. A change in food might be cause of sudden gas in the cats. So, closely observe your cat when you make a change in diet.

• Keep your dining table clear immediately after having meal. Cats love to eat leftovers and they usually find them on eating tables. So, cat owners should try to stop feeding the cat too much leftovers from becoming the habit and compulsion.
• Keep your pet on fasting for some time round the clock. This would help the digestive system of your cats function normally.
• Trash food feeding is one of the major causes of flatulence in cats. So, avoid trash food eating as much as possible.
• Stressful cats can have disturbed digestive system. If your pet is under stress physically or emotionally, it may develop the problem of gas or flatulence.
• Walk and exercise can save your cats from many diseases and illnesses. Your cat can get rid of gas in stomach and intestine easily through regular exercise and walk. This is also true that good life style and healthy eating habits can save your pet from many common physical and emotional issues.
• Do prefer bottled water over chlorinated water. Filtered water is always recommended for the pets by the experienced vet. Fluoridated water isn’t better for your pets at all.
• Use clean bowls of stainless steel or glass for food and water. Plastic bowls are, actually porous and there are many chances they become the breeding places for bacteria. So, avoid plastic utensils for your pets at all.

I hope, you enjoyed my blogpost!

Hair Loss In Rabbits

Hair loss in rabbits is not unusual problem, but it is a major concern, which is why we have to know all possible causes, symptoms, and treatment of hair loss in rabbits. So many people love rabbits as pets due to their color of purity, their fine looks, and their cuddly features. It is not that easy to take good care of animals, feeding them properly, and meeting their all needs as an obligation.

Alopecia in Rabbits:

Alopecia is a scientific term referred to hair loss. This is a condition that causes hair to fall out. According to Wikipedia, alopecia means loss of hair from the head or body. Alopecia in rabbits or hair loss in rabbits is the complete or partial absence of hair in areas where hair is normally present. This disorder is found commonly in rabbits and has various causes behind it.

Symptoms of Hair Loss in Rabbits/Alopecia:

The primary sign of alopecia in rabbits is sudden hair loss from the body of rabbits and this may result in complete hair fall from the body. This pathetic consequence can be stopped if proper care and attention is given to this disorder.

Causes of Hair Loss in Rabbits:

This is necessary for a vet and owner of a rabbit with alopecia to know the exact cause of rapid hair lose in the animal. In this case, two factors are very important:

• 1.    Exact pattern of hair loss
• 2.    Degree of hair loss

Biological Factors:

Hair loss in rabbits occurs when they have:

1. Parasitic infection such as fleas or ear mites
2. Infectious disease like bacterial infection
3. Nutritional deficiencies such as proteins
4. Abnormal growth of cells, can be called tumor
5. Moreover, some breeds of rabbits such as Dwarf, Miniature Lop, and Angora genetically transmit this disorder.

Psychological Factors:

It is not surprising that rabbits have also psychological issues and behavioral disorders that may cause the hair loss in them. A major cause of hair loss in rabbits is due to “barbering”- a form of grooming in which a dominant rabbit repeatedly prick the hair of its fellow cage-mate and hair loss predominantly appears on the flanks.

Treatment:

• Biological causes of hair loss in rabbits can be cured through proper medication and care.
• Good diet habits can prevent the hair loss in rabbits. See to it that your pet rabbit gets the right kind of food in right amount.
• Behavioral problems can be modified easily in rabbits through daily exercise and effective behavior techniques. Ideal time for exercise is two hours every day. You can also separate the rabbits when they have the problems like barbering and consequently, avoid hair loss in rabbits.

Acne In Cats

Yes, acne in cats is a reality, not a myth. Most of the times, when we think of acne, human beings especially teenagers come to our mind. We do not imagine that our lovely pets can get acne like us. Cats and dogs both get acne, but their age is not specific. They can get acne at any age and any time. Most of the time acne in cats does not annoy our pets. However, feline acne is not so common; it starts at around a year old and has a tendency to show up and disappear.

How to recognize acne in cats?

Acne in cats and dogs appear as the small red bumps and blackheads localized around the lips and chin. Sometimes, these spots look like dirt particles and other times, may lead to swollen, red, pustules, that may cause bleeding and irritation. Chin of cat becomes lumpy with "pimples" and cat rubs chin against the wall or any hard object. But, it is always recommended that one should go to veterinarian to make sure that the problem is not more serious than a few zits or pimples.

Causes of acne in cats:

There are many factors that lead to the production of pimples in cats.

1.  Over-secretion of sebaceous glands or oil glands:

Acne in cats appears when oil glands in animals are over-active and produce oil in excess. This is what causes acne in humans as well.

2.  Use of plastic food bowls:

This is one of the most common causes of acne in cats. Plastic is porous and has high tendency to provide safe haven for bacteria to grow. When a cat comes in contact with this plastic bowl, bacteria are transferred to cat’s chin and an infection results.

3.  Frequent use of dry cat food:

Dry cat food is another major reason of stimulating acne in cats. Try to avoid feeding dry food to your cats.

4.  Stress:

Hormonal disturbances during the phase of frustration and anxiety cause pimples in cats.

5.  Poor grooming habits:

Poor groomed cats have more chances to get itchiness, allergies, inflammatory diseases, fleas or other skin parasites, and bacterial or fungal infections. Hence, cats should be groomed well to stay healthy.

How to prevent acne in cats:

Solutions are very simple if you want to prevent acne in your lovely cats.

• Switch to glass or ceramic food bowls.
• Feed on a flat plate.
• All the food utensils should be washed immediately after use and before the use in hot, soapy water or dishwasher.
• Disposable plates are good options.
• Give your pet stress-free life.
• Investigate food allergies in your cats.

It is not that difficult to get rid of acne in cats. There is just need of proper guidance and your cat will always stay healthy. 

Bird Flu in Pet Birds

Bird flu in pet birds and poultry birds is one of the most well-known diseases and is also known as Avian flu. It is caused by a form of influenza virus, orthomyxovirus, that usually only infects birds and sometimes infects pigs. Bird flu in pet birds is one of the contageious diseases and is readily transmitted by waterfowl. The highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) epizootic (animal outbreak) in Asia, Europe, the Near East, and Africa is unexpectedly very high. These continents are highly prone to avian influenza in the world. It is likely that H5N1 virus infections among domestic poultry have become endemic in certain areas and that sporadic human infections resulting from direct contact with infected poultry and/or wild birds will continue to occur.

There are more than 100,000 species of birds on the planet, but only a few of them can live with human beings as good companions. Certain species of birds include finches, pigeons, doves, parrots, African Grey parrot, Amazon parrot, caiques, canary, cockatiels, cockatoo, conures, macaws, parrotlet, parakeet, pionus, and rosella. They all are too social, friendly, and intelligent.

There are many chances that bird flu might attack your pet birds. However, there is no influenza A (H5N1) in the United States, there is no risk of bird flu in pet birds. The virus circulating in Asia, Europe and Africa has not yet entered the United States as described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But this does not mean that Americans should be care free about their pet birds can never be infected with avian influenza ever. You should be aware of all precautionary measures to prevent Bird flu in pet birds.

Signs And Symptoms Of Bird Flu In Pet Birds:

The symptoms for avian influenza include:

• Lack of appetite
• Breathing problems
• Swelling of the head
• Discharge from the eyes
• Diarrhea
• Depression

Remember, sometimes symptoms does not appear in the birds infected with avian influenza and birds have sudden death. It may cause death in birds within about 48 hours. However, when symptoms begin to appear, treatment should start for emergency basis because fatality rate for bird flu in pet birds is alarmingly high.

Most Effective Tips For Dog Arthritis

Dog arthritis is common like arthritis in old human beings. Arthritis in definition means inflammation of the joints. Indeed, this is an old age disease; but it can also affect young people in certain circumstances.  It causes same problems as in human beings such as:

• Favouring a limb
• More pain while sitting or standing or changing the postures
• Sleeping more
• Weight gain or obesity
• Joints are stiff and sore
• Avoidance of jumping, running or climbing stairs
• Lose of interest in different activities and games
• Attitude and behaviour changes
• Being less alert

If symptoms of arthritis are similar in human beings and your furry friends, this does not mean that you may start the treatment of arthritis with human medicines. As you see above mentioned signs and symptoms in your dog, you must take your pet to the vet for correct diagnosis and start immediate treatment with his help.

Most pet owners are aware of dog arthritis and find the management of it a nightmare because it does not have any magical cure. There is no treatment of arthritis that can give 100 per cent result and arthritis problem gets vanish. Once arthritis develops in dogs, it goes on with the dogs by the survival of pet. Medication for canine arthritis does alleviate the intensity of pain temporarily. However, there are some measures that can alleviate the amount of agony that dogs with arthritis encounter.

1. Comfortable bedding:

You can lessen the pain of your dog with arthritis by providing a soft foam with comfortable bedding. Your long life companion does demand a little more attention and comfort from you. So, never disappoint him this time as well.

2. Regular exercise:

Sean Wensley, PDSA Senior Veterinary Surgeon, says: “Excess pounds can contribute to a number of serious health conditions and, sadly, it does reduce life expectancy.

Pet owners can improve the quality of life of their pets by regular exercise. Light and easy exercise can reduce the traumas of dogs with arthritis to a great extend. Always avoid strenuous exercises in your old dog because they will add the agony.

3. A balanced diet:

More than a third of dogs (2.9million) are overweight or obese while 25 per cent of cats (3 million) suffer the same problem, according to figures from the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, PDSA, published in a Newspaper.

A diet that helps to maintain a certain weight and keeps you healthy and smart is a balanced diet. Select a balanced diet for your dog with arthritis so that weight problem cannot arise. Since weight control is essential in case of arthritis. More body weight means more weight on inflamed joints of legs. A meal without saturated fats and trans- fats can give your dog a comfortable life with dog arthritis.

Any right diet or food that is formulated for dogs with arthritis may be the best solution to aid your pet to live a good life with this condition. There are also numerous nutritional supplements that are helpful for dog arthritis patients.          

Nearly six million cats and dogs in Britain are obese and many pet owners do not recognize this problem in their pets. They reduce the life span of their pets with their kindness of feeding their pets treats such as cheese, cakes, crisps, biscuits, and more.