16 May 2010
Just say the word cancer and any of a host of undesirable thoughts will pop in your mind- and with good reason. Cancer is one of the most common of diseases among pets and increases as the pet ages. In dogs, the frequency of getting cancer is equivalent to that of a human being getting cancer. Additionally, it accounts for close to half the deaths of pets over the age of 10. Read the rest of this entry »
It is not uncommon for one of my clients to be absolutely astonished when they realize that their dog or cat's weight has topped the scale either up or down. Why didn't they discover the change? It's because it often occurs slowly and gradually, day by day, right before their eyes. Read the rest of this entry »
23 Apr 2010
There are so many pets on the planet that you can learn how to love as well as understand. In some manner, their particular presence lightens way up the mood of each and every unique, person, the small or even the outdated. It is just a good point that there are numerous involved citizens that are able to give their own daily within looking after the wildlife and so they ought to be given acknowledgement for all those their work within protecting the actual animals specially individuals pets who will be already dropping themselves. Read the rest of this entry »
22 Mar 2010
Recently I came across this sad but very informative article. It really stresses the need for every pet owner to be aware of what they are feeding their beloved pet. Don't take food choices for granted!
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After publishing an article online about my dog Joe and his battle with Canine Liver Disease, I was inundated with e-mails from dog owners worldwide whose pets were suffering from diseases of the heart, kidneys and various chronic digestive problems. Read the rest of this entry »
15 Mar 2010
It is our responsibility as pet owners to care for the well-being and nutritional health of our pets. Our pets need the same daily nutrients as humans do in order to achieve optimal health. Processed foods have seriously put our pets health in jeopardy, and studies have shown that feeding our pets these processed foods have increase the risk of our pets in getting cancer, arthritis, dental disease and obesity. Read the rest of this entry »
08 Mar 2010
Just as humans allergies can show up as a sneeze or rash, your dog's allergies can manifest as itchiness — or even ear infections. In fact, if your dog's allergic to his food, it can cause him to scratch himself constantly, even with no obvious parasite problem.
Dog allergies rarely get solved with medicine, so the best we can do for our four-footed friends is focus on prevention. Providing the right type of food is essential to stopping your dog's scratching habit. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Isabella Smyth
Homemade puppy food is an easy solution to finding some of the best puppy food available to give your growing bundle of joy. However, for some people they might not realize that it can be easily done and help provide your little bundle with some of the healthiest food around. Here are a couple of the benefits that I have found by giving homemade puppy food to my own growing pets. Read the rest of this entry »
02 Feb 2010
For some, it might be funny even to imagine of possessing "homemade pet food". Funny since in all these years we are feeding our dogs canned foods that have been processed by commercial doggie food producers. Perhaps most of us are led to think that our dogs can not survive devoid of those packaged commercial canine foods.
Now, we might feel that giving our dogs food that\'s built from scratch from our own kitchen is usually harmful to dogs. Quite a few vets even make this suggestion in favor of feeding the so-called "complete nutrition" that will supposedly be served up from a can or bag. Read the rest of this entry »
You will certainly do necessarily things when your dog suffers from fleas and ticks attack. You can go to local pet stores and find various flea repellents to get rid of these disturbances. Since there are so many repellents to choose from, you might get confused which one to choose. You also need to know that such repellent application over your dog's collar can be dangerous because they contain toxic chemical substances at times. Therefore, you can start considering to undergo a natural alternative treatment to eliminate the fleas and ticks from your dogs. They are safe to use and very effective too. Read the rest of this entry »
08 Jan 2010
Several studies recently confirmed that owning a pet has major impact upon your environmental footprint. In fact, the claim by Robert and Brenda Vale's book Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living, a dog has the same affect on the environment as a standard SUV. Although pets such as dogs and cats will have greenhouse effect regardless of who owns them, a responsible pet owner can effectively reduce and manage how much detriment their beloved best friend inflicts on the world around them through these five steps: Read the rest of this entry »
There is a significant increase in the market share of Natural and Holistic Pet Food, and it is predicted to double over the next five years. But why the sudden increase in our pets health? It seems that as we become more concerned with our own family's health and what we eat, it's natural to also be more concerned about what our pets eat, as they have truly have become part of our families. Today, it is now easier to provide a complete healthy meal for our pets. In fact, our pets may be eating better than we are! Read the rest of this entry »
"We are seeing disease conditions in animals that we did not see years ago. Many of these may be traced to nutrition as the source…" Don E. Lundholm, DVM
Dr. Kollath, of the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, headed a study done on animals. When young animals were fed cooked and processed foods they initially appeared to be healthy. However, as the animals reached adulthood, they began to age more quickly than normal and also developed chronic degenerative disease symptoms. A control group of animals raised on raw foods aged less quickly and were free of degenerative disease. In nature, we see another example of wild animals eating entirely enzyme rich raw foods being free of the degenerative diseases that afflict humans. Read the rest of this entry »
29 Sep 2009
Pet immune disorders can be a serious problem, especially as our pets are exposed to an increasing number of toxins and an unusual amount of stress in their everyday lives. In order to counter the effects of domestic life, it is important that you bolster your pet's daily diet with a regular herbal supplement which can provide the extra boost they need to ensure good immune system health.
Pet immune system issues are the single biggest cause of health problems seen by most vets. A weakened immune system can leave your pet open to a variety of illnesses. As with humans, pets can benefit from the healing power of nature when it comes to ensuring that they get the right amount of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients on a daily basis. Read the rest of this entry »
Being the caretakers of our treasured pets, why not give them the best all natural dog treats and eliminate dangerous dog food from their diet. It's true, we could give them off the shelf, well-known, name-branded treats, but why would we when there is an alternative.
More specifically, when our best friends health could be at stake, isn't it worth being a little pickier? Sure, we just want to pamper our four-legged family members, but at what cost if it's not quality ingredients. Read the rest of this entry »
08 Sep 2009
Pets have always being very special to their owners and thus, they always take special care to nurture them. Earlier pets were given the table scraps or left over food items but now with the recent trend even their diet have come a long way. With new and improved life style the pets are being given special treat and thus, they are being feed with the most nutritious and healthy food items. The variety available in the market and even in the online market such products can be easily found and preferred by the entire concerned person in all over the nation. Mostly, cats and dogs are being preferred as pets, though the variety of pets is huge but then one commonly chooses them the most. Read the rest of this entry »
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