Isn’t it usually the case…when you see the perfect picture of your cat or dog, by the time you are ready to take it, they move! I think it is a game they play. They stare at you with those engaging eyes and you believe they really understand when you say “stay”, that they will. […]
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Although this is not directly related to our pets it is possible that they could be exposed to it and be hurt. ITECH 361 is voluntarily recalling 18,940 bottles of All Clean Hand Sanitizer, Moisturizer and Disinfectant sold in one liter bottles to the consumer level. The products are being recalled due to the potential presence
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The J. M. Smucker Company today announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula canned catfood due to health concerns likely associated with elevated levels of choline chloride. Ingesting impacted product may cause nausea with excessive salivation, constricted pupils and poor vision, diarrhea or vomiting to
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Pictured below is my dear friend Nancy who is passionate about dogs, photography and painting. She loves Lowland Polish Sheep Dogs in particular! As you may remember from my blogs and products pages, also pictured here is my mother 90-year-old mother Annette and her birthday present from Nancy. It is a sensitively rendered picture of
Many cat owners mistakenly believe that declawing is the best way to prevent unwanted scratching. They may think that declawing is equivalent to having your fingernails trimmed. In fact, declawing means amputating the last bone of each toe. If performed on a person it would be like cutting off each finger at the last knuckle.
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The recall includes 6 varieties of Carnivora brand raw pet food. Health Canada reported a possible contamination with E. coli O157. E. coli O157 is a particularly dangerous strain of bacteria that can cause serious and life-threatening illness in humans after handling the affected food. Common symptoms observed after infection include nausea, vomiting, headache, mild fever, severe stomach cramps, and watery or
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Eye discharge, or gunk as I call it is pretty common for many dogs. However, it could be a sign of infection, glaucoma to allergies. It is probably allergies or dust-related if the discharge is clear. A watery or mucus running from an eye could mean something has lodged itself into the eye. However, yellow-green
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Walking our 2 English Springer Spaniels is wonderful when they are off leash and not pulling us to romp and “spring” in the grass. This is really our fault as we have so many wonderful parks and lakes where we live that from “puppyhood” they were both swimming and walking off leash. It is rare
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What is heat exhaustion? Over exposure during hot summer days can de-hydrate pets and cause hyperthermia when your pet’s temperature rises above a healthy range making them unable to regulate their own body heat. The result of prolonged hyperthermia can result in heat exhaustion, lost consciousness and organ failure. Dogs are more sensitive to heat
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As the weather gets warner sunrise and sunset brings out, particularly in more rural areas, these potentially “highly fragrant” critters called skunks. They can spray you, and also your unaware furry child(ren). Speaking from personal experience, the stink can and does linger and be brought inside you house by our “best friends” as well. Skunks
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