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Bone Cancer In Dogs
WHAT DOES OSTEOSARCOMA IN DOGS LOOK LIKE?Since the vast majority of bone cancer tumors appear in the limbs, the first symptoms are very similar to other leg injuries or afflictionsMild to severe lameness that can either be acute or chronic in nature.Swelling associated with the lameness except in very early cases.Pathologic fractures, meaning fractures of the bone for no apparent reason, are not uncommon even early on.Loss of appetite and lethargy. Osteosarcoma is a very painful disease, so it can be fairly typical for dogs to show whole body affects.Tumors on bones other than the limbs, such ..
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Are You Ready for a Pet Bird?
The GoodIntelligent – The idea of a “bird brain” being stupid is nonsense. Birds can count, recognise words, and learn tricks. Some kinds can learn to speak. For a long time, people believed that the parrots and starlings were simply mimicking sounds. They can actually compose sentences that are appropriate for the situation, and talk around the words they don’t know, just like a human trying to speak a foreign language.Friendly – Most pet birds enjoy cuddles and scritches, and they love to be involved in whatever you’re doing. Your budgie, myna, or conure will enjoy crawling around on you whi..
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Tropical Fish Care Guide
Why should you choose river fish for your first fish tank? They are the easiest to keep healthy in a small body of water such as an aquarium. Most popular lake fish and marine critters need the water conditions to remain perfectly stable. River fish can handle fluctuations in acidity and temperature more easily than the others. As a result, adding water to the tank each week or two is less of a risk, you’re less likely to kill your fish be changing the medium in the filter, and a heatwave or sudden winter “cold snap” will be less likely to make your fish sick.Starting with small fish (specific..
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Why Does My Cat Drink More Water?
Wet food is often up to 80% water. The feline kidney is super-efficient at recycling water, which means your feline-friend gets her daily water quotient from the wet food. However, dry food – as the name suggests – has most of the moisture removed. Now the cat not only needs to drink her daily water but take in extra water to digest the dry kibble.Swap from wet to dry food and the cat who’ve you’ve never seen drink, suddenly becomes enamored of her water bowl. Other times when drinking is normal is in hot weather. Although your cat doesn’t sweat (except through her pads) she does lick her..
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Why Does My Dog Drink More Water?
As long as the dog is otherwise healthy and doesn’t have any other symptoms such as sickness, lethargy, or diarrhea, then this simple explanation is likely. However, a word of caution. The dog only drinks enough to hydrate himself, so if you’ve switched diets and the dog is having urinary accidents, then things are more complicated and a vet visit is in order.The Heat is OnLikewise, for hot weather. Since dogs don’t sweat, their main way to lose heat is by panting. The evaporation of saliva from the tongue helps cool the dog – a form of canine air-con! But this means the dog gets through a lot..
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Tips For Training Your Cat
Everyone in your house, should agree with what you are going to allow the cat to do. Do not change the rules when you’ve decided them, as this can cause difficulties.• If your cat trusts you, it will probably do what you want, so speak in a calm tone.• Your cat can tell if you are anxious, so don’t worry if things go wrong. Keep calm and start again.• Don’t force training on your cat, only attempt it when it seems happy to do so.• Don’t move too quickly, or the cat might misunderstand.• When teaching a kitten only do it for ½ hour a day and only repeat a few times. As an annoyed kitten will no..
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Playtime With Your Dog - Could Be Just As Beneficial To You As It Is To Your Pet
The earliest games of very young puppies are based on fighting, boxing, wrestling, biting, chasing, and tug of war. At 8 or 9 weeks, they develop an interest in retrieving - ball games, even all by them. Between 8 and 12 weeks, they enjoy playing with people as much as, or more than, with their litter-mates.Your dog’s playtime should be unrestricted pleasure, but for safety reasons, you need to find an enclosed area. Even a very intelligent dog, carried away by the excitement of his game will chase a ball right under the wheels of a passing car if that is where the ball rolls. If you cannot fi..
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Why Is My Cat Vomiting?
The trick is to recognize when the cat is unwell or has a problem behind the sickness. Let’s take a look at some of the health issues which can cause a cat to vomit.Why Do Cats Vomit?That sticky pile on the Chinese rug consists of the cat’s stomach contents mixed with digestive juices. Whatever was in her stomach, is now on the floor, which makes vomiting an efficient way of voiding toxins or spoiled food from her system. Indeed, vomiting is a protective reflex that allows the cat to get rid of noxious substances that might otherwise harm her.The reasons for sickness can be broadly divided int..
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15 Winter Care Tips For Your Dog
Frostbite: Frostbite begins when the dog’s body gets cold. The body automatically pulls blood from the extremities to the center of the body to stay warm. The dog’s ears, paws or tail can get so cold that ice crystals can form in the tissue and damage it. The tricky thing to remember about frostbite is that it’s not immediately obvious. Watch for signs of pale or grey skin; the skin may also turn hard and cold. As frostbitten areas warm, they can be extremely painful. Severely frostbitten skin will eventually turn black and slough off.Hypothermia: A second serious winter weather concern is hyp..
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Kidney Disease In Cats
Why Do Kidneys Matter?Kidneys work all day, every day and never take a rest, but often we don’t appreciate their hard work until it’s too late.Kidneys have many vital roles in the body including:Cleaning natural toxins from the bloodGetting rid of waste products in urineRecycling water by reclaiming it from bloodControlling levels of vital electrolytes (salts)Producing hormones that control blood pressure and red blood cell productionFascinating things, kidneys! We’re born with two, but get along fine with one (which is why we can donate a kidney without ill effects to ourselves). Those clever..
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