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Are You Sure Your Pet Bird Gets All the Nutrients He Needs?
from Dr. Karen Becker Are You Sure Your Pet Bird Gets All the Nutrients He Needs? Jan’s 23 year old Huey and Seattle Calling all bird owners! In this short video, Dr. Karen Becker shares her tips for a balanced, nutritious diet that will have your pet bird feeling and looking his best. // Pet [...]
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Cats in HEAT
Female cats that have not been spayed will come in heat (or estrus) at stages in their lives. This may happen from as young as the age of 4 months and recur seasonally (usually summer seasons with more daylight). The cat stays in heat for normally 4-6 days and during the summer season will come [...]
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How to Check a Pet for Dehydration: Skin Pinch Test
* The Skin Pinch Test: Begin by pinching the pet’s skin at the scruff of his neck and pull the skin upwards creating a “tent.” Release the skin and watch to see how long it takes to return to normal. A healthy, hydrated dog’s skin will flatten out immediately, while a dehydrated dog’s skin is [...]
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how to trim cats nails
If possible, start training your cat to have her claws trimmed as a kitten. Gently stroke your cat’s paws often, getting her used to having her paws held before you attempt trimming. Be sure to reward your cat with a special food treat – one that she receives only during claw trimming or some other [...]
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Caring for Orphaned Kittens
Caring for Orphaned Kittens Raising kittens BOOK on Amazon or Public Library Warmth first: Kittens depend on their mother to keep them warm because they can’t maintain their own body temperature. Chilling is the greatest single threat to a neonatal kitten’s survival. If the kitten is cold to the touch hypothermia has already set in. [...]
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HOW TO GIVE YOU DOG CPR
Read this before you need it! HOW TO GIVE YOU DOG CPR Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, or CPR, as it is called, is a version of artificial respiration that includes assisting the HEART to BEAT. The purpose of CPR is to keep oxygen moving to the lungs and blood circulating throughout the body. The directions contained here [...]
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Feline Acne “Take It On The Chin” Stud tail too!
Just received a call from my friend Diana.. Her “Peanuts” has BAD feline acne again. First.. take away sliding plastc bowels from dogs and cats.. they can be part of the chin acne… Treat it early yourself? Strident pads and NEOSPORIN creme, often.. AND…. Feline acne is a condition in which comedones (blackheads) develop on [...]
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how to: clean Cat and Dog teeth
I use my thumb nail to know of the tartar build up. Using the pet tooth paste and the finger brush or gauze, helps to clean teeth. How to clean your pet’s teeth Something I copied from the web.. looks good… If you have a kitten, or you have never tried to get to your [...]
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JORDAN: Companion Animal Health at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
How many tears did we shed when we received this letter from Dr. Pilch and Animal Medical Center in Van Nuys Ca. A donation in “Jordan’s” name from her vets. Companion Animal Health at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
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“Jordan” May 1997 – Feb. 2009
1 1/2 yrs after (FCE spinal Stroke) see her other video This is Jordan, a 12 year old Dobe/Rotte from DobeRescue in Fillmore. One and 1/2 years after being paralyzed with an FCE, with the help of Margret Rudey at DogPaddle, and her vet Dr. Pilch, she learned to [...]
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