Pets Blog

Heartworm disease is a life threatening disease and can cause a lot of serious problems for your dog. It can also be very hard to cure too. Heartgard for dogs is one way of dealing with this situation. One dose of Heartgard for dogs that have a max of 25 pounds is about 68mcg – blue box- and for the dogs up to 50 pounds is 136mcg – green box. The dogs that have between 51 and 100 pounds must take about 272mcg – brown box. This treatment is known to be 100% useful when it treats heartworms for both cats and dogs. We encourage you to take the test for this disease before giving your dog some Heartgard.

You should also know that the mosquitoes are responsible for passing on heartworm larvae. But once you give the dog the first dose of Heartgard it will feel much better. Once the dog had contact with mosquitoes, you must give him a dose. Also, you have to continue the treatment one month after the mosquito contact. If you are using this treatment once a month you will control the heartworms and all the other canine parasites. The dogs that are older than six weeks can also have Heartgard. This is quite a powerful prescriptive pill that is 100% efficient against the heartworms. The great thing about Heartgard is that it has a long lasting effect. It stays in your dog’s body for a long period of time and protects it. The only downfall, just like it happens with other medicines, is that the pill only kills the larvae and not the adults.  Read more...

Alternative medicine is enjoying a boom as people start to take control of their own lives. As an alternative medical practitioner, a homeopath, I am very excited about this. When people take control of their own lives, there is no limit to what becomes possible. The limitations occur when you hand over that control to others. No one else but you, has your own best interests so much to heart.

Once you start taking control of your own life, you start to question what’s best for your family, including your pets.

You might now be asking yourself what could be the best alternative medicine for dogs.

There are many different alternative medicine modalities about and you need to do a bit of research to decide what is most appropriate. There’s homeopathy, reiki, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, flower essences, herbs, acupuncture or pressure, massage, Bowen therapy, to mention just a few. Many of these modalities will only be able to work in a limited way. For instance (and I’m no masseuse, so could be wrong), massage will probably only be good for strained muscles. And, although some can act on a deep level, they can be slow to show results, such as flower essences.

And alternative medicine for dogs, really starts with their diet. If you’re feeding your dog an unhealthy diet, it doesn’t really matter what modality of health care you use – it’s not going to bear fruit. “You are what you eat.”

Commercial dog food have few regulations and even fewer which are enforced. From the poor quality ‘meat’ by-products, to the nutritionless filler, to the dangerous preservatives, your dog is slowly being poisoned. Label claims of ‘preservative free’ or ‘natural’ are largely meaningless.  Read more...

When looking for a pet, you will find both dogs for adoption and dogs for sale. You can show you kindness by selecting to adopt a pet instead of buying one. Before carrying out the adoption process you need to ensure that you have taken your time in researching on the different types of breeds in the market. This will allow you to find the breed that is suitable for your needs and you will also have the tips on how best to take care of these animals while they are under your care.

When you are visiting the shelters and adoption fairs, there are a number of things you should keep in mind. You should avoid making snap decisions based on your emotions or on the cuteness of the dogs for adoption. It is recommended that you visit different shelters in order to find the animal that best suits you needs. When handling the animal, ensure that the shelter staff or volunteer is around to help you. This will allow you to see how the animals react to them so that you can determine if they are aggressive or shy.

Just like with dogs for sale, ensure that you ask as many questions about these pets as possible in order to find out the ways to handle them better. You must also find out the history of the pets. Find out why they ended up in the shelter in the first place and also the status they are in. It is therefore advisable that you examine the animal in a different setting in order to establish their behavior. It is also advisable that you select a shelter that carries out good sanitation practices as well as vaccinates the animals because many of them are exposed to diseases before or once it gets into the shelter. To ensure that they are healthy, take them to the vet soon after the adoption.