Pets Blog

Families who own pets just want to keep their pets protected from harm by always keeping them in a contained area. Dogs and cats are natural wanderers who like to have fun and play. They might get into a lot more mischief than a three-year-old. When domestic pets notice some thing they like, they could dart out in an instant. Just before they know it, they can be hit by a vehicle while going after a shiny red ball into the road. Dogs and cats never think about the hazards involved in their adventures, so the pet owners have to think for them. Organizations who cater to pets have discovered a strategy to keep animal friends free from danger by keeping them secured in a household or a backyard.

The Invisible Fence was developed by an animal lover who grew to be disheartened by the number of accidents that befell many pets who chased after those bright red balls into a street. The Invisible Fence comes with a collar and a battery-operated system which enables a pet owner to control the vicinity close to the domestic pets. The collar works like a fence for the reason that it becomes a barrier between the dog or cat and the imposed danger. The pet owner chooses an area for household pets to wander around in. The dog owner positions the battery-operated unit upon an area free from fluids. Then he places the training collar around the animal’s neck and lets it to wander about in peace. The invisible fence collar will come with a battery-operated apparatus designed to send a small shock to the family pet before it exits the safe area. The small shock doesn’t cause harm to the pet. It simply lets the animal know when it is getting too far away from the safe zone. This battery-operated training collar may also help tp train dogs and cats. They will soon get to know where they’re permitted or not permitted to go.  Read more...

Dr. Lynda Keeton DVM, PhD, DACVIM has been an animal lover her entire life. Growing up in suburban San Diego, she dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Growing up, she was always bringing home stray dogs and cats – to the dismay of her mother who was highly allergic to animals. Her single minded devotion to animals is what makes her one of the most sought after veterinarians in California. She attended the University of California at Irvine for her Bachelor’s degree before going on to the University of California at Davis where she obtained her Veterinary Science degree with a specialty in Canine Oncology. She is married to her college sweetheart, Todd. The couple resides in Costa Mesa, California with a menagerie of cats and dogs.

Dr. Keeton was inspired to become a canine oncologist after losing her beloved Golden Retriever Cassie to a brain tumor when she was a teenager and later her Springer Spaniel Peanut Butter to advanced lymphoma during vet school. She found herself frustrated that there was so little to be done for dogs and cats suffering from cancer that didn’t include huge expense on the part of the owners. She could not understand putting a price on the life of a beloved pet and family member and as such, founded her Corona Del Mar practice with a focus on cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in dogs and cats with an affordable payment plan on a sliding scale for qualified families. Dr. Keeton makes sure that at least 90% of the people who apply for a payment plan to treat their ailing pets are approved for it. She lives by the motto that you cannot put a price on unconditional love.  Read more...

I thought I could talk to you about fences for dogs and the best one you can get. You really do need some sort of boundary for your yard to tell the dog that they can only go so far. I wish I could let my dog go free and run around where they want, but they just don’t understand the world that they’re living in. For some reason, dogs are drawn to the road and they just want to hang around it and cross over to the other side to see what there is. You need some sort of fence around the perimeter to tell them that they can’t cross this point and I’m going to show you the best one.

I’ve experimented with this personally with my dog and I came to a pretty quick conclusion. I first got a regular fence installed. Something that was made of wood and strong. The dog couldn’t see on the other side of it and I thought this was a good thing. The last thing I wanted was the dog to think they could easily cross the boundary if they wanted to. The problem was the dog would jump up, bark and scratch the fence. They really didn’t respect the boundaries.

I later got an electric fence and this worked much better. This allowed the dog to see outside the boundaries, so they never felt the need to bark at everything they heard. They also respect the fence because it would give a very light shock.