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Where Should I Get My Pet?
So you’ve found yourself scrolling down your Facebook feed, looking at all of the pictures of cats and dogs, and you’ve decided, you want to bring home a pet. You have everything ready, now all that matters is - where should you get your pet? What’s the ethical thing to do and what is the safest place to go? Read on below for a detailed discussion on how to find the perfect animal to become a part of your home.
Preparing beforehand
Even before getting your pet, you need to decide on what you want and what is best for you. This...
What to do about aquarium algae
If you’re an aquarium owner, chances are you’ll come across algae at one point or another during your aquarium’s life. But what are algae, what do they do, and how does their presence affect your aquarium? Read on below to learn the answer to all of these questions.
What are algae?
Algae, according to science, are a group of organisms that are plant-like and can carry out photosynthesis. This may or may not be totally bad for the environment inside your aquarium - mostly, in nature, algae and marine life live in harmony. However, too much of algae (an ‘algal bloom’) can...
How to Make Homemade Cat Food
If you have a cat at home, chances are you give them commercial cat food. Not only is this food something mass produced by companies, it can only be quite costly, especially if you have many cats. You make your own food at home, so why can’t you do that for your cats? Well, the great news is that you absolutely can. Read below on the kinds of homemade food for cat, recipes that you can consider, and the individual benefits and harms.
Cooked homemade food
One kind of homemade food is food that is cooked. The biggest benefit of cooked food...
Heartworm in Dogs
Heartworm is a serious disease that takes the lives of many animals, including dogs. This disease is a result of several long worms that live in the dog’s heart, lungs, and the blood vessels around them. This can result in severe organ failure and problems such as heart problems and lung problems. In rare instances, heartworm can affect humans. However, there are very few chances that this will happen.
What is heartworm?
The heartworm itself is an organism that can grow up to a foot long in height. These live for about 5 years in your dog’s body, causing serious problems to...
Hearing Loss in Dogs
It might be because of age, an illness, or even just because your dog was born with it, but the hearing loss in dogs is a very real thing. What exactly is this, and how can you, as a pet owner, make your dog’s life easier and better? Read on below for everything you need to know about your dog’s loss of hearing.
What is the hearing loss?
Hearing loss can be defined as the inability to hear either fully or partially from one or both of your dog’s ears. Hearing loss has many different types and can be caused by a...
Choosing the Right Dog Food
Would you ever compromise on the food you eat or give to your family? Eat anything that comes your way, without looking at the ingredients or the nutritional value? Not if you want to be healthy, right? Should it be any different for your dog? If you consider your dog to be a part of your family, then you want it to be just as healthy and well-fed as you are. But, while you may know the nutritional needs of a human being, understanding those of a dog are important as well when you’re trying to choose the right dog...
Rarest Cat and Dog Breeds
No matter what breed of cat or dog we bring into our families, the truth is they always end up bringing in more love, care, and loyalty than we could have ever expected. However, as cat and dog enthusiasts, we can’t help but be interested in all the different kinds of breeds around the world. So without further ado, here is a guide to some of the rarest breeds of dogs and cats throughout the world.
Dogs
Dogs have a special place with humans - they’ve developed over the years to become man’s best friends. However, humans have had a hand in...
Tips for Giving Your Pet A Pill
If you have a cat or a dog at home, chances are that at some point in their life you will have to give them a pill of some sort. Now, this pill is needed for them to be healthy and all, but who will convince them of that? And as pet owners who’ve gone through this struggle will tell you, this is no easy feat for a pet that just doesn’t want to take the pill. You’re going to need a few tips and tricks to get your pet to take the pill.
Hide it in food
This trick is a...
The Yearly Cost of Keeping a Dog
Bringing in a puppy or a dog into your home can be a very exciting time for pet owners. However, with the excitement, caring pet owners always try and make sure they have everything in order, so the dog can come home to the perfect family. This includes many considerations about your lifestyle, your family, and most importantly, how much it will cost.
Why should I worry about the cost?
You may be thinking - “I love my dog, and I’ll pay whatever I need to keep him healthy. Why should I worry about the cost?” Well, it is always a good...
Emergency Preparedness for Your Dog
With all of the different environmental and man-made disasters you hear about on the news every single day, it is only natural for you to worry about the welfare of your family. If you want to come up with an emergency plan and have a dog, you need to incorporate him or her into it, to make sure all of your family members, including the ones with tails, get access to safety as soon as possible when disaster strikes.
Planning with your dog
Just as you would do for the rest of your family, your dog needs to be a part of...
