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Archive for February, 2009
There may be several causes of pet itchy skin. Mange is more common in younger pets. Puppies and kittens are also more susceptible to flea allergies as they have weaker, less developed immune systems. Ill or older pets are also more susceptible because of a weakened immune system.
Some pet itchy skin is more indicative of flea or inhalant allergies or insect bite at various times of the year. A pet may initially show signs of seasonal allergies that progress to year round problems.
Watch your pet and try to determine the causes of itchy skin so you can begin to give your pet the relief it deserves.
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Be sensitive about your dog’s unusual behavior. If your dog is experiencing excessive shedding of fur or hyperventilating for no apparent reason, your dog might have acquired a skin illness called atopic dermatitis in dogs. This skin disease is oftentimes accompanied by low energy levels and over shedding of fur that may result to abnormal behavior.
According to experts, this disease is a form of dog allergy. If you suspect atopic dermatitis, it is wise to bring your pet to the nearest vet for a thorough examination. The good news is that atopic dermatitis can be remedied by medications. An effective cure is one which is composed of all natural fatty acids that are not common ingredients to most skin disease medications today.
When skin allergies appear on cats, the first thing vets check for is fleas. Flea bites often cause cats to have a skin allergy reaction. Cats will scratch and lick their skin until it becomes raw and sore, and leaving your pets skin open to infection. If flea bites are not the cause of cat skin allergies, the next diagnosis may be Feline Miliary Dermatitis due to allergies and self-inflected alopecia caused by constant licking and scratching.
Cat skin allergies are usually treated with steroid shots. Steroids can cause many negative feline health issues. Rather than turn to possible harmful drugs, there are products from Pet Skin Doctor that are natural ways to combat cat skin allergies. Top dressing their food and applying Essential Needs Skin Therapy do a great job in soothing cat skin and alleviating allergies in cats.
Caring for your ferret can lead to a rewarding pet experience. Take care to learn all you can about raising and caring properly for your ferret.
Ferrets can live to be 6 – 8 years old, are very playful and entertaining to watch. As part of caring for your ferret, most ferrets in North America are spayed or neutered. Sleeping a large part of the day is common for ferrets — commonly around 18 hours.
Most people underestimate what it takes to care for a ferret. As mentioned, they are very energetic and playful and are most active at dawn and dusk. Ferret care includes regular check-ups with your vet and ensuring proper nutrition. Essential Needs Food Supplement can ensure your ferret is getting the nutrition needed for good ferret health.
Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don’t have a pet, please pass this to those who do!
Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden.. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn’t acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk . Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.
Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company’s website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.
Cocoa M ulch is manufactured by Hershey’s, and they claim that ‘It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won’t eat it.’
This Snopes site gives the following information: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp
Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman’s Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ‘ Theobromine’. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker’s chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of th eobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.