By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 18th, 2007 / Animals
Depending on the size and breed of your pet you may have noticed it is a bit slower when chasing a ball, struggles a bit more getting up the first thing in the morning or loses its breath a bit [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 17th, 2007 / Animals
Remember just how good a massage feels after a particularly hard day- those first pained responses as your muscles reacted to the beginning of the kneading, pulling and pinching motions- later [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 16th, 2007 / Animals
Zoonoses is the term applied to a grouping of diseases that are transferable from canine/feline to human. Basically, these fall into three groupings based on their means of transmission and [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 15th, 2007 / Animals
Just say the word cancer and any of a host of undesirable thoughts will pop in your mind- and with good reason. Cancer is one of the most common of diseases among pets and increases as the pet [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 14th, 2007 / Animals
Herbology, basically, is the use of herbs in the treatment of many types of illness. Herein the emphasis of treatment is based strongly on the specific use of herbal roots, flowers and leaves to [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 13th, 2007 / Animals
For all pet owners, regular monitoring and "examinations" of your pet will give you a better idea of the animal's overall health and prove as good "quality" time for both you and your pet. Also, [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 13th, 2007 / Animals
Just as with you and I, your pets age is a consideration that must be thought about as your dog matures. It is easy to overlook, especially if your dog is in its prime, however, your aging animal [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 12th, 2007 / Animals
Once other animals such as cattle, sheep and goats became domesticated, man became aware of the dogs herding ability. Tactics used by hunting wolves, witnessed by humans, such as driving and [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 11th, 2007 / Animals
Most authorities agree that dogs were among the first, if not the first, animals domesticated by man. Cave paintings depict dog-like creatures hunting with early man though experts are still [..]
 By Debbie Ray - PedigreedPups.com / Published on September 10th, 2007 / Animals
Just how old is your dog really? More than likely you know the dogs age in years, or at least have an approximation of its age, but do you really have any idea how old it may be- chronologically [..]
 By Gerry Neustatl / Published on September 9th, 2007 / Animals
If you are reading this, I guess you have a pet, need a holiday and don't want to waste your next hard-earned break watching round-the-clock rubbish on televsion. In days gone many pet owners [..]
 By Gerry Neustatl / Published on September 8th, 2007 / Animals
These days many holiday venues will happily allow you to bring your pet along - a move that has been welcomed by many loving pet owners and their four-legged charges. In Australia these venues [..]
 By Gerry Neustatl / Published on September 7th, 2007 / Animals
There's nothing worse than going away on your hard-earned vacation with the worry that your pet might not be safe, secure, fed properly or exercised adequately in your absence Holiday boarding [..]
 By Summer Fey Foovay / Published on September 6th, 2007 / Animals
Living with a Deaf Cat A genetic anomaly causes blue-eyed white cats to be born deaf. I have not been able to find out what percentage of them are deaf - but it is fairly common. Odd-eyed whites [..]
 By Summer Fey Foovay / Published on September 5th, 2007 / Animals
The Oriental Shorthair cat can be an extraordinarily devoted and loving companion. More than anything else, they want a person, or family, to whom they can give their wholehearted devotion. The [..]
 By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on September 4th, 2007 / Animals
Dogs (and cats) often fall victim to several common intestinal parasites known as worms. There are a large number of different types of intestinal worms, but dogs are most commonly affected by [..]
 By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on September 3th, 2007 / Animals
The condition commonly known as "Kennel Cough" is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases that dogs can contract. The disease is not serious in most cases, however, and often resolves [..]
 By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on September 2th, 2007 / Animals
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that can affect a dog's blood, liver, and kidneys. The bacteria that cause the illness are carried primarily by rats and other rodents, but dogs that are [..]
 By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on September 1th, 2007 / Animals
Hepatitis, a disease of the liver that is seen in several animals, including humans, is caused by a viral infection. Canine hepatitis is caused by the virus designated CAV-1 which is seen only in [..]
 By Kirsten Hawkins / Published on August 31th, 2007 / Animals
There is no question that people in America love dogs. One look at popular culture in our country will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Americans have a love affair with dogs. Movies and TV [..]

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