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		<title>Vet Supplies for Pet Health</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can save quite a bit of money on the care of your pet by performing routine health tasks at home rather than visiting the vet. With the proper vet supplies, you can care for your pet’s skin, teeth, ears, eyes, and general health. You can even perform simple first aid! Some of the most [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Pets-5.jpg"><img src="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Pets-5.jpg" alt="" title="Pets 5" width="199" height="124" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-52" /></a>You can save quite a bit of money on the care of your pet by performing routine health tasks at home rather than visiting the vet. With the proper <a href="http://www.mypetwarehouse.com.au/store/department/23/Dog-Veterinary-Care/" title="vet supplies">vet supplies</a>, you can care for your pet’s skin, teeth, ears, eyes, and general health. You can even perform simple first aid!</p>
<p>Some of the most common pet products for health maintenance are shampoos, lotions, sprays, and creams to soothe itchy or dry skin. Sometimes, the dry and itchy skin results from a food allergy. Other times, the condition can be environmentally caused. Your vet can tell you if your pet has an ongoing problem such as this, as well as recommend the best vet supplies to treat it. Often, your vet will sell these supplies from his or her practice, but you can frequently find the same vet supplies online for less.<br />
Other common vet supplies are dietary supplements to improve your pet’s overall health, or treat specific issues such as joint trouble or bad breath. You can even get toothbrushes and meat-flavoured toothpastes to keep your pet’s teeth clean and healthy between vet visits.</p>
<p>You can apply pet-safe antiseptic if your pet gets a cut or shallow wound. There are pet products to treat diarrhoea, as well as provide pet-safe electrolytes for a pet which has had diarrhoea or vomiting. While these symptoms should be checked by a vet, as they may indicate a severe condition, often it is obvious what the pet ate that brought about the problem, and a simple phone call can clear the pet for home treatment. If you order your <a href="http://www.mypetwarehouse.com.au/store/department/23/Dog-Veterinary-Care/" title="vet supplies online">vet supplies online</a>, you’ll want to order these items well in advance so you have them on hand when you need them.</p>
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		<title>Feeling Stressed? 5 Ways Pets Reduce Your Stress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress isn&#8217;t ever fun to deal with. There are several ways to reduce it, including improving diet, getting more sleep, exercising and medication. However, have you ever thought about the fact that pets reduce stress and anxiety? Pets, in fact, are one of the best stress relievers and provide their owners with a number of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pet-dogs.gif"><img src="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pet-dogs.gif" alt="" title="pet-dogs" width="300" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-48" /></a> Stress isn&#8217;t ever fun to deal with. There are several ways to reduce it, including improving diet, getting more sleep, exercising and medication. However, have you ever thought about the fact that pets reduce stress and anxiety? Pets, in fact, are one of the best stress relievers and provide their owners with a number of other health benefits, including reduced blood pressure and improved allergies. Here are five ways that pets can help to reduce stress:</p>
<p>1) Pets Help Decrease Blood Pressure.<br />
Pets have been known to reduce blood pressure better than medications. They can sense tension and have a natural ability to keep us calm. When humans are stressed, their blood pressure tends to increase which intensifies the health effects of being stressed.</p>
<p>2) Pets Encourage Exercise.<br />
It&#8217;s sometimes difficult to get ourselves to work out, but when the health of a pet is in your hands, you&#8217;re pretty much forced to! Pets encourage us to go on walks, jogs, and to play fetch in the backyard. Exercise is good for stress management and overall health, so owning a pet can be credited with increasing these benefits.</p>
<p>3) Pets Help With Social Support.<br />
Dogs and cats can make us more approachable and give people a reason to stop and talk. This gives people an opportunity to increase their network of friends and acquaintances, which also has great stress management benefits.</p>
<p>4) Pets Improve Your Mood.<br />
For those of us who love animals, we know it&#8217;s impossible to stay in a bad mood with pets in our lives. Some studies have shown that people who own pets are less likely to suffer from depression.</p>
<p>5) Pets Prevent Loneliness.<br />
Animals can be there for you in ways that people can&#8217;t. They don&#8217;t judge and they definitely won&#8217;t ever cancel plans. They offer love and companionship and keep our secrets, no matter what. It may sound silly, but pets can be even better listeners than humans can be! In this way, pets reduce stress that may come from social isolation.</p>
<p>If you don&#8217;t already have a pet, hopefully reading this article encourages you to go out and get one! And if you already own one, you&#8217;re probably appreciating them more than you did before. Remember that if you&#8217;re constantly feeling stressed and anxious, even with a pet around, it would probably be best to see a doctor to discuss other options to relieve your stress.</p>
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		<title>6 Tips for Summer Pet Care Safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring and summer are quickly approaching, which means it&#8217;s almost time for warm weather and outdoor festivities. Summer days are made even better when they&#8217;re shared with pets. By following a few summer pet care safety tips, you can keep your animals healthy and enjoy the fun-filled summer months! 1) Never leave your pet in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/759a9__pet_care__3797703720_cdc09cbfde.jpg"><img src="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/759a9__pet_care__3797703720_cdc09cbfde-300x199.jpg" alt="" title="Yongsan Pet Care Center paw-fect" width="300" height="199" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-45" /></a> Spring and summer are quickly approaching, which means it&#8217;s almost time for warm weather and outdoor festivities. Summer days are made even better when they&#8217;re shared with pets. By following a few summer pet care safety tips, you can keep your animals healthy and enjoy the fun-filled summer months!</p>
<p>1) Never leave your pet in the car. No matter how long you&#8217;re going to be gone or how cool you think it is outside, the temperature inside the car can raise to 120 degrees F in a matter of minutes. This can be extremely dangerous for animals, so play it safe and leave them at home when you run errands!</p>
<p>2) Keep your pet leashed. Letting your dog run free could create problems. He/she could end up getting lost, in a fight with another animal or ingesting something dangerous.</p>
<p>3) Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. This could be the number one summer pet care safety tip and goes for humans as well-whether you&#8217;re indoors or outdoors, both you and your pet must consume plenty of water during the summer. If you leave the house, be sure to bring water bottles along with you and your pet.</p>
<p>4) Don&#8217;t forget to groom. Protect your dog from the sun by keeping him well groomed. This will help him to be more comfortable and insulated from the heat. Dogs with thick hair should have it trimmed regularly during the summer.</p>
<p>5) Never leave them unattended. Some animals are left outside for the majority of the summer. However, when it gets very hot, it&#8217;s not safe to keep them outdoors for a long period of time. You may want to keep your pets inside during the hottest part of the year to prevent illness and dehydration.</p>
<p>6) Be aware of heatstroke. Heatstroke is a dangerous condition and requires veterinary attention immediately. Signs of heatstroke include:</p>
<p>a. Panting<br />
b. Staring<br />
c. Anxious expression<br />
d. Refusal to obey commands<br />
e. Warm, dry skin<br />
f. High fever<br />
g. Rapid heartbeat<br />
h. Vomiting<br />
i. Collapse</p>
<p>If you notice any of these symptoms, contact a veterinarian as soon as possible. In the meantime, attempt to lower the animal&#8217;s body temperature by applying towels soaked in cool water to the hairless areas of the body. Heatstroke can be fatal, so take every step you can to prevent it from happening. </p>
<p>Following all of these summer pet care safety tips should keep you on the right track for keeping your pets safe during the summer. Remember that if your pet is very young, elderly, or ill he may have a harder time regulating his body temperature. You will want to keep a special eye on him/her if that is the case to prevent problems.</p>
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		<title>Is Exotic Pet Ownership Correct?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is keeping an exotic pet morally wrong? Many environmentalists would answer yes in a heartbeat, which is a sign they haven&#8217;t really thought the answer trough. What&#8217;s morally wrong is the way most exotic pet keepers keep their animals, not ownership itself. The first argument people use is that animals are happier in the wild. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/250px-Cebus_capucinus.png"><img src="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/250px-Cebus_capucinus-247x300.png" alt="" title="250px-Cebus_capucinus" width="247" height="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-42" /></a> Is keeping an exotic pet morally wrong? Many environmentalists would answer yes in a heartbeat, which is a sign they haven&#8217;t really thought the answer trough. What&#8217;s morally wrong is the way most exotic pet keepers keep their animals, not ownership itself.</p>
<p>The first argument people use is that animals are happier in the wild. Since there is no way to measure happiness in animals we must measure the various components of happiness for a human (and we are assuming they are the same in animals).</p>
<p>According to Maslow the basics of happiness are food and safety. Neither are guaranteed in the wild where animals periodically undergo starvation and predators and disease lurk everywhere. In captivity they will get optimal diet and complete safety. One point for captivity.</p>
<p>Another argument is that animals belong in the wild where they are truly free. Ignoring the limits of territory and predation lets examine the claim that animals belong in the wild by looking at the very animal that claims that, the human.</p>
<p>Human beings are meant to live in the wild as well, in the African continent. They are definitely not meant to use the Internet, drive, farm, live in houses, or any of the modern commodities. If all animals are happier by doing what they were &#8220;meant to&#8221; why are activists roaming the virtual world?</p>
<p>That&#8217;s two points for captivity.</p>
<p>Now let&#8217;s examine animal welfare and the animal&#8217;s interest.</p>
<p>Good captivity provides good health care. Animals won&#8217;t die of minor injuries or small diseases like they do in the wild. They will get every possible treatment. Captive animals live longer and during their golden years have access to physiotherapy and a group of techniques and facilities that improve quality of life.</p>
<p>The main thing going against captivity is lack of enrichment. Using modern standards this is not a problem. Unfortunately most private owners do not provide enough enrichment. Many don&#8217;t even provide enough housing space or an appropriate diet.</p>
<p>In these circumstances it is wrong to keep exotic, or any, animals. But this is not a problem of captivity, it is a problem of lack of law and enforcement. There should be open standards and tight control of private and public owners.</p>
<p>Furthermore, rescuing animals from private owners is often not the answer. This is becoming a problem with elephants. Uninformed public and activists have recently been involved in &#8220;rescuing&#8221; elephants from zoos to sanctuaries.</p>
<p>In those zoos the elephants, who were older than their wilder counterparts, had vet care, physiotherapy, special medication for their disease and an exercise program to keep them healthy both physically and mentally.</p>
<p>In the sanctuaries they were rescued to by politicians that got popularity and lead to public consciousness relief they had nothing of the sort. Their diet is often poor for their conditions, they have to roam by themselves instead of meeting proper physician and mental activity standards and the sanctuaries didn&#8217;t have funds to give them the medication they needed.</p>
<p>Now I ask, what was the best option for the animal, as opposed to some warped moral standard? I will let you do the math.</p>
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		<title>Before You Buy An Exotic Animal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you just found a website or auction of exotic animals for sale and decided you want to buy that cute fennec fox or that mighty tiger for your house. Stop. That&#8217;s not how you should buy an exotic animal. The first priority of any exotic animal owner (or animal owner in general) should be [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/exotic_animal_care2380740XSmall.jpg"><img src="http://www.passion4pets.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/exotic_animal_care2380740XSmall-300x199.jpg" alt="" title="exotic_animal_care2380740XSmall" width="300" height="199" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-39" /></a> So you just found a website or auction of exotic animals for sale and decided you want to buy that cute fennec fox or that mighty tiger for your house. Stop. That&#8217;s not how you should buy an exotic animal.</p>
<p>The first priority of any exotic animal owner (or animal owner in general) should be the welfare of the animal. And that means you must do a few things before even considering acquiring an exotic pet.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, today finding exotic animals for sale is so easy and regulations are so scarce that most of the times animals are bought on an impulse. The unsuspecting and well-intentioned person arrives home with their new pet only to find out that they don&#8217;t have the money, time or space to take care of it.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t let this happen to you! Follow the next steps one by one before acquiring your animal and you will be on your way to providing excellent care.</p>
<p>Research into the animal&#8217;s habits. Is it nocturnal or diurnal? What does it feed on? Does it live in groups or solitarily? Does it require a lot of playtime or not really?</p>
<p>Find care sheets. These are not easy to come by, particularly for exotic animals. You may need to look into Zoo standards and other similar documents until you have a good idea of diet, housing and enrichment.<br />
Prepare your house. Make sure you have appropriate housing.</p>
<p>Locate a supplier of food. It may simply be fruit or seeds, but you may need insects, bambu or other specific elements.</p>
<p>Locate a vet. Vet care of exotic animals (known as zoo medicine) is very different from farm or pet medicine. Locate a vet in your area that can treat your chosen pet.</p>
<p>Make sure you know the law. Some states don&#8217;t allow certain animals. Others place strict conditions. Check if your state allows you to keep that particular species. If it doesn&#8217;t you may want to check the laws of animal sanctuaries or zoos. Make sure to talk to a lawyer who is knowledgeable about animal law.</p>
<p>Health issues are important. You must know common diseases of the animal and ways to prevent, treat and even identify them but also public health concerns such as zoonotic diseases or probability of bites.</p>
<p>Learn if it is preferable to have a single animal or various. Inform yourself about breeding (the law for breeding is often different from the law for just keeping the animal) and mixed habitat. This is particularly important if you are building a collection, as opposed to getting a pet.</p>
<p>As you can see, there is a lot of information you must know and steps you must take before even starting to locate a breeder. I recommend you make a list of several breeders and visit and enquire them before making your choice.</p>
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