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Summer time can be dangerous and uncomfortable for your pets. With humidity, high temperatures and summer storms, your pets can be stressed and become sick. Or even die! Here are some helpful tools and tips to help your fur babies safe and cool during the hot summer months. Practice basic summer safety: NEVER leave your … Continued
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After receiving a massage dogs can feel the same way as we can. The benefits are numerous for owner’s and pets alike. We can all use more relaxation in our lives. Here are some of the reasons you should be giving your dog a massage: It Reduces Stress– Massage studies have proven this and everyone, … Continued
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The day that I picked my puppy Rocky, from the shelter, I had a large house with a huge fenced backyard where he was able to run and play all day long. I never thought that I would have to re-train my dog, years later, to be an apartment dog. However, with some helpful research … Continued
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Dog feces is more than just a nuisance – it can pose a serious health hazard. Why? A number of common parasites, including round worm, are transmitted via dog feces. When infected dog droppings are left on the ground, the eggs of the roundworms and other parasites can linger in the soil for years. As … Continued
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Lori Fusaro is a photographer who specializes in pet photography (www.fusarophotography.com). Fusaro never saw herself as someone who would adopt an older dog, but life dramatically changed when her passion for finding families for older dogs grew. Now, she not only adopts older animals, she is on a mission to encourage others to join her … Continued
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Roundworms describes a whole bunch of different worm parasites. The most common dog roundworm is Toxocara canis. Humans have a different roundworm, as do cats, horses, pigs, and other animals. Dogs get roundworms either from eating worm eggs off the ground or because the mother dog was infected and passed the worms to her puppies … Continued
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Hookworms have a direct life cycle meaning that they do not necessarily need a host to be transmitted. In pets, hookworm ova(egg) are passed in the host’s feces and develop to the first larval stage if the temperature and humidity are adequate. Ova can hatch in 10-12 hours at 30 degrees centigrade and in 9 … Continued
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