If you’re looking for a simple, high-protein treat to share with your pup, you might wonder: Can dogs have cottage cheese? The good news is that cottage cheese is safe for many dogs when it’s offered the right way and in the right amount. Here’s everything you need to know about cottage cheese for dogs. Before introducing any new food into your dog’s diet, always check with your veterinarian.
Guinea pigs, and many of the small exotic mammal pets we have, show vague signs of being sick when they develop a disease condition. Your guinea pig is showing classic signs of illness. No matter what is wrong with a guinea pig — be it a kidney infection, abnormal tooth growth, disease of the liver, or even an abscess — the only signs your guinea pig may show is not eating or drinking. This eventually causes your guinea pig to become even sicker, there is weight loss and sometimes the liver becomes affected, too. Unfortunately, there are no home remedies that can help your guinea pig if offering his favorite foods and water do not help him start eating again. My suggestion is to get him to a veterinarian as soon as you can. One who is familiar with guinea pig medicine and can get a diagnosis for you. As soon as you have a diagnosis, you can get your guinea pig back on the road to health. Want to know more about the health and wellness of your guinea pig? Check out: Guinea Pig Body Language Common Guinea Pig Health Issues Guinea Pig Seems To Have A Cold,Q:
Senior dogs can lose their hair or fur for many reasons. Hair loss can be normal (typical shedding), or it can be abnormal and related to health problems (alopecia). But why is your old dog losing hair? Here, we’ll explore the many reasons why your old dog is losing hair in patches or all over their body, or why your old dog is shedding a lot—and what you can do about it.
This year, change things up by including your pup in your Valentine’s Day plans. Wondering exactly how to show your dog you love them? While chocolate is strictly off the menu (the sweet stuff is poisonous to dogs and is a never, ever), there are several ways to shower your pup with affection on V-Day—or any day.
Because this is your first cat, I highly recommend that you find a cat organization or individual who can support and mentor you about all things cat. A local humane society or a rescue group can help you understand how to care for your new cat and teach you to recognize, interpret and respond correctly to her body language. Many humane societies have free behavior helplines that you can call. Excellent books are available perfect for first time cat people. Two I highly recommend are Think Like a Cat by Pam Johnson-Bennett and Complete Kitten Care by Amy Shojai. The first step in earning your cat’s trust back is to not corner her or insist she interact with you. Encourage your cat to come to you by using the method of formally greeting cats while you are sitting or crouching a few feet or across the room from her. Extend one finger towards her at cat-nose level. If she wants to say hello, she will come to you, touch your finger with her nose, then will turn her head until your finger is on her cheek. At that point, gently pet her cheek, her head and the back of her neck. Healthy cat treats that she adores will also help her trust you. If she’s not feeling secure enough to fraternize with you, leave her alone and try again later. Always bring cat treats with you that you can toss near her. Although most cats love to play, never play rough and don’t use your hands when playing with your cat. Instead, play with her using fishing-pole type cat toys. Pull the toy away from her so that she can chase and catch it (fishing-pole-type toys should be out of reach of cats when no one is around to supervise). Most likely she will also enjoy chasing toys that you throw for her. Don’t force her to participate in the games. When she loses interest, stop and have a play session later on when she’s more in the mood to play. Be gentle with your new cat and learn everything you can about her and how to care for her. If you create a safe environment for her and treat her gently and with care she will eventually feel secure and not run from you.,Q.
Look, cats are easily misunderstood. And if you’re a not self-proclaimed cat person, you might (rightfully) question whether your cat loves you. Heck, even longtime feline fans probably wonder if the looks their cats give them are signs of true kitty love. We get it. It’s why we did the hard work for you to help you answer the all-too-common question among cat parents: “Does my cat love me?” Here’s what to look out for.
When a bird works to assist in therapy or offer comfort or emotional support to an individual with a disability under the care of a trained medical professional, the bird is working as an “emotional support animal,” an “assistance animal,”or a “therapy animal.” Different legal rules apply to service animals, emotional support animals and pets. Parrots and some other species of birds are known to be extremely empathetic and tuned into the emotional environment around them. They can sense stress and tension, anger and distress in their owners, before these bubbling feelings break the surface. Such sensitivity can be harnessed and birds, like other species, can be trained to use these abilities to help individuals with psychological or emotional disabilities. In one famous case, a bi-polar man relied on his empathetic African grey parrot to intuit when a rage-like episode was coming on and encourage him to “calm down!” He carried her in a cage fitted with straps like a backpack so she could travel with him anywhere. She was trained to repeat soothing phrases and sounds to talk him down. Abused and injured parrots, harbored in refuges, exhibit uncertainty and mistrust of humans similar to the feelings of veterans experiencing post traumatic stress disorder. A number of unique programs run out of charitable aviaries draw on these shared experiences and emotions to help veterans and injured birds heal one another. Also, as handling birds demands focus and gentleness and interacting with them can bring about a sense of peace, many species of birds, from macaws to cockatiels, are used in therapy, prison rehabilitation programs, and in nursing homes.
Who ranks as the best cuddlers, our partners or our pets? You guessed it, more than half of pet parents (53%) say their pet is a better cuddler than their partner. That’s from a recent survey by Chewy of hundreds of pet parents just like you. The findings shows pets are much more than pets—from expert cuddlers, closest confidants and biggest cheerleaders to family members, best friends and even soulmates. The results comes as no surprise to many of us. In a world with so much change and uncertainty, our pets are emotional anchors who center us and ground us during happy and sad times. Considering that 89% of respondents agree that their pets understand their emotions feeling a connection to them that’s sometimes even stronger than the ones we feel with other people makes perfect sense. The findings demonstrates the complexity and depth of the pet-pet parent bond. According to respondents: 84% consider pets family 50% view their pet as their child 42% say their pet is their best friend 14% consider their pet their soulmate What’s more, we depend on them for support and they’re there for us through it all. And while the jury it out about whether they understand our actual words, clearly that does not stop us from having deep communications with our pets: 86% regularly talk to their pet each day 96% say their pet is there for them through good and bad times 89% believe pets understand their emotions If you make important life decisions with the health and happiness of their animal family members in mind, you are in good company. Read on for more.
Clown loaches are found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in the country of Indonesia. They occur in large schools in the rivers and flooded plains of these two islands, where the water is usually moving fairly steadily and is generally well-oxygenated. Their natural water conditions are warm (high 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit) and fairly soft, with a pH from 6.5 to 7.5 (at times, the pH can be outside these values). The current scientific name for the clown loach is Chromobotia macracanthus, and it is in the family Cobitidae (loaches). Professional ichthyologists spend a great deal of time revising the classification work of previous researchers, and in 2004 the loaches as a group had their turn. When it comes to ichthyologists and taxonomy (the naming and classification of living things) there tends to be two groups: lumpers and splitters. The lumpers combine together what were separate genera and species. The splitters take an existing genus and split it into more than one either existing or new genera. The splitters were at work with the loaches, and the result for the clown loach is that the fish was assigned the genus Chromobotia, where it is, in fact, the only species. If you would like more details about this taxonomic arcana, or for more about loaches in general, an excellent site on the web is loaches.com.
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