by Linda Chaé Pet products may be hazardous to your pets There are few events more distressing than the injury or death of a pet. Psychologists have likened it to the death of a family member. After the recent pet food contamination that killed some pets and made many others sick, worldwide attention focused on [...]
Keeping Your Pet Safe During The Holidays
November 15, 2008 By 1 Comment
The holidays are a time to create and share memories, laugh and eat great food; however, there are many hidden dangers that are lurking around your home that can cause serious injury or even death for your four legged family members. Here’s a list of some common holiday dangers to look out for: Christmas Kitten [...]
Pet Bird Safety at Home – Things You Ought to Know
September 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Many of us have heard stories about birds outlasting their owners. This is a surprise to many, considering the delicate appearance of most species of birds. Birds, especially canaries, were used by miners to test the quality of the air deep in the mines. When the air reaches relatively unhealthy levels, the canaries are affected [...]
Reptiles and Salmonella
September 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’ll bet you didn’t know that lizards and turtles can carry harmful bacteria called Salmonella. I love reptiles and I bet you do too (or you probably would not be reading this article!). You may have noticed that reptiles are becoming more and more popular as family pets. Reptiles such as turtles, iguanas, snakes, geckos, [...]
How to Make a Smooth Move with your Pet – Moving with Fish
September 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
By Alex Kazaryan It is often risky and impractical to try to move fish. Fish are most sensible to to temperature changes that can hardly be avoidable during a move. So if they don’t have any special sentimental value to you – just don’t move them. Many aquarium stores may accept them and even offer [...]
How To Keep Your Dog Cool In The Hot Sun
August 6, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Summer is generally the time to have fun with your family and enjoy many activities together. Days are usually longer than usual and the children are out on vacation. The downside to this fun is that summer also ushers in a season of heat stroke, sunburn and exhaustion. This can threaten your family as well [...]
Including Pets In Your Holiday Plans
August 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
November and December is a busy time of year. There are holidays to prepare for. There are gifts to shop for, guests to invite over, travel to be done, even one evening of dinner and socializing can be a lot more activity than a night the during rest of the year. Amid all the activity, [...]
Pet Relocation – Tips For International Pet Moving
July 22, 2008 By Leave a Comment
by Kevin O Five Tips for Safe and Humane International Pet Relocation Owning or adopting a pet should be for life, regardless of what corner of the world your career or other circumstances happen to send you. When planning an international move transporting your beloved pet is only part of a long, daunting list of [...]
Deadly And Dangerous Plants Your Pet May Find Appetizing
June 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Plants are wonderful outdoors and indoors, and they are certainly a beautiful addition to your home. However, if you have pets, you may want to reconsider which plants you choose to have in your house (and out if you have an outdoor dog). Some plants are completely harmless if they are chewed or eaten, but [...]
Camping with Your Dogs – Ten Commandments
May 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
by julee In the U.S. alone, more than 30 million people each year take their pets with them while camping. Yet, when we first started RV-ing with our dogs, we were unable to find much written on the subject. Sure, there were the occasional articles in magazines that reminded us to use pet ID tags, [...]