Cats And Feline Diabetes Diabetes mellitus, or “sugar” diabetes, is a common disorder in cats and dogs, caused by the inability of the hormone insulin to properly balance blood sugar (glucose) levels. Glucose is processed by the body into energy. After food is digested, glucose enters the blood stream — in a healthy body, insulin [...]
Caring For Persian Cats
March 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Caring For Persian Cats A Persian cat is a gentle, quiet and loving cat. It is not as independent as other breeds of cats as it relies on its owner’s attention to give it love. The Persian seems to relish human attention and flourishes upon it. Your Persian is a loving cat that depends on [...]
An In Depth Look At Siamese Cats
March 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
An In Depth Look At Siamese Cats The beautiful Siamese cat is one of the earliest known and recognised breeds of cat believed to originate in Siam (now Thailand). It is now one of the most popular breeds of cat and makes a wonderful pet. Their nature is friendly, extrovert and highly intelligent. They love [...]
A Look At Cat Breeds
March 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A Look At Cat Breeds Ever since ancient days, humans and cats have had close relationships. Our fondness quite often extends to the big cats – the wild ones, so it it not surprising that some of the most popular domestic cats are those who resemble their wild brothers. Over the last thousands of years, [...]
Do Not Feed Your Cat Dog Food
February 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I came across this very interesting article at ktnv.com called ‘Cat and dog food differences explained’, featuring the insights by pet nutritionist Hilary Watson. Top Differences in Dog and Cat Food Cats need more proteins than dogs: cat food contains > 30% protein, while dog food contains 20-25%. Cats need taurine, an essential amino acid, [...]
Doggy Distress: Top Three Symptoms That You Should Call The Vet
February 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Some dog owners have a tendency to worry themselves over every little thing. Then there are those that don’t seem to worry enough, letting real symptoms affect their dogs without a second thought. It can be difficult to tell the difference between what is worth worrying over and what things are normal occurrences. The well [...]
Ferret Food – The Pros and Cons of a Raw Diet
February 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Catherine Smith The lack of truly ideal ferret foods is one reason there is growing interest in more natural diets for ferrets. Basic Feeding Rules Ferrets have unique feeding requirements, which are now finally being addressed by commercial pet food manufacturers, though with varying success. Ferrets are obligate carnivores, and food passes through the [...]
Iguana Care
February 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Iguanas are probably the most popular lizard kept as a pet today. Many pet stores tell people that they are very easy to care for, but this isn’t true. They actually have very strict care requirements. They also can grow to be extremely large! Many get baby iguanas not realizing how large they get. They [...]
Great Dog Photos ~ How To Take Them
February 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Elaine Mashburn It’s very common to hear people speaking about experiences they have had trying to photograph their pets. Many times you will hear of mini disasters where an animal will fall from some sort of make- shift prop, or where a prop has fallen on the pet. Most often it is frustration you [...]
Good Starter Fish For The Saltwater Aquarium
January 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Peter B. Cunningham Once all the research, planning and waiting is complete and the aquarium is full of water and has finally finished cycling you will finally be ready to introduce your first fish. It is important to ensure that you make the right choice though as there are some fish which are suitable [...]