Cat Health Care
Posted by admin on Aug 4, 2008
Cat Health Questions
If you own a cute cat at your home, then you must be highly concerned with its health problems. Here are some important cat health questions that would help you understand your cat’s health problems.Cats are the joyous and playful companions. Many people like to own this wonderful pet. However, you need to be very careful and alert about its health and nutrition. A little negligence can lead to a serious health problem in your cat.
Given below are some typical cat health questions, which can guide you to understand these health problems.What should be included in a cat’s diet?By nature, cats are carnivorous and hence, their diet should be rich in animal tissue for its long-term well-being. For its adequate nutrition, you should provide an appropriate quantity of fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals through its diet. Cats require two essential amino acids such as taurine and arginine. Vitamins including vitamin A, C, and Niacin, dietary proteins and arachidonic acid are required to ensure a good health.
Generally, cats require a protein and fat-rich diet than a high carbohydrate diet. All these nutrients are essential for the cat’s healthy growth and reproduction.What are the common cat diseases?A cat may suffer from various health problems. Some of the common health problems in cats are rabies, dental disease, allergic dermatitis, food allergy, allergy due to fleas, mites, worm infestation, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, liver disease, urinary tract disease, feline panleukopenia, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP).What are the symptoms of cat rabies?
Rabies is a fatal disease in cats, caused by the virus. It is transmitted through a bite of an infected animal. This infection has an effect on the central nervous system. An infected cat develops an erratic behavior and fever spikes. Some of the main symptoms of cat rabies include excessive drooling, dilated pupils, snapping at imaginary objects, exaggerated response to any stimulus, abnormal changes in the appetite and aggressive, violent behavior. In the last stage of this disease, cat may develop paralysis and respiratory failure, which may finally result in death.What are the causes of hair loss in cats?Hair loss in cats is also known as alopecia.
It is one of the most common health problems in cats. Some shedding of hair is normal in cats. But, there may be excess hair loss due to glandular diseases, allergies, fleas, mites and ticks. Some of the possible causes of hair loss in cats are fleabite allergy, itching due to mites, ringworm, localized pain due to abscess, food allergies, glandular diseases such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, Cushing’s disease, and psychogenic alopecia.Why do cats have bad breath?
There are a number of reasons for bad breath in cats. Some of the common causes of bad breath are ulceration in the mouth; a foreign body stuck in the mouth as well as kidney and lung diseases.What are the dietary needs of the diseased cats?If your cat is suffering from any type of disease, then you should make some changes in its diet. Cats suffering from colitis or inflammatory bowel disease should be given a diet containing highly digestible sources of fats, proteins and carbohydrates.
You should feed a high-fiber diet to the cats suffering from colitis, diabetes mellitus, anal gland diseases or constipation. The diet of a cat with chronic kidney failure should contain highly digestible proteins. Cats suffering from oral and dental diseases should be given a canned food. A special diet that is rich in beta-carotene and omega-3 fatty acids is recommended for the cats diagnosed with cancer.What’s about cat’s vaccination?
You can protect you cat from various diseases by the means of vaccination. Most of the cat infections such as rabies, URI, FIV and FIP can be prevented by vaccination. In most cases, vaccination is administered when the cat is very young. It is recommended to give the boosters of these vaccines on a semi-annual basis. When your cat is vaccinated, you will get a certificate from the veterinarian.
By Reshma JiragePublished: 7/7/2008
Dog Health Care
Posted by admin on Aug 2, 2008
Natural dog health care is possible through the right diet. Whether you prefer commercial dog food or home made recipes for dogs, you will benefit from the following tips.
Dog Health Can Be Improved With a Natural Diet
by: Brigitte Smith 7eb
It goes without saying that your dog needs suitable nutrition to remain healthy. Vets and pet food manufacturers often have differing views on appropriate nutrition for your dog. Although commercial pet food manufacturers are motivated in large part by profits, commercially prepared foods are routinely recommended as part of an adequate, or good, diet for your dog. Sometimes your vet or dog breeder may approve of commercially prepared foods as your dog’s sole diet. Many experts, however, tend to prefer a largely natural diet which for dogs is invariably comprised of meat and bones. Raw is preferable to cooked, as some of the minerals are definitely lost in the cooking process.
The reason why the commercially prepared pet food is so often fed to our dogs, is because, apart from the convenience, it can (depending upon the quality) actually contain many of the nutrients which are essential to your dog’s wellbeing. The key word here is quality. There are in fact very, very few commercial manufacturers which produce nutrient-rich food. And they’re not the brands you find in your supermarket, or even in most pet stores or vetinarians.
Raw bones with a little dry food as well as occasional rice or pasta, and perhaps the odd quality food scrap from your table, will generally contain most of the nutrients which your dog needs.
All dogs must obtain reasonable nutrition from their food to maintain excellent health and performance. The main nutrients required by your dog are water, proteins, fats, carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins. Vitamin or mineral deficiency in dogs fed a commercially manufactured diet today is not widely publicised. But then again, the slosh and dried formulae which are readily available from your vet or the local supermarket are not your dog’s natural diet. If your dog was left to fend for itself in the wild (assuming it could manage to adapt, that is), would choose raw meat. And one of the reasons why meat, and especially bones, are so good, is the chewing action and the teeth cleaning function which the bones perform. Of course, there are also commercially prepared substitutes which can also effectively clean your dog’s teeth and satisfy his/her need to chew.
A lesser known fact is that to feed your dog only meat (with no bones and no cereals or other carbohydrate source) can cause severe deficiencies: your dog is likely to become lethargic, sick, and even death has been known to occur from an all meat diet. But what about dogs in the wild, I hear you ask? Isn’t meat a dog’s natural diet? Isn’t that what you just said, Brigitte? Well, yes and no: in the wild dogs eat the whole of their prey, not simply muscle meat - they thus obtain vegetable matter from the digestive tract of their prey, and calcium from the bones. As well, wild dogs occasionally, but routinely, add to their diet with plants, fruit and berries.
Most dogs relish some raw fruit and vegetables in their diet, so long as that’s what they’re used to. A dog who has been fed commercially prepared dog food all of its life won’t be used to the taste of fresh food, so may well turn up his/her nose if you introduce such healthy food later in life. But persevere - try hand feeding pieces of carrot or apple to begin with. And if your dog is still very young, all the better. Start as you mean to go on and feed him/her some raw fruit and vegetables from time to time. Your dog’s health will benefit!
(c) 2005, Brigitte Smith, Healthy Happy Dogs
About The Author
Brigitte Smith is a dog lover with a special interest in natural health for dogs. For your free special report, as well as weekly tips, information, strategies and resources for a healthier happier dog, click here for your dog health report: http://www.healthyhappydogs.com/.
Natural Health Care for Animals
Posted by admin on Jul 31, 2008
Female Dog Health Care
Posted by admin on Jul 27, 2008
Dog health care is a delicate issue more so for female dogs. There are a few things you need to keep in mind to ensure good health, especiall, if you have a female dog as your pet.
Female Dog Care
by: Aki Majima 7eb
As there are certain health issues that affect only the female dog, care should be taken to ensure that these are fully understood before deciding whether or not to buy a bitch.
The most important dog health care concern is that of spaying.
Only those who are fully educated in all aspects of a specific breed and who have the time and energy to put into making sure that bloodlines are kept strong and healthy should ever consider breeding. With that in mind, most owners of female dogs will not be thinking of breeding and should therefore seriously consider having their pet spayed.
If the necessary surgery is carried out before your dog has her first heat cycle, the likelihood of her ever developing breast cancer will become almost zero percent. That alone is a very good reason to have your dog spayed as breast cancer is otherwise relatively common in older bitches. The chances of your dog developing pyometra, a disease of the uterus that can be fatal, is also greatly reduced.
Having your dog spayed will also relieve her of the twice yearly ’season’ and the anxiety that often becomes part of it. She’ll no longer want to roam in order to find male dogs to mate with and you’ll no longer have to put up with the crowds of dogs who follow you during walks or who gather outside your home. And most importantly of all, unwanted pups will not become a problem.
If your female dog starts collecting her toys and treating them as if they were puppies, she’s almost certainly experiencing a false pregnancy. Fortunately, this rarely lasts more than a week and although the dog will become very protective of her imaginary offspring, treat her as normal and she’ll soon forget them.
If you’ve opted to not have your dog spayed, it’s important to understand how her heat cycle works. The first 10-14 days is the period BEFORE ovulation and this is the time during which she will bleed. Ovulation occurs as the bleeding stops so it’s important to understand that it’s during the 10-14 days following bleeding that she’s actually most likely to become pregnant. Far too many owners make the mistake of believing that their female dog is safe once the bleeding stops and over-filled dog pounds are the sad result.
Doggie diapers are available in most pet stores and come in a range of sizes to fit different breeds. These are designed to stop the dog leaving blood on your furniture and rugs but unfortunately, unless the dog has been taught to accept wearing them from a very young age, most will soon chew them off.
Female dog owners who choose not to have their dog spayed MUST monitor their dog regularly for any lumps in the breasts and remember that unless they’re serious about breeding, they have a duty to ensure that their dog doesn’t produce unwanted puppies who will eventually find themselves sitting in a pound waiting for their death sentence to be passed.
About The Author
Aki Majima
copyright@2005 by Aki Desorcy. Aki Desorcy is the Author of http://www.dog-treats-n-dog-care-tips.com/
Where you will find free dog care care tips, dog treat recipes and other useful dog health care info for your pooch.
This article was posted on September 06, 2005
What is Natural Health Care?
Posted by admin on Jul 20, 2008
What is natural health care needs to be understood properly before we can take up the discussion of animal health care naturally.
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