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June 27th, 2012Avoid these Food to keep your Cat’s Urinary Tract Healthy
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What is the right kind of cat food for urinary problems? This is something every cat owner should know. By giving your cat the right kind of food, you can make sure it stays healthy for a long time. This is true, especially in the case of urinary infections. Let me tell you what you need to do as a cat owner to help your cat stay away from urinary problems.
First of all, you need to understand the way a cat’s body works. As you know, cats usually feed on mice. What many people do not know is that nearly 3/4th of a mouse’s bodies are nothing but water. So, cats, by nature, are designed to eat food that contains high-water content. It is nature’s way to keeping them hydrated adequately. This is the reason why you do not see cats that live in the wild get urinary tract infections or other such as problems. In other words, food with high-water content is the best cat food for urinary problems.
Now, think about the kind of food that most cat owners feed their cats – commercial processed pet food, which is full of artificial chemicals, coloring agents, preservatives, and other such as things, which are not needed for the cat’s body at all. Most importantly, most of these commercial pet foods are dry. So, by making your cat eat this kind of food every day, you are literally making it vulnerable for urinary problems Now, let us come back to the question – what is the right kind of cat food for urinary problems? Let me tell you.
Start by limiting the amount of processed food your cat eats. Switch to unprocessed, raw food which is ideal for your cat’s health. Unlike processed food, fresh food does not alter the pH of cat’s urine, and hence it is safe for cats. This is why it is considered the best cat food for urinary problems. Furthermore, give your cat lots of high quality canned food with high-water content. Above all, make sure your cat drinks plenty of clean water. Since tap water is badly contaminated with a variety of bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, and poisonous chemicals, it could be harmful to your cat’s health. So, make sure you give your cat plenty of clean, filtered water to drink.
Apart from giving the right food, you can give your cat some natural health supplements, which will strengthen its urinary system and prevent urinary problems. From my experience, I can safely say that homeopathic medications are the best choice. They are effective, safe, and cheap as well they can treat infections very effectively and prevent recurring infections as well. So, a regular dose of these healthy, natural supplements will make your cat a lot stronger for sure.
I hope the article answered the question ‘what is the right kind of cat food for urinary problems.’ It is very simple – give your cat plenty of raw food to eat, clean water to drink, and a regular dose of natural health supplements. This will make sure your fluffy cat stays disease-free for a long time.
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How Salt Act As a Control Agent for Flea
June 22nd, 2012
Flea season is on you. Anybody that has ever had an infestation knows you must fight fleas from several angles to control & eliminate these hopping, opportunistic parasitical insects. The most effective agents inside reducing flea populations is regarded as the many safest: Salt.
Can it be selected effectively against big infestations of fleas? Yes. Salting plus vacuuming floors& furniture eliminates the flea’s eggs by dehydrating them. Should you take this route-you are satisfied with results. You’ll need to be diligent & persistent with treatment to be actually powerful. However, with perseverance, it may be performed.
Flea eggs hatch each three days, thus by sprinkling the floors for at smallest nine days, vacuuming every third day for nine days, takes we by the complete life cycle of flea existence. Be certain plus clear a vacuum following every cleaning or the insects might simply spider back out plus re-infest the house! You are able to equally salt porches, doghouses plus kennels to kill eggs & keep flea control. Borax functions because an alternative to salt, however, has a limited cautions. In significant humidity regions, you might have to employ a dehumidifier with all the salt treatment for the employ to be efficient.
Once the cycle of breeding, laying & hatching is contained in the treatment, the flea is greatly reduced inside population size. In truth, nearly all the fleas left can be found about we or a pet at this point plus is manually removed. Comb from we pet’s coating with a flea comb. The unique comb is surprisingly fine toothed plus catches the fleas between the tines. Keep a glass of soapy water nearby to wash the caught fleas off into. If you take the pet to an expert to have them groomed, a bathtub is an efficient method to eliminate body fleas from a pet.
How to kill fleas utilizing salt: Obtain certain very processed home salt or sea salt. Ensure it really is because finely ground because potential, virtually to a powder consistency. Sprinkle it lightly, nevertheless, evenly over a carpet. Brush or rake it inside. Leave this inside the carpet for 12 to 48 hours, then vacuum completely.
Salt may attract dampness, thus never leave it inside for pretty lengthy inside rather hot or humid conditions. Otherwise, you’ll end up with salty, wet carpet.
For severe infestations, salt is mixed together with boric acid. This chemical is found inside an amount of commercially-available treatments, including Borax. Utilize the same technique because with processed salt; however, consult the carpet producer to ensure the carpet may withstand boric acid. While boric acid is usually non-toxic, long-term, low-level exposure to boric acid may result from certain wellness conditions inside people plus dogs, thus this treatment ought not to be employed frequently.
Fleas, furthermore, cannot survive cool temperatures over 90 degrees. Closing up the entire home about a dandy summer day will kill all the fleas we have inside a house.
Keeping Pets Cool & Comfortable During Summer
June 22nd, 2012
Whatever your plans are for the summer, keeping yourself and your pets cool in this hot season is essential. We humans can cool ourselves easily but pets can’t do that. Keeping your dog cool and comfortable on summer days is very easy so you both can enjoy indoor and outdoor activities without suffering from heat exhaustion.
Follow this simple steps and tips to ensure your pets remain cool during summer’s hot sunny days.
Pet Summer Tip #1 – Help your pet’s natural process for cooling down. Pets have their own way to cool down, usually by shedding, panting and sweating. It is the perfect time to cut and trim their coats (some owners feel differently about this – so use your own discretion on whether giving your pet a summer hair cut is right for them. In Florida where we are based, we do give a cut to our triple coated senior dog because she is just miserable and overheats easily).
You can use products such as the Furminator to control their shedding so and thin their coats soyou don’t have to deal with scattered pet hair.
Pet Summer Tip #2 – Provide cool shade and plenty of fresh water. You can set up a good spot on the backyard that is shaded enough for dogs to rest. There are some awesome automatic watering products such as the Drinkwell Pet Fountain that actually works for all seasons, keeping the water cool and fresh in summer and capable of keeping it warm enough on cold and freezing winter days. During extremely hot days it is important to keep your dogs inside in well-ventilated or air conditioned rooms. Keeping them in a yard – especially one that has little or no shade, is risky. If your dog runs out of water or becomes overheated he or she can die or get heatstroke. Do the right thing and keep them safe and cool and out of the sun if they are to be left for extended periods of time.
Pet Summer Tip #3 – Provide pet cooling mats and beds. Something that’s nice is a cooling mat that allows air to circulate all around your pet. Look for discount coupons on pet bed sales and get a good one for your pet. Cooling pet beds have many benefits including help cooling down, relieving sores and pains for senior pets and injured dogs or simply giving them a good sleep. Keeping your pet cool might even help extend their lives.
Pet Summer Tip #4 – Bring supplies to outdoor activities or traveling. Hiking trips, long walks, bike rides and long trips in the car can leave your pet thirsty and dehydrated. Bring a portable “pet waterer” and offer it to them from time to time. There are innovative dog cooling bandanas and jackets that help release heat that is good when hiking, camping or walking pets. Bring cooling mats or beds designed for cars so your pet can comfortably rest in one area of your vehicle during the entire trip. Remember, don’t ever leave dogs and pets alone in the car.
Pet Summer Tip #5 – Feed the right diet. Some pets would rather lie down instead of running or jumping when its hot – and this is probably a good thing. However, just like humans, bodies are made to be exercised and not exercising can also produce health issues. Giving your pets healthy treats to chew and play with is one solution. Frozen kong toys filled with their favorite healthy treat is one of the best cooling toys, yummy and meaty bones are good too.
Pet Summer Tip #6 – Avoid doing these during hot days. Pets are susceptible to heat stroke, heart and lung diseases when it is too hot. Over exercising your pet in the heat of the day. Not ensuring there is ample water available. Shave your pet too closely resulting in sunburn and heat stroke. You can shed your dog or cat to thin the coat and even shave to a shorter level, but with all fur gone the natural insulating quality built in is gone and they can overheat and burn easily. Pets have a tendency to get irritated or aggressive if they feel uncomfortable too. A hot dog can be a snapping or biting dog so be alert.
Pet Summer Tip #7 – What if your pet is overheated? What to do? If you observe a swollen tongue, heavy panting, glazed eyes and rapid pulse or vomiting. Or if you notice your pet’s tongue looks purple or he is walking or staggering, he might be dealing with heat stress. If you are not sure, be safe and do this: place rubbing alcohol only on your pet’s paws and keep him in a cool (but not cold bathtub). Splash with water especially on the belly, or you can apply ice packs only on head, neck and chest. Call your vet immediately.
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