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Common Cat Skin Diseases and Their Causes
Common Cat Skin Diseases and Their Causes

Just like humans, cats can have problems with their skin as well. It is often difficult to diagnose some of the skin problems, so you may need to see your vet. Listed below are some of the common cat skin diseases and their causes.

Contact Dermatitis – This is the least common of all skin disorders. It is usually caused when a cat comes into contact with a particular substance. This can be an allergic reaction or an irritation to the substance. It can be treated with steroids and antibiotics.

Feline Acne – Yes, Fluffy can have acne problems as well. This occurs in cats of all ages. It is typically found around the chin and mouth. It is caused by when your cat rubs on surfaces to mark his territory. Over time, this will result in greasy patches and cause the acne. This can be treated with an antibiotic …

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My Pillow Pets Ms Sassy Cat Review
My Pillow Pets Ms Sassy Cat Review

For people looking to get stuffed animals as a gift for a birthday or Christmas, I think it is important to look outside of the traditional items, and pick a stuffed animal that is more unique and different than the common everyday stuffed toys. Picking something like the My Pillow Pets Ms. Sassy Cat gives you an opportunity to do that. Instead of picking a stuffed animal that can only be used as one thing, why not pick the My Pillow Pets variety which can be used as both a pillow and a stuffed animal? It may sound like a couple of very simple usages, but this simple idea has caught on like a wild fire, and these toys are quickly becoming one of the more popular items on the toy market today.

These items are unique because of the design. Underneath the stuffed animal is some Velcro, and when …

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Adopt Puppies Only When They Are Seven Weeks Old
Adopt Puppies Only When They Are Seven Weeks Old

Most of the people who decide to adopt puppies struggle with a tricky question, what is the right breed for me. The next question which haunts them is the age of a puppy. We need our pet to get familiar as early as possible and younger puppies get familiar in short time than a grown up dog. Apart from these two questions, there is another concern. Where to put puppy in the home? Let’s answer the question one by one.

Take the first question, which is the perfect puppy for you. First classify puppies into two groups. We have large and small puppies. Now look at the space available at your home. Large dogs would require more space than the small ones. Next factor is the breed. For this you can go through pet magazines and get a fair knowledge about each breed. Generally it is our friends who inspire …

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Low Maintenance Outdoor Pets

Pets & AnimalI am writing this blog to warn people who use craigslist hunting for pets, especially well-known dogs such as yorkies, chihuahuas, pugs, pitbulls, golden retrievers and labradors.

An ounce per pound of body weight of milk chocolate can trigger toxicity, whereas about a one hundred milligrams of dark chocolate per pound of physique weight is poisonous. So, if you have a 20 pound dog, 20 ounces of milk chocolate, 10 ounces of semi-sweet chocolate, or just over two ounces of baker’s chocolate can be toxic. Be cautious with this if you are a dog owner. Dogs consume everything and chocolate is one of the most common causes of poisoning in dogs.

The state bans several several animals as pets, which includes but definitely not restricted to chipmunks (all squirrels), prairie dogs, deer, foxes, sloths, opossums, and anteaters, but surprisingly permits wolfdogs (also identified as wolf hybrids) although prohibiting all other …

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Pet And Animal Emergency Arranging

Pets & AnimalThanks to Maddie’s Fund for making KC Pet Project element of the MaddieCam Network!

The Armidale Companion Animal Shelter has an active Volunteer Program Advertisements for the plan are published bi-annually in the nearby press. The Volunteer Program involves typical meetings to go over the demands of the Shelter and ways in which these needs can be fulfilled. Volunteers who are in a position to offer the Shelter with help are supplied with an induction to the Companion Animal Shelter and education to assist in locations such as the ones listed under.

I purchased a bottle of Tropiclean Fresh Breath Oral Care Water Additive for my pup about a year ago. You add a little to your pet’s water on a everyday basis to manage negative breath and dental plaque. It made her breath so ridiculously fresh, but it also created her throw up so I stopped using it. I …

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