For those of you that have been touched by the unconditional love and unwavering companionship of a special pet, the thought of caring for an eventually losing your best friend can become a stressful, sad realization.
Unfortunately, the subject of proper care and understanding for a senior must be addressed. As an avid pet lover, I have often thought of how sad it i the fact that the average life expectancy of our beloved pets is but a mear 7-12 years. We may be blessed with a few more years of friendship depending upon the breed, genetics, pet nutrition, environmental factors, heredity factors and most importantly, your pets weight.
The aging process attacks the total body system including the brain. The result of this is loss of healthy brain function – also known as pet dementia, which can lead to mild to extreme behavioral changes or problems in senior pets.... Read More
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Pet Health Advice: Caring for Senior Pets
Pesticides And Pets, A Lethal Combination
Gardening is a wonderful hobby and good for the soul, but not so great for our pets paws. Unless you are an Eco-friendly, organic gardener please consider these important facts before this gardening season. Toxic pesticides used in ordinary garden soil, weed killer and treated grass seed such as the ever popular “Weed n” Feed” and “Round Up” weed killer contain the same cancer causing ingredients that were found in Agent Orange. Other synthetic poisons found in these two brand name garden products is 2,4-D, this is also the active ingredient found in “Killex”. One of the most toxic of all pesticides and the favorite product of most lawn and gardening services. These very caustic substances have the power to cause loss of reflex, induce comas, and bring on kidney and liver failure in humans. In dogs, it is the number one killer causing malignant lymphomas – a form of cancer.... Read More


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