few pet health tips

PET HEALTH TIPS


Grooming your dog not only helps him look his best, it also keeps him clean and healthy. Grooming sessions are an excellent time to access your dog’s health. Keeping your dog healthy and watching for any change in his condition will add to the enjoyment of yours years together.

Dog housed or exercised out doors and exposed to extreme temperature has changes their caloric requirement during cold weather, energy needs increase to maintain body temperature and more food may be required.

Exercising your dog not only strengthen the bond between you and your pet, it also the healthy thing to do. Dogs, like people, benefit exercise to control weight and maintain a healthy heart, lung and muscle tissue. If your dog has more energy then you do, teach him to fetch a ball/ disc. The activity may be just right for you and a challenging exercise for your dog

When treating your lawn or garden with fertilizer, herbicide or insecticides always keep your pet away from the area until the area dries completely per manufactures instruction. Discuss usage of products with manufactures of the products to be used. Always store such products in an area that will ensure no possible pet exposure.

Micro chipping must be done by a licensed veterinarian who implants the microchip under the skin between shoulders of dog. The procedure is not painful. Once implanted, the microchip need no further attention, has life span o f 35 years and can not be lost, be altered or intentionally removed.

All animals depend on water for life processes. Water is found inside and out side cell, and is involved in most biochemical reaction with in the body. Water deficit incompatible with good health. Water is the most important nutrient for survival on short-term basis and it is one that is to frequently neglected.

Summers means ticks and the danger of tick fever disease a trip to vet is in order to have your dog checked for tick worm as well as other internal parasite and to begin or continue a heart worm prevention program. Check carefully for ticks. Care must be taken to remove the entire head and ticks mouth part. Twisting or jerking may cause part of the mouth to break of in the skin, possibly causing chronic irritation. Avoid handling ticks with bare hands. Use twiser or protect the hands with latex gloves or a pepper tissue. Always disinfects the bite site and wash hands thoroughly.

A pet’s nutritional health depends on receiving the correct amount and proportion of nutrients from the six required group, water, protein, fat, carbohydrate, minerals and vitamins. With the exception of water, Purina pet food identifies a 100% complete and balanced contain all of these required nutrients.

The most common dental problem dogs experiences is build up from plaque. If left unchecked, plaque build up can eventually cause the inflammation of both the gums and the membrane lining of the tooth shocket. With proper treatment the teeth may become infected and fall out. The infection resulting form this condition may spread to other parts of the body.

Keeping your dog on lease gives you control when walking or running. If you exercise at night, place a reflective collar on your dog and use a bright coloured lease to alert passer by of your approach. You should wear white or light coloured clothing so you can also be seen.

Pets, like people may be tempted by holiday goodies. Allowing them to have holiday treats and sweets can leads to digestive upsets. In the case of chocolate, beware. Chocolate contains theobromine which is toxic to dog.