Health Care Team

Archive for the ‘Pet Health’ Category

Chewing is a natural behavior for most dogs. Whether they are bored, restless or just plain hungry, it’s an enjoyable way to pass the time and beneficial for the health of their teeth and gums. The key is to provide a safe, non-toxic product that will not break off in large chunks, splinter or wear down too quickly. In order to avoid, choking, gastrointestinal obstruction or other digestive disturbances, human companions need to closely monitor consumption and select products that are both safe and appealing.

The following products are considered good choices but should be purchased based on the age, size and chewing capacity of your dog:

Compressed raw hide bones come in several sizes and flavors. The advantage of shaped, compressed rawhide is that it gradually becomes soft and gummy and will not splinter off into small chunks or sharp slivers. It simple unravels from its original shape and very small, digestible shreds are slowly ingested. Even voracious chewers might take days to demolish a whole bone.

Knotted rawhide bones are somewhat harder in texture and appeal to dogs who are teething or enjoy gnawing on the tightly wound ends until they break off. Once the ends separate, human companions need to carefully monitor chewing activity, since some dogs may swallow a portion of the knot after it softens.  Read more... (583 words, estimated 2:20 mins reading time)

Since dogs are active animals, they could sustain injuries while playing, running or due to stepping on house hold implements. It is important to treat them before they become more severe dog health problems. As the dogs get injured with their paws most often, it is not easy to see the injury and if you try to look at it the dog tries to shy away. As an injury in a dog will get infected very quickly, you need to take care of them early.

If your dog limps for more than a couple of days or it has a limp that comes and goes, take care of it as it may lead to dog health problems that need more attention. If your dog’s injury is detected earlier, you could take it to the veterinarian and treat it before the injury is aggravated. Dog health problems that involve injuries are easy to look after but they also become serious if not treated on time. The difficulty with some big breeds of dogs is that they get very scared when the injury is going to be treated. However, you must treat the injuries of a dog no matter what type of resistance it offers against treatment.

Sometimes dogs get their tails injured getting caught in closing doors and such other accidents. Though these are not such serous dog health problems, you need to take care of them immediately before things go out of hand. If you are not familiar with dog injuries to take charge of the situation, you need to take your inured canine friend to the vet.  Read more... (350 words, estimated 1:24 mins reading time)

If your family is planning a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, don’t leave your pet behind! There are lots of ways to make your vacation work for all members of your family, even the furry ones. With a few trails open to dog walkers and a number of different hotels that will allow your pet to stay with you, there is no reason your dog can’t get a vacation too. Here are a few tips on how to make their trip as wonderful as yours:

Driving is the best option if you are planning on traveling to Gatlinburg with your pet. Although many airlines allow pets, it can be expensive to bring your pet this way. Some allow small pets to travel in the passenger cabin, but you’ll want to check with the airline you choose to see if they allow this. If you have a larger pet, you will have to check it. This is only possible if your pet is at least eight weeks old, has been weaned for at least five days, and you have the proper cage or shipping container. There are strict rules regarding their care while they are being shipped, so you will likely have to provide documentation of your pet’s health and needs for the trip. Unfortunately, Amtrak trains and Greyhound buses do not allow you to travel with your pet.  Read more... (489 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

The loved ones canine sitting lower organization has been building in the earlier decade and keeps on growing further.Leaving your pets alone can be really painful at times even even though you are usually left with no alternative but to leave them.There is, nonetheless, an selection that enables you to leave your loved ones canine in the care of an person who will take care of your doggie just as if it was their very own. For example, if you are residing in Los Angeles you can get hold of a professional Los Angeles Sitter to adequately seem using your pets even however you are away.

How then do you get a dog that you can count on and believe in? This is really vital for pet sitters have to enter your home. You definitely do not want to bring to your home an ex convict masquerading as a puppy sitter.The finest element to do is to make particular that you get your family dog sitter from a reputable puppy sitter business.If you are residing in Los Angeles, it is very easy to get a trustworthy Los Angeles Sitter.All you have to do is to make a call or go on the internet and make an inquiry on some of the businesses that provide canine sitting straight down providers.  Read more... (521 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Our Health Is Worse With Each Generation

Everybody with more than 3 brain cells knows (or should) that each generation is less healthy than the one before.  What’s happening to us?  And, even more important – what can we do about it?  The percentage of autistic and ADD/ADHD kids is growing at an alarming rate.  And worst of all, these are usually the brightest of our kids. 

Why is this happening to us?   There are several factors:

    1.  Each generation has children born with more allergies, particularly food types.

    2.  Each generation gets less and less actual nutrition, and more and more food that tastes good, but isn’t good for us.

    3.  Our food supply deteriorates as it is changed by radiation, and other new techniques into a different form that is actually bad for us.  Corn is a good example, and other foods are similar.  Mother Nature does know best!

    4.  Overuse of antibiotics and steroids in our meat and milk supply create even more problems than they solve, including many bacteria becoming resistant to such.  

    5.  General deterioration of our environment by man made toxic pollutants such as carbon dioxide, mercury in the sea and our water supplies, man made pesticides that kill much more than was thought, ad nauseam.
 
    6.  The thoughtless use of mercury (Thimerosal) in vaccines given to babies which has proved to be a major factor in “mental problems” of all kinds, particularly the ADD-autism continuum.  Add the “thoughtless” use of drugs for all kinds of problems.
   
    7.  The thoughtless overuse of antibiotics.  Antibiotics have done great work in bacterial diseases and infections, BUT they can do tremendous harm to the digestive system unless provisions are made.   Read more... (1948 words, estimated 7:48 mins reading time)