Forget the restaurant doggy bag. These days, more dogs are dining on their own patios, gulping down homemade dog food. “We have seen a steady increase in the number of people who are asking for help with making a homemade diet,” says Sarah Abood, DVM, PhD, an assistant professor of small animal clinical sciences at [...]
Upper respiratory infections are a common cause of feline respiratory disease, especially in young kittens. Feline upper respiratory infections are actually caused by a number of different organisms, all of which produce very similar respiratory disease symptoms. Common Causes of Upper Respiratory Infection in Cats Viral infections are most commonly implicated in causing feline upper [...]
When people hear the word “pets” they might think of sweet puppies, fluffy kittens or a shiny goldfish in their aquarium. But, there are many more varieties of animals in the world. A lot of the stores will call any animal besides those exotic. Many people think that their pets should reflect more felicity than [...]
Pet Parrots Can be Very Messy, Loud and Expensive Before you decide to bring home a pet bird or parrot, make sure you know what you are getting in to. Before you decide to get your first pet bird, there is a lot of research that you should do. Getting a parrot or pet bird [...]
Important! Frogs can make lovely pets, but frogs in the wild are facing population declines and extinction largely as a result of human activities. Unfortunately, the pet trade is likely contributing to the amphibian extinction crisis and the spread of an devastating infection by Chytrid fungus. For this reason, you should only buy frogs that [...]
Squirrels are adorable little critters that are fun to watch in the wild, and can make wonderful pets! They are found almost everywhere in the world and in several different climates. Description: Squirrels are small rodents varying form 6-12 inches in body length and 4-10 inches in tail length. Weight for flying and red [...]
The turtles covered on this web site are all omnivorous, which means they eat everything from insects to lettuce. However, this does not mean you can feed your pet turtle anything, i.e. table scraps, and they do require a healthy, balanced, “turtle diet”. Turtles can be expensive to feed, especially since they are exotic pets, [...]
Just like people, bunnies enjoy a good meal. A nice mix of hay, pellets and fresh vegetables as well as fresh water will make your rabbit healthy and happy. An occasional treat can be given, but only in small quantities. Pellets These should be purchased so that they are fresh, as bunnies will turn their [...]
Like many other reptiles and amphibians, turtles are fascinating to children. However, many people buy turtles based on their “novelty factor”, never taking into account the animal’s special needs. When you purchase a cat or a dog, there are always several costly procedures that must be taken to ensure their good health and longevity; shots, [...]
Diabetes mellitus, or sugar diabetes, is a commonly diagnosed disease in cats and ultimately affects all the organs. It develops in about 1 in 400 cats. It is due to inadequate production of insulin by the beta cells in the pancreas or inadequate response of the cells to insulin. Insulin is secreted directly into the [...]
