Cats can be a contented bunch, cared for and pampered by devoted owners who have their pets’ best interests at heart. Yet sometimes our good intentions don’t align with the health needs of our cats. We love a little too much in the form of overfeeding, for example, or miss subtle signs of serious illness.… Continue reading
Month: November 2010
Which the causes for the peanut allergy
An innovative study investigating whether high environmental exposure to peanut is a risk for developing peanut allergy is being run at the Department of Paediatric Allergy, King’s College London School of Medicine. The research, *funded by children’s health charity Action Medical Research, was announced to help mark Indoor Allergy Week (25 – 29 October 2010).… Continue reading
Rabbit as a pet: breeds
Dutch Rabbit History Of The Dutch Rabbit The Dutch Rabbit is one of the oldest rabbit breeds and despite its name it was developed in the UK in the 1880s although its ancestors came from The Netherlands and Belgium. Appearance Of The Dutch Rabbit The Dutch Rabbit is a small-medium size rabbit with a stocky… Continue reading
The allergies may be determine in the before birth period
A child’s chances of developing allergies or wheezing is related to how he or she grew at vital stages in the womb, according to scientists from the University of Southampton. The new research, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the British Lung Foundation, and undertaken at Southampton General Hospital, reveals that fetuses which… Continue reading