Category: Tips & How Tos
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How to Keep Neighborhood Cats Out of Your Yard
Cats tend to be explorers that are ever-curious about the places around them. Often when one person in a neighborhood does not keep tabs on his cat, another neighbor will find him digging through their garden, or swiping at the koi fish in their backyard pond. Whether the sneaky visitor is a neighbor’s pet or…
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How To Cure Pet Hiccups
Hiccups usually are the result of a dog or cat eating or drinking too quickly, getting overly excited, or feeling stressed or nervous about something. While hiccupping is most common in young animals, some pets go on to have hiccup-attacks throughout their adult lives. Though most pet-parents have their own preferred method of curing hiccups,…
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Skin & Coat Care Products Every Pet-Owner Should Have
In terms of basic skincare “requirements,” each person has a relatively different understanding of what that means. The primary pet care industry giants provide a wealth of products that help give dogs and cats the healthiest life possible. While we understand that wiping a dog’s face daily or rubbing balm on a cat’s paws might…
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Adoption Considerations: What Kind of Cat Is Best For You?
When you are about to purchase a new pet, there are an abundance of questions to consider in advance. Before walking into the pet shelter or rescue home, you must be clear about what kind of cat you want to get, so that you are not swayed by emotion when you get there. It would…
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How to Treat Tear Staining
Those reddish brown stains under your dog’s eyes generally indicate a malfunction in how he is able to drain or produce tears. Before you address the cosmetic aspect of the problem by shopping for fur-stain removal products, find out how to treat the medical side first. Solving the tear stain problems involves first diagnosing the…
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What To Do When Your Pet Has Urinary Incontinence
When you have an 11-year-old dog or cat who knows how to mind his manners, it can be shocking to suddenly find your pet eliminating on the living room floor. It is no surprise that urinary incontinence or the inability to hold urine, is a fairly common symptom in elderly animals. However, many pet-parents feel uncertain…
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Pet Pheromone Products
We have discussed the different kinds of pheromones, (both synthetic and herbal) and how they can effectively calm cats and dogs down. Many pet parents consider using pheromone treatments to address their dog or cat’s negative behaviors and nervous tendencies, or to simply make traveling with their pet a less stressful process. However, it can…
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Before You Adopt a Pet
Sometimes, when we walk into a pet shelter or a rescue home looking for a new friend to take home, we secretly hope that the right dog will “choose” us, or that we will have some inner voice telling us which cat to pick. Life doesn’t always work that way, and while some of us…
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Preparing for Your Pet Sitter
When you have found your ideal pet sitter, and come to an agreement about their responsibilities and terms of employment, it will be time to take care of your end of the deal. Though vacations, business trips and getaways are replete with details to attend to, it would be a mistake to neglect the important…
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Dog Breeds Most Likely & Least Likely to Run Away
Whether we like it or not, some dogs simply cannot help themselves when it comes to escaping. Though not every breed shares the same pressing inclination towards wanderlust, certain dogs a rather predictable when it comes to escape artistry. Sometimes curiosity doesn’t just kill cats –it poses a threat to canines too! Find out which…