If you thought that separation anxiety only happened in humans, you are incorrect. Your dog can suffer from separation anxiety as well. Fortunately, you can train your dog to get over it.
It is vital in any type of dog training to assert your dominance as the pack leader. Establishing yourself as the alpha will get [...]
If you notice your dog or cat is scratching at its ears, shaking its head and its ears don’t smell too great, chances are your pet has ear mites. You can get rid of ear mites through some natural home remedies, or with medicine from the vet.
Ear mites are parasites which live off the bodily [...]
Cats usually don’t have diarrhea, at least not when they’re healthy. When it shows up, it might be a sign of an internal problem, probably digestive. If the episode of diarrhea is short, it’s not a problem, and it might be caused by something in the food or water. As soon as those substances clear [...]
This disease is actually the body’s way to cleanse itself, getting rid of substances that are foreign and provoke irritations to the bowels. Since this isn’t a regular condition, we usually get scared when we notice diarrhea in cats, as they might be sick. There are plenty of remedies which can be used for diarrhea [...]
Hairballs are a familiar problem to any cat owner, especially if they have a pet with long hair. Short hair cats also suffer from this problem, but it’s more common to those that have longer hair, like Persian cats.
What happens is that the cat licks the fur, and swallows hair as a result. Since the [...]
Health issues with older cats will appear just like they do for us when we become old. They usually have a number of potential problems when they’re older. The age when a cat starts to have problems is around 9 years old. Around that age, the cat’s body will start to deteriorate slowly, and their [...]
When your pet has feline UTI, it is quite difficult to recognize the disease. But when your cat has had UTI before, you might worry about a re-occurrence. Your pet can only keep on meowing but you will never understand what she is saying to you. You may not even spot urine crystals.
Thankfully, you can [...]
You have read somewhere that having a new cat in your home can be a great companion for your existing cat. You would also like a new kitty as you remember how much fun you used to have in the old days when you would play with the kitten.
It is a common thought that cats [...]
Scratching on different objects, including the furniture, is something cats love to do. But this can be really frustrating for you and can cause you to spend a lot of money. Felines need to scratch, it is in their instinct.
They do it to sharpen their claws. When they are scratching they automatically remove the old [...]
Getting your cat to a medical examination and finding out that it has diabetes can be quite shocking. Diabetes is a serious disease but it is manageable if you learn how to handle it.
When my 10 year old cat was drinking too much water and urinating all the time I took it to the doctor. [...]