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Essential Supplies to Prepare Before Getting a Cat
Setting up before a cat arrives saves stress. Must-haves: a proper cat food (match its current brand, plus kitten formula and bottle if it's unweaned), a litter box with high-sided, low-entry design and tofu litter, ceramic or stainless bowls with a running-water fountain, a coat-appropriate brush, and a deworming plan (internal every 1–3 months, external monthly for outdoor cats).
What to Do If Your Teddy Dog Has a Fever
A Teddy (toy poodle) can run a fever from weather changes, rain, or not being dried properly after a bath. Bring the temperature down with physical cooling such as alcohol wipes or an ice pack, but never use human cold medicine, and see a vet if it passes 40 °C.
How Much Water Should a Dog Drink?
Water intake matters: too much or too little both signal trouble. A healthy dog drinks about 40–60 ml per kg per day; past 100 ml/kg means a serious illness needing a vet. Too little leads to dehydration and lets bladder crystals form stones. The fix is behavioral — reward the dog for drinking so it builds the habit.
What You Must Know Before Getting a Dog
Owning a dog is a long-term commitment with real costs — shots, monthly parasite control, food, and care can run around 700 yuan a month before any illness — plus the time for training, daily walks, and emotional attention. Think it through: you can choose a pet, but the dog can't choose otherwise and will spend its whole life with you.
Signs Your Dog Isn’t Getting Enough Exercise
Dogs need daily exercise to burn energy and stay fit — without it they pack on weight, bark for attention, chew the furniture, sleep poorly, and bolt out the door. Leash up for walks, and on bad-weather days burn energy with indoor games.
Fun Facts About Dogs
Today: why dogs eat grass, why they chew slippers, and how keen their nose really is.
Why Are Dogs Afraid of the Vacuum?
Today we learn why dogs fear the vacuum.
Why So Many Dogs Are Getting Tick Bites Lately
Today we look at the real reason ticks are surging lately.
Why Is My Dog’s Nose or Paw Pad Getting Crusty
You may find that many dogs have this hard, thick, dry callus on the nose and paw pads. This condition is called ‘hyperkeratosis’.
Symptoms and Prevention of Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Dogs
The cat, as the definitive host of Toxoplasma, unluckily becomes its embodiment; cats are not born with the parasite, but acquire it mostly by hunting bats, birds, and rodents, while most household cats get it from raw meat, raw bones, and the like.