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Chinchilla Care Essentials
When keeping a chinchilla, never feed spicy or cooked food — many deaths come from bad diet. In hot summers, cool them down. The author shares more chinchilla care notes.
What to Do If a Kitten Gets Milk Ringworm (Neonatal Dermatitis)
Young kittens have low skin resistance; combined with dampness around the mother's nipples and milk spilling while nursing, fungi easily grow. The kitten heals on its own as it grows, and it won't spread to people or other cats.
How to Help a Kitten Quickly Adapt to a New Environment
Will a kitten have a stress reaction in a new home? What if a shy kitten refuses food? How should a newcomer get along with a resident cat? These seem simple but make owners very anxious.
What Is Canine Campylobacteriosis
Canine campylobacteriosis is caused by Campylobacter, a bacterium commonly associated with diarrhea in dogs, cats, and humans. In recent years, Campylobacter has gone from an obscure veterinary pathogen to a well-known major cause of human enteritis. This article explains what canine campylobacteriosis is.
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV): Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention
A cat with FIV shows: chronic stomatitis, gingivitis, fever, weight loss, lymph node inflammation, anemia, diarrhea, and neurological signs. The main transmission route is thought to be bite wounds; experiments also confirm the possibility of placental infection, though not yet proven clinically, and a queen may pass it to kittens via saliva or milk.
Is Spaying/Neutering Pets Helping Them
Is spaying/neutering pets helping them? Why do people not neuter themselves but force pets? Many like to discuss pet neutering from a 'humanity' angle, but can't take responsibility for their pets. Whether neutering helps them — perhaps read on and you'll be clearer.
Symptoms and Treatment of Feline Distemper
Feline distemper, also called feline panleukopenia or feline infectious enteritis, is an acute, highly contagious disease in cats. A cat with distemper shows: reduced white blood cells, reduced appetite, soft stool, vomiting, fever, dehydration, and other symptoms.
So Much to Know About Cleaning a Dog’s Ears
Today we learn how to clean a dog's ears and why. You may not believe it, but a dog's ears can't self-clean; human wax eventually works out on its own, while a dog's complex canal needs you.
Why Does a Dog Raise One Front Leg
Does your dog do this? Standing, it tucks one front leg with the paw curled up, while watching warily what is in front of it — maybe another dog, maybe a person, maybe even a plastic bag dancing in the wind.
Why Does My Dog Snore in Its Sleep
Frankly, a dog snoring in its sleep is adorable, but snoring is more than just cute! Almost all breeds snore, with bulldogs the most common, as they were bred for bull-baiting.