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What to Do When Your Cat Bites or Scratches You
Cats are carnivores, and biting and tearing are their nature. After leaving the mother cat (and siblings), they instinctively seek 'hunting' targets to learn predatory behavior, and inadvertently using your hands to tease them can lead the cat to treat your hands as prey or play objects.
Simple Coping Strategies for Cat Stress Responses
Cats, like us, feel stress and tension. When tense they easily show stress responses, and excessive stress affects health and lifespan. How can owners help? Here we detail cat stress sources and simple coping strategies.
How Much Chocolate Will Poison a Dog
We all know chocolate is highly toxic to dogs; even friends who don't keep dogs know dogs cannot eat chocolate. But how much chocolate makes a dog poisonous?
The Effects of Atropine on Cats and Dogs
Atropine is commonly used to block the effect of certain nervous-system impulses (acetylcholine) on receptors throughout the body. In animals such as dogs and cats, it is most often used in surgical anesthesia to prevent the adverse effects of nervous stimulation.
Precautions for Putting a Muzzle on Your Dog
Today we will talk about how to use a muzzle correctly.
What to Do When Your Dog Jumps on People
The most common behavior problem isn't biting but jumping up at people. You may not mind - it's affection - but others do. Here's how to correct it.
How to Remove Ticks from Your Dog
Ticks are parasites that feed on dog blood and spread disease between animals and people; they lurk in grass, so avoid damp weedy areas on walks. Removal means killing adult ticks and eggs plus disinfecting the environment, often with medicated baths.
Common Cat Skin Problems Besides Ringworm
The biggest difference between cats and other animals is that cats are masters at hiding pain—yet there is one condition they cannot conceal: skin problems!
What Kinds of Parasites Do Dogs Get?
For dogs, parasites split into internal and external. With low immunity many parasites are easy to catch; below is a summary of common dog parasites for clearer distinction.
Symptoms That Your Dog Needs Deworming
Raising a dog is not easy; in the time with it we as owners have much to watch, and deworming is the top priority. Experienced people know timely deworming keeps a dog healthy.