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Pets And Dangerous Foods

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Photo Credit: psychologytoday.com The Holidays Can Put Your Pet In Danger The holidays are here and so is all the food preparation going on in the kitchen. Your pet can see, hear, and smell what's going on. They are naturally curious and will be happy to quietly sneak around with their noses to the ground and sniff around to further see what they can. Most domesticated animals are opportunists, meaning "hey if something just so happens to fall on the floor", or an overflowing garbage basket proves too hard to resist, and finally "that darned cat", he's on the counter again, to them there is no 5 second rule; if it's there~ it's gone! But please beware that the foods you are preparing for your family, may also get Fido and Fluffy sick or even prove to be deadly! I have a lot of the first-hand knowledge and experience with a curious dog, His name was Frankie. Frankie was our male Yorkie and he knew he was a star. We got him abo

Pet Emergencies and Care of Pets

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photo credit: unknown Our pets are family. Our pets have become a special part of our society as well. It is a known fact that having a pet has many therapeutic values. Pets have been known to help chase away the lonely feelings people have when they are in need of a companion, for instance. We also know that animals are smart and can become highly trained as in an everyday therapy dog or as in a mission recovery or military/police canine for example. Pets, in general, have taken a prominent place in our families.  They rescue hearts and add to and enrich our daily lives. Pets Have Needs While we all have to eat and drink water, which goes for all living things, but sometimes, just as with humans, pets have medical needs and ailments too. The most common pets in everyday households are the dog and the cat. Dogs and cats could need special food or supplements into their diets there are many things that dogs and cats should not ingest. But the animals are curious in na