Thursday, September 11, 2008

Pet care


Pet health care involves paying quite some attention to your pets’ needs in addition to asking your vet some pertinent pet health questions. Of course pet health information can be had from the numerous numbers of internet sites but not many of them (such as the fly by night operators and web robos) are dependable. You need to take time from your daily grind to walk, exercise your pet apart from grooming, vaccinating and studying and selecting good quality pet food. We will examine the important nine steps to keep your pet healthy, in the following paragraphs

Walking your dog is the first thing in dog health care. Walking dog once in the morning and again in the late evening, after you returned from work is good for not just its health. Of course the dog can stretch his limbs a bit and relax going round the garden or street corners. But what matters more is that, this is the time he develops affection, obedience for you. Some dogs meet their fairer sexes, get cozy with them and get gratified. Looking at it from the health point of view, the much needed exercises to his joints and claws, rolling on all over the place; keep them in good steed for long time to come. Use a good quality collar and a leash. Leash without a collar is not advisable. Use a leather leash instead of chain slip leash.

Caring For Your Puppy

Getting a new puppy can be very exciting, but it brings with it the responsibility of providing new puppy care. Whether your puppy is a Pomeranian or a Chihuahua, puppy care needs to be thought about and acted upon, to make sure your puppy remains happy and healthy. This article will provide you with my puppy care tips to help you take good care of your new puppy dog.

Puppies need to eat a balanced diet that is made up of foods appropriate for puppies. There are foods available on the market that are specially made for puppies, and include all the necessary nutrients and foods that a puppy needs. However, it is not essential to buy special puppy food. Puppy owners can give their puppy a balanced, nutritious diet by feeding it natural foods. Some of the good foods for puppies are:
Milk
Chicken
Chicken heart
Oatmeal
Vegetables
Boiled rice
Carrots
Cheese.If you decide to feed your dog natural home-made food, then you may need to talk to your veterinary surgeon about supplements. If a puppy is not getting enough calcium or vitamins, then supplements will be needed.Puppies should be fed at the same time and place each day. They will need four meals a day until they are four months old. After that they will need three meals a day until they are eight months old. They will need two meals a day until they are twelve months old, and then one meal a day after that.