Pet Care

Feature Writer: Lorie Huston
Welcome to the Pet Care section of Suite 101!
Here you will find information about all aspects of pet care, including feline and canine vaccinations, heartworm in dogs, feline leukemia in cats, flea prevention and control, and tick control and removal.
Information about caring for pet rabbits, and pet hamsters is provided as well as information about feeding pet birds and caring for freshwater aquariums.
Facts and information about specific pet diseases are presented here, including MRSA infections in pets, feline leukemia, demodectic mange, epilepsy, and much more.
Numerous aspects of pet nutrition are covered, such as choosing the best commercial pet food, feeding a healthy homemade diet for a dog, evaluating frozen pet food diets and a discussion of foods which can be dangerous for your pet.
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Lorie Huston
Nov 27, 2009
Choosing the Best Food for a Healthy Cat
In: Pet Nutrition
Choices for cat food include canned, dry, raw and home-cooked foods. Familiarity with the advantages and disadvantages of each type of cat food can make choosing simpler.
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Nov 20, 2009
Prednisone and Prednisolone in Dogs and Cats
In: Pet Products
Prednisone and prednisolone are glucocorticoids, or steroids, which are used to treat dogs and cats for a variety of different diseases and symptoms.
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Nov 14, 2009
Treating Canine Kidney Disease & Kidney Failure
In: Pet Diseases
Appropriate treatment of chronic kidney disease or kidney failure in the dog can slow the progression of the disease and increase the quality of life for the affected pet
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Nov 7, 2009
Kidney Disease in Dogs – Nephrotic Syndrome
In: Pet Diseases
Nephrotic syndrome, often a result of glomerulonephritis or renal amyloidosis, causes excessive protein loss through the kidneys and is a form of kidney disease in dogs.
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Oct 31, 2009
Glomerulopathies – Glomerulonephritis in Dogs
In: Pet Diseases
Glomerulonephritis, inflammation within the canine kidney which causes protein loss, is one of the most common causes of kidney disease and even kidney failure in dogs.
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Oct 24, 2009
Lyme Disease Vaccination in Dogs
In: Pet Diseases
A dog which is exposed to ticks may be a candidate to receive vaccination for canine Lyme disease but tick control is the most important factor in preventing disease.
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Oct 17, 2009
Preventing Lyme Disease in Dogs
In: Pet Diseases
Tick control is the cornerstone of Lyme disease prevention in dogs, although there are vaccines available that provide protection against infection with the disease also.
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Oct 10, 2009
Causes of Canine Aggression – Fear Vs. Dominance
In: Pet Training
Dominance rarely causes aggression in dogs. Most aggressive dog behavior is a result of fear. Handlers need to be able to recognize fear in order to train a dog properly.
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