If your dog is peeing on your bed, you are likely beyond frustrated. Dog urine can ruin your bed. Plus, once the urine odor is there, your dog can be attracted to pee on the area again. Your bed is appealing, soft, absorbent, and smells like you. Naturally, your dog wants to spend a lot of time there. Many people think that dogs pee on their owners’ beds as an act of dominance or rebellion....
While dog groomers offer a full suite of services, including nail clipping and ear cleaning, it’s possible—with a little practice in the basics—to handle some grooming tasks at home. It begins with maintenance tasks like brushing their coat and bathing, but you can also tackle simple haircuts with the right dog grooming kit—especially handy for breeds with continuously growing hair, like poodles, who typically need their hair cut once a month or so....
What Is Vestibular Disease? Symptoms Causes Diagnosing Treatment Prognosis Prevention The vestibular system is a complex network of sensors within the inner ear and the brain that helps an animal maintain balance, and thus remain upright while walking, standing, or sitting. Most animals have a vestibular system, including humans. This delicate system can be disrupted by many things, leading to difficulty with balance. Vestibular disease tends to strike dogs suddenly, and with very noticeable symptoms....
Dogs and fireworks do not mix. Many dogs are afraid of fireworks. Noise phobia is a fairly common fear for dogs. This phobia can include thunderstorms and fireworks. Dogs tend to find the loud, unpredictable noises and bright displays of light truly frightening. Even a seemingly confident dog can tremble at the unfamiliar sounds of fireworks. The good news is that there are a few things you can do to help your dog get through the festivities....
Seizure-alert dogs are service animals trained to warn their owner about the onset of a seizure. While it’s not entirely known how dogs are able to predict a seizure, it’s believed they can detect a change in scent from their owner. These dogs are trained to paw, whine, or bark at their owner or engage in behaviors such as pacing or circling prior to the seizure. That warning allows the owner to prepare by finding a safe place to prevent a seizure-related injury....
Many betta owners are not aware that their betta requires warm water, not just the room temperature water that ranges from 68–72 degrees Fahrenheit (21–23 degrees Celcius). Ideally, the water should be between 78–80 degrees Fahrenheit (25.5–26.5 degrees Celcius) for a betta. Because bettas are often kept in very small tanks or bowls, heating can be a challenge. Changes in room temperature, especially in buildings or climates that become much colder at night, can prove stressful for a betta....
If you’ve ever bred fish, either intentionally or accidentally, you’ve probably been faced with the problem of having way more young fish than you can handle. Perhaps you’ve been told to cull the juveniles early on. What does that mean, and how do you go about doing it? What Is Culling? Simply put, culling fish is the process of weeding out some of the young fish to reduce their numbers to a level that is appropriate for the size of the aquarium....
So you’ve brought home a new animal and have its enclosure, food, and toys all set up. But you still can’t decide on a name. It sometimes can be a challenge to pick the perfect name for an exotic pet—that is, anything that’s not a dog, cat, or domesticated farm animal. Many people draw naming inspiration from their animal’s species traits or appearance, such as the name Licorice for a black rabbit....
In order to breathe underwater, fish have to extract dissolved oxygen from the water. They do this using their gills. Water enters the fish’s mouth and then the fish forces water across its gills, past many tiny blood vessels, and out the gill slits. The gills take oxygen from the water and let water whisk away carbon dioxide and ammonia from the blood vessels in the gills. Gill filaments are the red, fleshy part of the gills; they take oxygen into the blood....
What Is Luxating Patella? Symptoms Causes Diagnosing Treatment Prognosis Prevention Luxating patella, the technical term for a kneecap popping out of place, creates instability in a cat’s hind leg by reducing the functionality of the knee joint. It causes varying degrees of pain and immobility. Luxating patella can occur as a result of trauma or aging, and it can lead to arthritis if untreated. While any cat can experience this problem, Devon Rex and Abyssinian cats may have a genetic predisposition for unstable knee caps....
Is it OK to Own a Coatimundi? Behavior and Temperament Housing Diet Vet Care Purchasing Similar Pets & Breeds Frequently Asked Questions Coatimundi, affectionately known as coatis, are South American raccoons related to both kinkajous and North American raccoons. There are four breeds of coati, but only two—the white-nosed and South American coatis—are sometimes kept as pets. Coatis are omnivores with a lot of energy, a curious streak, and, just like their North American cousins, they forage for food in the wild....
Hill House Home—the makers of the ultra-viral Nap Dress—have introduced Hill House Pets, which for now includes two products released in its Blue Trellis Capsule. Both The Pet Tote and The Pet Toy feature the signature trellis print on white canvas. They match the rest of the trellis collection, so you can complement your pup’s new accessories with trellis sleepwear, sheets, or pillows. And, right now, you can do it at a discount: new shoppers can earn 15% off on their first orders and free shipping on orders of more than $100....
A labyrinth fish is one that has a special organ, known as the labyrinth, which allows the fish to breathe air from the surface of the water. Wait a minute, fish live in water, so why would a fish need an organ to breathe air? The answer is in the habitat. Some fish live in locations in which water is, or can become, very low in oxygen. For fish in such habitats, having a labyrinth organ means the difference between survival and death....
Most cats go out of their way to avoid a pool, but those very same felines are diving right into miniature pool tables. The compact toys have been fueling viral cat content across the internet with celebrity feline fans like Kate Beckinsale getting in on the cat action. The rules for cat pool are as follows: Humans can never winCats can use any of their limbs to playA scratch is not a foul Napping on the table is encouragedChaos reigns Stripes, solids, and every other fur color combination is welcome to cue up and take a shot with these fun-sized sets....
Behavior and Temperament Housing Food and Water Choosing Your Pet Health Problems Suitable Species Frequently Asked Questions Pet tortoises are popular pets for many people since they are quiet, cute (especially as hatchlings), and don’t shed any fur. But tortoises can live a very long time (anywhere from 50 to 100 years). If you take one as a pet, be prepared to provide a lifetime of care and consider that your pet might even outlive you....
Biliary disease is any illness or disease process associated with your dog’s gallbladder and surrounding structures such as the bile duct. Your dog’s gallbladder is situated in your dog’s abdomen next to the liver. It is where the bile created in your dog’s liver is stored before it is released into the intestines via the bile duct. Issues can arise from an overproduction of bile, the formation of stones within the gallbladder, and even inflammation of the gallbladder and surrounding organs like the liver and pancreas....
What Does a Limping Dog Look Like Is Limping an Emergency? How to Move an Injured Dog What to Do If Your Dog is Limping Causes Veterinary Care Treatment Frequently Asked Questions Limping in dogs is common but not normal. Lameness or limping means the dog is walking abnormally on one or more limbs. This may be due to pain, loss of function, or both. Lameness of any kind is a sign there is an illness or injury....
Cats can sometimes eat things they shouldn’t. Besides household chemicals, common foods, houseplants, and even the contents of your sewing box may all be something your cat tries to eat at some point. While some human food and houseplants are safe for cats to nibble on, many can be toxic. Knowing how to make your cat vomit up what they ate as well as when not to make them vomit can be a key tactic in at-home first aid....
You might have heard that grass awns are potentially dangerous to dogs, but do you know why they are harmful? The seed pods from tall grasses like foxtail and cheatgrass can actually attach to a dog and become embedded in the skin. Left untreated, these foreign bodies can migrate through the body and cause serious inflammation and possibly infection. You can help protect your dog from foxtails, cheatgrass, and other harmful grass awns by learning how to identify these potentially dangerous grasses....
Is it OK to Own a Patagonian Cavy? Behavior and Temperament Housing Diet Vet Care Purchasing Similar Pets and Breeds The Patagonian cavy is one of the more docile exotic pets. These large rodents are distantly related to guinea pigs and can be similarly kept in indoor cages, albeit much bigger, when not under supervision. Cavies are not noisy animals, they don’t mind being petted, and they can be quite affectionate with their owners....
