This is a must see if you are interested in dog breed specific shirts, sweatshirts and other items. They have over 75 different dog breeds to choose from. These dog breed tee shirts and sweatshirts are not transfers or screen prints! They use state of the art equipment to print the image directly onto the shirt. The image cannot peel or crack and does not have the rubbery feel of a transfer. The resolution is photo quality and far superior to anything even the best screen prints can do.
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Feb 10, 2008 | | Gifts
Common questions about heart worm
The common questions about heart worm are often related to the species affected by heart worms in addition to the dogs. One should know that in addition to dogs, the cat, fox, wolf,
horse, sea lion etc. are also affected. Can this be cured or not? Yes. This can be treated.
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Jan 17, 2008 | | Healthcare
Pet health insurance
Pet health insurance is highly required nowadays because of the escalating cost factors pertaining to the health maintenance in dogs and other animals. Dog owners need to find pet insurance firms that settle dues to the pet owners without much delay and in a more appropriate manner. Pet health insurance firms recently come forward to settle the dues in a proper manner after the due verification of the claim. If anything happens, dog care costs can add up without insurance.
Hence, know the approved list of your local animal care hospitals. Even have the list of veterinary experts who are specialized in dog’s health care and disease management measures. Many firms cover up the cost made towards undertaking of surgeries, radiographic examinations, treatment of specific conditions, laboratory fees towards undertaking of various laboratory examinations, and more. There is a weighting period before the approval of your policy by most of the insurance firms after the enrolling from you so it’s good to start early.
If you don’t like the insurance firm, at any time, you can cancel the insurance policy. A licensed veterinarian list should be available with all insurance firms. Many payment options are available for the pet owners.
It is better to enroll the dogs or other pets before they become adults. The animals when they are young need to be enrolled as a priority.
It is always better to the consumers who are the dog owners. Before the dogs have any illness, accidents, or get into the pre-existing conditions as quoted by many pet health insurance firms, insurance coverage needs to be entered by the dog owners. The medical history of your dog will be subjected to the full review by the insurance firms, so start soon.
Jan 14, 2008 | | Healthcare, Pet Insurance
Preventing dental disease
Preventing dental disease is an important feature, which is to be paid more emphasis by the dog lovers or dog owners. Dental disease is given priority in the health schedule of the dog nowadays because of the association of the dental diseases with systemic diseases in the dogs.
Antibiotics need to be given in the initial stage of teeth infection itself and if not, this may cause specific infections and the organisms may spread to the other nearby regions like the oral mucous membrane and pharyngeal region etc.
More acidic or alkaline food materials need not be given to the dogs to avoid the possible teeth damage. Antibiotics need to be given in the initial stage of teeth infection itself and if not, this may cause specific infections and the organisms may spread to the other nearby regions like the oral mucous membrane and pharyngeal region etc. More acidic or alkaline food materials need not be given to the dogs to avoid the possible teeth damage. If the dog is not given at its young age some bony material to bite on, the dog may develop some dental diseases later. The teething action often causes the animal to go for biting in an indiscriminate manner. Hence, the animal has to be given some biting materials to avoid the occurrence of dental diseases.
If there is an evidence of bleeding from the oral region, the dog needs to be examined thoroughly for any dental abnormality. Mainly the puppies or some times, the adult dogs also may have teeth injuries. They need to be attended immediately as a preventive step. If not, the animal may end up in secondary bacterial infections.
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Jan 12, 2008 | | Healthcare
Bathing
a dog needs to be given more emphasis. This is because of the fact that if you are careless in bathing, the animal may end up having some infections. For example, if you don’t close the ears with large cotton ball, the water may enter into ear canals and may cause some ear infections with signs like constant discharge from the ears and shaking of head. Frequency of bathing actually depends on the breed of the dog. If the dog is of a hairy type like the cocker spaniel, then the bathing is to be carried out once in six to eight weeks. Ask your vet how often your dog should be bathed. Some breeds if they are bathed too frequently, then the skin and coat loose the protective characters. However, if your dog is one of those who likes to get muddy or dirty, the dog may be subjected to frequent bathing some times by the owners.
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Dec 17, 2007 | | Healthcare
Heart worm prevention
Beef flavored chunks are available in addition to the beef flavored tablets or solutions that can be given orally to the dogs as a measure against the incidence of heart worms. Avoid mosquito bites by providing proper mosquito-proof shelter facilities to the dogs. Just plan whether there is any need to go for the heart worm prevention through out the year or only in some months of the year. For example, in case of some countries, the mosquitoes may be dormant in most of the colder months. However, in some countries, this is not a position. Many a times, medications are available for oral administration to prevent heart worms along with hookworms etc. Such oral medications need to be taken as per the instructions. However, be cautious about the occurrence of any adverse drug reactions in the dog given with such prophylactic therapy. Adverse event reports need to be sent if you come across any sorts of adverse drug reactions in your dog during the preventive treatment.
Soft beef flavored tablets are highly preferred by the pet animals as the preventive measure against heart worms. The pet owner needs to consult a veterinarian if the dose for the prophylaxis of heart worm is missed for few months. In such occasions, the pet animal needs to undergo the heart worm test. Read the rest of this entry »
Dec 14, 2007 | | Healthcare
Spaying and neutering
Spaying and neutering of dogs are highly wanted if you don’t want to breed the dogs and however, these activities need to be carried out by qualified veterinarians specialized in pet care and management. Anesthesia is required along with due surgical procedures for carrying out the spaying and neutering.
One has to understand first the terms like spaying or neutering. Both are related to the surgical approaches of sterilization in case of females and males respectively. However, the term neutering is also related to such procedures in both sexes. Accidental pregnancies that are not wanted can be highly minimized by these procedures.
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Dec 14, 2007 | | Healthcare
is cruel but if used in the right way this crate will become a den for your pup as it grows up. You wouldn’t let your baby run around the house unattended to get into things it shouldn’t. This also applies to your pup they are curious and want to put everything in their mouth just like a baby does. Crate training is the safest way to help you train your pup think of it kind of like a playpen for your pup. The crate offers a secure place for your pup to be when you cannot watch it’s every move. What size crate you get definitely matters you want something that will grow with your pup so you are not buying several different crates as your pup grows. You want a crate that will fit your pup when it is a full grown dog. You will also need a crate divider, something that will make the crate size just big enough for your pup, this can be moved as the pup grows into the crate. If the area is too big the pup will use one space for potty and the other to sleep. The idea is that a pup will not go potty where it has to sleep. You want a crate with a pull out pan at the bottom that can be washed. Stay away form buying a pet bed for now until potty training is complete. For now for the bottom of the pan I would buy a bath mat that has a rubber bottom this can be removed easily and washed in case of accidents. You will also need something that will help keep the pup warm like a blanket. The blanket is especially nice if you take it with you when you go to pick up your pup and rub it on the pup’s mother. This will get mom’s scent to help soothe the pup when they go to get inside of the crate. They also need something to chew on so don’t forget the toys. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 30, 2007 | | Housebreak your pet