Author: Joseph Abbott
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Starch-Free VS Grain-Free Pet Food
Packages and labels can be deceiving. What looks like a healthy alternative to the mainstream carb-loaded kibbles, could actually be a product packed with fillers that are just as detrimental to your dog or cat. Because the pet food industry has a reputation for mixing ingredients of questionable quality and origin in their products, customers…
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How to Bathe Your Cat
Let’s be honest, unless your cat is a descendant of an Asian leopard cat, or the web-footed fishing cat, he probably can’t stand bath time. Not every breed reacts the same way to water, and many Bengal cat owners have no problem coaxing their feline into the frothy bubbles, due to their water-loving ancestry. Most…
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Why Raw Food Can Be Beneficial for Your Pet
One of the primary concerns for Raw Food products is that dogs and cats can suffer from bacteria in raw meats, or from diseases caused by microbes. However it ought to be observed that animals in the wild generally have vigorous immune systems, resulting from the bacteria their bodies have been exposed to. Since all…
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Going Raw: What is in Raw Pet Food
Have you heard? Raw food diets are all the rage. They are becoming increasingly popular amongst humans, who historically have been the only species to cook their food. Perhaps people are catching on, since it seems intuitive to believe that if animals survived eating nothing but a raw food diet in the wild, why shouldn’t…
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Archetypal Dog & Cat Diet
What does that mean? An archetypal diet refers to the kind of food that best mirrors what a dog or cat would be likely to feed on in the wild. This is the food they are genetically programmed to crave, and consequently, it is the best nutrition for them. From feasting on the fresh meat…
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Cat Food Recall: Purr-Complete Feline Poultry Meal
January 16th, 2015 there was a pet food recall by the pet food company Oma’s Pride, due to a possible Salmonella contamination. Such a contamination poses a risk not only to the felines who consume the food, but also the adults who handle the product and may be susceptible to the bacteria. Though there have…
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Sometimes it’s tough being a social butterfly
The differences between cats and dogs are sometimes so great, that not even the most persistent pups can get a cat on their level. Nevertheless, we still love those superiority-complex kitties, as much as we do the bouncy dogs that try to win them over.
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How To Remove Ticks: Step-by-Step Guide
You’ve just return from a grassy walk in the hills, and have found a dreaded lump in your dog’s coat. While many make the mistake of thinking that washing the dogs coat will take care of the tick problem, the reality is, you’ve got to get involved and remove it yourself. Below is our step-by-step…
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Training Your Puppy to Accept Handling
If you have ever been to a vet and seen an adult struggling to restrain a big dog, you know it is not a pleasant experience for either party. The dog is usually terrified and confused, and the handler is wasting time, energy and sweat simply trying to do his job. Unless the dog was…
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Dealing with Fleas
Your pup is scratching again. And again, and again. It could be more than just an allergy to a new sweet-smelling shampoo you have been trying; perhaps your dog has been infested by fleas. Cats and dogs that frequently come into contact with other animals, or spend plenty of time outdoors, can pick up bugs…