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| Winter is here and Jack Frost will be nipping at cold, wet noses for weeks to come.
Do you know how to protect your pet from some of winter’s woes? Take this simple quiz and test your cold weather know-how.
1. The floor of outdoor doghouses should be covered with:
a) Blankets
b) Straw
c) Cement
The correct answer is B. [...] |
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| For those lovable companion animals on your shopping list, we’ve got the perfect gifts – the HealthyPetNet Holiday Gift Baskets are now in stock and ready to ship! Dogs and cats will enjoy the entertaining toys and delicious treats. There’s no better gift to show your companion animal how much you adore them! These gift [...] |
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| Seasonal changes have a much greater affect on your companion animal’s health than you might realize.
As we head into the fall and winter, most of us will be cranking up the heat. Unfortunately, heated homes are often very dry, which can lead to dryer skin. Pervasive dryness causes skin cells to die at an accelerated [...] |
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| Natural and Safe for Dogs and Cats
Why Risk Anethesia, Shock or even death!
Clean your Pet’s teeth without going to the Vet.
PetzLife Oral Care Spray & Gel are revolutionary award winning products that thousands of satisfied customers agree not only remove plaque and tartar but also kill bacteria on contact, the main cause of bad breath [...] |
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| Healthy cartilage requires four things:
1. Water for lubrication and nourishment
2. Proteoglycans to attract and hold water
3. Collagen to hold proteoglycans in place
4. Chondrocytes to clean away old proteoglycans and collagen and produce new ones.
When any one of these elements is missing, cartilage can deteriorate and osteoarthritis will begin to develop. However, there is a way [...] |
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| Once again, a new school year has begun. With busier school and activity schedules, it’s also the time when pet parents may find themselves with less time to spend with their companion animals. Here are some easy tips for making the most of the time that you do have:
Set aside a few minutes in the [...] |
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| OK, before you start thinking ‘oh my gosh, another weight loss gimic’, you have got to see the video that actually shows one capsule of FORM absorbing up to 1,000 times it’s weight in water! The whole key to healthy weight loss is knowing when to stop eating. FORM, when combined with water, expands in [...] |
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| Many of us agree that we should do everything within our power to make sure that our companion animals enjoy the best possible health. But did you know that simply by being a part of your life, your dog or cat could actually help you to be not only happier but healthier, too?
Of course you [...] |
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| Finally, after months and months of patiently waiting for Dr. Jane Bicks to complete formulation of our new Life’s Abundance Premium Canned Health Food for Dogs to her highest quality standards, our new canned dog is finally ‘on the shelves’! Thank you everyone for all your patience.
Our holistic veterinarian has created not one, but [...] |
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Dear Dr. Jane: I just learned that leaving my cat’s food down all day is not a good idea. Can you tell me why?
Dr. Jane’s Answer: Free-feeding (leaving pet food down on the floor all day), especially high quality natural foods without chemical preservatives such as Life’s Abundance, is a NO-NO. First, the food gets [...] |
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| What an incredible story! This just happened two months ago, so Beware and please Pass On!
The Chai Story
On Sunday, June 22, 2008 my 10-year old lab mix, Chai, sustained a severe injury from a product that the company Four Paws Inc, produces. The toy I’m referencing is the pimple ball with bell. (Item #20227-001, UPC [...] |
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| The words sarcoma, neoplasia or neoplasm and tumor are all used for different types of cancer. Cancer is a dreaded disease, which more often than not, is fatal for the infected. Feline cancer can be as dangerous as cancer in dogs and therefore symptoms of the same need to be monitored regularly.
Monitoring cancer symptoms is [...] |
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| Wouldn’t you love to be able to give your companion the gift of a vibrant, healthy life? Have you watched your best friend slow down and wished you could turn back the hands of time? Well, you’ll be surprised how much you can help with the amazing nutritional properties of the humble goji berry. Why [...] |
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| Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Limited Bags of PEDIGREE® Complete Nutrition Small Crunchy Bites at Albertsons in Southern California and Las Vegas due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
Contact:
Debra Fair
(973) 691-3536
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — FRANKLIN, Tenn. – August 08, 2008 – Mars Petcare US today announced a voluntary recall of limited bags of PEDIGREE® Complete [...] |
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| This should be a fun one! I’ve got to tell you that EVERY food item I have ever given to my Boxers, I have tasted first before giving it to them…oh yes, with the exception of ALL raw meat! Maybe my babies are just too spoiled, but I would never feed them anything that I [...] |
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