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Physiotherapy for Dogs?
Animal physiotherapy is now becoming recognized as an important part of the recovery process after many surgical procedures and for many chronic Musculo-skeletal problems.
Physiotherapy is well accepted in human medicine and your pet can have the same benefits too.
National Pet Dental Health Month
Once again National Pet Dental Health Month is here!
The Pets Need Dental Care, Too™ campaign is underway and is a good way to learn about giving pet’s good dental care. Details are available at www.petdental.com, your local veterinary surgery, or read some of Pets Need Dental Care, Too campaign below.
Is your pet overweight?
Unfortunately, it is estimated that 1 in 2 domestic dogs and cats are overweight. That is half of our pet population! Apart from the obvious signs of weight gain, difficulty in walking, lack of activity, shortness of breath, excessive sleeping are all common signs. Most importantly overweight pets are predisposed to health problems such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, Skin Complaints, Breathing Difficulties and Arthritis.
10 signs of Arthritis
Arthritis effects one in five dogs. They can’t tell you about it so look out for these signs.
New legislation coming into effect from May 1, 2007
Some important changes to registration requirements for dogs and cats take place on May 1.
New legislation coming into effect from May 1, 2007 will make it compulsory to microchip your cat or dog before registering it for the first time with your Council.
HELP - my dog pulls on the leash!
Nobody enjoys the experience of being pulled around the block by a dog. Nobody that is except the dog! Many dogs become excited at the mere thought of going for a walk. Once the leash is on they just want to get to the next tree, smell, park or person as quickly as possible.
Provided by Nicole Beasley of Planet K9
HELP – my dog is landscaping the backyard!
Dogs dig for several reasons including to bury or retrieve bones, keep cool, escape confinement, to flush out rodents or because of odour or sounds that attract them beneath the ground. Digging is also an activity undertaken by dogs that are left home alone without sufficient mental stimulation.
Provided by Nicole Beasley of Planet K9
Toilet training
Your puppy has a small bladder and bowel and will therefore need to taken outdoors to toilet regularly, otherwise accidents will happen! Most puppies learn to toilet outdoors quite easily while for others the process can be quite difficult. Puppies that have been reared in unclean or cramped environments often do not learn to distinguish between sleeping and toileting areas. These puppies will need careful supervision and an extra dose of patience on your behalf during toilet training.
Provided by Nicole Beasley of Planet K9
Combatting backways boredom
Many dogs are left alone in backyards for hours day after day. Backyard boredom is often the root of behavioural problems such as excessive barking, digging, destruction and in very sad cases even self mutilation. Dogs are intelligent creatures and therefore require mental stimulation.
Provided by Nicole Beasley of Planet K9
Is your dog starting to wet the bed?
Normally urine is contained within the bladder and prevented from leaking out by the urinary sphincter. Some dogs develop urinary incontinence which means a loss of urine through lack of urinary sphincter control. That is, urine will dribble out especially when lying down and sleeping.
Excitability
My dog jumps all over me when I come home from work
Your dog is literally jumping for joy at your homecoming. They are anxious to get your attention and jumping on you is a tried and true method of achieving this. If you are scolding them – you are in fact giving them what they want – YOUR ATTENTION.
Provided by Nicole Beasley of Planet K9