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Make sure that your pets are getting the nutrition they need to stay healthy by feeding them quality pet foods. Many of the pet food brands that you’ll find at the local grocery store are manufactured to standards much lower that for human grade foods. They often add fillers and nasty chemicals to the foods which could be detrimental to your pets long term health. Harmful fillers and chemicals include (Don’t buy any foods where you see these chemicals) : By-products – can include any part of any animal that is not fit for human consumption Dried Beet Pulp – no nutritional value ingredient added to create firm stools Menadione – synthetic and cheap version of vitamin K3 that can
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Don't I Look Happy! Over the next week I’m going to be writing a series of posts that give you some tips to keep your pets healthy so that they can live a long happy life with your family. Healthier pets look younger, have shiny healthy coats, are a healthy body weight, and are alert and full of energy. Keeping your pets healthy by feeding them a high quality diet and getting them plenty of exercise will keep their immune system in tip top shape, help prevent disease, and keep you out of the vets office. As part of the series I’ll be discussing: 1) Quality Nutrition and Recommendations for choosing your pet foods 2) Importance of Clean Fresh Water
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One of our highest priorities at Protecting Max is the health and wellbeing of the pets in our care. We love providing the DFW community pet lovers with pet first aid classes and have just added 3 more dates to our 2012 schedule. Each of these classes is 4 hours and covers pet first aid and CPR training. In the class we do hands on practice of muzzling, bandaging, pet CPR, rescue breathing, choking, and patient assessment skills. We also cover heat and cold injuries, insect bites, allergies, poisoning, and first aid and evacuation kits. Saturday February 4th, 2011 1pm-5pm 500 Aurora Drive, Euless TX 76039 Click to Register Now Saturday March 3rd, 2011 2pm-6pm Hosted by A&B Kennels
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#1 Open Wounds Including bites, cuts, lacerations and abraions. First aid actions include muzzling, restraint, controlling bleeding and treatinf for shock. Depending on the severity of the injury, th pet may need veterinary care, including stitches and medication to treat possible infection. X-rays could be warranted i any sudden blunt trauma was involved. This is a common problem and keeping a fanny pack pet first aid kit at hand is a must for every pet care professional. #2 Choking Dogs are at greater risk of choking than cats. Cats don’t usualy choke because they are such finicky eaters. The greatest danger to cats are strings, ribbons and tinsel that they ingest causing an obstruction in the intestines. Items dogs usuallly
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This month is Pet First Aid Awareness month and I wanted to let you about a great new tool from Pet Tech that will allow you to have emergency pet information at your fingertips on your smart phone. Last year Pet Tech introduced their pet first aid App for smart phones. On the App you will find details and demos of many of the life saving skills that I cover during my regular Pet First Aid classes. These are a great refresher if you have already taken the class! Below are some more details on the Pet Tech First Aid App. If you haven’t taken one of our pet first aid classes – sign up to join us on May
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We all love our pets, and whether you are considering adopting an older pet, or yours has gotten older, there are challenges you may face. Senior pets require a different diet, a more relaxed exercise plan, and a bit more understanding from us. Here are some things to think about if you have an older pet. • More medical expenses – Though this may not always be the case with your pet, a lot of older animals need more medical attention for health problems they acquire. • Unable to adapt to changes – Some animals have a decreased ability to cope with changes in their routine. Moving to a new place or unfamiliar people moving in can cause them stress.
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It’s so exciting to get a new puppy, but much like a human baby, you have to prepare your home first! Puppies like to chew, and can get into a lot of trouble if your house is not ready for them. Here is a list of things you can do to puppy proof your home, and keep your new furry baby safe. · Poisonous plants – Believe it or not, there are a lot of plants that we keep in our home that can be toxic for our dogs. If you want to find out more on all the different types you can visit: http://www.cybercanine.com/toxicplants.htm · Chewing – Puppies begin chewing at about four months of age, this means you
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Barking is a natural behavior for dogs; however there are a lot of things that can cause your dog to bark obsessively. Dogs that are lonely, bored, frustrated, frightened or unbalanced will bark more than dogs that are happy. If you keep your dog outside most of the day, you may think he is getting exercise, but the truth is all that running in circles, darting around, or pacing is more like fidgeting, or a nervous behavior. If you provide your dog with fun things to do, like a place to dig, or special toys to play with, then they can get more enjoyment out of being outside. Here are some things you can do to help your dog to
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Protecting Max is operated by Danielle and Todd Chonody. We live in Euless, Texas with our two children Lindsey and Andrew. In our home we have four pets - our two cats, Bouie, and Cozzy and dogs Tanner and Sam. 