Natural flea control - healthy alternative or potential toxin?
There is a great appeal to “going natural”. After all, natural things have been made by nature and this automatically makes them safer and less damaging to us and our pets, right? While this sounds good in theory, I personally believe that natural treatments are MORE likely to cause toxic problems in your pet, and you are certainly LESS likely to effectively treat your flea problem.
How can this be so?
Firstly, just... Read Full Story
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Droncit is a Praziquantel-based medication that his primary intended to treat tapeworm infestation in both dogs and cats. Droncit is available only upon prescription by a qualified veterinarian, and is sold in tablet form. Droncit is meant for use in cats six weeks or older, and dogs four weeks or older.
Droncit offers the [...] Read Full Story
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Comfortis is a flea treatment and prevention medication that comes in chewable tablets. It is the first medication of its kind that has been approved by the FDA, and a single tablet is enough to provide continuous protection from flea infestation for as long as one month. Comfortis is available only upon prescription [...] Read Full Story
Have you ever considered getting dog insurance to cover the medical expenses and veterinarian care that your dog or puppy may need in the near future? The truth is that most pet owners do not consider taking out dog health insurance until they experience an unplanned visit to the veterinarian to treat an injury or illness, which ends up costing hundreds or thousands of dollars.
How easy would it be your dog or puppy to break his leg? It happens every day, regardless if these pets stay... Read Full Story
Fleas and other parasites should always be awarded the highest priority by dog owners. Flea bite allergy in dogs is all too common and causes concern to many dog owners every year, especially in the summer, although all year round if your dog lives indoors with central heating. This is because flea bites often produce allergic reactions in the area bitten by the fleas, which is very often on the back just above the tail. In these cases, the affected skin becomes red and bald due to the dog’s... Read Full Story
Does your pet's fur look like this? Time to start flea treatment! Is your pet itching and scratching a little more than usual? If they are, it might be an early sign of a flea problem, and you need to check it out.
The reason that fleas are such a big problem in dogs and cats is that they are perfectly adapted to their hosts. Their entire life is dedicated to survival. Fleas have many adaptations which allow them to survive in adverse conditions: They lay massive amounts of eggs, their... Read Full Story
One of the most common ailments in dogs is worm infestations. Worms are parasites that live inside the animal and cause different problems, depending on the type of worm your pet has. Generally, there are five major types of worms, roundworm, tapeworm, hookworm, whipworm and the dreaded heartworm. All of these can cause light to serious complications and should never be left untreated. First, let’s look at the different types of parasite and what they do.
The most common type of... Read Full Story
Tapeworms in dogs are parasites that invade the intestinal tract. Once there, they attach themselves to the inner walls of the intestine. Unlike hookworms, they don’t suck blood.
The cat or dog tapeworm infection is called “Dipylidium caninum”. This worm’s life cycle begins in the anus of the infected cat or dog. When the animal takes a potty, a small segment of the worm goes with the stool, bearing some tapeworm eggs. These eggs will lay dormant in the ground for about several months... Read Full Story
Flea control is an essential part of responsible pet care. Undeniably, fleas are annoying to humans as well as pets for they also carry diseases. Despite its size, they make your pets’ lives miserable.
There are stages in the life cycle of the flea. They undergo a complete metamorphosis and there are four distinct stages, respectively from eggs, larvae, pupae into an adult. At any time, about 570 of the fleas are eggs, 34% are larva, 8% are pupa, and only 1% becomes an adult. Te worst... Read Full Story
Sometimes it is just not convenient to use a top spot medication for fleas. If your pet has sensitive skin or objects to the smell of the flea treatment medication, applying your pet’s monthly dose of flea product can become a very unpleasant experience. There are also problems with pets licking the flea control product and feeling sick, or if you are really unlucky you could find your dog stuck to a crate by a flea control product .
Luckily there are some flea control products... Read Full Story
