Lauren Steeves

Ear Cleaning Is A Vital Part Of Your Dog's Care Routine

Your pet dog’s ears are susceptible to infections if foreign substances or hair work their way into the middle and inner ear chambers. Routine ear cleaning will assist with maintaining your dog’s hearing and balance.  Complete Basic Ear Cleaning Steps Purchase sterile gloves, cotton balls, a pair of tweezers, and an ear rinse product that doesn’t contain alcohol or chemicals. Be prepared for your pet to squirm around a little, since dogs don’t typically enjoy having their ears cleaned.…

3 Ways To Get Your Pet Ready To Fight Ticks This Fall

Ticks are not just a problem in the fall and winter. Ticks are also a problem for pets in the fall time as well. Just because the temperature has cooled down doesn’t mean that the threat of ticks is gone. If you take your dog out hiking or allow your cat to explore the yard, they may still encounter ticks when they are outside. #1 Clean Up Your Yard If you want to keep ticks away from your pets, you need to start with a clean yard.…

3 Ways To Control Cat Diarrhea

Cat diarrhea can be a serious problem for pet parents and the cat alike. Discovering that your kitty is having this problem in the litter box - or worse yet, outside of it - is a mess than pet parents don’t want to have to deal with, and in the meantime, it can be dangerous for your kitty. If your cat is experiencing diarrhea, here’s what you can do to put an end to it.…

Getting To The Bottom Of Things: Three Possible Reasons Why Your Cat Is Scooting On Its Butt

Cats are usually pretty tidy, self-maintaining creatures, so noticing one suddenly scoot their butt across the floor can be quite shocking for cat owners. If your kitty is acting this way, rest assured that they’re not doing it to purposefully cause damage to your home. Instead, your cat may be experiencing one of these three issues that are forcing them to take action the only way that they can. Read on to learn more about these health conditions.…

Need To Travel A Lot For Work? Find Dog Boarding With Excellent Offerings

When you work in an office and come home every day, you may not need to worry about lengthy dog boarding. But, your job may have you going on lengthy business trips for the foreseeable future. This will prevent you from giving your dog the care and attention that they need. An ideal solution is to find a dog boarding facility with all the right offerings to keep your dog happy.…

Tips For Removing Porcupine Quills From Your Dog

If your dog was curious about that strange-looking animal waddling along the hiking trail in front of you and the porcupine didn’t appreciate its attention and quilled your dog, then these tips will help you get the quills out and relieve your dog’s pain: Tip: Understand Porcupine Quills are Barbed and Won’t Back Themselves Out Porcupine quills are barbed on the end and are designed to work their way into skin and tissue of predators instead of out of it.…

What To Look For When Shopping For A New Puppy

If you have decided that you would like a new puppy for your family, you will want to make sure that you are doing all you can to find one that is the best choice for you. To help you with your selection, you will want to review the following points. The Breed Selecting the breed of dog that you want needs to be about more than just how cute it is.…

Three Reasons Why It's Not Safe For Your Cat To Roam A Rural Neighborhood

Living in a home off the beaten path might seem like it’s safe for your cat. After all, with less traffic, your cat is far less likely to be injured by a car. However, rural neighborhoods have plenty of threats all their own. Here’s why you should consider keeping your cat kept safely inside even in a rural area. Wild Animals Wild animals are far more likely to pop up in new home developments and rural areas.…

What To Do When Your Dog's Been Injured Or Attacked By Another Animal

You always hope it won’t happen to your pet, but dogs can be the targets of attacks from other animals, including other dogs, raccoons, and coyotes. Injuries from animal fights can be severe, so you need to know how to respond if your dog has battle wounds. This guide can help you know what to do.  Protect yourself.  Dogs that are injured will be in pain. Pain can make your normally loving pet much more aggressive.…

Does Your Cat Need To Be Vaccinated?

You may think that because your cat is an indoor cat that he doesn’t need to be vaccinated. It doesn’t matter if your cat stays inside or if he goes outside occasionally, your cat should be vaccinated. Those vaccinations can prevent the spread of harmful disease to your cat and to you. Some diseases can be spread to you as well if your cat has not been vaccinated. Read on for information about vaccinations for your cat and why your cat should be vaccinated.…