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Entries from August 2007

Recipe for Homemade dog or cat food

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Standard Pet Formula for healthy dogs and cats over 6 months of age.
1 lb fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 2/3 Cup cooked white rice
1 Tbs safflower oil
1/4 tsp mortons lite salt
1/4 tsp iodinated salt
3 grams of calcium carbonte without vit D (regular tums, check size)
1 Centrum adult multivitamin-mineral supplement
1/4 tsp taurine powder (or 500 mg tablet), [...]

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Tags: Cats · Dogs

Pet identification is important

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

With hurricane and tornado season approaching, I want to remind pet owners how important it is to have identification on your pets. There are several types of identification that is available.
Probably the simplest and most inexpensive form of identification is a pet tag or id collar. Pet tags can be purchased in just about any [...]

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Tags: Cats · Dogs · Horses

Horses in hurricanes

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Its hurricane season again, and a lot of  horses may be subject to the hurricanes. If your horses cannot be put into a shelter that is hurricane proof, the best thing to do is let them run free on the property. They should be tagged with their names, address and phone number and wear a fly mask to protect their [...]

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Tags: Horses

Is your pet having difficulty getting up?

August 8th, 2007 · No Comments

As your pet ages, they can become arthritic just like humans, especially the larger breed dogs. They will display signs of moving about slower, slower to get up, not wanting to walk as long a distance as before, heavy panting and sometimes limping. These are all signs of arthritis. Arthritis can set in the knees, back, neck, [...]

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Tags: Cats · Dogs