Tag: Care


05
Dec 2017
How to Brush your Pet's Teeth

Brushing your pet’s teeth is the key to maintaining good oral hygiene. As a result, dental cleaning procedures at your veterinarian are less likely to be needed, and bad breath (halitosis) is reduced. Brushing the teeth also helps spare a dog or cat oral pain: periodontal disease, a painful condition that occurs when inflammation affects the gums and other tissues around the teeth, is reduced or eliminated with good oral hygiene. Brushing the teeth is easy to do, because only the upper teeth (not the lower teeth), and only the outside surfaces......

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05
Dec 2017
How to Bathe a Dog or Cat Using Medicated Shampoo

Pets are often diagnosed with skin diseases or infections that are helped or cured with medicated bathing. Both oral medications and topical therapy (treatments applied to the skin) must be used as directed and often yield better results when used together . Bathing and shampooing your pet is easy to accomplish and can be done at home. Getting Started Equipment/materials needed: Bathtub, ideally with a spray nozzle or hose – attachment shower head. In warm weather, bathing c an be done outdoors in an area with good drainage. Plastic or metal container......

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