by:pills assistant
Who would not like a nice cuddly pet to play with, take walks with in the park or just rest next to after a long hard day? Pet owners who have imagined having a pet in this idyllic way often have a very unpleasant surprise when realizing how much care such a pet needs. Proper pet care means not only time and patience but sometimes a lot of money which needs to be spent on pet meds, as well.
Pet owners who have deficits in their savings because of pet medication soon learn that there is a cheaper way to procure the necessary pet meds. Discount pet medication can be bought via mail-order or online as long as they are USDA or FDA-approved pet meds made by a well-known, trustworthy company. This way one can be sure of the quality of the offered pet medication and the safety of the pets.
Of course discount pet medication is not a solution for every problem. In emergency situations doctors recommend expensive pet meds, which can be considerably more effective. In these cases, one can not profit from discount prices, only from comparisons between offers. The same pet meds can cost less in different online shops, but there are few chances to find these bargains unless you visit a site like discountpetmedication.net which can help you in your search. This site can be a true blessing for those who want to compare prices because this is exactly what it does. It offers the tools to check the most affordable pet meds for you.
None the less pet meds must always be adapted to the needs of your pet and discount pet medication cannot substitute for a doctor. Before acquiring discount pet medication, or any medication for that matter, one must always consult a doctor first as not all pet medication is suitable for all pets. The veterinarian might even have a different opinion than yours, but it most likely he is right and your pet’s interest is your priority. The discount pet medication you may think appropriate for your pet might not really be, but this is what the doctor is for: to confirm or infirm your opinion and prescribe the pet with what’s best for it.
Once the doctor has determined the type of illness that needs to be treated, you can order the discount pet medication. However, you must be very careful to follow the prescription accurately. Orders are usually honored the same day they arrive, so you will be able to have your pet meds as soon as two days tops. Another important step is that of receiving the ordered pet meds. You must check whether the discount pet medication that you just received matches the doctor’s prescription and you mustn’t forget the expiration date either as the pet meds you buy can be harmful if expired.
The easiest way to order the prescribed pet meds or pet products (like shampoo or flea powder) is the Internet. There are many websites specialized in selling pet medication via this medium. This enables you to order without ever leaving the house and without wasting time. Most of these websites also offer quality pet meds at a cheaper price than the local stores. You also get a chance not to empty your wallet, by comparing online prices with the help of a site like discountpetmedication.net.
As your pet depends on you, “responsibility” is the first thing you have to learn. You have to care at all times and make efforts to offer your pet a healthy and loving environment. This means you have to know your pet and notice changes in his behavior in order to treat any possible illness with the proper pet meds. You mustn’t hesitate to ask questions or advice from the veterinarian as he is best prepared to let you know what pet medication is needed and when. Even if there are no signs of illness and no pet meds are needed, you must still take care of your pet and schedule it for a routine checkup at least every six months. You will see that such diseases as ear infections, irritated eyes or skin problems are very common among pets. Animals suffering from these diseases need constant caring, which means spending a lot on pet meds. A cheaper alternative to pet meds is however at hand because of the discount pet medication offered online.
So, you can love your pets and show it by caring for them and still save a lot of money and time with discount pet medication or comparison searches done by online websites. Pet meds shouldn’t be a worry for you as long as you love your pet and choose with great care the help you think it’s best for it.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Good Things To Know About Siamese Cats
By: Dalvin Rumsey
Siamese cats are the favorite pets for people whishing to get a companion they can show off with. This breed originates in Siam, which is Thailand today. They were the pets of the royal family and were brought from Great Britain to the United States in the late 19th century.
The Siamese cats have a very elegant appearance. They have light colored bodies with darker areas on their legs, tail and face. There are many colors the Siamese cats can have. But the dark spots on the tips of Siamese cats, which are called “points”, are darker than the color of their body. Siamese cats always have blue eyes. The interesting thing about kittens in this breed is that they are completely white when they are born. They get the Siamese cats’ specific body color only after a week or even two into life. As a Siamese cat ages, the points become less pronounced as the body darkens a bit in color. The hair of the Siamese cats can be either short or long and their bodies are very muscular. Their legs and tails match the long, slender body to make for a very sleek look for this breed of cats. Siamese cats have very triangular faces, so their ears look larger than those of other cats.
These cats are very intelligent, so that they can even learn to walk on a leash or play fetching games. They have the most lovable intent to please their owners, to such a point that they are much like dogs than like cats in what their personality is concerned. Siamese cats bond very strongly to their people and do not do well when left alone for a long time.
The health problems are mostly due to some genetic flaws, that some Siamese cats inherit. Strabismus can make the cat cross-eyed, but there are no other problems associated with it. Other cats might have a bent tailbone, which causes them a permanent kink in the tail. Another thing about their health is the fact that Siamese cats often get hereditary heart disease that weakens the valves of their hearts, but this is not an issue until later in life.
Some Siamese cats will attach themselves very strongly to one person and not think much of everyone else around. This is the reason why Siamese cats do not like to have other cats surrounding them in their home. They are very territorial and possessive towards their owner!
Siamese cats are the favorite pets for people whishing to get a companion they can show off with. This breed originates in Siam, which is Thailand today. They were the pets of the royal family and were brought from Great Britain to the United States in the late 19th century.
The Siamese cats have a very elegant appearance. They have light colored bodies with darker areas on their legs, tail and face. There are many colors the Siamese cats can have. But the dark spots on the tips of Siamese cats, which are called “points”, are darker than the color of their body. Siamese cats always have blue eyes. The interesting thing about kittens in this breed is that they are completely white when they are born. They get the Siamese cats’ specific body color only after a week or even two into life. As a Siamese cat ages, the points become less pronounced as the body darkens a bit in color. The hair of the Siamese cats can be either short or long and their bodies are very muscular. Their legs and tails match the long, slender body to make for a very sleek look for this breed of cats. Siamese cats have very triangular faces, so their ears look larger than those of other cats.
These cats are very intelligent, so that they can even learn to walk on a leash or play fetching games. They have the most lovable intent to please their owners, to such a point that they are much like dogs than like cats in what their personality is concerned. Siamese cats bond very strongly to their people and do not do well when left alone for a long time.
The health problems are mostly due to some genetic flaws, that some Siamese cats inherit. Strabismus can make the cat cross-eyed, but there are no other problems associated with it. Other cats might have a bent tailbone, which causes them a permanent kink in the tail. Another thing about their health is the fact that Siamese cats often get hereditary heart disease that weakens the valves of their hearts, but this is not an issue until later in life.
Some Siamese cats will attach themselves very strongly to one person and not think much of everyone else around. This is the reason why Siamese cats do not like to have other cats surrounding them in their home. They are very territorial and possessive towards their owner!
Swimming Pool Alarms: Protect Your Children, Neighborhood Children and Pets
by:Mtyte.info
There are a large number of pool accessories. Lots of them are designed for fun, but others can be lifesaving. If you own a pool, regardless of whether or not you have kids, you need a pool alarm. Many people mistakenly believe that pool alarms are only needed for families with small children. However, families with small kids are not the only ones who may benefit from swimming pool alarms.
Not only could that alarm help to protect your guests, but it could also protect children that just wander into your backyard.
Swimming pool alarms come in a wide variety of different styles. However, they all have the same purpose. That purpose is to keep young, unattended children away from a swimming pool. If they do make it near a swimming pool, the pool alarm will alert you or other adults, immediately. As you can see, pool alarms are not just a pool accessory, but a lifesaving device.
If you visit your local pool supply store or review the available merchandise online, you will find underwater pool alarms, above water pool alarms, or gate alarms.
Gate alarms are the most popular of all pool alarms. The alarm is positioned on the gate of your pool fence. Depending on the model you buy, the largest part of gate alarms will sound when someone passes through the gate unnoticed or if the gate door was left open.
Gate alarms are the most effective pool alarms available. By properly using a pool gate alarm, your child will never even make it to the pool.
If you do not have a pool fence, you can examine other types of alarms. One of these types is a surface alarm, also called an above water alarm. It is designed to sound when someone comes too close to the pool. Lots of these alarms come with a predetermined barrier. That barrier may only be a foot, but it may also be up to four.
The problem with surface alarms is that they can be easily setoff. Whether an animal enters the area or the wind blows debris past the alarm, your alarm will sound.
Underwater pool alarms are similar to surface alarms. They detect motion in the interior of the pool. You will be notified whenever something enters the water. So, if your child falls into the pool, your pool alarm will automatically sound.
There are a large number of pool accessories. Lots of them are designed for fun, but others can be lifesaving. If you own a pool, regardless of whether or not you have kids, you need a pool alarm. Many people mistakenly believe that pool alarms are only needed for families with small children. However, families with small kids are not the only ones who may benefit from swimming pool alarms.
Not only could that alarm help to protect your guests, but it could also protect children that just wander into your backyard.
Swimming pool alarms come in a wide variety of different styles. However, they all have the same purpose. That purpose is to keep young, unattended children away from a swimming pool. If they do make it near a swimming pool, the pool alarm will alert you or other adults, immediately. As you can see, pool alarms are not just a pool accessory, but a lifesaving device.
If you visit your local pool supply store or review the available merchandise online, you will find underwater pool alarms, above water pool alarms, or gate alarms.
Gate alarms are the most popular of all pool alarms. The alarm is positioned on the gate of your pool fence. Depending on the model you buy, the largest part of gate alarms will sound when someone passes through the gate unnoticed or if the gate door was left open.
Gate alarms are the most effective pool alarms available. By properly using a pool gate alarm, your child will never even make it to the pool.
If you do not have a pool fence, you can examine other types of alarms. One of these types is a surface alarm, also called an above water alarm. It is designed to sound when someone comes too close to the pool. Lots of these alarms come with a predetermined barrier. That barrier may only be a foot, but it may also be up to four.
The problem with surface alarms is that they can be easily setoff. Whether an animal enters the area or the wind blows debris past the alarm, your alarm will sound.
Underwater pool alarms are similar to surface alarms. They detect motion in the interior of the pool. You will be notified whenever something enters the water. So, if your child falls into the pool, your pool alarm will automatically sound.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Using Praise And A Positive Attitude To Train Your Dog
by:Randy Jones
Praise is the power in the training of your dog. In training, it is to be applied in liberal doses, at any and all opportunities. It is used when the dog does something right, and when he does something wrong. Don’t fall into the “easy” solution of giving him tidbits or snacks as rewards for his performance. The food will work, but eventually it will have to stop and then you’ve got a problem.
Praise when he does right needs little explanation. When he is first learning, give him praise when he has done something, even if you have had to guide, shove and haul him into it every step of the way. All the work in the beginning stages may have been yours but praise him as though he’d done something colossal. When he gets an idea of what you want and tries it experimentally, praise him to the skies.
Praise him with your voice, telling him “Good Boy!” and “Good Dog!” and even “Well done.” This is one case where there is no reason to stick to a single word or phrase – the tone of your voice will tell him all he wants to know. And praise him with your hands. Pat him, stroke him, fondle him, and scratch him. But let him have your touch as a reward and assurance that all is well.
Praising him when he has done something wrong may be a bit harder to understand, but it is perhaps more essential than praise for good work. It follows a good constructive correction first to straighten out whatever he has or hasn’t done. Then use praise to take his mind off the fact that is was you who did the correcting. The correction must always in the dog’s mind be a natural outgrowth of the wrong, or of the failure to perform whatever is wanted.
When you correct him, come in immediately with praise; it lets him know that you are still on his side, still love him, and that all is well in the world. Correction, done fairly and firmly, will earn you his undying respect, if followed by praise and unaccompanied by any display of displeasure or lack of affection. Take this as another firm and basic rule of training – always praise after correction.
Play is important in training too. While he will probably never think of it as an actual reward, the play will establish completely friendly relations between you. While the training period should be kept businesslike, the play puts things back on the right footing – he will forget about the corrections, but the lessons will still be there.
Praise is the power in the training of your dog. In training, it is to be applied in liberal doses, at any and all opportunities. It is used when the dog does something right, and when he does something wrong. Don’t fall into the “easy” solution of giving him tidbits or snacks as rewards for his performance. The food will work, but eventually it will have to stop and then you’ve got a problem.
Praise when he does right needs little explanation. When he is first learning, give him praise when he has done something, even if you have had to guide, shove and haul him into it every step of the way. All the work in the beginning stages may have been yours but praise him as though he’d done something colossal. When he gets an idea of what you want and tries it experimentally, praise him to the skies.
Praise him with your voice, telling him “Good Boy!” and “Good Dog!” and even “Well done.” This is one case where there is no reason to stick to a single word or phrase – the tone of your voice will tell him all he wants to know. And praise him with your hands. Pat him, stroke him, fondle him, and scratch him. But let him have your touch as a reward and assurance that all is well.
Praising him when he has done something wrong may be a bit harder to understand, but it is perhaps more essential than praise for good work. It follows a good constructive correction first to straighten out whatever he has or hasn’t done. Then use praise to take his mind off the fact that is was you who did the correcting. The correction must always in the dog’s mind be a natural outgrowth of the wrong, or of the failure to perform whatever is wanted.
When you correct him, come in immediately with praise; it lets him know that you are still on his side, still love him, and that all is well in the world. Correction, done fairly and firmly, will earn you his undying respect, if followed by praise and unaccompanied by any display of displeasure or lack of affection. Take this as another firm and basic rule of training – always praise after correction.
Play is important in training too. While he will probably never think of it as an actual reward, the play will establish completely friendly relations between you. While the training period should be kept businesslike, the play puts things back on the right footing – he will forget about the corrections, but the lessons will still be there.
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