Did you know that… “Heart disease in dogs” is mostly a chronic condition that requires long-term care? But how can we help them live longer with us? First, let's understand the disease, how to closely monitor symptoms, and how to adjust our care habits appropriately. Heart disease in dogs is a condition where the heart is not functioning efficiently (mostly due to leaky heart valves or age-related heart muscle degeneration). When the heart weakens, it can't pump blood to the body and lungs as effectively as before, resulting in symptoms such as easy fatigue, coughing, and shortness of breath in the sun. Common heart diseases in dogs, especially older dogs or certain breeds, can be broadly categorized as follows: Valvular degeneration (common in small breeds), Myocardial degeneration…
Cats are animals that can tolerate hot weather quite well because they originated in the desert. However, cats also need to find ways to cool themselves down to maintain a balanced body temperature when the weather is extremely hot. Let’s take a look at 5 ways to cool down in the cat style. 1. Cleaning Cats lick their fur to make their fur wet. The saliva that they lick will evaporate and help reduce their body temperature similar to sweat in humans. 2. Panting Cats will start to breathe rapidly or open their mouths to pant when they feel very hot. This is a mechanism to help cool down through breathing. However, if a cat pants too heavily, it could be a sign of dangerous heatstroke. 3. Stretching and Finding Cold…
8 Emergency Sick Dog and Cat Symptoms That Can’t Be Waited For Illness in dogs and cats can occur at any age and can be caused by a variety of factors. For some symptoms, owners may still be able to wait and see the symptoms, but if your dog or cat develops these symptoms, it is recommended that you rush them to an animal hospital or clinic immediately. Breathing problems, such as difficulty breathing, panting even when lying down or sitting, tongue turning dark red or purple or an unusually dark color, seizures, unconsciousness, or acute paralysis, inability to move all or part of the body, vomiting continuously throughout the day or vomiting for more than 1 day, bleeding from the eyes, ears, nose…
Ingredients that are safe for owners to eat. Sometimes, these ingredients can be toxic to pets and can be fatal if eaten in excess. Currently, most owners are unaware and feed their pets the same foods without knowing whether or not they are toxic to their pets. Each type of food that is toxic causes different symptoms in pets. 1. Garlic and onions Plants in the leek, chives, and shallots group. The least toxic dose for pets is 5 grams/kg for cats and 15…
Often we see dogs and cats coughing or sneezing frequently and think it is normal. But who knows that these symptoms can be life-threatening to pets to the point of causing death? Although observing the symptoms of respiratory diseases may be quite difficult, it is an important disease that has the potential to cause immediate death in pets. Therefore, owners should learn about the initial signs of danger that dogs and cats show so that they can take them to see a veterinarian in a timely manner. When our children may have respiratory diseases, how do we know? Let's check the symptoms of 4 symptoms that indicate that dogs and cats may have respiratory diseases. 1. Dry nose or runny nose Normally, the nose of healthy animals will have a little moisture. Therefore, when we find that the nose of a dog or cat is unusually dry or has more runny nose than usual, it may indicate illness, fever, or a bad sign of the respiratory system. However, in the case of some breeds of dogs that are short-faced, such as pugs or French bulldogs, they may have a runny nose during weather changes or after the owner takes them for a walk more than usual. Ways to observe the characteristics of the mucus that indicate abnormalities include having clear runny nose all the time and the pet licking its nose frequently. The mucus is thick and sticky...
In addition to mosquitoes being animals that suck human blood for food or create annoyance by flying around our ears until we are irritated, many people may not know that “mosquitoes” are also animals that are carriers of serious diseases such as heartworm disease to our dogs. When our beloved dog has heartworm disease, what are the symptoms? And how to prevent or treat it? Let's take a look at some basic information. Heartworm disease is caused by Dirofilaria immitis, a common disease in dogs. It can also be found in cats, but it is rare in humans. This disease is carried by “mosquitoes”. The infection occurs from mosquitoes that feed on the blood of dogs that have the larvae of this virus. Then, the larvae will develop in the mosquito. Then, when the mosquito bites another dog, it will release the infectious larvae to the dog that was bitten by the mosquito. The adult heartworm usually lives in the heart and nearby blood vessels. The fact that this worm is often found in the heart is why this disease is called heartworm (heart worm)...
The thing that many owners hate the most is seeing their children get sick. No matter how much we prevent it, getting sick is something that cannot be prevented. Since pets cannot speak, it is our duty as owners to observe for any abnormalities in our pets to see if they are sick so that we can take them for treatment in a timely manner. Today, we have warning signs that indicate that our pets are sick for all owners to observe. If your pet has these symptoms, it means that something is wrong with your dog or cat. 1. Sleeping a lot, being lethargic, and reduced responsiveness. When pets are sick, the most obvious thing to see is that they will sleep more than usual because they feel uncomfortable, they will look slow and not lively. Their responsiveness to their owners may decrease, and some may hide. These symptoms may also depend on the severity of the illness, but age is also related because older dogs may become slower due to their age. 2. Loss of appetite, eating less food. From having a good appetite or having favorite foods, when animals are sick, they will start to have a loss of appetite…
Choosing a healthy rabbit makes it easier to care for it, but how do you know which rabbits are healthy? Let's take a look at the rabbit selection guide.
Choosing a healthy rabbit makes it easier to care for it, but how do you know which rabbits are healthy? Let's take a look at the rabbit selection guide.
Choosing a healthy rabbit makes it easier to care for it, but how do you know which rabbits are healthy? Let's take a look at the rabbit selection guide.