Pets bring us a lot of enjoyment, smiles, laughter, relaxation, refreshment, a new meaning of life and a sense of responsibility. Any pet is sweet and adorable. Cats are independent and dependent at the same time. In that sense, a cat is low maintenance, but lovable. Dogs are relatively high maintenance. A dog owner needs to walk their dog at […]
Okay, so you like your kids. They’re not that bad once you get used to them. Maybe once in a while, when you’ve lost your back scratcher, you can trick the seven-year-old into doing the work for you. Your five-year-old sometimes remembers to feed the dog, and watching reruns of iCarly lets you relive the outrageously libertine childhood you never […]
What causes dog scratching? There are many reasons why your dog would scratch. Before you can stop that stubborn itch, you need to find out what’s causing the itch. Neurogenic: This is caused by excessive licking and chewing. This usually occurs when your pet doesn’t get enough exercise or mental stimulation. This can also be due to separation anxiety. Infections […]
Going on vacation with your dog can be broken down into 6 steps: 3 things to consider before you travel, and 3 while tanning. 1. What is the best for your dog? If you want to vacation with your dog as part of the family, researching where you’ll be staying should be at the top of your priorities. Your dog’s […]
Diarrhea is a very common condition in guinea pigs. But it’s usually not serious and can be quickly remedied with the right kind of treatment. Symptoms Guinea pig diarrhea is runny and sometimes runny, and always mushy. It is very distinguishable from regular stool which is round and hard. Diarrhea is often accompanied by a number of other symptoms. You […]
I’ve made hotdogs the same way for years. They were always good, but nothing to brag about. I think maybe in the back of my mind, the humble sausage wasn’t important enough to warrant creative input from my imaginative culinary side. So one day I decided to try something different. As a child, I was taught to boil sausage in […]
First go to the Mart. You know which one. Go to the sporting goods department and get a fishing license, either freshwater or saltwater, whichever you prefer. Then walk around the fish department for about an hour and gather what you’ll need. For freshwater fishing, you need lightweight lines, rods, reels, and sinkers. Saltwater fishing demands heavier versions of the […]
With each new exam I ask the same question… “How many stools do you have each day? Do you see mucus, blood, diarrhea, or constipation?” Feces, shit, feces, poop, manure, BM, #2, manure, droppings, and intestinal contents are all the same. I use all of these terms as sometimes my clients don’t know what stool or stool is. If I […]
In 2006, we bought a large dog. At the request of my youngest, I made sure he started out as a small dog. Needless to say, everyone loved Isabelle when we could carry her. That lasted about a month. So she was too heavy for any of the kids to lift and she was just fun for Dad. That’s when […]
Compost tea is a nutritionally rich “extract” of microbes, enzymes, and bioactive plant compounds made from compost. It is a true organic fertilizer. You cannot use the same fertilizer to grow in soil to grow hydroponic gardens. The reason is that the soil will interact with the fertilizer in a very different way than water without soil. Therefore, a different […]
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