Pets Smile Plus

Price : $19.99

Features

• Extra strong, hard to climb barrier
• See thru plastic panels
• Pressure mounts instantly without hardware
• Fits openings 26" to 42" wide and is 23" high
• Can also be used for pets

Customer Reviews

Review date : 2008-08-09
Great product. Low price and fast, free shipping sold me. Keeps my cats away from the front door and escaping.

Review date : 2008-08-01
this gate stays in place so well. My baby shakes the gate and it doesn’t move.

Review date : 2008-07-29
Decent item for light duty use. Has a little lever action to ensure a tight fit.

Review date : 2008-07-29
I like the product and it does work once I have it locked in place. It’s getting it locked in place that takes so long. I move it from room to room, so if it’s set up and never moved it would be great. However, I always have to fiddle with the thing for minutes to get everything lined up just so it will glide into place. Bit of a hassle with little kids with little fingers eager to help. So I’d say if you are buying it to set it up and leave it….excellent choice, if you are going to move it from room to room not so good.

Review date : 2008-07-27
I got a couple of these to corral my new puppy in the kitchen area of our house. They work great for that. However, I am 5′7", not short, and sometimes it can be difficult to step over the gate. (They are easy to remove and replace as needed)If they were a couple inches shorter they’d be perfect. That aside, this is a great, inexpensive solution to a common problem.

Edit to add: I have been using these gates for about 4 months now, and they have been kicked, tripped over, and otherwise mis-treated. They are both holding up perfectly fine. I don’t know what the people were doing to break their gates, but it must have been something akin to nuclear war! I am very happy with this purchase, and have actually been considering buying another one to keep the adventurous pup from going upstairs, where she then cries for someone to come get her. *eye roll*

Tell me Daahling, have you noticed your pet likes to pretend she is walking the red carpet? Does she strut around the house with head up, purrrfect posture, and tail waving high? This is pet speak for Look at me ~ I am a star! And, by the way, I expect to be treated like the diva I am!

It is, however, most unfortunate that the majority of pets can only pretend to be glamorous. While your precious darling helplessly drools over her canine counterparts on television, she can only hope that you will some day answer her prayers and make her wildest dreams come true. If you really want to please your dog or cat, go ahead, make her day and pamper her with a little bling. From clothing to collars, to leashes and jewelry, your pet will shine like the star she is to you.

Collars ~ A lovely lime green collar just like her hero wore in THE CAT IN THE HAT movie will surely make your pet feel like she has won that gold statue from you. Or perhaps she would like to choose from five other colors to express her individuality. These are known as understated Bling - no glitz - just glamour!

Collar & Branklet Set ~ These are the latest rage for the red carpet pet set, Daahling. The branklet slips over the front leg and matches a collar of diamonds or rubies. For the more casual, quiet evenings at home, your favorite canine may choose a denim Branklet with matching collar.

Pet Purse ~ Why, you might ask, does a pet need a purse? Well, Daahling, every star fears the unthinkable ~ that they are prey for kidnappers who will hold them for ransom. You can help alleviate her fears and give her (and you) piece of mind with a purse to keep her ID in. Her fashionable purse will hang from a color coordinated collar, and she can choose the style she likes best from a designer line of hearts, bones, paws, or stars. This alone will let her know she is famous in your eyes.

Charms ~ Was your best friend envious of Bruiser in the movie Legally Blonde II and drooling over the crystal bone charm she was wearing? Now you can surprise her with a colorful charm of her own made from authentic Swarovski Crystals just like the one Bruiser was wearing. Or, perhaps she would appreciate her birthstone in a charm. Either way, she will surely say bowwow (or meow) when she sees this sparkling accessory added to her jewelry box.

Tees ~ Of course, every star’s closet should have a collection of gem studded tees to wear around the house, for those casual shopping trips, and for leisurely walks in the park. Let her express herself in a tee shirt studded with Super Star, Love, or Rodeo Queen. Plus, if your pampered pet allows you to share the spotlight, you can dress in matching shirts that tell the world her (and your) station in life is Princess.

Do not forget, Daahling, when your pet walks the red carpet, it is important for her self esteem that she announce to the world the most precious possession that you have given her ~ her name! She will be so proud when her name is spelled out in genuine Swarovski Austrian Crystal Stones. As she struts in front of her audience, she will proudly dangle it from her collar, head held high as it strategically falls slightly below her chin for all of her fans to admire and applaud.

At the end of the day, when the applause has died down and it is time for your star get her beauty rest, she deserves an elegant spot to lay her pretty little head. After all, Daahling, sleeping on the cold floor is truly beneath her now that you recognize her as a star. Be a luv and make over her room with a jeweled canopy bed that will be conducive to sweet dreams of Hollywood glamour and endless days of shopping in Beverly Hills.

Remember Daahling, your reward will be the love that your star shows you when you treat her like a million-dollar baby!

Daahling, please visit Ms. BB at http://BlingSpa.com for more Bling Makeovers and Bling Therapy with healing gemstones (yes, for pets, too!). Ms. BB can also be found at http://BlingBlingMarketplace.com where the In-Crowd shops. Most products mentioned above can be found on the Pets page at BlingBlingMarketplace.com.

Price : $5.35

Features

• A complete multi-vitamin mineral supplement formulated with a full spectrum of balanced vitamins, minerals, fatty acids.
• Adult cat give 2 softchews daily divided between am and pm kitten give 1 softchew daily.

Product Description

Pet Naturals of Vermont Daily Best for Cats is a complete multi-vitamin/mineral supplement with digestive enzymes for cats of all ages and breeds. It is specifically formulated with a full spectrum of balanced vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, digestive enzymes, antioxidants and other nutrients that work synergistically to maintain health and well-being.

Dogs are one of the most popular pet in the United States today. We spend lots of money on them, pamper them and are very devoted to our four legged children. Dogs require a high level of responsibility, they need to be fed, walked and taken to the vet. Dogs also need to be kept safe and taught to be good neighbors.

The easiest way for a loving dog owner to keep their precious pet safe is to install a dog fence. There are several types of fences available on the market today, these fences act as a barrier, keeping your pet inside your yard. Chain link and privacy fences are the more traditional choices for keeping dogs (as well as children) safely in their yards. Pet safe invisible fences, also known as wireless fences are gaining in popularity with many dog owners.

There are advantages and disadvantages to traditional well as to the newer style of dog fences. Traditional chain link and wooden privacy fences offer a physical barrier to keep your dog in your yard and other animals or people out. These fences can be expensive to install and the wooden ones will need regular maintenance to keep looking good. In addition, many, many dogs learn to either dig under or climb over a traditional fence.

The newer wireless pet containment systems, also known as invisible fences also have advantages and disadvantages associated with them. This type of dog fence offers the owner a system that keeps the pet in the yard, but doesn?t keep out other animals or people, which could leave your pet vulnerable. These fences can also be expensive to install, but they don?t break up the look of any landscaping. This is especially important with homeowners associations restricting the use of traditional style fences. One big disadvantage to an invisible fence is that if the wire gets broken, there is nothing to keep your dog in its yard, except its training. It is very important when using this type of fence to train your dog properly and keep up on regular maintenance; this is will ensure that if a break occurs, it can be fixed as soon as possible.

Another very pressing issue for dog owners is the fact that dogs bark. Some dogs only bark when necessary, other dogs bark at absolutely everything. This is more of an issue if you live in a neighborhood where people are more likely to complain, or if you leave your dog outside for long periods of time.

There are many reasons that will make a dog bark, other animals, people or the want to come in the house. It is important to teach your dog as a puppy a command to stop barking. By teaching a puppy this type of command, the issue of barking can be better controlled, although not completely eradicated.

If the reason for the dog bark is boredom, or the want to come in the house, the installation of a dog door can virtually eliminate the barking. Dog door come in an array of styles and prices. They range from a standard hole cut in a door covered with plastic, to a more high tech version such as the automatic dog door. This dog door works in conjunction with a transmitter that is placed on the dogs? collar, allowing only your dog to enter your house.

As pet owners we want the best for our companion, the use of a dog fence and perhaps even a dog door will allow our pets and ourselves to live in harmony (most of the time) with our neighbors and friends.

Linda Moore writes on a variety of subjects including home ownership, family matters, personal enrichment, Dog doors n fencing and hair removal treatments

Please note that the author is not a veterinarian. Please consult your vet for any medical advice about your pet.

Growing up, a sense of wonder at nature and a love for animals was instilled in us. A normal weekend was spent at Elachee Nature Center in Oakwood, GA learning about the climate that controlled Georgia?s agriculture and natural resources. This normally went into detail about animals as well as the plants that naturally supported such wildlife. This inbred fascination with nature was also reflected in our home. My brother, sister, and I all had numerous books on wild animals and we loved to watch The Discovery Channel. My mom brought it on herself that we tended to bring home and love animals. By the time I had moved out, my family had two birds, two turtles, numerous white mice and hamsters, and one very rowdy little dog. After I moved out, I collected a couple of cats and a couple of very rowdy large dogs.

The most recent addition to the family is Hannah, the dwarf hamster. My brother, Bob, brought her home in late 2003 and my mom quickly became enamored with her. Mom has been known to get Hannah out of her cage in the middle of the night to play and feed her almonds in the kitchen while she gets ready for work.

Early in 2005, Hannah began to develop bald spots under her chin and across her body. My mom would often talk about how it worried her during our weekly conversations, but I hadn?t realized how far spread it was until I woke Hannah up one Sunday afternoon. She climbed up against the walls of her plexiglass hamster-haven and I realized that she had lost most of the hair on her stomach in a patch that stretched from her right arm to her right leg. Her little pink skin showed through clear as day, and I got her out for a closer look. She didn?t exhibit any bumps or discomfort as I probed her, although she was a little irritated that I was bringing her out without the offer of a tasty treat. I gave her a hamster treat and set her back down in her little home.

Then, I decided it was time for an internet search. Little Hannah needed some help, and I didn?t want to pay a vet to tell me she was just getting old. I researched ?hamster hair loss? and found that it is a fairly common problem, especially in older hamsters. The search told me that the most common reasons were age, protein deficiency, vitamin deficiency, hair getting caught in the hamster-wheel, mites, and allergic reactions to the bedding. It also let me know how to check her for mites. Mites cause a red or black pattern of bumps on the skin and they normally nest in the hamster?s hair and bedding. I checked her and realized that her skin was clear, smooth, and free from little insects.

I knew Hannah was aging and getting to where this was a natural instance for her species; however, I couldn?t just tell my mom to prepare for a little hamster funeral. I focused on the deficiencies and found that most pet stores sell a water-soluble vitamin supplement for hamsters. You simply dissolve a pill in the hamster?s water supply, and the hamster ingests it without even knowing.

I called my mom and let her know what my research had concluded and she said that she had found basically the same thing in her own search. She said she was going to get a supplement and see how Hannah responded.

After a couple of weeks, Mom reported that Hannah had regained a new love for life and was even making her wheel ?go squeaky, squeaky in the middle of the night.? She mentioned that the hair had not started to grow back but had stopped falling out. She also noted that Hannah seemed to really like her new supplemented water and she had to refill her little dispenser more often.

Before, whenever I had browsed the pet store the animal multivitamins struck me as silliness for profit: a plan to play off our love for our pets to line the company?s pockets. Now that I have seen it in action, I realize how close we are to our little animal neighbors in how our bodies need the substance of healthiness. In animals and in humans, our food comes pre-processed and our exercise is limited by our lifestyle. As people, our doctors, magazines, TV programs on healthy living and even our mothers tell us to take our daily multivitamin to keep us young, fit, and healthy because our food simply does not satisfy the nutritional needs of our bodies. As hamsters, they only have the attention of their owners to see to it that they get what their little bodies need to survive ? and there aren?t any TV commercials on the benefits of hamster vitamins. Now the victim of a successful experiment, it seems that Hannah now has a greater appreciation for her nutritional supplement as well.

For more advice from real professionals, the following websites helped me in my search for the cure:

http://www.hilltopanimalhospital.com/hamsters.htm

http://www.petinfo4u.com/advancedsmallanimals.htm

http://www.britishhamsterassociation.org.uk/getarticle.php?fname=journal/dermatitis.htm

Cynthia Dollins works in corporate America and is well known within her company for her training manuals and easy to understand instructions. She also has a love for animals that is often shown through her writing and an odd family that inspires much humor. This article has been submitted in affiliation with http://www.PetLovers.Com/ which is a site for Pet Forums.

Price : $6.49

Product Description

The sun can be harmful for you and your dog. Sun Spray Sunscreen for Dogs helps provide extra production from harmful ultraviolet rays while your pet is outdoors, and applies without the mess of lotions. Use on ears, nose, muzzle, pink skin or spray entire haircoat of light-colored or short-haired breeds.

An HMO for Your Dog?

Pet health insurance is a burgeoning market, one that has reportedly grown at an annual pace of 45% over the past five years. Amazingly, even at that rate, at this point it is estimated that only 1% of the 136 million dog and cat owners in the US currently have pet insurance.

Companies specializing in pet coverage can rescue you from the decision of whether or not you can afford to help your pet get well, should the unfortunate need arise. Operating similarly to human health insurance, policies require premiums ranging from $100 to about $1,000 annually. Coverage limits and deductibles vary between companies, options and ailments alike.

Factors affecting premiums include:

* Age
* Species
* Area of the country
* Pre-existing conditions
* In some cases, lifestyle of the pet (indoor vs. outdoor, e.g.)

Unbeknownst to most owners, pet insurance has been available for decades. However, a change in market strategy has finally started to penetrate this market as pet insurance companies move from having veterinarians sell insurance to advertising insurance directly to consumers.

Sweeping changes in the pet insurance industry have occurred only recently. Some say for the better. Levels of care previously considered prohibitive are now available to the average pet owner.

Critics see a gloomier outlook as a result of the changes, however. In their eyes, adding insurance to veterinary medicine will follow the path of insurance red tape and problems found in human health care.

Veterinary medicine is one of the few health care professions that is not financially based on insurance. Unlike most medical, surgical, dental, and pharmacy cases in human medicine, veterinary customers are responsible for costs incurred — including preventive and routine care, emergency and disease conditions.

Most companies start policies at age 6-8 weeks. Age limits vary from none to 27 years. As for pre-existing conditions, some companies will allow coverage if the animal is stable or controlled (usually after a waiting period of 6 months). Others refuse coverage for animals with current conditions or terminal disease.

The varying policy costs depend on the animal and the different packages that the owner can choose. Some packages are comprehensive, including such things as:

* Annual checkups and vaccinations
* Routine care
* Preventive medications (like Heartworm preventive), and
* Spay/neuter surgeries.

Other plans cover only accident and illness. Most plans offer immediate coverage for accident claims, and 30 days for illness claims on new policies. Additional pets are usually covered at a reduced rate after the first policy-holding pet.

If an insurance policy doesn’t seem like the answer for you and your pet, there are other options, which should be discussed with your veterinarian. Some hospitals offer wellness packages, which offer discounted prices on vaccinations, spaying and neutering, and other routine care. Some even offer geriatric health checkup packages.

Discount programs such as PetAssure are worth looking into. This is a national program that offers 25% savings on veterinary services and up to 50% savings on pet supplies and services. To take advantage of this, it is required to use participating veterinarians and pet suppliers.

In addition, some humane organizations and non-profit groups offer financial aid to pet owners in need.

Finally, some veterinary offices keep an emergency fund for pets in an accident or other emergency situation. This should not be an option to count on, though. It is every pet owner’s responsibility to plan for emergency situations.

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Price : $6.49

Product Description

The sun can be harmful for you and your dog. Sun Spray Sunscreen for Dogs helps provide extra production from harmful ultraviolet rays while your pet is outdoors, and applies without the mess of lotions. Use on ears, nose, muzzle, pink skin or spray entire haircoat of light-colored or short-haired breeds.

Price : $6.50

Features

• A complete multi-vitamin mineral formula with digestive enzymes and antioxidants which benefit dogs of all ages, sizes, bree.
• Under 20 lbs 1 softchew daily.
• 20-70 lbs 2 softchews daily.
• Over 70 lbs 3 softchews daily.
• If giving more than 1 softchew daily divide between am and pm.

Product Description

Pet Naturals of Vermont Daily Best for Dogs is a complete multi-vitamin/mineral formula with digestive enzymes and antioxidants for dogs of all ages, sizes, breeds and benefits breeding dogs as well.

Dogs can be inflicted with ailments, which can prove fatal if not apprehended early and treated in an appropriate manner. As far as canine health care is concerned, you need to have a proactive approach. You must look for ominous signs, which indicate that the dog?s health is probably deteriorating. Timely care and treatment can save your dog from the fangs of death. Preventive health care is crucial in order to avoid any grave health disorders.

Fortunately, the advances in veterinary science have led to a significant reduction in the occurrence and effects of several dog diseases. Common viral diseases in dogs include rabies, parvovirus, hepatitis, parainfluenza, distemper and coronavirus among others. Bacterial ailments may include leptospirosis, Lyme disease, and a type of kennel cough. However, all these perilous diseases can be prevented through discreet vaccination of pets.

Dog vaccinations work in much the same as vaccines administered to humans. They stimulate the dog?s immune system to produce specific antibodies in order to fight a possible subsequent attack by the pertinent pathogen. In general, vaccines have led to a decrease in the number of disease occurrences. However, some dogs are known to have an undesired reaction to vaccines, and veterinarians now question the act of overloading a puppy?s immune system with multiple vaccines within a short interval of time. But there are no proven vaccine substitutes, and vaccination still remains the first line of defense to the debilitating diseases in dogs.

Dogs may also suffer from skin infections and allergies. One such prominent skin infection is pyotraumatic dermatitis, which is commonly known as hot spots. Hot spots are surface skin infections caused due to an overgrowth of skin bacteria, which overwhelms the resistance mechanism. In general, hot spots are circular patches that lose hair and can be swollen. They can be agonizingly itchy, causing the dog to scratch, lick, or bite to the point of causing self-injury. Hot spots must be treated immediately, since they may spread to an alarming proportion.

External parasites can be warded off by proper grooming. However, an internal parasite called ?heartworm? is now recognized as a fatal pest affecting dogs worldwide. The disease gets its name due to the related growth of worms inside a dog?s heart. Heartworm disease has a traumatic progression ? each activity or exercise is accompanied by respiratory distress, and an overgrowth of worms may eventually lead to congestive heart failure.

The above information explains the possible ailments that might endanger your dog?s health. However, your dog can enjoy great health through proper canine care and regular checkups by a professional veterinarian.

Niall Kennedy is a lifelong dog lover and has worked in several pet sanctuaries. Best Pet Health Information is a resource that brings you information about dog health. http://www.Best-Pet-Health.info.

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