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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!

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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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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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I can’t say enough good things about the wonders of microchipping pets.

Recently, there was a stray dog in our neighborhood for several days. Rather than have him brought to the shelter and euthanized, or the poor thing hit by a car or abused by children, I brought him home. I called our local newspaper and placed an ad, then called my veterinarian and the shelter to see if anyone had reported her missing. Although no one had, the staff at my veterinarian’s office recommended that I bring her in so they could scan her to see if she had a microchip. Fortunately, she did have one, and in a matter of minutes I found out her owner’s name and phone number. It turns out that she lived in the next county, approximately 20 miles from my house.

I contacted her owner and was able to return her that day!

What could have been a very sad situation turned into a very happy ending. Although she did have a collar with her license and ID tags on, she had slipped out of it like so many dogs do.

Please encourage people that if they have cherished pets that do not have a microchip, to go to their veterinarians and have it done today. Microchips are a good investment for everyone!

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• 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.

What is the best dog food? Veterinarians are often hit by that question from scads of anxious dog owners. Every dog owner wants to feed their dog with the best that is available. However, the sheer variety of dog foods and the conflicting views on the best dog diet can leave you quite perplexed. While some experts assert that home made food is best for dogs, others argue that commercial dog food is better. Anyway, we have witnessed a shift towards commercial dog food, owing much to the fast paced life that we all lead.

Even if you don?t find time out of your hectic work schedule to prepare a home made dog meal, you can still provide your pet with the best dog food. The markets are buzzing with prepackaged real dog foods that are much like the home made dog meals. Either you can purchase a prepackaged meal to provide balanced nutrition, or you may buy a specific diet according to your dog?s individual needs. Prepackaged meals are formulated from natural or organic ingredients and are usually available in a dry form. Though this variety of dog food is rather expensive, feeding the best dog food entails significantly lower veterinary bills.

For some dog owners prepackaged real food is simply unaffordable. In such a scenario, the most viable option is to either prepare a dog meal at home, or go in for canned dog foods. The most affordable and easily accessible variety of dog foods is the canned variety.

Canned dog foods come in handy during travel and in emergency. The best dog foods consist of real, whole and known ingredients. Canned foods typically contain preservatives, since there might be a significant time gap between manufacturing and consumption. In general, canned food manufacturers cannot dispense with the preservatives. Hence, you must ensure that the preservatives used are natural, such as vitamin E and C.

The best dog foods are not only available at your neighborhood grocery store, you can avail them at vet offices & feed stores and natural food stores too. However, it is imperative that you conduct a preliminary research so as to gauge the efficacy of the brand of your choice. Manufacturers that offer the best dog foods are always willing to heed to the customer?s concern and inquiries. They would keep dog owners updated on their latest products and would be glad to offer advice on canine nutrition.

Some dog owners, which feed their dog with the best dog foods around, are often flabbergasted to see their pet?s health deteriorate over time. What they miss out on is the fact that appropriate fluid intake is equally important as a good diet. An adult dog?s body comprises of 60% water, while a puppy has an overwhelming 84% water content. It?s surprising to know that even a mere 10% water loss can be detrimental to a dog?s health.

Feed and water your dog with the best dog foods and ensure appropriate fluid intake, and you would never have to be anxious about your dog?s wellbeing.

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If you are thinking of adding a feline to your family, consider adopting a cat from your local animal shelter or humane society. The animals have been carefully screened for adoptability and have usually been worked with to enhance sociability.

Unfortunately, many people think that only bad animals wind up in shelters. Actually, the opposite is true. People relinquish their pets to shelters when they are no longer able to care for them. Sometimes this is because the owner was unprepared for the responsibility that comes with caring for a pet.

If there is no indication of ‘reason for surrender’ on the cage at the shelter ask - a cat that has been given up because of bad behaviour may not be the best choice - no matter how cute she is.

Often, however, caring owners struggling with life-changes or trying to cope with family tragedy realize their pet would be better off with someone else. They bring them to the shelter because they know the animal will be well-cared for and placed in an excellent home.

Shelter staff carefully evaluates each animal for physical and behavioral soundness. They make note of quirks, and work with specialists to eliminate negative behaviors. Most shelters have adoption counselors who interview potential adopters to understand their needs and lifestyle so they can make the perfect match.

Your first contact with a shelter cat will probably be when she is in her cage. Don’t be put off if she ignores you completely. Keep in mind that many new people pass by her cage each day, and she has to cope with all the noise and stress that accompanies that. A shelter worker can arrange for you to meet the cat in a quiet room. Again, she may not pay much attention to you, but watch how she acts towards the staff person. This is who she is more comfortable with. While you observe the cat, talk with the staff member and learn all you can about the cat’s likes and dislikes.

Take a cat carrier with you to the shelter - much easier than having your new cat running around the car as you take her home.

Bringing your newly adopted cat home is exciting for you, and a little overwhelming for her. Have things prepared before you pick her up from the shelter. This includes having small area for her to call her own. A bathroom or extra bedroom works well. Furnish it with a bed, food and water bowls, scratching post, toys and a litter box. Spend some time with her in the room with the door closed. She may totally ignore you while she explores her new surroundings. Keep her confined to this room until she seems relaxed in your presence. Then you can allow her to roam the rest of your home.

Some cats take longer than others to adjust to new situations. Your cat has gone from a home to a noisy shelter to another new home. Change is stressful for cats. You can help her adjust more quickly by establishing set routines. Begin feeding, grooming and playing with her at the same times each day, and she’ll feel at home much sooner.

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• Adult cat give 2 softchews daily divided between am and pm kitten give 1 softchew daily.

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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.

What makes something news? The fact that you take good care of your pets isn?t newsworthy. Neither is your recent trip to the supermarket; If something is normal, it isn?t news. Only aberrations capture our attention enough to warrant screen time. Why is murder reported on the six-o-clock news? Because it?s unusual; it?s a shocking deviation from routine events. But when we are repeatedly exposed to the abnormal, it begins to seem normal. If we see murder on the news every night, we begin to view it as a common occurrence. This naturally leads to fear of falling victim ourselves, thus we start buying guns and installing security systems. As Gavin de Becker writes, ?We?re hard-wired to entertain every thought of danger that?s put in front of us.?

How do you hold the attention of a nation that just watched a war fought on live television? You start looking for tiger attacks.

Before rushing to judgement on exotic cat owners based on a few negative headlines, we might be wise to realize that we only get to read about the horror stories…. News stories about responsible people and happy animals don’t sell.

When judging any group, whether it is a nation, race, religion, profession, or demographic, we must look at the primary values and behavior of that group. When we base our opinions on the well-publicized negative incidents involving only certain members of that group, we risk reaching incorrect conclusions.

Just because certain individuals have betrayed the core values of that group does not mean that the whole group should be frowned upon. Unfortunately this happens far too frequently. We live in a world of 30-second news bites and a continuous bombardment of information. We are kept ?informed? of a dizzying array of issues; so many; in fact that it would be impossible for us to truly research all of the issues we are confronted with. We make thousands of snap judgements, based on news broadcasts, (fictional) scenes in movies, comments made by strangers in a restaurant or friends at work, what happened to the first cousin of a friend of your dad?s, that magazine at the dentist?s office, and other equally reliable sources of information.

Years ago, the viewing public was treated to a videotaped broadcast of a group of Los Angeles police officers severely beating Rodney King. What this isolated group of officers did provoked a backlash against the entire law enforcement community, as people reacted by condemning the entire police profession. If people would have simply looked at the core values of the law enforcement profession, they would have realized that the majority of police officers would risk their own lives to protect them from the sort of violence portrayed on that tape. Of course there are some thugs, some thieves, and some murderers in that group. With the large number of officers in this country how could there not be? The broadcast led many people to distrust the police officer next door, judging an entire group consisting of hundreds of thousands of people by one single incident.

We also need to take a hard look at the accuracy of the information we are basing our judgements on. Let?s turn to Rodney King again. The incident was caught on videotape and you watched it with your own eyes. Can?t ask for more reliable information than that, can you? Well, did you know that the tape you saw was edited? That shots showing King fighting the officers and of the officers? frantic commands to King to stop fighting were cut from the tape?

Today, that infamous video is shown in police training classes for two reasons; to show bad police work, and to point out the damage that can be done when someone only wants to show part of the story.

On April 29, 2003 Environmental News Service reported that nine tiger and two leopard cubs were rescued from a private home where carcasses of some 30 tigers and 58 cubs were found. This lead to the arrests of the operators of the California nonprofit organization Tiger Rescue. The article quotes Michael Markarian, President of The Fund for Animals: The plight of these babies demonstrates why people who care about animals must boycott the exotic pet industry as well as commercial animal displays that often pass themselves off as sanctuaries. He also states: Congress can save young tigers and leopards from this cruel fate by passing the Exotic Pets Bill.

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Heart-wrenching, isn?t it? What this article and others like it failed to mention is that California is one of the most heavily regulated states in the country. Private ownership of all exotic pets is banned. Sanctuaries must comply with an extensive permit process. Far from proving the need for legislation, this sad incident highlights the utter failure of ban laws to prevent cruelty.

The Tiger Rescue sanctuary operators allegedly failed to acquire required permits and violated animal cruelty laws. If laws are the answer, why did this happen? If atrocities like this can occur in a state so heavily regulated that one cannot legally own even a ferret, what is the justification for barring responsible exotic pet ownership? The Fund for Animals? use of this incident to tug at people?s emotions and mislead them into supporting destructive legislation is despicable manipulation. We need to enforce our animal cruelty laws, not ban loving and law-abiding citizens from owning animals.

This article is written and copyrighted by Jessi Clark-White. Permission is granted to reprint this article in its entirety only; you may not display edited versions.

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