Pet Care Tips
Understanding the golden rules of responsible pet ownership is an essential part of caring for your pet.
Much of being a responsible pet owner is understanding what your pet needs and also being aware of what your responsibilities are to the community. Following are some basic rules for pet care:
- Learn about your pet's special needs - dietary, health, housing and general care
- Provide appropriate housing and shelter for your pet
- Provide your pet with an adequate balanced diet and ensure it has access to clean, cool drinking water at all times
- Provide appropriate housing and shelter for your pet
- Regularly exercise your pet according to its needs Train your pet using kindness and positive reinforcement
- Provide appropriate housing and shelter for your pet
- While unsupervised, keep your pet safely and securely confined to your property at all times To minimize boredom, provide your pet with sufficient companionship and a stimulating environment
- Protect your pet's health by taking it to a vet whenever health problems arise and by ensuring all necessary vaccinations and treatments are up-to-date
- To help prevent disease and illness, ensure your pet has a clean environment
- Microchip your pet (where appropriate) and where required register it with your local council to increase the likelihood of return when lost
- De-sex your pet at an early age to prevent unwanted offspring
- If your pet requires grooming, do so on a regular basis
Many pets need to be socialised with other animals and people, particularly at a young age - give your pet appropriate opportunities for mixing with others - Teach your family, friends and children how to interact with your pet
- Find suitable boarding facilities for your pet whilst on holidays
- Respect the rights of non pet owners by keeping your pet under control while in public and by disposing of any droppings made in public areas
- Provide your pet with love and attention and commit to caring for it for its entire life
Pets and Excerise
Feed not found.Pet Food Recalls & Safety
Stay up to date with Petfood Industry’s list of US and international cat and dog food, pet treat and companion animal feed recalls. According to FDA, pet food can be recalled by a manufacturer to remove product from the market, by FDA request or by FDA order under statutory authority.
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Mycotoxin in pet food likely caused 2021 UK cat diseases
12 January 2023
“The diets associated with the pancytopenia outbreak in cats in the United Kingdom all contained potatoes flakes which, in this scenario, are thought to have been the likely source of mycotoxin,” Royal Veterinary College researchers wrote.
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FDA’s DCM probe starts with a roar, ends with a whimper
05 January 2023
The investigation into any role grain-free pet food might play in cases of dilated cardiomyopathy seems to be ending in a rather quiet, inauspicious way.
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HEB Texas Pets dry cat food recalled for Salmonella
27 December 2022
HEB Texas Pets Indoor Complete Dry Cat Food is being recalled due to potential Salmonella contamination.
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Purina recalls some Pro Plan Rx dog foods for label error
04 December 2022
One can identify the mislabeled product by the UPC (38100 17599), production code (22581159 L4TR6) and “Best Before Sept 2024” date on the bottom of each PPVD EN Low Fat can.
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6 media questions to answer during a pet food recall
28 November 2022
Dog bites man isn’t news, but man recalls dog food is. When reporting on a pet food recall, journalists aim to answer six essential questions in every article: Who, What, When, Where, Why and How?