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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Stratford Care recalls 62 dog, cat supplements for vitamin A
12 March 2023
Stratford Care USA, Inc. is taking this action after receiving a single serious adverse event from a sole consumer regarding their dogs’ exhibiting signs of vitamin A toxicity after consuming the supplement. This is the only adverse event to date.
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Purina PetCare expands dog food recall for vitamin D
12 March 2023
Nestlé Purina PetCare expanded the recall of 8 lb. and 20 lb. bags of Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets EL Elemental (PPVD EL) prescription dry dog food due to a supplier error resulting in potentially elevated levels of vitamin D in two additional product lots.
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RECALL: Purina recalls Pro Plan Veterinary dog food due to vitamin D issue
08 February 2023
Learn about the Purina Pro Plan pet food recall for a vitamin D issue in dog food.
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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.