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Health Benefits of Omega 3 for Cats and Dogs

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Health Benefits of Omega 3 for Cats and Dogs

The right balance of Omega-3 and Omega-6 is essential for your pet to be healthy as neither can function optimally without the other. When any of it is missing, it can compromise your pet’s immune system and endanger its health

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Manuka Magic for Pets

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Manuka Magic for Pets

All honeys are at least slightly antimicrobial because they contain peroxidase. This peroxidase mediates the creation of peroxide and the peroxide does its work against the bacteria. Unfortunately, because most of these honeys work by dehydrating the bacteria, they struggle to maintain their antibacterial activity in a moist environment like a fresh wound. Medical grade honeys, however, maintain their antibacterial qualities even in low concentrations, allowing them to function even in an inhospitable environment full of diluting factors, like the bodily fluids present in a wound. Manuka honey is different because it doesn’t produce very much peroxide. In fact, manuka honey...

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Oral Health Relates to Overall Health

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Oral Health Relates to Overall Health

Keeping the bacteria in your pet’s mouth under control can protect their other organs from painful, dangerous, and expensive-to-treat pathology (disease).

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Is your pet running a fever?

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Is your pet running a fever?

As pet owners, we often find ourselves in a situation where our pets refuse to eat or show a sudden decrease in energy and mood. Are they sick? How can we tell? Should we go to a vet now? Well, I am neither a vet nor a vet tech. But a useful skill to have on hand during such situation is learning how to detect a fever. If your pet is running a fever, then I would suggest sending him straight to the vet as soon as possible. People usually wonder if their pet is running a fever by feeling...

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