Javanese Cat

A Javanese cat picture

Tips for Holiday Travel with Your Pet

The winter holiday season is a time for family and friends to gather, often traveling a great distance to be together. Many families consider pets to be part of their family and choose to take them along. Traveling with pets is not always easy, especially when the family dog or cat experiences fear of travel, or motion sickness.

Some dogs resist getting into the car, giving out shrill yelps, while cats meow plaintively, salivating and drooling even before getting into the car. Some pets happily jump into the car, but the moment the engine starts and the car begins to move, their heads hang down and they start to drool, eventually getting sick after some distance. Others look out the window, flicking their heads in different direction as things move by, and quite rapidly they begin to drool and soon get sick.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that most long-distance holiday travel, about 91 percent, is by a personal vehicle, such as by car. Below are some helpful tips from HomeoPet to help make car rides more comfortable and safe for your pet, and your family:

Seat your pet securely in the car, either with a harness, crate or barrier.Allowing your pet to roam freely in the car can be dangerous for the pet and distracting for the driver. For pets with visual cue motion sickness, putting them down on the floor of the car where they cannot see out can often be very helpful.


If your pet is not accustomed to traveling in the car, take some short trips, gradually increasing his time to get him used to longer rides.Bring a favorite toy and blanket for comfort.


Your pet should have a very light meal in the three hours before travel.An empty stomach is usually more prone to nausea. Some pets will respond better on a reasonably full stomach, but if it comes up, it could mean a lot of cleaning. Keep pets hydrated with small amounts of water.


Make frequent stops, allowing pets time to exercise and relieve themselves. Be sure your pet is wearing identification tags or has a microchip in case he does run away or gets lost.


Never leave your pet in the car unattended. They can easily overheat, even when windows are left open. Always be careful with an open window—pets may jump out at the wrong time, or get stuck in them.


Be sure your pet’s mandated vaccinations are up to date, and ask your vet for a health certificate to bring along. Pack any medications your pet might be taking, or might need in an emergency. Researching local veterinarians and emergency clinics in the area you intend to visit can save you valuable time in an emergency.


If your pet does experience motion sickness, use HomeoPet’s Travel Anxiety before you begin your trip.

Tips courtesy of homeopet.com

Halloween Not Good for Black Cats

The New Zealand Veterinary Association is warning trick-or-treaters to spare a thought for their pets this Saturday night.

Halloween is a bad time of year for black cats, with their long-standing connections with witches, hubble-bubble and evil.

Veterinarian Pieter Verhoek warned petowners to keep black cats away from children who might play pranks.

Reports of deliberate cruelty to black cats rise especially in the weeks around Halloween in Britain, the RSPCA animal charity said on Wednesday.

Verhoek said dogs should be restrained and protected from getting over-excited by a series of visitors to the front door which could result in someone getting bitten by accident.

Treats and trick-or-treating should also exclude pets, Verhoek advised.

"Lollies and chocolate are not good for cats and dogs, and in some instances can be toxic. Especially with chocolate, which can result in animals getting seriously sick or even dying. We do suggest that such treats are kept out of the reach of our pets.

"If the kids want to dress your dog or cat in a costume - please be sensible - ensure that the animals are comfortable and not restrained by unaccustomed clothing," he said.

The Holidays are Coming!

Bed Bugs Beware of Dogs

Sleep Tight; these dogs will do the rest!

Article from Chicago Tribune about canines trained to detect signs of bedbug infestation.

Expo. Madonna Mon Amour

Madonna Mon Amour Conquista 3 CCJ´s e Melhor fêmea da raça Na Expo do KENNEL CLUBE DE FLORIANÓPOLIS 25/10/09 Com os seguintes juízes :

Sr.Patricio Musa -Chile-Internancional ;
Sr.Roberto Del Puerto - Argentina- Panamericana;
Sr.Juan Antônio Rivera - Uruguai - Panamericana.

Faltam 2 CCJ´s para fechar título de Jovem Campeã.
Agradeço a todos que torceram por ela.
Obrigada!!!

Halloween safety tips for your pets‏

Fetch! Pet Care Helps to Promote Humane Halloween

Halloween may be full of tricks and treats for humans, but the holiday does not hold the same appeal for our pet counterparts. In fact, Halloween can be a downright frightening time for pets. Paul Mann, Founder of Fetch! Pet Care, the nation’s largest provider of professional pet sitting and dog walking services, is devoted to the safety and comfort of pets. He provides the following tips to keep your pets safe this holiday season:

· Tricks are for kids. While ghouls and goblins provide entertainment, your pet does not understand the person behind that mask is their friend. Dogs and cats are creatures of habit and can easily become frightened, aggressive or agitated by the unaccustomed sights and sounds of costumed visitors. So when the trick ‘or’ treaters come knocking at your door, it’s best to keep your furry friend contained indoors in a quiet, comfortable area of your home. Also, make sure all pets are wearing collars and ID tags in case they get spooked and escape your home or yard.

· Candy is not a treat for our pets. Sweets may look appealing to pets, but candy – especially chocolate – can be downright toxic to animals. Keep your candy bowl out of reach from pets and make sure your children sift through their bags at a table where Fido can’t sneak a piece. Candy wrappers can be just as harmful. Instead, purchase a box of your pets’ favorite treats for them to munch on. If you believe your pet has ingested a harmful item, call your veterinarian or the Animal Control hotline immediately.

· Decorations should shock Trick ‘or’ Treaters – not our pets. Keep all electrical cords and decorations out of reach. One chomp on an electrical cord could have a potentially deadly outcome. Pets can also become tangled and injured by dangling cords or decorations. You can purchase plastic tubing or casing at your local hardware store to provide some level of safety. Keep lit candles and jack-o-lanterns out of reach and on stable ground. Your pet could accidentally bump the pumpkin, resulting in fire damage to the home – and potentially to your pet.

· Costumes are constraining. Yes, your pet may look adorable as a dinosaur or Cleopatra, but pets can feel constrained and uncomfortable in costumes. Many costumes also have loose accessories that could be hazardous if chewed or swallowed. If you must dress your pet, find a costume that has few accessories and is loose fitting.

· Extra care for black pets. Don't let your pet fall victim to Halloween pranks; keep them inside or under supervision during the Halloween season. This is especially important for pets with black fur, since they are a target for pranksters.

As an alternative to keeping your pets at home this Halloween, Fetch! Pet Care has the ability to provide a safe and quiet overnight boarding, day or evening care environment at one of their 5,000 pet sitter’s homes across the country. As a way to support the cause of pet safety on Halloween and throughout the year at homes and in shelters, Fetch! Pet Care will be donating a portion of their Halloween revenues to Best Friends Animal Society, a partner in pet care and safety. For more information on Best Friends, visit http://www.bestfriends.org.

Affenpinschera Dogs Gallery

Affenpinschera Dogs Gallery

Nova espécie de Astyanax

Uma nova espécie do gênero Astyanax é descrita de um córrego da drenagem do médio rio Araguaia, localizado em área de Cerrado do planalto do Brasil Central. Descrita pelos ictiólogos Valdener Garutti e Paulo César Venere como Astyanax xavante, a nova espécie se distingue das demais do gênero pela combinação de caracteres pigmentares, morfométricos,merísticos, morfológicos e dentários.

A espécie descrita pertence ao complexo A. scabripinnis, caracterizado por compartilhar número reduzido de raios ramificados da nadadeira anal, altura do corpo reduzida, cabeça e corpo robustos.

Coloração em vida: Corpo com coloração acastanhado. região dorsal da cabeça e tronco com coloração marrom. Flanco acastanhado acima da linha lateral e abaixo prata a esverdeado. Dois pontos humerais verticais e difusos com coloração castanha escura.  Nadadeiras adiposa e peitorais amareladas. Metade da nadadeira pélvica amarelada e alaranjada na metade do ponto de origem dos raios. Lóbulos superior e inferior da nadadeira caudal avermelhados.

Notas ecológicas:  Astyanax xavante habita águas cristalinas e rápidas, geralmente composto por fundo de pedra e cascalho-pedra. Os peixes ocupam preferencial a superfície da água e espaços entre raizes. São mais abundantes nos cursos superiores e médios do córrego Avoadeira, e sua freqüência diminui rio abaixo. Astyanax xavante foi coletado também com A. argyrimarginatus, A. asuncionensis, A. elachylepis, Knodus sp.(Characidae) e Aequidens tetramerus (Cichlidae), apesar da freqüência reduzida dos últimos.

Astyanax xavante é um peixe onívoro e oportunista, pois estudos na sua ecologia alimentar mostraram que de um total de 357 indivíduos com  estômagos analisados, 90.4% continham algum tipo do alimento e 9.6% estavam vazios; sendo que a maioria estava composto por insetos terrestres (Himenópteros em 29% dos estômagos; Díptera em 14.1%; Homoptera em 4.2%; e o Hemípteros em 3.7%) e o restante com materias de origem vegetal; como folhas, partes pequenas de madeira, pontas de raizes, flores, frutas, algas e semente.

Etymologia: O epíteto Xavante é em referência a etnia de índios Xavante, o nativos habitantes da Serra do Roncador e médio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Nome popular: “Pe’auptabi” na língua Xavante.

Para saber mais:

GARUTTI, V.; VENERE, P.C. Astyanax xavante, a new species of characid from middle rio Araguaia in the Cerrado region, Central Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, v.7, n. 3, 2009

Adaptado e traduzido por Ricardo Britzke © Copyright 2009 ©

Long Tail Cat Picture

The pictures of the long tail cat

Rações Premium? Super Premium?

Falar sobre alimentação, mais especificamente de ração para cães e gatos pode parecer um tema bastante simples, afinal estamos falando de uma embalagem que se compra em pet-shop ou supermercado e já vem pronta para servir. Na verdade não é bem assim, afinal aquela prateleira está cheia de tipos diferentes de rações, qual será a mais indicada para meu cão?

Rações Premium? Super Premium?

Vamos começar falando em qualidade do alimento. As rações estão agrupadas conforme o tipo da matéria prima utilizada na sua fabricação. As chamadas super-premium são as que possuem melhor fonte, seguidas pelas rações premium. Vamos usar como exemplo as fontes de proteína: o cão apresenta um aproveitamento maior se a base da proteína for o frango ou o ovo. Essa proteína do frango pode ser dos pés, das víceras, da carcaça ou da carne propriamente dita, é claro que existe proteína em todas essas partes mas a existente na carne é de qualidade superior a todas as outras, então temos uma matéria prima de melhor qualidade na ração que utiliza essa fonte do que as rações que usam as outras, embora todas contenham proteína na sua formulação. É por isso que muitas vezes achamos uma ração muito cara perto de outra mas se formos procurar saber o porquê dessa diferença é muito provável que a matéria prima utilizada por uma seja bastante superior a outra, isso com certeza é um dos fatores.
Agora que escolhemos uma ração de boa qualidade ela estará dividida em diversos sub tipos como filhotes, adultos, alta energia, diet, tamanho do cão...

De maneira geral, um cão é considerado filhote até um ano de idade, salvo em algumas raças muito grandes onde podemos considerar ate um ano e meio, nesse período ele deverá comer a ração apropriada à sua idade e porte da raça quando adulta, isso acontece porque um filhote de maltês terá necessidades diferentes de um filhote de Dog Alemão, tanto no aporte de nutrientes quanto no tamanho do grão da ração, afinal, um cão do tamanho de um maltês terá, por volta dos seis meses, um tamanho já definido enquanto o dog alemão estará em plena fase de crescimento.

Adultos e filhotes... cada um na sua...

Muitas pessoas que já tem um cão e acabam adquirindo outro querem comprar uma mesma ração para os dois, isso é possível quando os cães ficam adultos e tem tamanhos no mínimo parecidos. Caso não exista a possibilidade de separá-los nem no momento da alimentação é mais indicado que o adulto coma a ração do filhote que está em pleno desenvolvimento, mas isso pode acarretar alguns problemas como a obesidade do mais velho devido ao aporte maior de nutrientes na ração do filhote.

No caso de cadelas prenhes o que acontece é um gasto exagerado de energia devido, principalmente, à produção do leite, que faz com que mudem as necessidades calóricas da fêmea sendo necessário alterar a ração durante essa fase fornecendo rações próprias para filhotes, o que deve ser corrigido na fase de desmame.
Existem também rações apropriadas aos níveis de atividade do cão, um animal de trabalho como um cão que anda ao lado de um policial precisa de mais energia do que o cão que esta em casa esperando o dono chegar do trabalho.

Diet? Light?

Quanto às rações diet, diferente do que muitos pensam, ela não é indicada somente para manter a forma. Existem rações diet para regimes ou até para manutenção do peso ideal mas o termo diet está diretamente relacionado a tratamentos como por exemplo um cão que apresenta problemas cardíacos vai precisar de uma dieta sem sal ou um problema renal uma dieta com menos proteína, então temos as rações com formulações já prontas.
As rações são, sem duvida, o alimento mais indicado para os cães, já vem prontas e totalmente balanceadas para serem usadas mas para isso e necessário um certo critério na escolha e conhecimento tanto do animal e suas necessidades quanto dos produtos que o mercado oferece, portanto caso você tenha duvidas procure o veterinário e peca a indicação do melhor alimentação para o seu cão, afinal ele é único e só quem o conhece pode indicar com precisão as necessidades dele.
Colaboração da Médica Veterinária,

Dra. Audrey Haag


http://www.procao.com.br/



Super-premium

Eukanuba
Cibau
Hills Science Diet
Linha Size Royal Canin
Match Super Premium
Pedigree Advanced Nutre
Choice Lamb & Rice
Ossobuco
Premier Pet
Premier
Equilibrio
Pro Plan
Natural
Etc...

Premium

Royal Canil Club Croc
Faro Foxy
Friskies
Golden Fórmula
Kibbles & Softs
Petisko Premium
Pedigree
Premium Dog
Tutano
Etc...

Standard

Bonzo
Big Boss
Croc Dog
DeliDog Semi Úmida
Frolic
Herói
Karina Premium
Lider Chips
Max Buffet
Nero
Nutridog
Pedigree Champ
Petisko
Royal Canin Selection
Etc...

Existem ainda formulações especiais para: cães que precisam perder peso ou recuperá-lo rapidamente cães com sensibilidade digestiva cães com alto nível de atividade, como esportistas ou cães de trabalho cães idosos - depende do tamanho da raça a idade em que um cão é considerado idoso cães órfãos ou em processo de desmame.

Dangerous Foods For Pets

Part of the Pet Net Safety Event


We've all heard that chocolate is bad for our furry friends, but there are many other everyday foods that could be potentially harmful to our pets. Americans spend over $10 billion dollars on pet food and despite buying the best food available, some pets would rather eat what we eat. But beware as certain foods can be dangerous to your pet.

-Alcoholic Beverages. Ethanol is the component in alcoholic beverages that can be toxic when an excessive amount is ingested. Pets are much smaller than us and can be highly affected by small amounts of alcohol.

-Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Peaches and Plums. Ingestion of large amounts of stems, seeds and leaves of these fruits can be toxic. They contain a cyanide type compound and signs of toxicity include apprehension, dilated pupils, difficulty breathing, hyperventilation and shock.

-Avocados. The leaves, fruit, bark and seeds of avocados have all been reported to be toxic.

-Baking Powder and Baking Soda. Baking soda and baking powder are both leavening agents - It produces a gas causing batter and dough to rise. Baking soda is simply sodium bicarbonate. Baking powder actually consists of baking soda and an acid. Could lead to congestive heart failure or muscle spasms.

-Chocolate - Depending on the type of chocolate ingested and the amount eaten, various problems can occur. The high fat content in chocolate may result in vomiting and possibly diarrhea. You may notice restlessness, hyperactivity, muscle twitching, increased urination and possibly excessive panting. Heart rate and blood pressure levels may also be increased. Seizure activity may occur in severe cases.

-Coffee (grounds and beans). Dogs that eat coffee grounds or beans can get "caffeine" toxicity.

-Fatty Foods. Rich and fatty food are favorites of dogs. They often get them as treats, leftovers or from getting into the trash. These fatty foods can cause pancreatitis. Pancreatitis can affect any pet. Miniature or toy poodles, cocker spaniels and miniature schnauzers are particularly prone. Signs of pancreatitis generally include an acute onset of vomiting, sometimes diarrhea and abdominal pain.

-Dairy Products. Dairy products are not highly dangerous but can pose problems for two reasons. One is their high fat content. The second reason is that pets poorly digest dairy products since they lack the enzyme required to digest lactose.

-Grapes and Raisins. Any dog that ingests large amounts of grapes or raisins should be treated aggressively, so contact your veterinarian immediately if ingestion has occurred.

-Macadamia Nuts. Macadamia nuts, also called the Queensland nut or Australia nut, can be toxic. The mechanism behind why these nuts are toxic is a mystery. Dogs develop weakness, depression, vomiting, difficulty walking, tremors, abdominal pain, lameness, stiffness and/or pale gums. The signs usually dissipate in 12 to 24 hrs.

-Moldy or Spoiled Food. Dogs love to get into the trash. In addition to food poisoning, some pets can develop tremors related to the ingestion of certain molds.

-Nutmeg. You may not realized this but high levels of nutmeg can be toxic, even fatal. Signs of toxicity include tremors, seizures, nervous system abnormalities or death.

-Onions or Garlic. Dogs and cats lack the enzyme necessary to properly digest onions and this could result in gas, vomiting, diarrhea or severe gastrointestinal distress.
All forms of onion and garlic are a problem. This includes raw, dehydrated, cooked, powders or those in foods.

-Yeast Dough. When ingested, bread or yeast dough will "rise" in the stomach just as it would for bread. As the dough rises and ferments, alcohol is produced. There are two problems with yeast dough. The biggest problem is that the dough often rises to many times its size, expanding the pet's stomach. The second problem is from the alcohol component, which can cause "alcohol toxicity."

-Cooked bones - Your pet does not have to give up their favorite raw bones, but they do need to give up any cooked bones they have. Cooked bones can become brittle, and because of this they can shatter and cause severe injury to the lining of the digestive track.

-Everday Toxins in the Home - Beware of everyday toxins that your pets can get into, including cleaning supplies, beauty products and even antifreeze. The smells of these items may attract your pets, but it is important to keep them away to avoid any issues.

-Beware of other pet wastes - Yes, some pets like to eat their own wastes, and sometimes the wastes of other pets. This one sure way for a pet to be at risk for diseases and parasites, which can make your dog ill. One such parasite, called Giardia,is transmitted from one dog to another through the ingestion of cysts in contaminated feed, drinking water or feces.

-Pet food not meant for your pet - in other words, dogs should only eat dog food, not cat food or any other pet food. Foods are specifically formulated for that particular animal and could be harmful to other pets because it won't have the right balance of proteins, vitamins and other minerals that your pet needs.

- Raw Salmon - It is thought that raw salmon and trout could carry a parasite that is potentially fatal to pets. The parasite has little effect on the fish itself, but if ingested by a dog, could cause serious problems.

These are just some of the everyday items to be avoid, but as always, check with your vet before giving your pets any type of diet that involves "people food."

Resources:
www.thepetplace.com
SeniorPetProducts.com
http://www.vetinfo.com/dtoxin.html

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American Eskimo Dogs

Puli Dog Breeds

Puli dog breeds

Puli big dog

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Keeshond Dog

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Keeshond cute dog

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Golden Retriever puppies

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"My Dogs at Play"

The joys of a new toy!

SECOND ANNUAL PET ‘NET EVENT

Pet-Centric Bloggers & Site Editors To Raise Voices In Unison To Shine Spotlight on Pet Safety

Organizer Petside.com To Feature Event Hub At www.petside.com/pet-net-2009

New York, NY (October 15, 2009)—In an effort to heighten awareness about critical issues related to pet safety, Petside.com (http://www.petside.com), the popular online destination for pet owners and pet enthusiasts from NBC Digital Networks, has organized a consortium of some of the Web’s favorite pet-focused sites to launch the Pet ‘Net Safety Event on Wednesday, October 21.

On this date, each participating site and weblog will highlight content devoted to the important topic of pet safety, with Petside.com hosting a comprehensive one-page hub (www.petside.com/pet-net-2009) with links to all of the special coverage. Additionally, Petside will join forces with the Associated Press to conduct a poll and collect data on people’s behavior and attitudes related to the safety of their pets, the results of which will be released on October 21.

"Common household dangers threaten our pets on a daily basis," said Joshua Fried, Director of Petside.com. “By raising our collective voice at once, we hope The Pet ‘Net Safety Event will help focus some much-needed attention to these important issues.”

The inaugural Pet ‘Net Event took place in October 2008 and successfully employed the combined reach of a more than dozen websites to raise awareness about animal shelter adoption. This year, participating writers will focus their efforts around issues related to pet safety. Topics covered will range from holiday dangers to travel safety to first aid tips. Sites slated to participate in the second annual event include:

• Aarff.com (http://aarff.com/)
• About.com Cats (http://cats.about.com)
• About.com Dogs (http://dogs.about.com)
• About.com Veterinary Medicine (http://vetmedicine.about.com)
• Altoona Mirror’s Have Dog, Will Blog (http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/blogs.listAll/display/30.html)
• Baltimore Sun's Unleashed (http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/mutts/blog/)
• Daily Dog Scoop (http://dailydogscoop.blogspot.com)
• Examiner.com National Pet News (http://www.examiner.com/x-1028-Pet-News-Examiner)
• Houston Pet Talk (http://www.houstonpettalk.com/)
• Love Meow (http://LoveMeow.com)
• Paw Nation (ttp://www.pawnation.com/)
• PetDoc.com (http://www.petdoc.com)
• The Pet Haven (http://the-pet-haven.blogspot.com)
• PetiQuette (http://amyshojai.livejournal.com)
• Petopia (http://www.thestarryeye.typepad.com/pets)
• PetPeoplesPlace (http://www.petpeoplesplace.com)
• Pets Channel of MarthaStewart.com (http://marthastewart.com/pets)
• PetsitUSA (http://www.petsitusa.com)
• Polka Dot Pup (http://www.polkadotpup.blogspot.com)
• Romeo the Cat (http://www.romeothecat.com)
• She Scribes (http://www.SheScribes.com)
• Thoughts Fur Paws (http://thoughtsfurpaws.com)
• Timi Talks (http://timitalks.com)
• YouPet (http://www.youpet.com)
• Zoolatry (http://zoolatry.blogspot.com)

About Petside.com
Petside.com (www.petside.com) was created by NBC Digital Networks, in partnership with Procter & Gamble Productions, Inc., as a comprehensive source of information and services that helps pets and their owners get the most out of life. Offering customized content and a highly personalized experience, Petside.com is ranked among the top 5 pet Web sites and offers unique editorial features, expert Q&A's, tools and how-to videos.

Cat And Baby Kitten

The cat is waiting for her baby kitten... for breast feeding


The mother kitten and her baby kitten

Lágrima Àcida Em Animais

É um problema bastante comum em cães de pelagem branca e/ou raças miniatura são as manchas na face causadas pelas lágrimas.

Algumas raças de gatos, como os persas, também podem ser acometidas. As manchas, de coloração amarronzada, comprometem a estética (parecem olheiras).

É um grande problema para os criadores, principalmente aqueles que participam
de exposições. "Epífora" é o nome dado ao derramamento de lágrimas pela face do animal. Existem várias causas atribuídas a esse problema. As lágrimas, produzidas pelas glândulas lacrimais, são responsáveis pela lubrificacão dos olhos. A drenagem das
lágrimas é feita pelo ducto lacrimal, uma "cânula"; responsável por conduzir o excesso de lágrimas dos olhos para o interior do focinho.

É Fácil compreender isso, pois quando você chora, as lágrimas também escorrem pelo seu nariz. Geralmente são os poodles e malteses que possuem. Se a drenagem da lágrima pelo ducto for insuficiente, ela escorre pela face do animal. Uma vez em contato com os pêlo, a lágrima sofre a ação das bactérias existentes na pele e pelagem. Esse processo resulta na alteração da coloração dos pêlos que se tornam avermelhados indo até o marrom escuro. Em cães de raça" braquicefálica", (Cara muito achatada ) como pugs, buldogues, pequineses e gatos persas, o derramamento das lágrimas está associado a anatomia desses animais.

Apresentando globo ocular bastante saltado, isso compromete a drenagem da lágrima pois, dentre outros fatores, a entrada do ducto da lágrima fica comprida pela posição dos olhos. Assim, a drenagem é insuficiente e a lágrima é derramada para fora do olho. Nas raças poodle (mini e toy), malteses e alguns terriers, pode ocorrer o mesmo problema.

Associado a isso, o excesso de pêlos próximos aos olhos podem causar irritabilidade e aumento na produção de lágrima. É aconselhavel retirar os pêlos que possam estar irritando os olhos dos animais. Outros fatores que podem causar o derramamento de lágrima ácida são:

Obstrução do canal lacrimal (poeira ou pequenas particulas),

Deformações na pálpebra (cílios voltados para dentro dos olhos causando irritações)

Inflamações no ducto da lágrima,

Conjuntivites,

etc..

Algumas das causas podem ser resolvidas como a retirada dos pêlos em volta dos olhos, correção cirúrgica das pálpebras com cílios voltados para dentro (entrópio), tratamento da conjuntivite e desobstrução do canal da lágrima. Mas quando o problema é apenas anatômico,como nas raças citadas, excluidas outras possibilidades, pouco pode ser feito a não ser a limpeza diária dos olhos e da pelagem amarronzada, com a remoção de crostas que podem se formar no local.

Sem isso, pode ocorrer inflamação da pele nessas áreas escurecidas. Existem produtos específicos que podem ser usados para minimizar o
escurecimento dos pêlos. Devem ser usados com cuidado para não irritar os olhos dos animais. Também existe o problema "emocional" que pode causar lágrima ácida nos cães, como por exemplo alguma mudança repentina na rotina do cão.

Mudanças do tipo do cão ser separado da familia por algum motivo , os donos viajarem e ficarem muito tempo longe ( no caso do animal ser muito apegado ) e etc...Porém, isso não é regra ok? Isso "pode" acontecer.

O uso de antibióticos pode resolver temporariamente o problema,pois altera a composição da lágrima. No entanto, o efeito é apenas passageiro. ( veja com o veterinário qual usar ).

Também tem uma grande probabilidade de ser um problema adquirido pela ração que o cão está comendo. Antes de dar remédios e antibióticos, troque a ração que usa para ver se não é problema da ração.Existem rações que "ajudam" a formação da lágrima ácida e outras que ajudam a tirar.

Conheço algumas que tiram e outras que formam....mas isso é experiência de outras pessoas que me passaram, pois várias pessoas entraram em contato comigo por causa desse problema e cheguei a algumas conclusões através das rações que utilizam.

Qualquer dúvida estamos á disposição!

Carolina & Wagner.

Pet Awareness Month

October is National Pet Wellness Month (http://www.npwm.com). SeaYu Enterprises has just sent me some surveys they did of customers to find out what matters most about pet wellness.

Pet owners in the survey consider nutrition to be the most important aspect of their pet’s wellness (60%) followed by affection/play (17%) and disease prevention (11%). An overwhelming majority – 94% - said they were concerned with the negative effects traditional cleaning products have on their pet’s health. With good reason - according to the Environmental Protection Association (EPA), typical household cleaning products and air fresheners are one of the leading contributors to poor indoor air quality. The agency reports that poor indoor air quality can lead to health issues; animals have faster metabolisms and smaller lungs than humans, and not only are they processing these chemicals at a faster rate, they are also breathing them in more rapidly. Because animals are closer to the ground, they are more often in direct contact with these harmful substances.

In the SeaYu pet owner survey, about half of the respondents reported that “smell” was their biggest pet cleanup issue.

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

White Yellow Kitten

White yellow kitten picture

Many pets living longer

Some dogs and cats reaching 15 years or more, veterinarians say.

According to any article on MSN, just as humans are living longer, so are pets. A combination of a lot of factors are at play, including breeding, better health, and better awareness. Check out the article for some interesting details.

Lonely Boring Cat Picture

4 colors lonely boring cat getting some rest

Stressed People Leads to Stressed Cat

Are you stressed? If so, you're cat may be stressed as well. According to Petplace.com, our cats pick up on our emotions and react to the chaos in our lives. When we're tense, they're tense. When their lives feel chaotic, they become agitated. Our stress certainly impacts our four-legged friends.

And there are plenty of other things that can put your cat on edge...

A strange environment, being home alone for long periods of time, loud noises or thunder, long car trips. Your pet's nervous anxiety can manifest itself in many ways - a physical or behavioral issue, digestive problems, a change in appetite, hypertension, even depression.

So when you're looking for a way to destress, keep in mind that your pets may need something calming as well.

Shih tzus e o Feriadão!

Nesse feriadão elas brincaram o dia inteiro!!!
Na verdade brincamos todos !!! rsrs

Curious Brown Cat

Curious brown male cat

Cool Grey Male Cat

Cool male cat on action



Wow! he is really cool...

Polish Lowland Sheepdog Dog Gallery

Polish Lowland Sheepdog Dog Gallery