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Thursday, March 6, 2008
What Are The Characteristics Of Tonkinese Cats?
In case you are still undecided which cat to keep, Siamese or Burmese, you might as well go for the wonderful cross breed of these two the Tonkinese. This beautiful breed was developed in the 1960s in North America by cross breeding a Burmese cat with a Siamese cat. Unofficially however this cross breeding was being done many years before.
Usually cross breeds are created to follow a particular color or trait. But Tonkinese breed was created to get the best of both of the mother breeds namely body, character and coat.
Because this breed has taken the best of both mother breeds, a Tonkinese cat is extremely friendly and pleasant in its personality. It is an excellent family pet or homes with many cats. They tolerate children and their pranks too. They are friendly with dogs and even other pets.
If you do not like cats that cuddle up, this breed is not meant for you, since they are extremely people friendly. Starting from being present at a childrens party to positioning itself on your lap to getting inside your cover while you are planning to go to bed.
The Tonkinese cat has a very playful nature. They would love to play hide and seek or even launch an unannounced leap on a family member quite suddenly. Keep a lot of toys in the house to keep the cat playful and occupied. This is a good pet for people who spend a lot of time outdoors. If you work for long hours and remain out door, keep another Tonkinese cat to make a pair.
These cats can be trained very easily. You can train them to fetch, come to you when called or go for a walk on a leash. Cats with intelligence.
These cats come in brown, chocolate, red, blue, lilac, cream, cinnamon or fawn colors. You can have tortoiseshell, mink, self or tabby patterns on their bodies. They weigh six to twelve pounds. Their head is wedge-shaped and the eyes are slanted. They have a strong muscular body with a long and bushy tail. Only mink patterned cats participate in cat shows. These cats have attractive blue eyes whereas others have coat color or green eyes.
If you find Siamese cats too noisy and the Burmese too reticent, the Tonkinese cat is perhaps the right choice of feline.
George Adams is a staff writer at http://www.pets-digest.com and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including http://www.theaquariumexpert.com.
¶ 10:24 PM 0 comments
Usually cross breeds are created to follow a particular color or trait. But Tonkinese breed was created to get the best of both of the mother breeds namely body, character and coat.
Because this breed has taken the best of both mother breeds, a Tonkinese cat is extremely friendly and pleasant in its personality. It is an excellent family pet or homes with many cats. They tolerate children and their pranks too. They are friendly with dogs and even other pets.
If you do not like cats that cuddle up, this breed is not meant for you, since they are extremely people friendly. Starting from being present at a childrens party to positioning itself on your lap to getting inside your cover while you are planning to go to bed.
The Tonkinese cat has a very playful nature. They would love to play hide and seek or even launch an unannounced leap on a family member quite suddenly. Keep a lot of toys in the house to keep the cat playful and occupied. This is a good pet for people who spend a lot of time outdoors. If you work for long hours and remain out door, keep another Tonkinese cat to make a pair.
These cats can be trained very easily. You can train them to fetch, come to you when called or go for a walk on a leash. Cats with intelligence.
These cats come in brown, chocolate, red, blue, lilac, cream, cinnamon or fawn colors. You can have tortoiseshell, mink, self or tabby patterns on their bodies. They weigh six to twelve pounds. Their head is wedge-shaped and the eyes are slanted. They have a strong muscular body with a long and bushy tail. Only mink patterned cats participate in cat shows. These cats have attractive blue eyes whereas others have coat color or green eyes.
If you find Siamese cats too noisy and the Burmese too reticent, the Tonkinese cat is perhaps the right choice of feline.
George Adams is a staff writer at http://www.pets-digest.com and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including http://www.theaquariumexpert.com.
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Home Beginners Beware! Everybody Wants You To Think Working At Home Is Easy...All You Have To Do Is "Spend Your Money" And You'll Be Super Rich!!
There have always been 4 basic ways in which a Home Based Beginner could make money online from their Business website and if you want to Work From Home it is vital you make the right choice.
Which one you decided to choose will make the difference between Home Based Business Success and Home Business misery. If you are already skilled your path to success may be a little easier but Home Based Beginners have no chance of success by just Jumping in the deep end.
Most Internet Beginners start out with a rough idea of what Home Business Venture they want to get involved in, but the truth is, very few people actually know what they are doing.
And That Is Why Over 95% Of Home Based Business Beginners Fail Before They Even Start. And Of Those People Who Last Their First YearLess Than 3% Will Ever Make Any real money!
Which one of the 4 ways you choose will depend on your knowledge, your experience and your Business background. But be absolutely sure that you cannot make it alone and you cannot find Success without the right knowledge.
How successful you become is dependant on many things, but one thing is for sure
Choose The Wrong One For You, And You Will Spend Everyday Wishing You Were Back In Work Earning A wage!!
1. You could sell your own products from a Home Business website.
2. You could sell Other Peoples Products on your website.
3. You could sell Banner Advertisements to other website companies.
4. You could show banner ads from one of the many advertising networks on your Home Business website.
Each One Of The Above Require A Lot Of Time And Dedication. Some Methods Require A Great Deal Of Knowledge And Luck. I Dont Believe In Luck And Neither Should You!! Especially When Youre Financial Future Hangs In The Balance.
Selling your Own Products is by far the hardest and most time consuming way to make money online. If you have dreams of selling Physical products you will have to work 7 days a week.
The rewards are potentially massive if you know youre Niche and if you have a strong grip on the competition but remember, selling your own products from a Home Business is a 24 hour job if youre looking for genuine financial results.
Selling Other Peoples Products is a relatively easy procedure to follow as long as youve spent a good amount of time researching the company and the products youre aiming to promote or Presell then the Financial rewards can be staging!
There are some very Essential Rules you must learn to master before you begin to understand the skills involved in Preselling other website products but it is not difficult to learn and is one of the most stress free and rewarding ways to make money online.
You Take NO FINANCIAL Risks What-So-Ever When You Presell Other Peoples Products And You Could Be Making Money In Less Than 24 Hours!!
The risks are far less than if you were selling your own products and the rewards can be just as good. Working from home should not be a 24 hour day and should definitely not be stressful!
There are some pitfalls when you sell other peoples products or services from your own website and getting paid can be a real burden if you dont spend enough time Researching the Affiliate Program you are thinking of promoting.
Selling banner advertisements and using your website to promote banner advertisements is the hardest way to earn money as a Work At Home Entrepreneur. If you are an Internet Beginner the task will seem almost impossible. It is a never ending task of chasing and Researching.
Unless youre skilled, I would advise you to stay well away. If youre just starting out on the road to internet success I would recommend you keep things simple. Advertising can be a cut throat business.
But Its Not All Gloom And Doom For The BeginnerOr the UnskilledOr Those People Who Have No Idea What They Want To Do There Is A New Way To Make Money And All You Have To Do Is Learn To Write!!
The Internet has been moving at a speed which is faster than a speeding rocket and thankfully for all us work at home business people, the internet is fast becoming the Only Place To Be!
With The Introduction Of Goggle Adwords and Goggle Adsence the Work At Home Revolution Is At The Very Beginning Of A Very Profitable Golden Journey To Success.
All you have to do is jump on board, read the rule book and hold on for the ride of your life. I kid you not!! There has never been a better time to find genuine success from a Home Based Business than there is RIGHT NOW.
There has never been an easier, safer way for you to make money from the comfort of your own computer chair. You wont need to spend your savings and you wont have to wait to get paid.
All You Have To Do Is Provide The Search Engines With The Content They Need To Keep The Web Surfers Happy And Let Goggle Do The Rest!!
You wont have to package any products, youll spend zero time answering emails and if you want to work out the back in the sunshine with your laptop, thats cool too!
And thats the beauty of Working From Home. All you have to do is write about your passion or your hobby or even your skills. The more you research and write the more potential you have for earning more money.
The more money you earn, the more youll want to write and the better your home business website will stand out. The more your online business stands out, the better youre Search Engine ranking.
The more you impress the Search Engine Spiders the more money youll earn. Its a great circle and none of it is vicious! The only risk you take is giving up some time to concentrate on living the DREAM in real time instead of when youre sleeping!
Start Your Journey To Home Based Millionaire Today! Do Not Put It Off And Do Not Think Its Just A Dream. It Is As Real As Monday Morning For Millions Of Unhappy Working People!!
If you need more time to convince yourself at the EASE at which you can achieve Home Based Business Success then I suggest you go to http://Honest-HomeBusiness.com
John Adams has been a Successful Home Based Business Entrepreneur since 1987 with more Business Ventures than you can shake a stick at!
¶ 3:42 PM 0 comments
Which one you decided to choose will make the difference between Home Based Business Success and Home Business misery. If you are already skilled your path to success may be a little easier but Home Based Beginners have no chance of success by just Jumping in the deep end.
Most Internet Beginners start out with a rough idea of what Home Business Venture they want to get involved in, but the truth is, very few people actually know what they are doing.
And That Is Why Over 95% Of Home Based Business Beginners Fail Before They Even Start. And Of Those People Who Last Their First YearLess Than 3% Will Ever Make Any real money!
Which one of the 4 ways you choose will depend on your knowledge, your experience and your Business background. But be absolutely sure that you cannot make it alone and you cannot find Success without the right knowledge.
How successful you become is dependant on many things, but one thing is for sure
Choose The Wrong One For You, And You Will Spend Everyday Wishing You Were Back In Work Earning A wage!!
1. You could sell your own products from a Home Business website.
2. You could sell Other Peoples Products on your website.
3. You could sell Banner Advertisements to other website companies.
4. You could show banner ads from one of the many advertising networks on your Home Business website.
Each One Of The Above Require A Lot Of Time And Dedication. Some Methods Require A Great Deal Of Knowledge And Luck. I Dont Believe In Luck And Neither Should You!! Especially When Youre Financial Future Hangs In The Balance.
Selling your Own Products is by far the hardest and most time consuming way to make money online. If you have dreams of selling Physical products you will have to work 7 days a week.
The rewards are potentially massive if you know youre Niche and if you have a strong grip on the competition but remember, selling your own products from a Home Business is a 24 hour job if youre looking for genuine financial results.
Selling Other Peoples Products is a relatively easy procedure to follow as long as youve spent a good amount of time researching the company and the products youre aiming to promote or Presell then the Financial rewards can be staging!
There are some very Essential Rules you must learn to master before you begin to understand the skills involved in Preselling other website products but it is not difficult to learn and is one of the most stress free and rewarding ways to make money online.
You Take NO FINANCIAL Risks What-So-Ever When You Presell Other Peoples Products And You Could Be Making Money In Less Than 24 Hours!!
The risks are far less than if you were selling your own products and the rewards can be just as good. Working from home should not be a 24 hour day and should definitely not be stressful!
There are some pitfalls when you sell other peoples products or services from your own website and getting paid can be a real burden if you dont spend enough time Researching the Affiliate Program you are thinking of promoting.
Selling banner advertisements and using your website to promote banner advertisements is the hardest way to earn money as a Work At Home Entrepreneur. If you are an Internet Beginner the task will seem almost impossible. It is a never ending task of chasing and Researching.
Unless youre skilled, I would advise you to stay well away. If youre just starting out on the road to internet success I would recommend you keep things simple. Advertising can be a cut throat business.
But Its Not All Gloom And Doom For The BeginnerOr the UnskilledOr Those People Who Have No Idea What They Want To Do There Is A New Way To Make Money And All You Have To Do Is Learn To Write!!
The Internet has been moving at a speed which is faster than a speeding rocket and thankfully for all us work at home business people, the internet is fast becoming the Only Place To Be!
With The Introduction Of Goggle Adwords and Goggle Adsence the Work At Home Revolution Is At The Very Beginning Of A Very Profitable Golden Journey To Success.
All you have to do is jump on board, read the rule book and hold on for the ride of your life. I kid you not!! There has never been a better time to find genuine success from a Home Based Business than there is RIGHT NOW.
There has never been an easier, safer way for you to make money from the comfort of your own computer chair. You wont need to spend your savings and you wont have to wait to get paid.
All You Have To Do Is Provide The Search Engines With The Content They Need To Keep The Web Surfers Happy And Let Goggle Do The Rest!!
You wont have to package any products, youll spend zero time answering emails and if you want to work out the back in the sunshine with your laptop, thats cool too!
And thats the beauty of Working From Home. All you have to do is write about your passion or your hobby or even your skills. The more you research and write the more potential you have for earning more money.
The more money you earn, the more youll want to write and the better your home business website will stand out. The more your online business stands out, the better youre Search Engine ranking.
The more you impress the Search Engine Spiders the more money youll earn. Its a great circle and none of it is vicious! The only risk you take is giving up some time to concentrate on living the DREAM in real time instead of when youre sleeping!
Start Your Journey To Home Based Millionaire Today! Do Not Put It Off And Do Not Think Its Just A Dream. It Is As Real As Monday Morning For Millions Of Unhappy Working People!!
If you need more time to convince yourself at the EASE at which you can achieve Home Based Business Success then I suggest you go to http://Honest-HomeBusiness.com
John Adams has been a Successful Home Based Business Entrepreneur since 1987 with more Business Ventures than you can shake a stick at!
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Bringing A New Pup Home
So you got a little cutie puppy in your hand. He looks so cute with his little sweet nose and playful eyes. So what next? Naturally, you'll take the little one home...Wait for a second. It may not be as easy as it seems. Being a pet lover, you have many pets at home as well, and this one is a new pet and not the only one!
In that case it is you who is responsible to build comfort between your pets. They after all have to coexist peacefully under one roof. If you are concerned as to how your other pets would take to their new companion, your concerns are valid because different animals react differently to the presence of an additional pet. So the introduction can be a lot more tricky than the Hello-I-am-Alice kind of very human introductions.
Ensure that you give an entire day to the animal to warm up to its surrounding and to get accustomed to the presence of other pet(s). When you bring it home make sure that you keep him company. Don't leave him home alone. That could make him very, very uncomfortable.
Now, if you have a cat at home, you need to be extra careful. Not too much, just a little prudence would do. On the first few times when the puppy and cat come face to face, make sure that the puppy is on lease so that you could pull him clear of the cat in case he reacts unpredictably. Cats are normally very territorial and tend to assert their territorial rights. The puppy must be made to understand early that he is not supposed to intrude into the cat's personal space, neither should he meddle with cats things. They'll eventually grow friendly, but if they do not contact your vet as soon as you can.
If there is another dog at home, the lease rule remains so that no uncalled for harm is done. If there are many dogs at home, ensure that the puppy gets to know each of them separately and there is no collective introduction. The little one should not be taken to the big dog, for in that case the big one will be meeting the young one in his territory, which could be rather menancing the newcomer.
A little bit of growling and sniffing is natural but snapping and biting are not. So, if they indulge in any such unacceptable behaviour, they must be disciplined. Make sure that your current dog does not feel left out on the account of the new pet. So, make sure that your affection towards him increases.
Seniority must be maintained in eating and playing. So, when it is time to eat, the new one should eat separately and its food should be served only after the older ones. The new toys must also first go to the senior pets.
They'll gradually grow into good companions and you'll have a nice little happy family of friendly pets.
To get more information on pet dogs, dog breeds and dogs visit http://www.thepetdogs.com/.
¶ 1:34 PM 0 comments
In that case it is you who is responsible to build comfort between your pets. They after all have to coexist peacefully under one roof. If you are concerned as to how your other pets would take to their new companion, your concerns are valid because different animals react differently to the presence of an additional pet. So the introduction can be a lot more tricky than the Hello-I-am-Alice kind of very human introductions.
Ensure that you give an entire day to the animal to warm up to its surrounding and to get accustomed to the presence of other pet(s). When you bring it home make sure that you keep him company. Don't leave him home alone. That could make him very, very uncomfortable.
Now, if you have a cat at home, you need to be extra careful. Not too much, just a little prudence would do. On the first few times when the puppy and cat come face to face, make sure that the puppy is on lease so that you could pull him clear of the cat in case he reacts unpredictably. Cats are normally very territorial and tend to assert their territorial rights. The puppy must be made to understand early that he is not supposed to intrude into the cat's personal space, neither should he meddle with cats things. They'll eventually grow friendly, but if they do not contact your vet as soon as you can.
If there is another dog at home, the lease rule remains so that no uncalled for harm is done. If there are many dogs at home, ensure that the puppy gets to know each of them separately and there is no collective introduction. The little one should not be taken to the big dog, for in that case the big one will be meeting the young one in his territory, which could be rather menancing the newcomer.
A little bit of growling and sniffing is natural but snapping and biting are not. So, if they indulge in any such unacceptable behaviour, they must be disciplined. Make sure that your current dog does not feel left out on the account of the new pet. So, make sure that your affection towards him increases.
Seniority must be maintained in eating and playing. So, when it is time to eat, the new one should eat separately and its food should be served only after the older ones. The new toys must also first go to the senior pets.
They'll gradually grow into good companions and you'll have a nice little happy family of friendly pets.
To get more information on pet dogs, dog breeds and dogs visit http://www.thepetdogs.com/.
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The Number 1 Method To Make Money Online In Lightning Speed
What if you could put your website into Top 3 pages in any Search Engine? I am sure you will love that, right? You can easily make money online without much hassle because even if you are not doing any advertising, people still are looking at your website.
The most popular method to get your website into the Top position of search engine is Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising. You may have heard of PPC from several website, therefore, I'm not going to get into details what is PPC. But what I will describe to you how you can make the most money online using PPC.
Take advantage of all pay per click advertising system resources. Google Adwords, for instance, released an extensive course that explains precisely how to get the best results from advertising thus make money online would be much easier. Rather than spending your money on an expensive course, get all of the information straight from the horse's mouth before you go anywhere else.
Never use pay per click advertising to drive traffic to your home page. This is where most business owner makes their mistake because they are too eager to make money online. All they really want to do is people will straight away buy their product. Don't do this same mistake for your online business.
Instead, drive pay per click traffic specifically to landing pages designed for the traffic. For instance, if you own an Internet marketing site, drive traffic specifically to opt-in lists and sales pages for specific products, rather than to your home page, where you have links to all of your different pages. By doing this, you can follow up with your non-buyer customer and make money online somewhere in the future.
You can also convey specific benefits in your Google Adwords advertisement. For instance, if you are selling DVDs that show someone how to shoot basketball free throws, communicate precisely how much better it will make them (i.e. sink 50% more free throws).
Additionally, communicate precisely how long it will take to achieve those results (i.e. do it all in only 7 days). Do your best to solve other people problems in your Adwords advertisement. You will be surprise by the Click Through Rate you are getting. This will make you getting more money online than you could possibly imagine.
Use Google's Keyword Tool to drill down and find more nuance keywords for each of your pay per click campaigns. For instance, let's say you are going to drive traffic to a site about fences. One of your keyword groups might be "steel fences" and another might be "wood fences." Using Google's Keyword Tool will allow you to generate more than a dozen additional related phrases for each keyword. Promoting the right keyword can make more money online for you than any other people who promote the wrong keyword.
But don't wait. Get started right now with your PPC advertising. They are those who make money online just by promoting their online business using PPC. Now is your chance to do the same.
Izrul Fizal has made a living earning himself a residual income every month. Visit his website Make Money Online at http://make-money-online1.blogspot.com and http://www.highprofitbizz.com to find out how.
¶ 6:59 AM 0 comments
The most popular method to get your website into the Top position of search engine is Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising. You may have heard of PPC from several website, therefore, I'm not going to get into details what is PPC. But what I will describe to you how you can make the most money online using PPC.
Take advantage of all pay per click advertising system resources. Google Adwords, for instance, released an extensive course that explains precisely how to get the best results from advertising thus make money online would be much easier. Rather than spending your money on an expensive course, get all of the information straight from the horse's mouth before you go anywhere else.
Never use pay per click advertising to drive traffic to your home page. This is where most business owner makes their mistake because they are too eager to make money online. All they really want to do is people will straight away buy their product. Don't do this same mistake for your online business.
Instead, drive pay per click traffic specifically to landing pages designed for the traffic. For instance, if you own an Internet marketing site, drive traffic specifically to opt-in lists and sales pages for specific products, rather than to your home page, where you have links to all of your different pages. By doing this, you can follow up with your non-buyer customer and make money online somewhere in the future.
You can also convey specific benefits in your Google Adwords advertisement. For instance, if you are selling DVDs that show someone how to shoot basketball free throws, communicate precisely how much better it will make them (i.e. sink 50% more free throws).
Additionally, communicate precisely how long it will take to achieve those results (i.e. do it all in only 7 days). Do your best to solve other people problems in your Adwords advertisement. You will be surprise by the Click Through Rate you are getting. This will make you getting more money online than you could possibly imagine.
Use Google's Keyword Tool to drill down and find more nuance keywords for each of your pay per click campaigns. For instance, let's say you are going to drive traffic to a site about fences. One of your keyword groups might be "steel fences" and another might be "wood fences." Using Google's Keyword Tool will allow you to generate more than a dozen additional related phrases for each keyword. Promoting the right keyword can make more money online for you than any other people who promote the wrong keyword.
But don't wait. Get started right now with your PPC advertising. They are those who make money online just by promoting their online business using PPC. Now is your chance to do the same.
Izrul Fizal has made a living earning himself a residual income every month. Visit his website Make Money Online at http://make-money-online1.blogspot.com and http://www.highprofitbizz.com to find out how.
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What Are The Top Ten Dog Diseases?
Dog Diseases number in the scores, just as in humans. But, veterinarians tend to see some much more than others. Sadly, a great deal of grief could be avoided if more dog owners were careful to see that their pets are immunized regularly against preventable dog diseases.
While experts, as usual, may differ, what are the top ten dog diseases? Heres a list (not necessarily in order of seriousness) with a brief explanation of each disease:
Distemper: Of all the dog diseases, the American Veterinary Medical Association considers the distemper virus to be the worst canine disease threat to dogs world wide. Distemper is fatal in 80% of puppies and 50% of adults. All dogs are extremely vulnerable, and should be vaccinated, with subsequent boosters in keeping the recommendation of a Veterinarian.
Parvovirus (Parvo): Parvovirus is a worldwide dog disease. It is extremely contagious, especially among puppies, and can overwhelm a dog leading to death within 48 to 72 hours after exposure. Symptoms include depression, loss of appetite, vomiting and severe diarrhea. Parvo vaccination is essential with booster shots as recommended.
Rabies: Rabies is a virus and becomes fatal when symptoms appear. Because rabies can be fatal to humans and other mammals, state and local laws uniformly require rabies vaccination, many mandating booster shots yearly.
Kennel Cough: This is a respiratory disease especially prevalent in kennels and shelters. There are a variety of virus strains, including Bortadella. Symptoms can include a dry hacking cough along with inflammation of the larynx, bronchial tubes and trachea. Vaccination, as often as every six months is recommended.
Leptospirosis: Symptoms of Leptospirosis include lethargy, kidney inflammation, low-grade fever, vomiting, reddening of the mucous membranes and conjunctiva, and blood clotting abnormalities. Since it is a bacterial disease, also found in humans, it is treated with antibiotics. Veterinarians are often reluctant to innoculate against this dog disease, since there is questionable effectiveness, and puppies can have adverse reactions.
Infectious canine hepatitis: While this dog disease often manifests itself with mild symptoms such as a slight fever or slight lethargy, it can, in some instances become fatal. Recovery is usually rapid. Vaccination is recommended.
Lyme Disease: Symptoms of Lyme Disease in dogs will include lethargy, joint pain, lack of appetite, lymph node enlargement, and fever. Lyme Disease is bacterial and is spread by ticks. Treatment is with tetracycline, an antibiotic. The available vaccine is not generally recommended.
Coronavirus: Diarrhea and vomiting are symptomatic of this dog disease so it can be confused with parvovirus. Other indications are loss of appetite, smelly diarrhea, lethargy and dehydration. Replacement of lost fluids and control of vomiting and diarrhea are the recommended treatments. A vaccine is not generally recommended.
Obesity: Just as in humans, this dog disease is a serious medical problem. Frequently, obese humans own obese dogs. Obviously, limiting food intake, withholding human food and enough exercise will contribute to a dogs longer life.
Heartworm: Heartworms are parasites that grow and multiply, infesting the chambers in the heart, arteries in the lungs. Symptoms appear gradually, usually manifested in easy tiring, lethargy and a soft cough. If not treated, it eventually brings on death by congestive heart failure in a once active animal. Prevention with products such as HartGard is recommended.
Your veterinarian should give you a certificate showing your pets immunization against the common dog diseases. Ask for a wallet sized card which you can carry with you.
Robert G. Knechtel maintains several websites, including http://www.petmedshop.com and http://www.go60.com.
¶ 5:27 AM 0 comments
While experts, as usual, may differ, what are the top ten dog diseases? Heres a list (not necessarily in order of seriousness) with a brief explanation of each disease:
Distemper: Of all the dog diseases, the American Veterinary Medical Association considers the distemper virus to be the worst canine disease threat to dogs world wide. Distemper is fatal in 80% of puppies and 50% of adults. All dogs are extremely vulnerable, and should be vaccinated, with subsequent boosters in keeping the recommendation of a Veterinarian.
Parvovirus (Parvo): Parvovirus is a worldwide dog disease. It is extremely contagious, especially among puppies, and can overwhelm a dog leading to death within 48 to 72 hours after exposure. Symptoms include depression, loss of appetite, vomiting and severe diarrhea. Parvo vaccination is essential with booster shots as recommended.
Rabies: Rabies is a virus and becomes fatal when symptoms appear. Because rabies can be fatal to humans and other mammals, state and local laws uniformly require rabies vaccination, many mandating booster shots yearly.
Kennel Cough: This is a respiratory disease especially prevalent in kennels and shelters. There are a variety of virus strains, including Bortadella. Symptoms can include a dry hacking cough along with inflammation of the larynx, bronchial tubes and trachea. Vaccination, as often as every six months is recommended.
Leptospirosis: Symptoms of Leptospirosis include lethargy, kidney inflammation, low-grade fever, vomiting, reddening of the mucous membranes and conjunctiva, and blood clotting abnormalities. Since it is a bacterial disease, also found in humans, it is treated with antibiotics. Veterinarians are often reluctant to innoculate against this dog disease, since there is questionable effectiveness, and puppies can have adverse reactions.
Infectious canine hepatitis: While this dog disease often manifests itself with mild symptoms such as a slight fever or slight lethargy, it can, in some instances become fatal. Recovery is usually rapid. Vaccination is recommended.
Lyme Disease: Symptoms of Lyme Disease in dogs will include lethargy, joint pain, lack of appetite, lymph node enlargement, and fever. Lyme Disease is bacterial and is spread by ticks. Treatment is with tetracycline, an antibiotic. The available vaccine is not generally recommended.
Coronavirus: Diarrhea and vomiting are symptomatic of this dog disease so it can be confused with parvovirus. Other indications are loss of appetite, smelly diarrhea, lethargy and dehydration. Replacement of lost fluids and control of vomiting and diarrhea are the recommended treatments. A vaccine is not generally recommended.
Obesity: Just as in humans, this dog disease is a serious medical problem. Frequently, obese humans own obese dogs. Obviously, limiting food intake, withholding human food and enough exercise will contribute to a dogs longer life.
Heartworm: Heartworms are parasites that grow and multiply, infesting the chambers in the heart, arteries in the lungs. Symptoms appear gradually, usually manifested in easy tiring, lethargy and a soft cough. If not treated, it eventually brings on death by congestive heart failure in a once active animal. Prevention with products such as HartGard is recommended.
Your veterinarian should give you a certificate showing your pets immunization against the common dog diseases. Ask for a wallet sized card which you can carry with you.
Robert G. Knechtel maintains several websites, including http://www.petmedshop.com and http://www.go60.com.
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