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How To Keep
Your Pet
The following links contain great pet care and
safety information.
View this fun animated site that will help your learn to care for your pet! Great for kids, or adults.
Care for Animals -- Animated Info Great pet care and safety tips for you and your pet. Especially for kid, from the AVMA. Learn how to Select the right pet.
Don't believe a dog or cat need their teeth brushed? Wonder what this would even look like? On this site you can actually watch a video of a vet brushing a pets teeth.
Disaster Preparedness for Pets
Do you keep current photos of your pets
stashed in your wallet in case you get separated from them during a
natural disaster? You should; it will help you claim and identify
them. Most of us are not completely sure how we could best care
for our pets if hurricanes, floods, fire, or earthquakes were
threatening our homes and neighborhoods. Read this important
advice from the U.S. Humane Society and get prepared! ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center is
the premier animal-oriented poison control center in North America. So
it's the best resource for any animal poison-related emergency, 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year. Make the call that can make all the difference:
(888) 426-4435.
A
$50 consultation fee
for over the phone help may be paid by credit card.
Learn how to stock your Pet Poison Safety Kit.
Cornell University hosts this excellent reference page.
Did you realize that many over the counter drugs, including aspirin and Tylenol, are poisonous to your cat? And don't forget about chocolate and the caffeine that gives Coke and Pepsi their zing effect. Also antifreeze, certain metal substances, and of course a variety of pesticides. Check out this website sponsored by Cornell University for more information. Don't miss their listing of Plants Poisonous to Cats
Plants Poisonous to Other Animals Find out what kinds of plants are harmful to your pet iguana or rabbit, or to your horse, sheep, cow, or pig. Information about humans too.
Very nice collection of pet care fact sheets from the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). Features information to read on-line about your dog's chewing and digging, on teaching your pet to ride in a critter carrier, and on potty training for cats and dogs. They also have info on many "problem" behaviors, such as biting, clawing, and more.
Pet Care facts from the Harmony Animal Hospital -- dogs, cats, birds, and exotics (reptiles and small mammals).
More information can be found on the following pages:
What
To Do When Your Pet Gets Sick
E.K. Pets
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