My dog was due for a rabies shot in March. I think she was bit by a rapied squirrel yesterday. What now?
Posted by admin in Dog Vacinations on October 21, 2010
How long do rabies vacinations last after the initial year? I don’t even know if the squirrel had rabies.
This is what the CDC says:
4. Q: What happens if my pet (cat, dog, ferret) is bitten by a wild animal?
A: Any animal bitten or scratched by either a wild, carnivorous mammal or a bat that is not available for testing should be regarded as having been exposed to rabies. Unvaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets exposed to a rabid animal should be euthanized immediately. If the owner is unwilling to have this done, the animal should be placed in strict isolation for 6 months and vaccinated 1 month before being released. Animals with expired vaccinations need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Dogs and cats that are currently vaccinated are kept under observation for 45 days.
I truly hope your dog was not exposed to rabies… Good luck!
How to get electric wire into back door for electric dog door?
Im trying to install an electric Dog Door. Im not sure how to get the wire through the door jamb without having it eventually wear/break from the constant open/close. Anyone have an idea on how you can protect the wire between the door / door jam? thanks for any help
Thanks for the answer. Im still a little confused on what the product would be called? or if you have a link to one that would be even better! thanks for the help
From the DOOR STRIKE, wire it back to a copper servo connector. This will transfer all signals, electronic and otherwise, through that circular/servo connection at the door. This type of servo/connection always has two separate plates of copper connected by pressure between the door and frame. In other words, hard wire to the servo on the molding/wall side of the door. Connect the transfer side to the opposite side of the circular/servo and then to the strike. You are done.
Radio Shack sells this piece of equipment.
I need insurance for my dog but have no papers, what to do?
Posted by admin in Dog Insurance on October 21, 2010
I got my dog Sept 10 of this year, with no papers. He was a gift and the person told me the lady they got him from is trying to find them. Its almost 3 months and I want to get my dog animal insurance but I can’t until I have his papers with medical history from his past. Is there anyway I can get new papers from a new vet without having to track down the stuff from the past? Just so everyone knows he is a purebred dog.
He’s also a 2yr.old dog
Our pup isn’t purebred and we had no trouble signing him up without medical records. If you’ve adopted him and don’t have access, I don’t see why it would be a problem. I’d just tell the company that you’ve only had him for three months and don’t have access to his old information. The other option is just to find out the name of his vet and give the vet’s name to the company so they can have the records. It didn’t seem that complicated with the company we went with. They were really helpful.
Dog Pet Bed – your Dog Needs a Pet Bed
Why is it important to give your favorite four-legged friend a place of his own? Your dog’s bed will benefit your dog’s sleep, comfort, and health for years to come. Many pet owners think that a dog bed is an optional item. However, having a pet bed is an essential item. Dogs spend a good part of every day sound asleep. The comfort and health of your dog depends on a quality sleep. There are many benefits for you and your dog.
Security
Dogs can feel anxious especially when their owner is away. Providing your pet with a special place to call his own will give him a sense of security. It also provides a private area for your dog. Your dog will love the fact that he has a place that is just for him, and in return he might be less likely to curl up on your furniture or bed.
Health
Just like humans, dogs appreciate comfort also. Older dogs as well as younger dogs can start to suffer from joint pain, arthritis and hip problems. Lack of quality sleep can also cause an unwillingness to go for walks and exercise. Make sure to buy the right size dog bed for your best friend. Big dogs need large dog beds! A dog bed’s soft, comfortable cushions feel just as great on a dog’s joints as a mattress or body pillow provides comfort and support for humans. A typical dog bed elevates the animal above the hard ground, supports essential joints and provides a degree of warmth. You may want to consider a orthopedic dog bed.
Warmth
Dogs will benefit from the extra layers of warmth and insulation off the bare floor especially during the night and cold winter months. A pet bed also provide essential support from a hard cold floor. Although dogs will sleep on a floor, it is often uncomfortable for them. Consider how you would feel sleeping on the cold floor with nothing but a blanket. This is usually the reason that they sneak onto the furniture the minute you leave the house and because it smells like you. Most dogs will sleep at the foot or side of their owner’s bed, on a favorite blanket or cushion placed in a warm part of the room away from drafts.
Position
Should your dog be allowed to sleep in your bed, with you? Probably not, where your dog sleeps is important to their emotional and physical health, as well as to your family’s. Some animal behaviorists say letting your dog sleep with you is a bad idea and sometimes upset the chain of command because the dog may get delusions of grandeur and dominance problems can arise. A dog bed lets your dog know where he is sleeping. You might consider and your dog may enjoy, several dog beds in other rooms where the family comes together.
Protection
A dog bed will provide protection for your furniture. When your dog is sleeping on your furniture, it affects the appearance and condition of your furniture, and as we mentioned earlier it affects your dog’s joints where he jumps up and down off high furniture. Not to mention bothersome pet hair on the furniture. For this reason, you’ll definitely want a cover that be removed from the mattress, and that is 100% machine washable. It should also be durable enough to deal with sharp claws, and stain resistant.
In conclusion, your dog will be spending an awful lot of time in his or her bed, so it’s important that you select the right one. So remember, when buying a pet bed for your dog, you need to take numerous things into consideration: your dog’s breed, dog’s age (puppy, adult, senior), dog’s size, dog’s health and where you plan on using the bed. Buying the right kind of bed and maintaining it properly can go a long way to your dog’s health and happiness, and maybe even your own.
Jennifer Pezzillo
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/dog-pet-bed-your-dog-needs-a-pet-bed-70284.html
Pet Insurance — is it a waste of money?
Posted by admin in Dog Insurance on October 11, 2010
According to a report published by research group Mintel, one in three pets needs an unforeseen visit to the vet each year. This implies you’re more likely to make a claim on your pet insurance than on your car insurance or even your home & contents policy.
The word “unforeseen†is key here. If you’re looking for pet insurance to provide cover for routine treatments such as teeth cleaning, vaccinations or nail trimming, forget it — policies which provide that are as rare as hens’ teeth! Neither will you find cover for elective treatments, such as neutering and identity chipping. This means that the most common grounds for visit the vet are uninsurable.
But it’s those unexpected visits that tend to be the high-priced ones! Developments in vet nary care mean that new and more complex conditions can be effectively treated. But the cost of emergency care can be horrendous. A cat that failed to cross the road could easily cost £700, even more, to treat. After all, a series of X-rays could cost £400 complete with anaesthetic, and you’ll have no change from £1,000 for a MRI scan. If Lassie the Labrador tore a ligament that can now be treated — but the cost? Wait for it — around £1,500! This is serious money!
Having appreciated that most reasons for an appointment at the vet are uninsurable, what do we get for our premiums?
Pet insurance policies basically fall into three categories. The first limits the value of the claim for each condition or event; the second places a maximum value on the total annual payout and the third and cheapest option, limits the payout per condition and ends cover after 12 months of treatment. And with all policies you will have to pay an excess on any claim, usually between £50 and £100. The majority of these plans payout a fixed sum if you pet dies.
And the cost? Well, that depends on which type of policy you select, the excess you want to pay, the kind of pet you have, its breed, its age and even your post-code (apparently vets are more expensive in Kensington!). But as a guide, an industry expert estimates costs between £50 to £500 for Lassie and £30 and £200 per year for puss.
The best advice is take out a policy when your pet is young. Most pets can be insured after they’re 8 weeks old and then you keep the insurance in place for the rest of its life. If you’re looking for a policy for a pet that’s in it’s middle age, say eight or nine for a dog, then it may be difficult to get worthwhile cover. That’s because starting a new policy in your pet’s middle age will be expensive and in any case you’ll be unable to claim for treatments for any existing health conditions.
So how can you reduce the premiums? Sometime you can get a discount if you pet has been identity chipped and quantity discounts are usually available for second and subsequent pets. Beyond that you simply have to shop around. Thank goodness for the Internet!
The Internet is taking an increasing share of the insurance market and no wonder — it makes shopping simple, quick and easy. What’s more it’s probably the cheapest starting place for all your insurance whether it be for your car, home, or pet. Let your keyboard take the strain.
Michael Challiner
http://www.articlesbase.com/finance-articles/pet-insurance-is-it-a-waste-of-money-10609.html
Get a New Dog – Free
You’re happy at home, but there just seems to be something missing. Ah, it’s a dog. Remember when you were a child, the fun you had with your dog. While you can’t recapture your youth, you can fill the void. And of you have children then they can get to enjoy the love and attention of their very own dog. It will also teach them some responsibility. Hey, every kid will commit to taking the dog for walks before you get one, but when the chips are down?
So the first question you ask yourself is do you buy or to adopt. Both have their pros and cons. Most people head out to the breeders and pick up a purebred dog and can sometimes pay large sums of money. That’s fine if you’re going to shows and competitions, but some of the nicest and best tempered dogs can be found at the pound, or in foster care. It’s a much cheaper route and it gives a dog a home.
But beware! You need to decide what type of dog, its age and size before you head out the door and then stick to it! Once you are at the pound meeting the dogs you’ll see so many cute dogs that your heart can run away with you. So make a decision and stick to it, no matter how much pressure your children place on you!.
Talk to your local rescue groups and go see the fostered dogs. This is a great way to find a dog that suits your needs because you can ask the foster family about the dog before you commit.
Consider an older dog. Once a dog reaches 3 or 4, its temperament and behavior is pretty well set, it’s probably been spayed or neutered and it will be full grown. You will know exactly what you are getting and provide a loving home for a long time to come.
Once you get your dog home there will be a period of adjustment. Depending on the dogs circumstances it may have been in a foster home, it may have been abused and it’s spent some time in the cages at the pound. This is a difficult time for your dog so extra understanding is needed. Your dog may bark, chew, scratch and even have some ‘accidents’ while trying to adjust to a new life. It’s stressful for the dog so make a safe haven for your new family member and give him some space and time to adjust.
Exercise is important so take your dog out and give it all the exercise it needs as soon as you can. This will give you a good indication of how much exercise your dog requires and how well behaved it is.
Training is important, no matter what the history of the dog is. This will give you valuable insights into your dogs behavior, (as well as your own!), and it’s great bonding time too. Make sure that you’re consistent so that your dog learns how to behave correctly. Follow this simple advice and you’ll have a happy, healthy, loving, well behaved dog for you and your family to enjoy for a long time to come!
Stephen Dolan
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/get-a-new-dog-free-93715.html
Can anyone recommend a company for pet insurance?
Posted by admin in Pet Insurance Reviews on September 28, 2010
I would like to take out some insurance for my dog but am struggling to find a company that customers are truly happy with. I have been reading lots of reviews online but there doesn’t seem to be one that everyone agrees is the best? It appears that there is lots of small print and sudden rises in premiums. The whole thing is like a minefield,i don’t know which one to go with.Hopefully you guys will give me some clues. Thanks in advance.
It wasn’t me that gave the first two Answers the thumbs-down…but i am curious why the endings are the same….
ok, so those first two Answers have now been taken away………….
Yes Marks & Spencer’s & John Lewis – greenbee. Both give really good cover which what you really need is policy that pays out on the same condition annually as some pay out a limit and that it. It will not matter that the condition is not gone or chronic
What is the worst/weirdest name you’ve heard?
Posted by admin in Veterinary Pet Insurance on September 28, 2010
so Veterinary Pet Insurance put out a list of the 50 weirdest names on file with them.. What is the weirdest name you have ever heard?
Top 10 on the list
Pickle von Corndog
Lord Chubby Prune Face
Badonkadonnk
Ninjastar Dangerrock
Molly McBoozehound
Dog Vader
Flopsy Squeakerton
Bettie Poops
Geez Louise
Barnaby Bones
well I have a cat named slinky mcpinklips. I work in a shelter. I claim to not like dogs (operative word is claim) a few months ago there was this tiny shih tzu/chihuahua mix out there that I fell in love with. The director caught me holding the dog and cooing at her and petting her, as did my daughter who also works there. They looked at me and reminded me that "I didn’t like dogs" so I said she was really not a dog. That became her name- nada dog. the director named her nada. when she was adopted out I met her new people and told them the story of how she got her name. They kept her name as Nada Dog 
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Did you ever plan a funeral for a deceased pet? Was there music? ?
What kind of funerals did you plan for your pets?
Mhm,but it was in my backyard.With my mom and brother.
But no we did’nt have music. I’ll never forget him x]
If a normal healthy dog bites you..?
Posted by admin in Dog Vacinations on September 28, 2010
my dog bite me (playfully) on the back of hand and has two teeth mark holes and slightly bleed, anything to worry about?
The dog is healthy all vacinations etc
Im a new dog inexperienced owner taking precautions!
Its about two years old female golden labrador resued her from local council pound. Deff Needs training.
Thanks everyone for the info
Yes up to dAte on tetanus
If the dog is up to date on all it’s vaccines and the "holes" aren’t deep enough to require stitches (Puncture wounds can be deceiving…), then the worst thing you have to worry about is the bite site getting infected. Keep it clean and use something like Neosporin or another antibiotic cream. If it gets really red, puffy or swollen, then see a doctor.
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