Pet Safety Products Discussions| Is your pet in danger? | | Inside Edition did a story on the dangers that seem to be increasing when taking your pet to groomers. One example, a pet owner took her Shitzu dog to get groomed and was called by the vet hospital. She was told to get there ASAP because it was an emergency. Her pet died from being in a drying cage. These dogs often have trouble in a drying cage. In another incident, a pet owners dog was left unattended on a table, attached to a leash. When the groomer returned, he found the dog hung.The laws are not very strict when it comes to things like this and many groomers have assistants with no certifications. Do you feel comfortable leaving your dog with his groomer? What would you do to try and prevent things like this from happening to your dog? | |
| | cats | | Does your cat carry identification? Maybe collar? | |
| | Why do people drive around with their dog on their lap? | | Over the past 2 days I have been in nearly 2 accidents from people with their dogs. The first was a man driving his mini van, he had what appeared to be a boxer/pitbull mix on his lap. The dog would hang out the window for a minute then come back in and obstruct the drivers view bumping him causing the driver to swerve into other lanes. The second was a women with her chihuahua on her lap. While she was driving and paying more attention to her dog than the road she failed to see the person in front of her slowing down to make a turn, causing her to slam on her brakes and veer into the other lane.
I understand that people's pets are a part of the family and you want to bring them with you, but do they have to ride on your lap? My kids are a part of my family however they don't crawl all over me while I'm trying to drive. I find this to be a hazard to other drivers as much as cell phones are. I think that if you want to bring your pet that's great but I think that he should ride someplace other than your lap.
This is my 2 cents worth. Just looking to see what others have to say? Has anyone else had any close calls? | |
| | Is your cat an indoor cat??? | | I got Leo in the biggining of December when he was only 8 weeks old and he has been such a lovely good natured kitten and we love him to bits.
We were qwuite reluctant to get a cat becasue our area was not good to let a cat out. We live in beside a busy shopping arcade literaelly in the car park of it. We have a main road beside us, two schools across the road and generally it is just not a good place for cats but we were assured if we got an indoor cat everything would be fine. We trailed reound the cat and dog shelters for weeks but there wasn't any indoor cats. The ones that were strays had to be placed somewhere with ourtdoors available just in case.
So, we got Leo as a kitten, we were told that it should be fine to have her as an indoor cat but now she is getting older she wants to go outside. We let her have a wee run down the balcony but we can't leave her out there unattended as there is access to outside and we don't want him to be hurt.
I know alot of people may say it is cruel to keep him cooped up indoors but we do try our absolute best b y him. He isn't left in alone for long and he has clean litter available all the time, food, toys, activities centre, you name it... | |
| | Dog and cat danger list and birds on the bottom of posting | | I recently posted a list of dangerous things for cats. I want to add to that, including dog dangers. Feel free to add more, so we all will be better parents to our furry familes.
Pennies: Minted after 1982, contains a high zinc concentration that can poison dogs and cats.Hanging cords on blinds or curtains: Cats may enjoy batting at them, but cords are an entanglement danger.String like materials: such as thread, dental floss, and holiday tinsel are extremely dangerous to both dogs and cats because they can become lodged in the intestines.Mothballs, batteries, and tobaco products: (including cigarette butts) are all highly toxic and should be kept out of your pet's reach.Plants: Lillies are deadly, especially to cats. Also cocoa mulch that attract dogs are deadly to them. Poinsettias casu bad stomach aches.Foods: Chewing gum will cause severe drops in blood sugar and seizures and liver failure in dogs, chocolate can cause death in dogs and cats, garbage or moldy foods, grapes and raisins cause kidney damage in dogs and cats, onions cause depression, diarrhea, vomiting, and weakness, uncooked bread dough, if in rising stage is ingested, the dough can expand in... | |
| | How to Know What is Safe to Feed Your Sweet Fur Baby? | | I know there had been a lot of concern about what to feed our babies during this pet food recall. So I thought I would post what I am doing to keep my baby safe and others could add what they are doing is well. My little kitten Ashley is the highlight of my life and I would hate for something to happen to her--especially from something I feed her. This is a very scary time for pet owners--as your pet can get sick up to 1 year from now from eating the bad food. What to Do:Don't feed your pet anything with Wheat Gluten in it. This is the substance that contained the poisonous melamine in it. A lot of hard foods and some canned foods do not use wheat gluten, I would suggest feeding your pet those brands. Check the websites of your pet food daily. The individual companies like Iams, Purina, etc., are making information available about how they are or if they are involved in the recall. I may start feeding my kitten tuna in a can for a treat instead of soft food. Better safe than sorry. Some people are making there own petfood and there are receipes on the internet on how to do so--if you have a good petfood receipe feel free to post it here for others. What are... | |
| | letting dogs run free | | Are you one who thinks dogs should be free to roam? Get out there and enjoy the world? Greet the neighbors, play with kids nearbyOr do you think that they should be taken for walks where they can be controlled, not bark in someones back yard, overturn trash and scare kids...get run overOr do you think it depends on the dog - or the setting? | |
| | Keeping pets indoors for safety | | It is very smokey here because of all the fires and the news people are telling us to keep our pets indoors. Sometimes in the winter when we have a "hard freeze" (all the way down to 28 degrees! Okay, you northerners, laugh.) we're told to keep our pets in. I love my cats and would do anything for them, but don't you think animals are pretty smart and can take care of themselves in most cases? If my cats want to go outside, I have found they are going to go outside, regardless of what I want them to do! If I block off their door they drive me nuts until I unblock it!It would be a different matter if we had to evacuate. They would go with me if I had to sleep in the car with them. (I did that during a hurricane, once.) Otherwise I let them take care of themselve. What would you do? | |
| | Do you "buckle up" your pet? | | This may seem like a silly question, but do you buckle up your pet while in your vehicle? Buckling up can be with a type of restraint or in a carrier. Or do you simply let your pet have free rein of the vehicle?When my husband was younger (and before we ever met), his dad put their dog (a big Labrador retriever) in the back of their truck unrestrained. They were going at least 55 mph when my husband saw their dog acting like he was going to jump. He told his father this, but his dad just ignored him and kept driving. Sure enough the dog jumped...and survived! Luckily there was no one else around and when the dog came up to them he had scrapes all over him and was bloody, but the dog had no broken bones.
Several years ago when I got my kitten I trained him to like car trips. He too was unrestrained. As our kitty got older, the first thing he'd do is lay across my husband's shoulders in the driver's seat when getting inside the car. Passerby's would point and laugh at the sight of my husband with a cat around him. My cat was not afraid of the car and thoroughly enjoyed riding in it this way. My husband and I never thought of the dangers associated with doing this. We did this for... | |
| | Are homeopathic remedies right for every cat? | | I've heard about holistic and homeopathic medicines for cats, but never used them before. Are these holistic remedies tested before hand for Pet safety? Are they even regulated by the government? Do you think holistic and homeopathic remedies would be more effective at treating cat illnesses than regular vet recommended prescription medications?Please share your experiences. | |
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