Tag Archives: nutrition

• Animal Rescue and Shelters

  Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons

  The British are great pet owners.  Figures show nearly half of all UK households have a pet.  This means birds, reptiles, small animals, cats, dogs and horses or ponies.  Apparently (according to the Pet Food Manufacturer’s’ Trade Association) there are 8 million dogs and 8 million cats in the UK! These statistics prove the long […]

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• Ready to make a commitment?

  Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons

  Five basic commitments apply whatever type of pet you get, ranging from feeding, exercising, housing, socialising and financing.   There are many sources of good advice on diet – but your vet is the most obvious place to start.  Some pets require active exercising while others just need the right amount of space to exercise themselves […]

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• Pet Neglect

  Posted on March 15, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons

  The RSPCA collected or rescued 130,000 pets last year.  Many of those pets will have been cats or dogs, some are pedigree.  Many of their original owners will have purchased them in the first place.  Whether they paid as little as a fiver for a rabbit or as much as £500 for a dog, in […]

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• Lent takes over

  Posted on March 14, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons, Spring

  Obesity in pets is of growing concern to vets.  Many people use New Year Resolutions to start new diets and if this fails, start again in Lent!  This year, why not share the dietary good intentions with your pet. Perhaps you could both cut down on snacking between meals!  Modern pet nutrition is very advanced […]

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• Avoiding the unexpected

  Posted on March 14, 2013 by admin in Cat, Degu, Dog, Ferret, Gerbil, Guinea Pig, Hamster, Mouse, Pets, Rabbit, Rat, Seasons, Spring

  Rehoming and rescue charities report that a high number of the animals they receive are unwanted and unexpected offspring of much loved pets.  While it’s easy to look after one dog, a cat or a pair of rabbits, the multiplying effect of one birth suddenly makes ownership much more expensive, time consuming and demanding of […]

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  Treats in training

  Posted on March 14, 2013 by admin in Cat, Dog, Pets, Rabbit, Seasons

  It’s nice to give your pet a treat and there are plenty of specially prepared chews and treats on the market.  It’s always a good idea to build treat-giving into a training regime.  Even small pets will respond to rewards, given consistently when they repeat good behaviour.  Coming to hand, or being quietly and supportively […]

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  Food Flash: Rabbit Food

  Posted on March 14, 2013 by admin in Pets, Rabbit, Seasons

  A new product is being billed as a breakthrough rabbit food. From Supreme Petfoods it is called Fibafirst.  It looks very different to its predecessors.  Previously rabbit food came in either a muesli style mix or as a mono-component food.  This new food is a monoforage, mixing the two previous options into one.  The manufacturers […]

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