Owner: Senior Dog & Senior Cat Blog URL:http://blog.SeniorPetProducts.com Join Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:01:17 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: A blog for owners of senior dogs and senior cats. Lots of tips and startegies to help your pet live a longer, healthier life. Site statistics:Click here
Some Dog Humor 2007-04-10 18:41:37 This site is typically pretty serious in nature, so today I decided to post something funny that I saw a few weeks ago. Dogs can be so funny. Enjoy! Read more:Humor
Smelley Senior Dog. Why dogs smell. 2007-04-10 06:41:48 “He smells like a dog”, the client says. Being as he is a dog, this doesn’t seem to me to be a problem, technically. If, being a dog, he smelled like, say, a camel — now that would be a problem. Of course, this is not the truly stinky dog. [...]
Canine Arthritis 2007-04-09 05:56:52 Arthritis is an affliction that many dogs suffer from, especially as they get older. According to a study sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, as many as 20% of adult dogs may suffer from arthritis. Just as with humans, the causes for canine arthritis are spread over a wide array of factors including genetics, previous injuries [...] Read more:Arthritis
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Fighting Kidney Disease 2007-04-06 02:04:33 My friend was grief stricken. Her body heaved with sobs, and in between she kept repeating: “He was so young. I never thought I’d lose him so soon.” No, she hadn’t lost a son or brother, but she had lost a friend. “It’s like losing a member of your family,” she cried. She was referring [...] Read more:Fighting
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Common Senior Dog Health Ailments 2007-04-03 01:06:55 Preventative measures can keep many senior dog health ailments at bay. Proper nutrition, supplementation, an appropriate exercise regime and routine veterinary care are all important factors to consider when creating a senior health care plan for your dog.
If you have some incredibly good tips, we would love to hear from you. Read more:Common
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Ear Mites feel like this? 2007-04-12 01:12:10 In the September 1, 1993 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, a letter to the editor appeared, entitled “Of Mites
and Man”. This letter was submitted by Dr. Robert A. Lopez, and is (ostensibly) a description of the sensations he experienced after deliberately infecting himself with ear mites in 1968. According [...]
Pet Supplement Alert - What to Look for Before You Buy 2007-04-12 22:05:56 MSNBC recently ran an article regarding the lack of regulation in the pet supplement industry. I hope this is the first of many news articles on this particular topic.
Seems as though the lack of regulation on pet supplements is allowing the manufacturers to get away with what could potentially be murder. The pet supplement industry [...] Read more:Alert
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Book for Senior Dogs and Cats 2007-04-18 20:14:05 Would you believe it?! A pet related book featured on Amazon’s home page. Well, by the time you read this it might not still be there. Anyway, here are two books that should provide some great info if you are looking to take better care of your older dog or cat.
Natural Health Bible for Dogs [...]
FDA Approves the First Drug for Obese Dogs 2007-04-16 20:15:40 Well, I hadn’t heard of this until now. Earlier this year the FDA approved the first drug for obese dogs. We knew it was only a matter of time. I was wondering if anyone had an experience in prescribing it to their own pet or a patient.
Here is some additional information for reference…
Drug Name: Slentrol [...] Read more:First
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Pet Food Recall 2007-05-03 17:07:33 And the hits just keep on comin’. Natural Balance has added more foods to their recall list, but the web link is the same. Drs. Foster & Smith are the new kids on the block. The summary is on the KVC webpage.
Fighting canine cancer 2007-05-01 21:02:13 My dog Raven died of bone cancer, making her one of the 25 percent of all dogs over the age of two who lose their lives to some kind of cancer.
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) has announced the launch of an unprecedented $30 million effort to cure canine cancer within a dog’s [...] Read more:Fighting
One More Pet Food Recall 2007-04-29 17:09:43 I keep thinking that everybody who even thinks that they might have a problem will have quit stone-walling by now and recalled their food. Yet, today we have another report from Natural Balance. Of course, it’s possible that their food problems have nothing to do with the previous reports. Maybe they’re the victim of mass [...]
Poison in the Food. 2007-04-28 21:00:14 Christie Keith and Gina Spadafori have been working tirelessly to get the news out to everyone regarding the pet food recall since the news broke. They have lost sleep and time. While those in power attempt to shift our attention to possibilities of human food contamination and whatever else they think they [...] Read more:Poison
More Pet Food Recall Info… 2007-04-22 17:07:33 On a much smaller scale, thankfully. Two of the four new ones are in Canada and South Africa. One is an expansion of the original Menu Foods list. Only one seems to be a new player, and I must admit I’d never heard of them before: Blue Buffalo. As usual, I’ve added the new links [...] Read more:Food Recall
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Senate votes for tighter pet food standards! 2007-05-03 03:16:59 It is about time.
The US Senate
voted Wednesday in favor of stricter production and labeling standards so people have more information about what they are feeding their pets.
The 94-0 vote was on an amendment by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to broader legislation related to the Food and Drug Administration.
Click for more info.
High-Tech Gadgets for Dogs 2007-05-10 21:07:54 Well, technologists are finally developing high-tech products towards our canine companions. No, not iPod’s; but, other useful devices to help us better track our pets when they are not by our sides.
Canine Camera: A portable, durable camera from Takara Tomy can be hung from your dog’s collar and operated by remote control. You [...]
High-Tech Gadgets for Dogs 2007-05-10 14:07:54 Well, technologists are finally developing high-tech products towards our canine companions. No, not iPod’s; but, other useful devices to help us better track our pets when they are not by our sides.
Canine Camera: A portable, durable camera from Takara Tomy can be hung from your dog’s collar and operated by remote control. You [...]
Pet Food Recall 2007-05-03 10:07:33 And the hits just keep on comin’. Natural Balance has added more foods to their recall list, but the web link is the same. Drs. Foster & Smith are the new kids on the block. The summary is on the KVC webpage.
Senate votes for tighter pet food standards! 2007-05-02 20:16:59 It is about time.
The US Senate
voted Wednesday in favor of stricter production and labeling standards so people have more information about what they are feeding their pets.
The 94-0 vote was on an amendment by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., to broader legislation related to the Food and Drug Administration.
Click for more info.
Fighting canine cancer 2007-05-01 14:02:13 My dog Raven died of bone cancer, making her one of the 25 percent of all dogs over the age of two who lose their lives to some kind of cancer.
Morris Animal Foundation (MAF) has announced the launch of an unprecedented $30 million effort to cure canine cancer within a dog’s [...] Read more:Fighting
One More Pet Food Recall 2007-04-29 10:09:43 I keep thinking that everybody who even thinks that they might have a problem will have quit stone-walling by now and recalled their food. Yet, today we have another report from Natural Balance. Of course, it’s possible that their food problems have nothing to do with the previous reports. Maybe they’re the victim of mass [...]
Supplements for a Better Life 2007-07-02 13:15:03 Here at Senior Pet Products, we like our customers to be fully aware of how beneficial our products are. It is with that in mind that we present you with an in-depth layout of all the supplements we offer to assist your pet in having a happier, healthier life. Feel free to click any of [...]
SnuggEase™ is Here! 2007-07-02 12:48:55 Many questions swirl about your mind as you shop for a pet. “Will it fit?” “Will it make them uncomfortable?” “Will this product effect their movement?” ”Will they like the color?” These are all understandable questions as we all want what’s best for our pets—and here at Senior Pet Products, [...]
Pet Steps 2007-07-02 00:18:34 As most of us know, our pets are like members of the family and we treat them as such. Senior Pet Products, as the name suggest, caters to aging pets. The company sells Pet Steps made of the best materials available, making it easier to get your dog (or cat) up on the couch [...]
Helping Senior Dogs remain Care-free 2007-06-23 11:50:59 We all know that dogs age faster than humans—but what many people don’t know is that they become seniors after only five years of age. As such, many dogs need help easing into their golden years sooner rather than later. Watching a loved one grow old and assisting all the while can be [...] Read more:Helping
Canine Cooler 2007-07-07 19:21:17 The summers are getting hotter and hotter and each month customers ask me what they can do in order to keep their pet cool. Well, besides a haircut, a swimming pool, and the garden hose, you can always look at getting a canine cooler dog bed . A company named Soothsoft makes this bed. This thermoregulating pet bed [...] Read more:Canine
Supplements for a Better Life - Pure Essentials for Mature Cats 2007-07-06 12:36:57 Cats can achieve senior status at only seven years of age. Make their golden years as good as you would like yours to be by easing them into old age with the help of Pure Essentials
for Mature Cats.
Pure Essentials for Mature Cats
Pharmaceutical grade Pure Essentials for Mature Cats is a 100% Natural comprehensive solution [...]
Supplements for a Better Life - Ultra Refined Essential Omega’s for Dogs and Cats 2007-07-06 12:29:28 The best medicine is prevention. Ultra
Refined EssentialOmega
’s is here to keep your pets healthy and reduce the risk of potentially life-threatening health problems.
Ultra Refined Essential Omega’s for Dogs and Cats
Pharmaceutical grade Essential Omega’s was created to provide the single most important ingredient for our dogs and cats. Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) represent the [...]
Supplements for a Better Life - Pure Essentials for Mature Dogs 2007-07-06 12:26:32 Help your dog live a happier, healthier life by giving him Pure Essentials
for Mature Dogs and allowing him to produce the EFA’s (Essential Fatty Acids) that his body would not normally be able to produce on its own. Pets are family– and they deserve the best.
Pure Essentials for Mature Dogs
Pharmaceutical grade Pure Essentials for [...]
Sophie’s Choice - My Road to Canine Rehab 2008-12-11 17:55:10 By Leslie Gallagher McMahon, certified canine rehabilitation technician, owner of Two Hands Four Paws, a canine therapy/wellness center in Los Angeles.
I came to the world of canine “rehabilitation” (we cannot use the term “physical therapy” for animals. It is a protected term for humans only….and then of course when I tell people that I do [...] Read more:Canine
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