http://www.petassure.com/blog A blog for pets, and the people that love them! Wed, 23 May 2012 14:40:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.petassure.com/blog/tear-stains-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/tear-stains-dogs.html#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 14:40:55 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6126 If you have a small white fluffy (SWF) dog such as a Maltese Terrier, Lhasa Apso or Bichon Frise, you have may have noticed the tear stains under his or her eyes. Not very attractive, is it? Annoyingly, this problem tends to happen mainly on SWFs, which means that the black or brown staining is very obvious on the white fur.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/tear-stains-dogs.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-scratching.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-scratching.html#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 15:32:51 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6171 There are many reasons your cat scratches objects within your home. Cats' claws require regular sharpening, so she may scratch to remove the dull outer nail sheaths. She may also be scratching as a form of play, or to get a good stretch. It's also possible that she is saying, "This is mine" when scratching a particular piece of furniture. Unfortunately, this scratching can cause a lot of destruction.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-scratching.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-food-recall-need-know-about.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-food-recall-need-know-about.html#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 18:05:49 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6262 A Diamond Pet Food dry dog food recall might put you or your family at risk. In April, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development found Salmonella in an unopened bag of Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice dry dog food. The Centers for Disease Control and the Food & Drug Administration are now investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella in humans.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-food-recall-need-know-about.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/ducks-pets.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/ducks-pets.html#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:42:55 +0000 Denise DeShields http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6203 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/ducks-pets.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-sugar-gliders.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-sugar-gliders.html#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 16:23:56 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6246 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-sugar-gliders.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/dog-car-seats.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/dog-car-seats.html#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:37 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6235 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/dog-car-seats.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-may-cat-winner-romeo.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-may-cat-winner-romeo.html#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:15:11 +0000 admin http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6221 ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-may-cat-winner-romeo.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-may-dog-winner-fifi-vixen.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-may-dog-winner-fifi-vixen.html#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:07:14 +0000 admin http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6217 ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-may-dog-winner-fifi-vixen.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/ringworm-pets-fungas-worm.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/ringworm-pets-fungas-worm.html#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:37 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6114 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/ringworm-pets-fungas-worm.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-heroes-part-2.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-heroes-part-2.html#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:34:11 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6024 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-heroes-part-2.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/turtles-pets.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/turtles-pets.html#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 16:57:10 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6158 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/turtles-pets.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/parvovirus-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/parvovirus-dogs.html#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:17:26 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6109 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/parvovirus-dogs.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/vomiting-horses.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/vomiting-horses.html#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:06:37 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6152 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/vomiting-horses.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/hairballs-icky-mess.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/hairballs-icky-mess.html#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 15:28:17 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6145 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/hairballs-icky-mess.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/ask-seth-tear-stains-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/ask-seth-tear-stains-dogs.html#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 16:18:47 +0000 Ask Seth http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6183 http://www.petassure.com/blog/ask-seth-tear-stains-dogs.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-heroes-part-1.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-heroes-part-1.html#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 14:46:15 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6021 Pets make my life more enjoyable every day. Whether I'm discovering a "surprise" in my shoe, stroking a soft kitty belly, or writing with a cuddly critter on my lap, every moment I spend with them is a delight. They often make me laugh. They rarely make me cry, though, I must admit, some of the heroic pet stories I discovered online for this blog post series certainly did.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/pet-heroes-part-1.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/laryngeal-paralysis-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/laryngeal-paralysis-dogs.html#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:03:20 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6105 The larynx is a little structure made of cartilage that sits in the throat and opens into the trachea, or windpipe. When the animal breathes in, the cartilages that make up the larynx are pulled apart to allow air to flow through. When the animal swallows, the larynx closes up to force food into the esophagus rather than into the airways. Laryngeal Paralysis in dogs is a condition whereby due to dysfunction of the nerve or muscles that control the larynx, the laryngeal cartilages are not pulled apart when the animal breathes. ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/laryngeal-paralysis-dogs.html/feed 1 http://www.petassure.com/blog/dementia-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/dementia-dogs.html#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 15:32:15 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6165 As dogs get older, their fur may gray. They become less mobile, and their senses are less acute. These are changes that naturally occur with age, in dogs as well as humans. However, if you've noticed that your senior dog seems to be confused, is acting distant, or has a dramatically altered personality, another issue may be afoot. Whether referred to as dementia or canine cognitive dysfunction, physical and chemical changes in the brain are the cause. ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/dementia-dogs.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/poison-dogs-coins.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/poison-dogs-coins.html#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:26:15 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6137 The problem of money... Money is a nice sight most of the time, just not when it's in your dog's stomach. Did you know that coins can be poison for dogs?]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/poison-dogs-coins.html/feed 1 http://www.petassure.com/blog/exercise-cats.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/exercise-cats.html#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:33:15 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6004 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/exercise-cats.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/second-april-cat-winner-hannah.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/second-april-cat-winner-hannah.html#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:26:30 +0000 admin http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6039 ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/second-april-cat-winner-hannah.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/secondapril-dog-winner-dixie.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/secondapril-dog-winner-dixie.html#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:24:53 +0000 admin http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6032 ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/secondapril-dog-winner-dixie.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/dogs-bones.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/dogs-bones.html#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:42:43 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6016 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/dogs-bones.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/frogs-or-toads.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/frogs-or-toads.html#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:11:10 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5995 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/frogs-or-toads.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/high-rise-syndrome-cats.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/high-rise-syndrome-cats.html#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:05:03 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5891 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/high-rise-syndrome-cats.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-with-cold.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-with-cold.html#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:41:14 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=6010 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-with-cold.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/dog-shedding.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/dog-shedding.html#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:28:35 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5959 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/dog-shedding.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/rescue-pets.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/rescue-pets.html#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:19:12 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5988 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/rescue-pets.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/ear-cropping.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/ear-cropping.html#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:32:27 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5981 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/ear-cropping.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/why-dogs-eat-grass.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/why-dogs-eat-grass.html#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:08:14 +0000 Ask Seth http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5833 http://www.petassure.com/blog/why-dogs-eat-grass.html/feed 2 http://www.petassure.com/blog/natural-flea-treatment.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/natural-flea-treatment.html#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:25:29 +0000 Elliot Harvey http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5976 Spring-the rebirth of long dormant vibrant colors, the aromatic smell of flowers, the call of the blue jay, lush vegetables on the vine, fruiting trees. It is a time when nature pours forth all of her glory and beauty. It is also the dawn of a new season-flea season.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/natural-flea-treatment.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/tracheal-collapse-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/tracheal-collapse-dogs.html#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:07:09 +0000 Dr Deepa http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5903 The trachea, or windpipe, is made up of several cartilage rings joined together by ligaments. Tracheal Collapse, or Dynamic Airway Disease, is a condition whereby weakening of the cartilage rings causes collapse of the trachea and a dynamic reduction of the tracheal diameter. The narrowing of the trachea means that airflow, and therefore breathing, becomes more difficult in affected dogs.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/tracheal-collapse-dogs.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-april-cat-winner-sparkle.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-april-cat-winner-sparkle.html#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:12:35 +0000 admin http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5929 ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-april-cat-winner-sparkle.html/feed 1 http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-april-dog-winner-zyphie.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-april-dog-winner-zyphie.html#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:56:33 +0000 admin http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5923 ]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/first-april-dog-winner-zyphie.html/feed 2 http://www.petassure.com/blog/cancer-dogs.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/cancer-dogs.html#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:50:22 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5846 Catch canine cancer early. Cancer not only affects man, it also affects his best friend.]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/cancer-dogs.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-litter-delivery.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-litter-delivery.html#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:21:16 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5879 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-litter-delivery.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/care-for-persian-cat.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/care-for-persian-cat.html#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:46:31 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5953 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/care-for-persian-cat.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-exercise.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-exercise.html#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:32:12 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5861 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-exercise.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/how-keep-dog-cool.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/how-keep-dog-cool.html#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:15:05 +0000 Michelle Kamen http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5946 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/how-keep-dog-cool.html/feed 0 http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-carrier-tips.html http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-carrier-tips.html#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:24:13 +0000 Julie Perkins http://www.petassure.com/blog/?p=5852 [Read full article...]]]> http://www.petassure.com/blog/cat-carrier-tips.html/feed 0