Tear Stain – A Cosmetic Problem

October 18th, 2008 admin Pets Diseases 0

tear stains Tear Stain   A Cosmetic ProblemTear staining is a very  particular cosmetic problem which is most common apparent on dogs , caused by an overflow of tears onto a dog cheeks, with white and any other light color coats with heavy skin. The color change of the hair and wrinkle turns when the normal bacteria and red yeast on the hair and skin react with the clear tears. The accumulation of tear on facial hair can bring about matting of the hair; additionally makes skin irritation; moreover there is a threat on infection. Furthermore, hair may act like a wick and drawing the tears out of the above and below of the eye. Sometimes, tear overflow may be as a result of, extreme tear development caused by irritation of the eye by a particle of anything in the eye, or an allergy, or an unusual eyelid or eyelash which revolve inward and rubs against the outside of the eye. There are some reasons of tear staining such as health condition, genetics and diet.

In view of the fact that the tear accumulation on the facial hair can make matting of the hair, cause of skin irritation and lead to possible infection; therefore you have to keep this surface neat and clean. Moreover, trimming the hair both above and below the eye will support to reduce staining. You should always try to clean the surface and remove any types of accumulated objects or material or crusts. If any skin wound is seen; you should clip the hair faster, and after cleaning the lesion surface you may apply an antibiotic ointment and it will be better to use an ophthalmic antibiotic ointment on skin. If your dog lesion is extremely large, dangerous, deep, or ulcerate then you should take help of a veterinarian.

There are many companies offer various products and medicine which help to remove tear staining. Moreover; dog shampoo can remove the brown stain from the hair. If you have got tear stains problem with your pet, you should take advice from a veterinarian.

Animals have Personality Too!

October 13th, 2008 admin Pets News 0

animals Animals have Personality Too!We know every human being have personalities. But science recent has exposed that such individual verities are prevalent in the animal kingdom. Though, the Great Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov was one of the first to observe personality differences in the dogs, he studied in his lab during the late 1800s. Years an amount of other scientists have discovered what seem to be personality in various animals. And it is now prove day by day. Sander Van Doorn, an evolutionary biologist at the Santa Fe institution in New Mexico said, “The study of animal personalities has become a hot topic in behavioral biology over the last five years or so”.

Even reaching to spiders, birds, mice, squid, rats and pigs among others at least 60 different species have been found to have distinct personalities in the last few years. Animal personality which is in the science language ‘anthropomorphic’ that defines consistent behavior over time and in different situations of animal. It is not easy to observe an animal personality. Particularly mystifying to biologists is similar character, like hostility or shyness is found in very dissimilar species, but not in every member of the species. So it needed patient over a long period of time for knowing about Animal personality. And after a lot of research it has been found that most of the animal has strong personality.

Prestigious technical journals are publishing study articles explicitly on the topic of animal personality. They said, “I think it does reflect a new sense of respect in the field and I think it’s opening up all kinds of important opportunities and allowing us to test questions we just couldn’t experiment without animal studies.” For a better future we must need to feel Animal personality. The Santa Fe research already has been taken an attempt to discover an evolutionary base for the growth of personalities among animals.

Tips for Pets Owner

October 9th, 2008 admin Pets Care Tips 0

Most of the pet lovers face lost or theft problem. They do not know how to protect their dogs from theft or how to keep them in safe. Here some special tips for you so that you protect your dog from theft.

  • Keep safe and sound your yard.
  • Ring the yard or garden with a fence.
  • Always keep the gate close if possible then locked it.
  • The pet wears an identity-tag. It includes your contact address and phone number.
  • You can put on it a collar with its license, be micro chipped or have tattooed for appropriate identification in the incident of dog theft.
  • Do not leave the pet outside while you are not around in order to prevent theft.
  • Do not leave your pet alone. Always keep it inside when no body present home because it takes just a single moment to untie it and lead it off.
  • Never allow your pet to move freely in the neighborhood and other places.
  • Never keep the pet tied up outer place when you go into a market or store.
  • Snap some clear photographs of your pets, from different view and angles and make detailed notes of every special physical marking.
  • Fit an automatic alarm to your gate in order to be aware of an intruder’s moving.
  • Do not keep the pet unattended in any vehicle.
  • Train your pet not to move out of sight on walks and in the park or any other place.
  • Keep all your proof-of-ownership documents such as adoption, breeding contract, and bill of sale in a safe place in order to prove ownership.

If your pet is lost then at first you should look for your yard or garden and around your home carefully. Besides, you should search your neighbor house and talk to passerby. You should visit with recent photos that places where you walk or go usually and ask the people. After that if you are sure that your pet has been stolen or lost then inform your local police station. Additionally, you may post notices with recent photographs of your pet in newspapers, private TV channels and radio stations. Moreover, nowadays the web has been used more widely as a tool to track down lost or theft pets. There are several free websites on which pet owners can post photos and exchange necessary information so that they can back their pets. And nowadays these kinds of sites show great contribution to find out lost or theft pet.