grooming
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Protect your puppy’s pearly whites
Dental health is a fundamental part of your furry best friend’s future. Your puppy has 28 teeth in his mouth and each of these teeth is vitally important to his daily activities and overall health. As with your own teeth, neglected puppy teeth can collect plaque and tartar that can lead to periodontal disease and even tooth loss. A fact that becomes even more important when those 28 puppy teeth are replaced with 42 permanent adult teeth. However, if you start training your puppy now, you can teach him or her to tolerate (and even like) tooth brushing as a puppy and as an adult. Brush up on your toothbrush…
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5 Myths About Cat Nail Caps
If you are like me, you want to protect your furniture from cat scratching, but you don’t want to put your kitten through the terrors of a declaw surgery. When I had my first 2 cats, I refrained from getting furniture that was any fun to scratch and that worked beautifully for me. However, after almost 10 years without a cat in my home, a lot of furniture changes, and a new kitten arrival, I had to come up with a different solution. Enter nail caps! I love them and they work perfectly for my Lancelot. I use the VICTHY Nail Caps from Amazon and they’ve been working very well…
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So You Got a New Kitten…
Since this is usually where your pet ownership journey starts, I thought this would be a good beginning topic for this blog (puppies coming soon!). During the summer, which is in full force in my area of Texas, our area shelters are full of kittens looking for new homes. It’s a great time to find that special furry addition to your family and it allows your kids to form some early bonds with those kitties as they are spending time home away form school during their summer break. If you’ve considered bringing home a feline friend, you might have questions on how to integrate a new pet into your life…
