Mar 11, 2021 | Knowledge Center
Among pet owners, a popular dog grooming product sold over the internet is K9 advantix, and a lot of online stores sell them at big discounts. Advantix for dogs kills mosquitoes, fleas and ticks. The medication prevents parasitic attack, protecting your dog from bites, allergic reactions and infestation. K9 Advantix is the best parasite control measure for your dog.
Allergic reactions are common for dogs bitten by mosquitoes. Watch your pet for symptoms of lethargy, diarrhea and vomiting. These are indications of allergic reaction to mosquito bite. Other health problems can also ensue. When bitten by mosquitoes, your dog can’t help scratching itself and it can possibly lead to infection. Applying the medication to your dog’s hair and skin repels mosquitoes, thus those parasites can’t even come near your pet.
A dog infested with fleas frequently scratches and chews. White patches begin to appear on its skin and hair loss occurs. Treat fleas early on because they can transmit other parasites, such as tapeworms. Cheap advantix for dogs cures fleas and tapeworms attack.
K9 advantix is a trusted product because it kills ticks- disease- causing organisms that attach themselves to your dog, feeding on its blood. At worst, tick infestation can cause paralysis to your pet, or alarming conditions Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis. The advantix medication kills and destroys ticks fast, removing them from your canine’s skin.
How To Use K9 Advantix for Dogs
The medication is formulated for dogs and puppies, not any other pets or animals. Here’s how to apply the formula to your pet’s furs or hair:
- Part your dog’s hair until you see its skin.
- Wet the applicator with K9 advantix and place on your dog’s skin.
- If your dog weighs 25kgs or less, apply advantix only to a single area, the skin between the shoulder blades.
- If your dog is heavier, weighing more than 25 kgs, apply the medication on 3 spots from your dog’s back to its tail.
- When being treated, isolate your dog. Keep it away from other pets for 1 hour until the application thoroughly dries.
- Use only one applicator every time you treat your dog.
Because of its effectiveness and popularity, you can buy K9 advantix at almost any pet store on the internet. But always note the caveat- buy products from an accredited and credible merchandiser. Other than being guaranteed of a safe and genuine product, you can also avail of a big discount.
Source by Tony F Green
Mar 8, 2021 | Knowledge Center
Use cheese as a treat when you are training your canine companion. Cheese is nice change of pace for your dog from packaged treats. Dogs typically love cheese and will consider it a fine treat. Do not overdo it though, cheese can have a high sodium content. Your dog could be sensitive to this.
Young puppies are prone to chewing on their owners belongings. You can address this problem by immediately stopping your puppy if he chews an inappropriate item, and instead give him toys he is allowed to chew. Praise your dog anytime you finding him chewing a permitted toy. Remaining consistent with this training method can save your favorite furniture or pair of shoes.
Never yell at a barking dog. While a barking dog is sure to raise your frustration level, resist the urge to yell at them. Dogs do not understand that you are yelling at them, and often associate your raised voice as you joining in the fun of barking. If your dog is barking, calmly distract them with a toy or treat, and when the barking stops, give them their prize.
Check with your community management’s pet policy. Pet lover families can be in trouble when moving from a home with a generous pet policy to a place where no pets are allowed. Move to a place where the pet policy allows you to keep your family friends. Don’t give them up just because the first place you find has a no pet policy.
Make sure you are not reinforcing an unwanted behavior. You don’t want to give your dog treats or special attention during training if they’re not performing the task properly. If you do, then they’ll think you’re pleased and continue to do things the way they’re doing them and won’t improve.
If your dog suffers from separation anxiety, an easy way to train them out of it is to avoid giving them attention immediately before and after you leave. It may seem mean to the dog if you don’t say goodbye before you leave, but those long goodbye cuddles just give the dog a chance to get worked up.
When training your dog to deal with its fear or anxiety related behaviors, go slow. Responding to a fear or anxiety response with aggression only leads to more fear and even mistrust. Take your time and give your dog the opportunity to succeed. He will grow in confidence and reduce fear induced behaviors.
A clicker and a few treats can be a very effective method of training your dog. Because a clicker can be easier for a dog to understand than a voice command, lessons can be quick and productive. Training sessions should not be longer than about fifteen minutes, since dogs do have short attention spans.
Source by Davey Martin
Mar 4, 2021 | Knowledge Center
Founding any animal rescue is not for the faint of heart. Founding a rescue in a foreign country filled with unfamiliar regulations and different cultural perception towards animals is downright intimidating, at least to almost any rational thinking human being. Yet without brave souls willing to take on such a task countless more animals in the world would suffer. Not to mention that serial volunteers, such as myself, would be without opportunities to help, at least without diving head on into founding an organization ourselves.
This summer marks the third anniversary of Care for Dogs in Chiangmai, Thailand, my favorite place to volunteer. Within their shelter walls I have whiled away hours socializing dogs one day, then the next day, I’ve escaped to spectacular gold-covered, Buddhist temples (wats) to help capture dogs for their spay/neuter program. I am eagerly counting the days until I can return and do much more. As a result of the gifts they have given to both me and to the animals of Northern, Thailand, I wanted to learn more.
Indeed, I wanted to get a peek inside the mind of one of those extraordinary folks who boldly go where even the most foolhardy rescuers have never gone before – establishing a rescue from the ground up. What makes these most intrepid of rescuers tick? Is it a passion for red-tape and astronomical odds, or is there more to it? The following is an interview with Amandine Lecesne. Amandine is one of the co-founders of Care for Dogs.
How did you get your start in animal rescue?
I grew up in the Alps in France and I remember watching the deer out my window and loving their grace. I learned a profound reverence for nature’s families. At thirteen, I stopped eating meat out of respect for animals and at 17, began dreaming of starting a shelter. Though I never set out to complete my dream, years later, when the opportunity presented itself to start Care for Dogs, I jumped on it!” What brought you to Thailand?
“I moved to Thailand in 2005 to work as a teacher and to do some volunteer work. I hadn’t found a passion yet, and I wanted to explore options. I had worked as a counselor and, once in Thailand, started working with immigrants. But once here, I couldn’t overlook the hundreds of street dogs limping, scrounging for scraps in trash, being kicked and hit, birthing litters on street corners, starving, walking around with tumors or open wounds, scratching fleas off, losing energy from the bloodsucking ticks riddling their bodies, and dying either from traffic accidents or of diseases. Helping the street dogs became a priority and it has been an incredible joy to see some of these creatures find safety and protection and even start wagging their tails again!”
What made you decide to start an animal rescue in Chiangmai?
“We set up a shelter/animal rescue group in Thailand primarily because there was such a tremendous need for one. Although all countries have a need for shelters/spay campaigns/adoption programs, etc, Thailand is one of the only countries whose overall human population really wanted to help reduce the stray/suffering dog population without resorting to eating dogs, but they just didn’t have the funds/knowledge to go about doing so in a kind and loving manner. It was obvious to us that there was both a really desperate need for an animal rescue group/shelter as well as a desire from the community to see such a program be put in place.”
When and how did you go about founding Care for Dogs?
“I developed an intimate friendship with Karin Hawelka who was as passionate about caring for the street dogs around our area as I was, and was as hopeful that, if we started a shelter, we could potentially attract enough financial support to really make a difference in the dogs’ lives. Though our rescue work started much earlier, our shelter officially opened June 2006. We’ve been expanding our efforts and impact ever since!”
What is your job like there?
“Unlike Karin who stays and maintains the shelter operations on a daily basis, I go back and forth between Thailand and the states (I go back to the US in part to work, in part to continue my studies). When I’m in Thailand, my job consists of giving vaccinations, bringing dogs to the vet to be spayed, cleaning wounds, administering ivermectin to dogs suffering from mange, putting IV lines in for dogs who need extra hydration, responding to emergency calls, helping with adoptions, deworming street dogs, doing heartworm tests (and giving the appropriate treatment if they test positive), caring for newborns, and often (unfortunately, too often) caring for dying and/or severely ill dogs.
What I enjoy doing the most, though, is going around the familiar temples and parking lots on which many dogs roam. I like checking in on the doggies to make sure they’re healthy, being looked after by neighboring street vendors, up to date on their vaccinations and deworming, free from ticks and fleas, as well as spayed/neutered. I love calling out when I arrive and having 4-7 dogs who know me come rushing out of bushes, corners, under benches, to say hi and eagerly receive kisses and belly rubs! These dogs are truly the loves of my life.”
What does your family think of your Care for Dogs work?
“My family has been extremely supportive of the work we do. They’ve had the opportunity to come to Thailand and see the issues first hand and therefore understand our inability to turn a blind eye to the animals’ suffering.”
What is the best rescue story you’ve seen?
“One of the best rescue stories we’ve seen started in September of 2007. It was at that time that several concerned children of an old lady that had recently passed away contacted Care for Dogs and explained that their kind elderly mother had been taking street dogs into her home for years. Although she’d had good intentions to provide a safe home for each of the rescues, she had felt pressured by her neighbors to keep them quiet and had resorted to locking them up in covered up cages so as to stop them from seeing anything that would alarm them, including each other.
Unfortunately, she knew, that a sad reality was that if the dogs barked too much, they could be poisoned or taken and sent away to the meat market by annoyed neighbors. When we got to her house, we were shocked and horrified to witness 14 dogs being kept in a constant state of loneliness and boredom. Although some were “fortunate” to be imprisoned with another dog, some were completely isolated in their own small dark space. Some of the dogs were at various stages of blindness, apparent from their white eyes and a couple were quite old and frail. All of them, though, were completely terrified of anything outside of their tiny 2 x 2 cell.
When they first arrived at the Care For Dog shelter, many of the 14 dogs were unable to leave the security of a corner or the darkness under a floor of a hut for quite some time, cowering with their tail between their legs. With our volunteers’ help and patient understanding, slowly but surely, they all emerged into the main area of the shelter and started getting some much needed play and socialization. Although the dogs have not all fully recovered from their neglect, we hope that some day, with the love and affection they continue to receive on a daily basis that they will! We’re incredibly grateful to have been a part of these dogs’ rescue and have enjoyed helping each of them start wagging their tails again.”
What are your goals for Care for Dogs?
“Our main priority is on spaying. Sterilizing is the only effective preventative method to reduce the number of unwanted street dogs. We are currently spaying between 400-500 dogs a year, though we hope to increase those numbers even further. We are also striving to see that every dog has a loving and forever home. To date, we have found homes for over 500 animals!
In general, we strive to work with communities so that families adopt stray dogs instead of purchasing purebreds, give them a stable and caring home, pet their dogs instead of hit them, spay/neuter them before reproductive age, and take them to the vet whenever they fall ill. Until that process is achieved, we will continue to work hard with communities, temples, schools, and families, to teach animal compassion, relating, bonding, and understanding.”
What volunteer opportunities exist at Care for Dogs?
“Individuals who wish to volunteer with us have the opportunity to come socialize our dogs by playing, grooming, bathing, or walking them. Many street dogs have never had the constant love and support volunteers can provide them! Our dogs, in turn, are always fond of newcomers who have a passion for helpers. They can sense good intentions and will eagerly jump on the occasion to be paid attention to. People can also help with vet trips and/or temple runs, learn to give injections and treat mange, pick up dogs who need to be spayed or taken to the vet for a physical, do heartworm tests, help with emergency calls, assist with writing articles for the website, aid us in fundraising or other types of administrative work. We also always have loads of opportunities for those wishing to help us with translations!”
What would you like the Thai people to know most about dogs in their country?
“I’d like everyone to realize just how incredibly caring and loving dogs can be. Because of the attachments that they are able to form, they can also be pained by the separation from those they’ve learned to care about. I’d like all humans to be simply more humane when interacting with animals, and understand that street dogs are frightened, hungry, and often hurting and that they would benefit so much from a kind gesture of food or hug. It’s important to remember that, a long time ago, human beings were the ones who brought wolves into their homes in order to protect their territory. We are the ones who transformed wolves into dogs and made them dependent on our care and affection. We therefore have a responsibility to them to hold up our part of the bargain – wolves and dogs have, for many centuries, protected and watched over us. Now it is our turn to protect and watch over them”
What would you like the people of the world to know most about the dogs of Thailand?
“I would be grateful if people around the world would see and realize that many street dogs in Thailand are being at best ignored, but at worst abused, maltreated and harassed. It’s important to funnel our energy into programs, like Care for Dogs, which help local communities manage the street dog population with kindness, understanding and patience. I would also like the people of the world to realize that vet services in Thailand are a tenth cheaper than they would be in the West so you can imagine what a difference to our efforts even a small contribution can make!”
Is there anything else you would like to mention about the work of Care for Dogs?
“Our first priority is spaying female street, temple, parking lot and community dogs in order to reduce the number of homeless dogs in a humane way. Our current budget allows us to spay between 400-500 dogs per year. After spaying, we keep the dogs for one week at our shelter for after-care before they are returned to their original areas. We wish we could keep all street dogs with us but due to limitations in space, we just can’t! We’re convinced, however, that spaying the ones we do find will inevitably reduce the overpopulation and limit the suffering future generations will have to endure.
Additionally, vaccinations are a very important part of our protocol for homeless dogs. Deworming, heartworm prevention, de-flea and de-tick treatments are also a regular part of our health care program. Once the dogs are healthy and spayed, we actively look for new homes for the dogs at our shelter. For every dog that’s adopted, we can take a new one to our shelter. Last year we found new homes for 202 dogs and cats, and this year, 180 homes were found!
Furthermore we operate a rescue-service. We regularly take in sick or injured dogs for treatment. On average, we have approx. 20 – 30 dogs staying at the shelter for medical treatment. Last, but not least, we have organized an educational program named “Professor Paws”. We work with local schools to enable school classes to visit our shelter, sensitizeing the kids and teachers to the homeless dog situation. Last year, we also started a school project in a temple where we introduced a group of students to basic dog care and organized spayings, vaccinations and feeding. The students even organized various fundraising events (e.g. movie nights or bake sales) to help raise funds for this project.
We are also currently developing future school-temple projects as well as dog-care workshops for dog owners in surrounding villages. ”
As you see Amandine and fellow co-founder Karin Hawelka are as irrepressible as they are inspirational. Perhaps to some people establishing an animal rescue simply feels like the most natural thing on Earth. Brave souls!
Source by Nola Lee Kelsey
Mar 2, 2021 | Knowledge Center
Numerous products have come in the pet care health care industry for preventing and treating various types of diseases. Recently, one such flea and tick control product has been launched in the market, which is popularly known as Tri fexis in the US and Panoramis in Australia. It is a chewable tab that kills external parasites, prevents heartworms and treats intestinal worms including roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms in dogs and puppies. It is highly effective in protecting pets from various harmful parasite-infested diseases.
This palatable tab comes with triple power to prevent three different parasites – fleas, heartworms and intestinal worms. The beef-flavored chew with fast action property starts killing fleas within 30 minutes of administration and protects pets from itching and irritation. The overall action controls flea infestation for full month, preventing re-infestation and flea allergy dermatitis.
Panoramis is available in 5 different sizes. Treat your pet every month according to his weight.
Dogs between 5 and 10lbs are given one 140 mg tablet from the pink box each month.
Dogs between 10.1 and 20lbs are given one 270 mg tablet from the orange box each month.
Dogs between 20.1 and 40lbs are given one 560 mg tablet from the green box each month.
Dogs between 40.1 and 60lbs are given one 810 mg tablet from the blue box each month.
Dogs between 60.1 and 120lbs are given one 1620 mg tablet from the brown box each month.
Major Benefits of Panoramis (Tri fexis)
It is an efficient multi-spectrum treatment for dogs.
The flavored chew controls and prevents flea infestation.
The oral product protects dogs from flea allergy dermatitis.
This powerful tablet prevents heartworm disease apart from treating adult hookworm, roundworm and whipworm in dogs.
The beef-flavored chew is easy to administer.
This oral treatment is ideal for dogs that swim or are washed frequently.
Important tip about dosage:
Vets recommend administering this tab on a full stomach to your pet in order to avoid issues of gastrointestinal irritation that arises due to this product.
Warning about Panoramis:
Especially developed for dogs, this oral treatment should not be used on cats. The use of this product in breeding, lactating or pregnant dogs is not recommended. Puppies are very delicate, and therefore this product should not to be used in puppies under 8 weeks of age. Canines suffering from epilepsy should not be treated with this chew. When it comes for starting the treatment in dogs with unknown heartworm status, you need to consult a vet for knowing whether it is safe to treat or can your dog be treated with this chew when he is already on some other heartworm treatment. Also, it is crucial to talk to your vet if your pet is being treated concurrently for demodectic or sarcoptic mange.
Possible Side Effects
Side effects in dogs are rare and mild. Possibly most common and rare side effects may be vomiting, itchy skin, decreased appetite, diarrhea and lethargy. These reactions are usually short-lived and decrease with repeated dosing. Moreover, pet parents need to be careful when treating puppies under the age of 14 years as they can face increased rate of vomiting.
Every pet parent should be well-acquainted with the usage and details of this product before starting the treatment on their pet.
by Taya Burnett
Mar 1, 2021 | Knowledge Center
It isn’t enough that I have to sort through a barrage of hair, body and tooth products to aid in my personal hygiene, I have to do that for my doggie hygiene too? How do I know what effective dog shampoo for fleas and other conditions he really needs? Well, here are some different types of dog shampoos and how they will affect your pet.
The first shampoo I will discuss is Scratchtex Antibacterial Flea and Tick Shampoo. This shampoo starts killing fleas and ticks on contact, and also leaves the skin soft, clean and deodorized. It also gives temporary relief from itching.
Another excellent shampoo to get rid of fleas on your dog is Adams Pyrethine Dip. This pet medication kills and repels fleas, ticks, lice, gnats, mosquitoes and flies on your pet. It contains aloe vera and lanolin to condition coats and is fortified with sunscreen to prevent sunburn in pets.
Farnam bioguard shampoo for dogs is a water-based formula and will not wash out any drops or spot-on flea control products you have previously put on your pet. The Ph-balanced in bioguard dog shampoo will not irritate your dog’s skin. You can even use it on puppies. There are no known side effects and it leaves your pet with a clean fresh scent.
If your pet has any cuts, pyoben shampoo for dogs is a good choice. This shampoo treats superficial cuts and infections. It’s special formula will remove warts, treats the hair follicles and softens the dog’s coat. Pyoben shampoo for dogs has a slow-release technology and will continue to treat the skin long after you administer it. It leaves a protective film on your dog’s coat and it has no side effects.
Ever end up more soaked than your dog after a doggie bath? How about trying a spray-on waterless shampoo? Waterless bath shampoo is made with tree oil and soothes your pet’s skin and conditions your pet’s coat. It also detangles his coat and relieves irritation caused by fleas and ticks.
Ooh, la-la! How about Pearls Au Lait Milk Bath Moisturizing Shampoo? This nova pearls dog shampoo is a gentle shampoo that is enriched with the goodness of milk proteins. It leaves the skin and coat clean, moisturized and silky. This nova pearls dog shampoo which release moisturizers onto your pet’s coat and skin. Gives your pet that “doggie spa” treatment.
Source by Deborah Munger
