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Your horse or any animal whether domesticated or those in the wild, will get injured, scathe, abscesses, thrush, or any health concerns that will need to be looked after. Owners make sure that they are tended right away or suffer the consequence. An ill-treated horse will soon be performing its worse and may even experience more serious health issues if not treated right away. So should you observe even the smallest cut on your horse, one of the things that you need to do is to find use the best wound cream for horses.

Speed up the Treatment with the Right Treatment

There is no need for you to consult an equine veterinarian if you know how to handle minor cuts or wounds. However, you need to make sure that what you will be applying on your foal’s wound will actually help it and not aggravate the condition. So, how can you be sure of that?

The right medication applied at the right time will definitely speed up the healing process, hence prevent any possible infection. Using an inappropriate treatment at the inappropriate time will only hasten the development of an infection, thus making the matter worse. It may even trigger a traumatic response from your horse, so you really need to be cautious when looking and using the right treatment for your foal.

Attending to a Wounded Horse

The first thing that you need to do to make sure that no other part of the horse’s skin will be affected by the wound or infection. To properly treat a wounded or infected part of the horse, you need to clip the hair around the wound, so you can effectively clean the affected area.

It is best to flush out or loosen any foreign matter, dead or damaged skin tissues, as well as any bacterial concentration that may be present in the wound using saline solution or warm water. This could provide immediate relief to the horse, but will definitely not work on damaged normal cells.

As you clean off the wound with the solution or warm water, you can also check how serious the wound or the infection is. If you notice that the horse is displaying an obvious discomfort on the foal, or if there are tendons or bones that might have been affected by the wound, you will need to call a veterinarian for the proper diagnosis and medication. Do not try to remove any debris that won’t go off by flushing as it will only add to the discomfort that your horse is already experiencing. Let the qualified vet handle the matter. (more…)

Underwater dock lights are essential devices that are installed in every dock for some good reasons. Their primary function is to help boats to find their way to the dock. These lighting devices also help lure fishes that anglers are so eager to catch. Finally, these dock lights also serve an esthetic function. No space will be more appealing without these colored lights that liven up even the darkest nights. You need to have the best underwater dock lights to make sure that yours will be there to give you the light for as long as these lights can provide.

Any dock is never complete without some lights that would lighten up the whole surrounding. It would be a pity to see a dock empty and unattended. The water around can make it even more difficult to see. Boaters find these underwater lights to be quite helpful. They don’t even require much time to install. And with it in place, the whole surrounding will make visibly the beauty that the night hides.

Underwater dock lights can be installed on just about any type of water vessel and hull. And one option of a good quality underwater lights is a LED. It can maintain its color quite well even when placed under the water. It can really liven up the place. LED technology makes it possible to have underwater lights that can have longer staying power. It adds stunning color to what could be seen as an intimidating place in the dark. These lights can last for even up to a decade. They are also a quite inexpensive lighting option for docks. So, if you want to make your dock to look more enticing not only functional, you may want to look for an LED alternative.

Other types of dock lights

There are other different types of dock lights other than underwater dock lights that are available in the market today, such as follows: solar, battery operated, electric, and so on. Solar lights are also reasonably priced option. They are also environment-friendly, since it does not require as much electricity to run. There are also many dock owners who prefer this option as they are very economical. Solar dock lights use up the energy of the sun that they store during the day. The other options are a bit pricier, but they seem to last longer than solar-powered alternatives. These types of dock lights are not designed to be placed underwater, however.

For underwater lighting, these underwater dock lights are used. They are slightly expensive, however. Once installed, this lighting system can make a tremendous difference to the overall appeal of the place. As mentioned earlier this underwater lighting system is easy to install, yet they are able to illuminate a vast space as they spread more light than the other types of lighting system. (more…)

Growing a beard does not only require watching it grow. To keep a pleasantly-looking and nice-smelling beard, you need to put some work into it. You need to discipline yourself to maintain it, as well as the right tools to keep it looking healthy and impressive. One of the things that you need to do this is a beard shampoo and conditioner.

There are many other products that can help you achieve that manly-looking beard that you have always wanted. For this purpose, you should NOT just use a regular shampoo and conditioner, however.

Why Use a Recommended Beard Shampoo and Conditioner Instead?

Sticking with regular hair cleansing and conditioning products may do the job, but it will damage your beard and skin later on.

Note that there are shampoos and conditioners that are made with harsh chemicals and frequently using these products will simply strip your face and hair with its natural oils. This will leave your skin and hair feeling and looking dry and wrinkled. You may even see dandruff scattered all over your beard and skin.

Using hair cleaning and conditioning products that are not intended for the beard will eventually affect the condition of your facial skin and hair. Like the hair on your head, your facial hair may experience split ends, hair fall, and bald patches if you opt to use the recommended products.

As such, you will need to make sure that you have the right hair cleansing and conditioning products that won’t just do the job of cleaning and conditioning your facial hair and the skin underneath it, but will also help both looking and feeling invigorated and healthy. The recommended products are formulated to work with the natural oils on your beard and the skin under it, so every time you use those products you will be sure that your facial hair and will be healthier than it was before. (more…)

In and earlier blog I featured a story of an English Bulldog that was admitted to an emergency referral veterinary hospital in congestive heart failure. The reason for the heart failure was a lack of the amino acid taurine in his diet. His owners had been feeding a vegan, hypoallergenic recipe that they found on the internet for the previous two years.

I recently talked to an emergency hospital veterinarian who said she was seeing an increasing number of puppies that were suffering skeletal problems due to inadequate homemade diets. The puppies are so calcium depleted that their bones are like rubber and they cannot play, walk or even eat. The condition called osteomalacia is so severe in many of her cases, that she has been forced to recommend euthanasia to alleviate suffering that can’t be reversed by calcium supplementation. It is simply too late to overcome the months of calcium deficiency.

The massive pet food recalls for melamine contamination in 2007 frightened many pet owners from commercial pet food. They reasoned that any homemade preparations they fed would certainly be safer than the commercial products. Since then large numbers of recipe books for homemade dog food continue to be published yearly. The internet is clogged with the same types of recipes. As a result, in the last few years more and more veterinarians are seeing health problems related to homemade diets. Studies have confirmed 95% of homemade recipes are nutritionally inadequate, especially those offered by non-veterinarians. And like the Bulldog mentioned above, it generally takes years of malnutrition before the problem is evident, which in many cases, may be too late.

Pet owners further believe that a variety of foods will fill all the nutritional needs of dogs. So like they feed themselves, they can use a variety from the food pyramid and things should be fine. After all, we are told and believe that so many vegetable are “rich” in certain nutrients. I have had conversations with dog owners who insist that kale with their chicken and rice base homemade dog food provides all the necessary calcium because MD’s say kale is rich in calcium. Rich is a comparative term, rich compared to what?

For instance it would take 18 cups of cooked kale or 19 cups of chopped raw kale per 1000 calories (homemade diets are formulated based on the nutrient requirement for 1000 calories and dogs are then fed the appropriate number of calories for their ideal weight) of food per day to meet a dog’s calcium needs.

 

The same is said for spinach which is rich in iron. 9 cups of cooked or 28 cups of raw spinach will certainly deliver the daily amount of iron needed daily, if your dog can eat that much.

For liver which is thought to be the richest source of iron, homemade dog food would require 6 ½ cooked ounces per day. Unfortunately this would also add levels of vitamin A that can be toxic to the liver.

Rich does not mean adequate or even close to adequate, it only means more than something else.

You might say well that is ridiculous and adding a variety of foods rich in nutrients reduces the amount of each nutrient and would result in a healthy diet.

• But how much of each do you add?
• Do you know the contents of every nutrient for every food so you know how to portion the various ingredients?
• How much spinach to how much liver?
• Do you know what the contents of the varieties of foods you choose as substitutes?

Your dog may not show any symptoms now but what about years from now when nutrient deficiencies begin to appear if you guessed wrong about the amount of ingredients?

Formulating a healthy homemade dog food diet is not easy, only by knowing that all 42 nutrients are present in the correct amounts can you be sure of long term healthy diet. The recipes you select should spell out that information – if they don’t you are simply left to guess.

Don’t let your dog be a victim of an accelerating epidemic trend.

Last week I shared my fears of a coming health epidemic among dogs as a result of unhealthy homemade dog food diets. Despite the best intentions to offer their dogs the best dog food, owners are unwittingly depriving their dogs of vital nutrition. We have been told that a variety of wholesome foods rich in various nutrients will make yourself and your dog healthy. But variety and “rich in” is not the same as adequate or sufficient. In fact, it isn’t even close. But an even greater epidemic threat is not from those feeding entirely unhealthy homemade dog food, but from those feeding unhealthy hybrid homemade diets.

What is Hybrid Homemade Dog Food?

Hybrid homemade dog food is a combination of homemade ingredients and commercial dog food. Most dog owners that feed this way, supplement a basic meat and carbohydrate diet (chicken breast and rice) with small amounts of dry or canned commercial dog food.  Others follow a program suggested by a celebrity veterinarian and feed exclusively commercial dog food part of the week and any combination of people food the rest of the week. The belief in these approaches is that the commercial food will provide the nutritional needs not met by the people food.

 

How Do They Make Dog Food?

Commercial dog food is required to be formulated in a specific way. It must be made so that when a dog is fed its needed number of calories it will also receive its daily requirement for all 42 necessary nutrients. The food is not super fortified. Unless the dog eats its entire calorie allotment it will not get the necessary amounts of essential amino acids, fats, vitamins and minerals. I hope you see the problem.

If a dog is fed mainly chicken and rice, the small amount of supplemented commercial food will not fill the nutritional void. The diets are deficient in vitamins and minerals. These dogs may develop osteoporosis due to inadequate dietary calcium, possible muscle wasting due to inadequate amino acids and eventually poor immune response with susceptibility to infections and decreased skin and fur quality.

Feeding adequate amounts of commercial dog food and supplementing with people food is equally unhealthy. If a dog receives the proper amount of calories of commercial dog food, it will receive all of the necessary nutrients. If people food is added then excess calories are added to the diet. This promotes weight gain and the many medical problems associated with the overweight or obese condition.

What is the Best Homemade Dog Food?

As you can see from these two blogs, feeding healthy homemade dog food is not easy. Dog owners need recipe and supplement recommendations from veterinarians that can offer proof that their formulas meet the necessary daily nutrient requirements. As mentioned in the previous post 95% of all homemade recipes online and in popular books are nutritionally inadequate. Your dog deserves better than just being another statistical casualty of unhealthy homemade. The link below can help you provide your dog with not only completely balanced homemade dog food but a diet formulated to maximize the health and prolong the life of your dog.

Ferrets are carnivores. Their bodies require high quantities of protein and fat in their diet. If you feed your pet ferret with more carbohydrates and vegetable protein, it will get sick soon since it’s digestive system is not intended for breaking down carbohydrates. It also has a short intestinal tract that cannot absorb nutrients efficiently. So, you will need to provide your pet with more protein from meat, in a small amount, but more often. If you are looking for the best ferret food for your pet, this guide might be of help.

What should you feed your pet ferret?

Food fed to ferrets passes through their digestive system quickly and they also have a fast metabolic rate. This means that they will need to be fed at least every 3-4 hours. Though you may find several commercially made ferret foods in the market, not all of these may provide the right nutrition for your pet, which means you will need to be careful when looking for the foods that you may feed to your docile pet.

Your best option would be raw meat, such as that of a rabbit, game bird, pigeon, lamb, chicken, turkey meat, and so on. You may also offer raw animal bones to your pet to provide calcium for your ferret. This can also help clean your pet’s teeth. Mice, rats, and chicks may also be offered as whole preys. Be sure, however, that anything that you offer to your pet is of high-quality or are sourced out from reputable retailers to lessen the risk of providing an ill or a parasite-ridden prey.

You also need to make sure that your pet has not saved any leftover for its next meal as raw meat go stale quite rapidly. Spoiled meat can grow bacteria and viruses that can cause foodborne illnesses to your ferry.

To ensure the optimum health of your pet ferret, you will need to make sure its diet should consist of about 32 – 38% protein and about 15 – 20% fat.

What you should not feed your ferret?

Ferrets should not be fed with food that is high in complex carbohydrates since these foods contain fiber. (more…)