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Tips for Choosing Dog food

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1. The rate of protein:

Try to choose a dog food that has less protein, the rate of 30%. In tropical countries such as Indonesia, the dog did not need the protein level. Excess protein will cause itching, such as bent legs bone calcium deficiency, kidney stones, etc..

2. The rate of fat:

The rate of fat that is best for dogs in our country ranges from 12% - 20%. For dogs that are not good digestion, like diarrhea should be selected dog food with low fat.

3. Do not affected by the excessive promotion of dog food with famous brands. Because although not necessarily match the famous brand. Give our dog with the best and most suitable dog food , although not a famous brand.

4. Select dog food the expiration date of long-term.

5. Visit the website dog food.

6. Trial about 2 weeks, if there is no interference means the dogfood is suitable for dog.

Cat always leave scratch the former to mark the areas of power, nails and sharpen their tense muscles. However, what happens if the pet cat, cat furniture damage your home? What you need is divert attention and they do not neglect to feed the toys to give it a little busy. The following tips to overcome them

  1. Give a special place to scratch and put in a location where your cat likes to relax. For example, the place is always exposed to sunlight from the window.
  2. Experimenting with several models to claw the place to find the taste of your cat. To cultivate in mind that each cat like a different surface texture. For example, cardboard, wood or carpet. Note also the way you put it, horizontal or vertical.
  3. Take your cat to use the claw special place provided. And give the gift of food is also a compliment.
  4. Consider giving more attention to your cat when it siesta. Move the paw still closer to special place provided that it is familiar. Every cat habit scratches when they wake up.
  5. Avoid punish the cat if scratch in a place that should not be. Punishment does not teach cats to scratch at the place that you not allow, but will not stop scratch it when you are not there.
  6. Cat most like scratch sofas. Avoid letting the cat scratch sofas, although long you plan to remove the old sofa. This will only add new habit scratch your sofa.
  7. If the above method does not work, consult this issue with the Veterinary before you surrender. Behavior damage is the main reason why people surrender to keep the cat and replace them with other pets.

Must be considered, such as cats are also human beings who sometimes sensitive. Yelling and loud sound that cats can cause you to panic and damaging behavior. Scratch is the natural behavior of cats, so to obstruct scratch in one area will not be making stops in places other paw.

What should we do when our dogs die because of disease such as Parvo Virus, Distemper, or other infectious diseases? While we still have another dog and want to keep the dog a life. Follow a few steps of disinfectant.

  1. Immediately move other dog to a more secure location. You can leave your dog to your friend house or other family members located rather far apart.
  2. A body of a dead dog exposed to infectious diseases burned to kill the virus, which is still lodged in the body of the dog. If you want to bury the body of a dog should select a location far from your home. Dog body should be buried with a minimum depth of 1 meter, and then put the powder or liquid chlorine bleach adequate.
  3. Destroy equipment used dogs infected with the disease, such as food / drink, doll or toy dogs that are usually used, the bed or mattress, and the remaining stock of food (dog food), which is still there. The possibility of the virus in the equipment of the dog disease is very large, feared that can attack another dog or a new one.
  4. Clean the cage by using liquid bleach clothes (any brand) and then dried under the blazing sun at least 1 times a day for 2 weeks. If the pen is made from wood materials should not be used again.
  5. Clean all the places your home, especially where the dog is exposed to the disease are often also with liquid bleach at least 2 times a day for 2 weeks.
  6. During the disinfectant, try to not visit the dog center or your friend that also have dogs in order to prevent the transmission of the disease. Perhaps the viruses that are attached still in your clothes.

NOTE: To disinfectant materials other than bleaching, you can also be use special medicines for disinfectant at sold pet shop.