Blog: Pet Nutrition & Wellness
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Separation Anxiety in Dogs
How do I know if my dog’s problem is due to separation anxiety? Separation anxiety describes dogs that usually are overly attached or dependent on family members. They become extremely anxious and show distress behaviours such as vocalization, destruction, or house soiling when separated from the owners.
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New Product Focus – Feliway Feliscratch to Prevent Destructive Scratching
Scratching is normal and healthy behaviour for cats. Not only can cats sharpen their claws, shed the outer sheath of the nail, exercise the muscles of the forelimbs and spine and facilitate stretching, it is also a means to communicate with other cats.
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Recognizing the Normal in Your Cat’s Routine
Cats are interesting creatures. They either enjoy the touch of their human and are extremely friendly, or they don’t like to be touched at all (especially that belly – beware the belly) and are friendly to a certain extent, if at all.
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Summer Heat Can Kill
There have been many reports of dogs and children being left in cars in recent years, some with devastating results, destroying families and taking lives.