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How to feed Pets in crisis: expert
In connection with the fall of the ruble pet food has risen sharply. Many owners of cats and dogs are thinking about the transfer of Pets at home food. Is it possible to save on animal feed, to understand the correspondent of “Vesti FM” Alexander Zangiev.
“Chicken with vegetables”, “meat feast”, “the abundance of useful herbs”, “ABC beef”, “vegetable stew”: today in stores treats for Pets – more than enough. However, more recently, feed prices began to bite. It turns out that to feed an animal consumes a portion of the budget, complaining breeder Anastasia Perevedenskaya .
“Because I have dogs exhibition, we feed them a professional foreign feed. Just a few months the price habitual for us forage grown. Some 30, 40 and even to 50%. This is a pretty serious problem, because wages have remained at the same level,” complains Perevedenskaya.
In such circumstances, many owners of cats and dogs decide to abandon the expensive dry food in favor of homemade food. However, the known canine Vitaly Orlov says: such savings will have a negative impact on animals. Soups and porridge simply will not yield the necessary nutrients and create health problems. Continue reading
Houseplants that are dangerous to the health of humans and animals
Unhealthy plants.As we know, indoor plants decorate the interior, clean and humidify the air and create comfort in the house and in a good mood. Seemingly solid pros.
But before you buy new, you need to know whether they are safe for the environment. Especially if the house has allergies, small children or Pets.
For example, in 2012 in the hospital of the city of Abakan was delivered to the girl with the strongest burns of the esophagus. It turns out that she tried a leaf from a plant that was in the group and here is the result. According to statistics, with such a diagnosis who are hospitalized dozens of children.
Here are some harmful plants, for convenience they are organized into sections:
Metrovia
The damage can bring all parts of these plants, starting from seeds. Contain toxic cardiac glycosides, nerioside, oleandroside and saponins. Very dangerous milky juice. And even a single leaf is enough to cause a fatal outcome in an adult.
Causes severe disorder of the digestive system. bloody diarrhoea, vomiting. As well as increased heart rate, hallucinations. Then may be followed by decreased blood pressure, slow heart rate, stop breathing… Continue reading
The animals and people of different viral diseases.
On Friday in mass-media appeared information that Pets can catch the flu from their owners. However, in an interview with TV channel “360” veterinarian Marina Riviera has denied this information, saying that the animals and people of different viral diseases.
“Bullshit. It’s impossible. Human flu does not go on nor cats, nor dogs, nor birds, nor to whom. These are two completely different strain. All viral diseases are different in humans and in animals”, – said the interlocutor of TV channel “360”.
According to Rivera, among the viral diseases that cats get sick, flu-calicivirus and rhinotracheitis. However, they can be avoided, making the animal vaccinated once a year.
How to avoid the flu
“No cat flu, there is calicivirus, rinotraheitis, which can be called influenza, but it is not. This is the standard feline viral diseases, and to avoid it we need to vaccinate the animals”, said the Riviera. Continue reading
