Advantages Of Spaying Or Neutering Your Pet

Advantages Of Spaying Or Neutering Your Pet

Spaying or neutering has a number of advantages for pets and their owners. First, let's explain exactly what the terms spaying or neutering mean.

Female pets are spayed. Spaying involves surgically removing the female reproductive system. It is much the same as a woman having a hysterectomy. Expect your pet to take 10 days to recover, with one possible overnight stay at the vet directly after the surgery. A Microwaveable Dog/Cat Heating Pad may provide relief from pain near the surgical site.

Male pets are neutered. Neutering involves removing the testes from the sack so sperm production is eliminated. This is a simple surgical procedure and nearly all males can go home as soon as they wake up from the anesthesia.

Obviously spaying or neutering your pet is advantageous if you do not wish your pet to reproduce. However, there are other advantages to spaying or neutering as well. Spaying or neutering your pet affects it's disposition, in affect removing seasonal aggression linked to either a female's estrus cycle or a young male's testosterone surge.

Females will no longer experience the urge to escape the yard during their 'season' and males will loose most of the aggressive urge to hunt down females in heat. Life becomes much more peaceful after spaying or neutering your pet. Pets also display cleanlier habits after spaying or neutering. Females will no longer leave spotting on the furniture or floors, and males will loose a lot of the urge to urinate excessively to mark their territory.

Spaying or neutering your pet makes sense. You can cut down on the number of unwanted pets in your community, while helping your pet to avoid undesirable behaviors. If you're sure you don't want to breed your pet, consider spaying or neutering your pet and you'll never have to worry again.
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Protect Your Lawn From Dog Urine Burns

Protect Your Lawn From Dog Urine Burns

You love your dog, but you don't love those dog urine burns spotting up your lawn. You work hard to have a nice yard, mowing and fertilizing, and it would be nice to invite your friends to a barbecue, but those unsightly dog urine burns in the grass advertise the fact that this is your furry friend's latrine.

The Paws Shop has two solutions to reduce the appearance of dog urine burns on your lawn. First item, Healthy Baker Lawn Protection Biscuits. Their special formula works to neutralize your dog's urine pH. This in turn keeps her from turning your yard into a polka dot mess full of dog urine burns. Your dog will love the crunchy peanut taste, and as always, Healthy Baker products never contain sugar or artificial preservatives.

Next item in the fight against dog urine burns on the lawn, The Pee Post Pheromone Yard Stake. Your dog is naturally attracted to the pheromones imbedded in the stake, and so she always comes to the same spot to relieve herself. This leaves the rest of your yard for you, and when combined with the Healthy Baker Lawn Protection Biscuits, virtually eliminates dog urine burns from your entire yard.

As you can see, just like there's more than one way to skin a cat, there's more than one way to rid your yard of dog urine burns. Give these products a try and we're sure dog urine burns will become a thing of the past.
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Celebrate 2006; Year Of The Dog!

Celebrate 2006; Year Of The Dog!

January 29th marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year, ushering in the Year of the Dog. The Paws Shop thought it might be fun for dog lovers to take a closer look at the beliefs surrounding man's best friend during this Year of the Dog.

In Chinese mythology, the Year of the Dog traditionally ushers in an era of goodness and prosperity that correlates with the many wonderful qualities found in our canine companions.

Generosity and selflessness are two of the dog's finest characteristics, so expect the Year of the Dog to be full of social awareness for those less fortunate. Instead of taking whatever one can get, a spirit of generosity toward our fellow man should always permeate any Year of the Dog.

If you are lucky enough to have been born in a previous Year of the Dog, (1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994), you also share the same wonderful personality attributes that dogs are so celebrated for, including:

Loyalty
Faithfulness
Honesty
Protectiveness of home and hearth

Your keen sense of right and wrong will always be there to help you make the best decisions, for you and your loved ones, furry or not. Those fortunate enough to have been born in the Year of the Dog usually make strong leaders too.

So let's hear it for the Year of the Dog, and while we're at it, why not celebrate your own dog with some Kung Fu Fido Fortune Cookies for dogs, complete with funny fortunes to share with your pet.

Xi Fa Cai, which means: 'May you have wealth and prosper' in the Year of the Dog!
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Why Cats Scratch And What You Can Do About It

Why Cats Scratch And What You Can Do About It

Cats scratch, that's the long and the short of it. It's unrealistic to think you can completely cure your cat from scratching objects around your home, but you can modify that cats scratch fever into something you find acceptable.

Cats scratch for a number of reasons. First, cats are highly territorial, and they like to advertise their borders. Cats scratch to leave a visible sign of ownership, but because there are also scent glands in their paws, cats scratch to leave a scent marker as well. This effectively tells any other cats that might approach that this area is taken!

Cats scratch to keep their claws in condition also. As cats scratch, they remove the top layer of dead keratin on their claws. This helps to keep the nails sharp and short.

It's natural that cats scratch, but it's a problem if they're scratching up your furniture and wood work, so what can you do about it? Well the answer is to substitute an acceptable item for them to scratch on.

For example, The Paws Shop's own Big Mama Double Wide Scratchy Mat offers a very attractive place for your cat to scratch. Begin by hanging the mat in your cat's favorite scratching spot. You can even rub a little extra catnip on it to make it more attractive. Once your cat transfers her scratching behavior to the mat, you can move it a little further away from the undesirable scratching area each day.

Cats scratch, and dealing with it is simply a part of cat ownership, but with a little ingenuity and a terrific substitute, you can save your furniture and your relationship with your pet.
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Your Cat's Dental Health

Your Cat's Dental Health

February is the time to think about your cat's dental health as part of National Pet Dental Health Month. How much thought have you actually given to your cat's dental health, other than avoiding having his teeth sunken into your arms during play? Uh huh, that's why there's a whole month devoted to pet dental health awareness.

Your cat's dental health begins with clean teeth. That's because any build up of plaque at the gum line is an invitation for harmful bacteria to colonize in your cat's mouth. Once these bacteria work there way under the gums, you can't clean them out, and your cat's dental health begins it's decline.

While it may seem a bit like sticking your head into a lion's mouth, you should brush the teeth to ensure your cat's dental health. You can use a soft human toothbrush and work it in a circular motion against your cat's gum line, breaking up the plaque for removal. Just use water at first, and graduate to a feline toothpaste. You notice an immediate difference in your cat's dental health.

The Paws Shop offers a few items to help keep up your cat's dental health in between brushings. Greenies Dental Treats for Cats are wholesome snacks designed to keep your cat's breath fresh by scraping away tartar and plaque as your pet chews. Our Pit'r Pat Breath Freshening Treats also health remove tartar to enhance your cat's dental health.

If you want your pet to live a long and healthy life, there is no substitute for paying attention to your cat's dental health.


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