Pets, like people, can be injured or contract an illness that results in massive blood loss or contaminated blood. Blood transfusions may be the only way to save their lives. This means that it’s as important for pets to donate blood as it is for people. Your pet can be a hero and that’s a wonderful opportunity for any animal.
There is very little that can ease the emotional trauma of having a pet go missing, and remain lost forever. Unfortunately, it’s a kind of pain that many people have to deal with. Fortunately, it’s largely preventable, thanks to microchip identification and a host of pet tracking devices that allow pet parents to know where their beloved furkid is at any point during the day.
Fleas are the enemy of both pets and pet owners. They have but one goal: To attach themselves to your pet and drain their lifeblood, caring nothing for the pain and discomfort this may cause. Not only that, they also infest your poor pet with eggs, so that their vile spawn can rise up and take their place should you ever succeed in your attempts to eradicate them. They cannot be negotiated with. They must be destroyed. Weapons of choice are chemical and natural flea remedies.
The characteristic aloofness of cats may lead some to believe they don’t need or want anything from us pitiful humans. However, while cats may appear more independent than most pets, they still need certain creature comforts that only their human slave (or guardian, as we prefer to call ourselves) can provide. Comfort isn’t all they need, however, so find out what else makes for happy cats.
One of society’s hidden crimes is domestic violence. It goes on behind closed curtains and doors and families will go to great lengths to hide the ‘shame’. As traumatic as it is for the people in violent homes, we tend to forget about the other hidden victims – the pets. Abusers threaten, beat and even kill pets for control and revenge.