Pets & Animal News and Features
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Pets Wellness Plan
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| Provident preventive care not only improves the quality of your pet's life, it will add years to it. That's why Pet Connection developed The Wellness Plans, to help make doing the right thing for your pet simple and affordable. Read more>> |
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How To Care For Budgies At Home
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| First things first, budgies are fun pets to keep. They are lively, intelligent and playful. They can learn to speak and do tricks. A budgie is sure to brighten up any home in more ways than one. Read More >> |
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Five ways to understand your vet
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| Pet’s owners are frequently puzzled about the kind of personality their vet belongs to. In doing so they encounter lots of difficulties. Here is an easy way to sort out your vet personality, through a 5-steps quiz that will surprise you.Read more>> |
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Caring For Kittens
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| Whether you just found an orphaned kitten, or you adopted a kitten, there are some things you need to know about how to care and raise them. They are cute and need to be looked after. Read More >> |
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Summer Rules for Pet Exercise
In July and August you can still go jogging at the beach, in the early morning hours, let’s say 6 to 8 am. Let your dog walk and run on packed wet sand. It helps joint and muscle strength and decreases the risk of injury compared to dry sand, for both you and your puppy!
Cycling is beneficial to those with knee problems. Do not tie your dog to your bike, because he will get tired before you do, even if the leash doesn’t get snagged in the spokes.
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Pet Charity Calendars Now Available Online
Enjoy a furry face every day of the year whilst supporting your local pet charity. The tireless work by K9 Friends, Feline Friends and Ras al Khaimah Animal Welfare Centre is endless, members of the organisations together with their volunteers throughout the year aim to help re-home abandoned, unwanted and lost pets in the UAE. Trap, Neuter, Release programs for the kitties and foster programs exist in all the shelters for all animals in their care.You can now support the shelters by purchasing one of their calendars of which all proceeds go back into the relevant shelter.
K9 Friends, Feline Friends and Ras al Khaimah Animal Welfare Centre calendars are available online & will be delivered to your door. Read More>>
Travelling by car with your pet
Just like you and your kids, your pet should also be "buckled in" safely to reduce/prevent injury whilst travelling and also to prevent your pet from moving about the vehicle whilst you are driving. Restraining your pet keeps them from interfering with you, the driver and keeps them safe in the event of sudden braking or impact. It is also important for pets not to travel in the front seat or sit on a passenger’s lap.
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How Not To Lose Your Pet
We get so many threads from desperate people on our forum saying that they have lost their pet. We’ve had everything go missing from parrots to rabbits, cats to dogs and hamsters to tortoises. To try and prevent your dog escaping you should keep it in a fenced garden when outside, with the fence being high enough that it cannot jump over and strong enough that it cannot knock it down. We’ve some top tips for you here on how to try and make sure your pet dog or pet cat doesn’t escape or get lost and also what steps to take to try and find a lost pet.
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Keeping peacock in the garden...
Forget unmanageable cheetah, venomous slow loris and painted pythons, the must have exotic pets of the moment are peacocks. To keep the charming India’s national emblem in the garden or backyard is the best prove of your eco-solidarity. They resist high outdoor temperatures and wet environments.They eat unwanted insects and leftovers. Their poo is a useful fertilizer for plants and flowers. And they do not disturb the neighborhood. They’re not needy like dogs and moody like cats, they’re relaxing to watch and magic to stroke against stress. They don’t ask to be walked twice a day and they don’t mewl madly in the middle of the night. Read More >>
Pet Water Safety
Pet owners might be surprised to learn that not all dogs can swim. While some take to water naturally, others do not. Dr. Louise Murray, director of veterinary medicine at Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New York City explains how to prepare first getting into the water for your pet and gives some tips around water-safety. Conditions that can make swimming hazardous include obesity, heart and lung issues, short snouts, flat faces, age and heavy coats of fur. Once it’s been determined that it’s safe to swim, Murray advises that pets be introduced to water carefully and gradually.
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Loyalty Programme and Discounts
Homely Petz is delighted to inform you that their new online mega pet store, Pet Plaza, is now up and offers you special discounts,loyalty programme and much more. Paw Points is a rewards program that is completely free and easy to use. As a Member, you collect valuable Paw Points every time you shop at Petz Plaza. As soon as you buy online we automatically create a Paw Point account for you and enter you into our loyalty scheme so you start earning Paw Points and rewards straight away with every purchase. Read More >>
