Tips On Health
Tips – Caring for your dogs
Caring for your dog
Introduction
Dogs hold a very special place in the hearts of millions of Australians. Dogs and owners can do so much together – go for walks, play games or simply share a quiet snooze in the sun, and research has also shown that owning a pet can have measurable health benefits. Overseas [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tips – Sticks
The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is warning that an innocent game of fetch can ruin a day out and lead to serious injuries to your dog.
Dr Matthew Miles, Exectuive Officer of the AVA’s small animals interest group said that dog owners should avoid throwing potentially dangerous objects for dogs to retrieve such as sharp [...]
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FOODS THAT ARE POISONOUS TO OUR PETS
We all love to give our dogs snacks but some foods should never be given to animals, listed below are some of the foods that are very dangerous to our pets.
Chocolate
We’ve gone into detail here about the problems chocolate can cause because it is a common treat for us [...]
Poisonous Plants
PLANTS THAT MAY BE POISONOUS TO OUR PETS
Below is a list of plants and flowers in alphabetical order that are poisonous to cats and some to dogs. If you have any of these plants in your garden and you own a cat or dog you should consider removing it in order to avoid sickness or [...]
Snake Bites
Love them or hate them, snakes are a part of Australia and pose a major threat to our cats dogs, horses and other pets. The main venomous snakes found in Australia are the Tiger, Brown, Copperhead and Black snakes.
Snakes will generally attack when they are startled or frightened and should be avoided at all times. [...]
Dogs & Vaccinations
We get asked all the time about vaccination schedules and about contagious (dog to dog) diseases – sometimes the answers can be a little confusing. This section of Dr Emma’s
Q & A is designed to help you the dog owner understand what sort of nasty diseases there are out there and how important it really [...]
Parasites & Dogs
Not only do our dogs need to be vaccinated annually but they need to be wormed regularly as well. There are several different types of worms – they generally need to be controlled every 3 months.
What sort of worms are there?
There are 6 types of worms that affect our dogs;
Roundworm – Intestinal
Hookworm – Intestinal
Whipworm – [...]
Summer Safety – Fires & Pets
Australian summers are long and hot and, for many pet owners who live in rural areas or in the bushy semi-rural surroundings of most major cities, fire is an ever present risk during the warmer months.Prior to the beginning of the ‘fire-season’ precautions should be taken to reduce the risk to property and human life [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Heat Stress
What is heat stress?
As mentioned through out The Wagglz! website dogs do not sweat like we do, they sweat through the pads of the foot. This is not as effective as the way humans sweat. If the build of heat in their body is faster than the rate that they can cool themselves down – [...]
Bones
I heard that you should not give your dogs cooked bones, is this true?
Yes, it is true. You should only ever give your dog raw bones.
Cooked bones make it difficult for the dogs body to digest and they may splinter in the dogs intestine and even in their throat. Steak bones and chop bones splinter [...]
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