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  • Factors to Consider in Pet Selection - Cats

    You鈥檝e probably heard lots of funny cat anecdotes; about how you don鈥檛 own them鈥hey own YOU; how they feel superior to everyone, especially dogs; that they expect to be treated like royalty. If you are considering a feline acquisition, first consider this: lots of those remarks are true! This handout explains the other factors to consider in selecting the cat most likely to choose your family, too.

  • Factors to Consider in Pet Selection - Dogs

    Dogs can be amazing family members and greatly enrich our lives! Adding a dog to the family is also a serious commitment, and research before choosing a dog will help set the family and the dog up for success. This handout goes over some factors to consider when selecting a dog.

  • Failure of Passive Transfer in Horses

    In pregnant mares, unlike most other animals, antibodies do not cross the placenta into the foal's blood stream before birth. Therefore, when a foal is born it has no natural defence mechanisms against infection because it has no antibodies, that are the blood's special immune proteins, with which to fight infection.

  • Fallo Renal Agudo en Gatos

    Acute Kidney Injury in Cats

    El fallo renal agudo (FRA) o fallo agudo del ri帽贸n se refiere a un fallo repentino de los ri帽ones, los cuales dejar谩n de realizar sus funciones normales de filtraci贸n. El FRA es menos frecuente que el fallo renal cr贸nico (FRC). El FRA desencadena una acumulaci贸n de toxinas y otros metabolitos de deshecho en la circulaci贸n sangu铆nea, adem谩s de inducir desequilibrios electrol铆ticos y de base ac铆dica.

  • Fallo Renal Cr贸nico en Gatos - Gatos

    Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats

    Los ri帽ones tienen diferentes funciones. Su principal funci贸n es limpiar la sangre de toxinas y sustancias de deshecho, regular el nivel sangu铆neo de ciertas sustancias esenciales como el sodio o el potasio, ayudar a conservar el agua del cuerpo y producir la orina.

  • Farriery in Horses

    It is a well recognized saying 'no foot no horse'. Caring for your horse's feet and hooves and ensuring that he is attended to regularly by your farrier will safeguard his long term soundness.

  • Feeding Aquatic Turtles

    Turtles are omnivorous, eating both animal protein and vegetable matter. It is important to offer a variety of food to stimulate the turtle to eat and provide nutritional balance. This article discusses how and when to feed your aquatic turtle, recommended foods, supplements, and water requirements for optimal nutrition.

  • Feeding Box Turtles

    Box turtles are omnivorous. Generally, your box turtle's diet should be about 50% plant-based material and 50% animal-based material, but be sure to discuss a specific diet plan for your turtle with your veterinarian. Most young turtles eat daily, while older turtles can be fed either daily or every other day. This article discusses the best foods for your turtle, supplements, water, and light requirements for optimal nutrition.

  • Feeding Ferrets

    Ferrets are carnivores and cannot handle a diet containing more than 4% fiber. A good quality ferret diet should contain 32-40% protein and 10-15% fat. There are several good commercial dry foods for ferrets.

  • Feeding Finches

    As with all other animals, birds need a proper balance of carbohydrates, proteins, fat, vitamins, minerals, and water. The bulk of a finch’s diet should be commercially available pelleted food along with a smaller amount of fresh produce and a small percentage of seed.