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Looking After your
Companion Animals and about Pet Insurance
As vets fees become increasingly out of reach for many animal owners,
pet insurance is the most convenient way to ensure that the health of
your companion animal is never neglected. Young or older animals cost
more to look after because of extra veterinary treatment. For example,
the young normally require vital veterinary procedures like spaying /
neutering. Of course, before anything you need to take active responsibility
for your pet with regular grooming and keeping him or her up to date with
flea treatments etc. A healthy diet is most important to keep animals
healthy - as well as plenty of exercise. Always make sure you feed your
animal sensibly and never overfeed him. Many pet owners think they are
being kind by giving their animals constant treats. The result is normally
obesity and bad health.
Here are just a few tips for cat and dog owners.
CATS: If you have cats, keep their
litter trays clean daily. Every couple of weeks, comb them throughwith
a flea comb., particularly around the back of the neck. If you find fleas
put them in water and then flush them down the toilet and repeat daily
until all signs have gone. Flea collars are a good all-round deterrent
and occasionally your cat may need worming, but check with your vet. Cats
that live in neighbourhoods shared by other felines are highly prone to
bite infections due to aggressive encounters. More often than not these
scratches and bites occur around the head and neck region, which become
infected (abscess and blood poisoning) needing medical treatment. This
is one of the most common ailments cats get and why pet insurance is such
a good coverage in those common events. Feeding cats on dried food is
a major cause of kidney stones, causing painful suffering and ultimate
death. So, always feed them with natural moist foods and use dried biscuits
sparingly, remembering to accompany dried food with plenty of water.
Dogs: With dogs, an occasional bath is always a good thing and teeth cleaning
(from when they are young, to get them used to it) is a sensible precaution
to help prevent decay. (Yes, you can buy doggy toothpaste!)
However, animals also suffer unavoidable infections, accidents and illnesses
during their lives and these things happen when you least expect it. Being
regularly covered by pet insurance is the sensible way to deal with these
emergencies, because vets fees can be huge. It's a sad fact that some
pet owners will simply have the animal put down just because they can't
afford the vets fees, or else abandon them, hoping that the the problem
will go away.
So don't be caught out by a huge vets bill. Get pet insurance to ensure
the long-term care of your companion animal.
Please remember, never buy an animal
as a present. Be a responsible animal owner, and having Pet Care and Insurance
is part of that responsibility.
There are a variety of pet insurance policies from cat insurance, dog
insurance, horse insurance and any type of companion animal you can imagine.
Choose the right policy tailored to your animals needs.
For lots more detailed information about
responsible pet care, read The
Animal "Highway Code" here at VeggieGlobal.
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