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Rabbits

Grooming a Rabbit

Rabbits are generally clean animals. They keep themselves well-groomed, but we should pitch in too. Short-haired rabbits should be brushed at least once a week. Rabbits shed about every 3 months and during the shedding period, they benefit from more frequent brushings, even daily. This will help to prevent hairballs from forming. Long-haired rabbits, such […]
Dog Health

Limber Tail Syndrome

Limber Tail Syndrome has many names – acute caudal myopathy, cold water tail, broken tail, dead tail, broken wag,, limp tail, rudder tail. Working and sporting dogs are more prone to this type of tail injury, but it can happen to any dog. Limber Tail can be very painful if it happens close to the […]
Cat Behavior

Why Cats Lick

If you’ve ever been licked by a cat, you’ve experienced the roughness of the tongue, almost like sandpaper. A cat’s tongue is covered with barbs called papillae that face backwards and cause the rough sensation. The barbs are made of seratin, a substance found in human fingernails. The barbs serve a number of purposes. Cats […]