Zinc is an important mineral for both humans and animals to maintain good health. But zinc is necessary only in very small amounts. Ingestion of excessive amounts of zinc can lead to poisoning. Zinc becomes toxic when released by stomach acids. It is then absorbed and travels to other parts of the body such as […]
Fly-snapping syndrome or as it is also known, fly-biting syndrome, is of special interest to me as one of my dogs appears to have the syndrome. Murphy, my pittie mix, will sometimes stare at one of her paws and then lick or bite it as though something is there annoying her. At first I assumed […]
As social networks like Facebook and MySpace have changed the way people communicate, the pet world has developed its own social networks. A social network is a web-based service that allows individuals to construct a profile, connect to other users’ profiles and browse their connections and other user profiles within the system. Social networks allow […]
