Pets Information
Google
 

Dealing With your Pets Allergies


It is Winter time again, a time of the year when pets and humans are very vulnerable to each other. As this is obviously the chilliest time of the year, animals are much more likely to be cooped up inside the house with us. All of the windows and doors are closed to the world and the heat is blasting around the clock.

These are precisely the conditions which make our winter homes playgrounds for some kinds of allergens. Our dogs and cats are considerably vulnerable to the dust in the carpet, the mold inside the walls of your old house and other pets. But warm moist times of the year are high allergy times as well. Allergies are simply the most common conditions affecting cats and according to the Kansas State University, 15% of dogs suffer from common allergies like pollen and house dust. An allergic reaction is the work of an overactive immune system. It is when an animal responds abnormally to a seemingly everyday substance like grass or general food ingredients.

Of the different kinds of allergies, contact allergies are the least common in cats and dogs. An Example of a contact allergen is a flea collar. Grass and various kinds of bedding such as wool are also examples. An Inhalant Allergy is the most common allergy for cats and is also prevalent in dogs.This particular kind of allergy is caused by the hypersensitivity of the immune system to environmental substances. A Flea Allergy is the single most common dog allergy but is also common cats. The normal dog or cat suffers only somewhat minor irritation in lieu of a flea bite with minimal itching.

A food allergy is also somehat common in pets. Cats often become allergic to their most common protein such as tuna. Dogs can be allergic to proteins like chicken and beef. When it comes to allergies, like most things it's a matter of controlling, not curing. Once an animal's body becomes hypersensitive to certain things, it is then eternally vulnerable to those things.

Regarding treatment of allergies, the most common treatments are topical products like shampoos or antihistamines. There are also certain supplements that you can give to your pets to help support

the insides of their bodies, which to an extent determine the condition of the outside. Studies have shown that if we shampoo our pets' coats on a regularl basis, it is much less likely that foreign substances will enter through the skin. Regular bathing discourages allergens -- irritants such as dander and dead hair. When our pets itch and injure their skin, it leaves their internal landscapes much more vulnerable to skin problems For additional Information visit

Dog Supplements from Life's Abundance for help with your dog

Ryan Joseph is a writer/researcher of pet issues. For more info. visit http://www.premium-cat-food.com/


MORE RESOURCES:

Pets Drive Gift Giving Trends This Holiday Season
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
GREENWICH, Conn., Oct 13, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- More than half of all dog and cat owners will be buying gifts for their pets this holiday season- about 83 ...


BBC News

Call for ban on primates as pets
BBC News, UK - 42 minutes ago
By Mark Kinver A loophole in animal welfare laws that allows primates to be kept as household pets should be closed, an MP has urged. ...


California Animal Rehabilitation program helps dogs, cats and ...
Daily Breeze, CA - 29 minutes ago
Waldman, who worked as a doctor at several traditional animal hospitals before founding CARE, said she couldn't stand seeing otherwise healthy pets be ...
Tips to help with your pet's mobility Pasadena Star-News
all 3 news articles


ITN

Pets suffer from stress of marriage break-ups
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 21 hours ago
Family pets are suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders caused by the stress of marriage break-downs, an animal charity has claimed. ...
Pets get stressed by couples break-ups NewsLite
DIVORCE IS TOUGH FOR PETS UK Express
Break-up couples 'cause pet stress' The Press Association
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Glasgow Daily Record
all 11 news articles


Day care centers, cremation services now offered for your pets
ABS CBN News, Philippines - 18 hours ago
With their busy schedules and nobody to watch over their dogs and cats, pet owners can now leave their "babies" at Pooch Park Doggie Day Care . ...


Settlement to be argued in big pet food case
BusinessWeek - 21 minutes ago
By GEOFF MULVIHILL On Tuesday, a federal judge will hear oral arguments on a proposal that would bring to $32 million the amount pet food makers and ...


Exotic pets, young kids a bad mix
Wahoo Newspaper, NE - 5 hours ago
In addition to evidence that they can carry dangerous germs, exotic pets may be more prone than cats or dogs to bite, scratch and claw -- putting children ...


Exotic pets pose a health risk to kids
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 22 hours ago
However, if you are the owner of exotic pets like iguanas or hedgehogs, it might be wiser to find out what really happened. If the injury was a result of an ...


KPCnews.com

Shelter staff, pets visit preschool
KPCnews.com, IN - 4 hours ago
Ms. Goetz and Ms. Ulaszek talked with the class about kindness, responsible pet ownership and dog safety. The children will be collecting donated items for ...


'Earthlings' Special Extended DVD Edition Released Today
MarketWatch - 6 hours ago
In 1999, writer/director Shaun Monson began work on a series of PSAs about spaying and neutering pets. The footage he shot at animal shelters around Los ...

Pets - Google News

Français Español 日本語 [أربيك] Italiano Deutsch 汉语 漢語 Nederlands 한국어 PortРусско
Ελληνικά Swedish Indo Romanian Polish Norwegian Hindi Finnish Danish Czech Croatian Bulgarian English - Original language website translator

home | site map
Directory Seo Supreme
© 2006