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Grapes and Raisins can kill your dog!

As a dog owner you may not realise that both grapes and raisins can kill your much loved pet by bringing on rapid kidney failure (within 24 hours of consuming the fruit). Be aware that both grapes and...

15 comments    dogs dog failure
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Dangers of Using Bleach

Are you among the millions of consumers who believe that because it is sold on the grocery store shelves it is safe? Well, think again! The dangers of bleach and other cleaning products are well documented...

0 comments    children safety cleaning
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10 Things Not to Feed Your Dog

We love our dogs. . .but just like kids they can get into things they should not eat. This is the first of 4 lists of ‘10 Things You Should Not Feed your Dog'. Here is the first list of 10 food items...

9 comments    home food pets
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Protect Your Pet From Household Hazards

I admit that I always thought it was only dogs that would eat anything. However, I had a cat that would eat anything that flew in the window and then throw up. Often I would hear him crunching on something...

8 comments    dogs cats pet health
According to the ASPCA, poinsettias will make a cat mildly ill73

Poinsettias and Cats

I've always kept my cats away from poinsettias fearing the worst, however I've come to learn that the threat of the 'deadly' poinsettias to cats is really just a myth. The toxins in poinsettias are mild. To...

2 comments    cats plants toxins
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Facts about Killer Scorpion: Facts and Pictures

Facts of the Killer Arthropods Scorpions are venomous arthropods of the class Arachnida and they are considered relatives of ...

37 comments    life education tips
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The Final 10 Things You Should Not Feed Your Dog - Part 4

  The Last 10 Things You Should Not Feed Your Dog - Part 4     This is the final list of 10 things that could be harmful should you dog eat them. Always remember how developed the sense of smell...

1 comment    home food pets
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Killers Lurking Around Your Home

Dishwasher Detergent No 1 Offender Phosphates Cause Most Problems It’s frankly amazing more people don’t swell the lists in the obituary columns from being poisoned by ordinary household products they...

4 comments    acid batteries bleach
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Vitamin E Overdose

Vitamin E overdose is rare.  Healthy individuals should be able to take up to 1500 IUs (International Units) every day.  According to some experts, athletes may be able to take up to 2400 IUs daily without...

0 comments    vitamin e intentional misuse
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Health risks of dogs ingesting sugar free gum

"My dogs just ate five sticks of sugarless gum" said the owner on the other line. As a receptionist for an animal hospital, I was pretty used to these sort of phone calls. However, this was really the first...

0 comments    dogs symptoms blood sugar
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