Caring for Your Beloved Pets

We heard of this mother of two, talking to the newspapers one morning, of how her pet dog Nickie had made friends with her autistic daughter Andrea, and how the two spend hours with each other, with Andrea learning alphabets and rhymes with Nickie. While this inclination sounds strange enough, there has been enough evidence of pets taking care of children with chronic illnesses and human beings in general, with psychological problems. Thus the care and concern of our pets becomes our indigenous responsibility.

As a family member, your pet deserves to be looked after and nurtured, just as you would for your children. Now, the tougher out of the two has to be your pet of course, since it doesn’t have words to let you know what it wants at exactly what times. So if you don’t observe it, it won’t tell you and if you don’t spend time with it, you won’t know.

So the first lesson in taking care of your pets is watch it, talk to it and spend quality time with it. By that we mean, take your pets for a walk every morning or evening. An hour of walk with your pet doesn’t only keep you hale and healthy, but also let’s your pet breathe fresh air. You can use this time to check on its physical appearance so that you can steadfastly ensure that you are following the second lesson of pet care.

Pets like kids require special attention for checking on their physical attributes. Cut your pets’ nails frequently. Invest in pet cleaning stuff so you don’t inconvenience your pet and yourself. Your pets’ fur is prone to parasite breeding if not cleaned often. Untrimmed hair can be the root cause, so make sure your pet gets a hair cut regularly. Check its paws for any external infectious residue, so you can check any fungal infections. This brings us to our next two lessons in pet care. Bathe it regularly and have frequent check ups.

While you get upset with the numerous scratches you get while bathing your pet, learn the easier ways to do it. Let it make friends with water first. Scratch mildly your pets’ fur initially so that it puts an impression that the entire bathing chore is a cuddling and lovable exercise. Make sure you take it to a good vet, to ensure that it is free of any infections and diseases. Get the regular vaccinations done, exactly like you get them done for your dear baby.

Nourish your pet with food available for it. No matter how cute it looks, while they beg for food at your dining table, the food that you give them can contain minerals which are not very good for your pet’s health. There is pet food available everywhere and please understand that it stands there because your pets’ nutrition requirements are different than yours.

Some weather-specific lessons! It is known that pets can be dehydrated easily in summers, so ensure you keep their bowl of water full till the brim at any moments your pet chooses to look at it. Don’t leave your pets in the cars, as cars, in summers, can become a furnace in a matter of seconds and you are exposing your pet to heat strokes. Mind you! These are fatal for your canine or feline family member. Let them splash in pools, but ensure you stand by. All are not good swimmers and they may need you any moment. While in winters, if your pet sleeps outside then make sure you use straws to set their house’s floors to keep them warm.

Lastly don’t keep your pets alone for long. They crave for company like we do. We understand that it may not be feasible for you to take your pet with you wherever you go; we recommend you leave it in a Pet care center in the vicinity. There are many thriving pet care centers these days, which would listen to your pets’ routine and ensure that it gets exactly the same treatment it used to get at home and desirably even better at times. Love it like your child and it will love you back forever!