The specials page that follows this is currently devoted to Frontline and Hartgard products as we enter the flea, tick and mosquito season. Prevention of the ravages of these disease carriers, goes a long way towards ensuring the health of your pet.

A household with pets needs to have appropriate supplies for that pet for the pet’s physical and mental health. Cats need their own furniture to climb on and to sharpen their claws. Cats can be trained to keep their claws in when appropriate and to sharpen their claws on their furniture, and not yours. Cats need litter, preferably of the non-dust-producing sort in order to keep from a buildup of noxious dust in the nasal passages and lungs. Both cats and dogs need nutritious, high quality food and toys to nourish them and keep them occupied. A happy pet is a well-behaved pet, and a good addition to the family.

One of the most important factors in pet ownership is the maintenance of their health. Since they cannot communicate directly with you, you must keep a watchful eye over them for signs and symptoms that something is amiss. This can enhance your own health, since many of the symptoms and the diseases that cats and dogs contract have parallel signs and symptoms in humans. By getting in the habit of observing the day to day lives of our pets we can become equally aware of our own symptoms earlier in their development, and thus employ the services of a physician at an earlier, more treatable stage.

Regular interplay with your pet is an effective way of detecting signs and symptoms. The better you know your pet, the more likely you are to detect the irregularities in behavior that are actually these signs and symptoms.