Natural Pet Health Education

After doing your best to choose the proper toy for your companion bird (See: Choosing the Right Toy) the next step is introducing that toy. Each bird is unique and some birds will accept new things in their environment more quickly than others. The following is a list of ideas to help you to get your bird to play with his wonderful new toy...

High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a process in which food is subjected to high pressure (up to 100,000psi). This pressure is applied uniformly around and throughout the food product so as to maintain the characteristics of the fresh food. HPP is used to destroy pathogenic organisms and it is believed that this process does not diminish product quality, such as flavor, texture and color,...

This article on heartworm was reprinted with permission from Jan Rasmusen. Heartworms are Spread by Mosquitoes. Heartworm Meds are Spread by Fear. It’s getting warmer outside — time for sellers of heartworm medications to start scaring you to death. Television and print ads, which used to push meds only during warm summer months, now urge you to keep your dog on medication year round....