Holiday season consists of travelling, visiting friends and sometimes stressing. It is very important to listen to your mind and body and relax. Your family and your pets need you to spend time with them.
If you have a pet and need tips on spending quality time with them, you are at the right place!!
Tips to spend some quality time with your pets:
Take them on a walk and introduce them to your neighbours, their pets, enjoy the decorated streets and have fun and play with them.
Most of the pets love playing in the snow. Let them enjoy snowfall. Play snow games with them and make sure to wipe their body before entering home.
You don’t have to always take them out. Stay home and understand their requirements. Play games, make them play with their food, make them play puzzles etc.
Visit outdoor markets, tree farms and get some fresh air. Let them enjoy roaming around and exploring things.
If they look stressed out, give them some time to recharge. Let them rest, make sure to provide a comfortable space to sleep with water and food.
Arrange a pet-friendly holiday party:
Here are some instructions to follow:
Choose a pet friendly space and invite pets that are comfortable with the other pets and humans.
Arrange a space for the pets to play and burn excess energy.
Make sure to supply healthy food.
Plan for a staycation at hotels where pets are allowed:
Follow these instructions for safety:
Make sure to book rooms on the first floor so that it will be easier for you to take them to the bathroom breaks.
Do not leave them alone in the room.
Get their toys, food, blanket and provide them a comfortable area to rest.
Keep them active by playing and exercising with them.
Make sure to use the Do not Disturb sign to avoid your pets escaping when the house keeping staffs open the door.
Feed them on time.
Take all the safety measures and enjoy this holiday season with your family, friends and pets.
Love them, they need you. Make the most of the memories this winter. Hope you enjoyed this blog.
Winter whistles the upcoming Christmas and other holidays in a row. It’s a season of abundant joy and festivity. One will always be on toe when it comes to Christmas, the same goes for decorating your barn for this festive season.
The Christmas glitters out shown on your barn doors imbues celebration within, that would lifts up the mood significantly. Here are some simple tips for barn decoration, keeping in mind that you – barn – horse would remain safe.
Wreaths
A minimal decoration you can give your barn is by hanging a wreath or three on the door. Safest wreaths are the edible ones, just like wreath made of hay or carrot leaves. You can hang them around, anywhere on doors, without the fear of a horse eating them. Another best way is to hang a massive wreath from the top of the barn, so the people walking around the barn will have a pleasant view.
Christmas Tree
Other most essential asset of Christmas is the Christmas Tree, placing them in the aisle way will not obscure the grazing way of horses, so that you can put your mind in peace. Make sure the horses don’t go around, pine needles can be toxic when consumed in large quantity.
Garland and Hanging Tinsel
Leveling up your barn decoration can be done by adding tinsels and garland, and hanging the strings of greenery around your barn; it will be safe as long as it’s out of reach of the horse. Avoid using holly and mistletoe, as it is toxic to horses.
Lightings
Horses always prefer a tranquil environment, putting a blower driven inflatable snow globe or a dancing lit up Santa inflatable in front of your barn will only cause more bad than good. However, think of a better way to lit up your barn in a luminous blow, It’s best to avoid stringing light near hay sheds, and inside the barn itself. But the lighting set front or outside the barn is safe, given that the timer should be set. Let the power cord be at the height of un-reachable and regularly check if heat or sparks comes from those cords.
Yard Decoration
Mimicking the scene of Grazing Reindeer, statue of Blow-up Snowmen, Santa on moving trains are the typical joy of celebrating Christmas, it need not be for entertaining the horse, but for you. A best way to decorate the entrance, where the horses might not notice.
All these decoration tips are for you and your horses. Let the horse see the festive vibes from their place itself else it might go out of control.
List of unsafe of decorations around barn:
Here are some decoration practice that are un-suggestive for barns,
Inedible wreaths hanging in reachable distance from horses
Electrical objects, that can bring in potential threats of spark and power outage
Objects hanging from the ceils, that can catch horse attention much easily
Ornaments that make noises
Other than this, always follow safety precautions. Safety comes first!! Not only during the festive seasons, you can always use color lanterns to blow up your mind in celebratory vibe each and every day.
Hope you enjoyed the reading!!
Wishing you a Happy Christmas???????? Happy Holidays????????
Dogs, being one of the most loving pets, rely upon you for almost everything. It is your duty to provide the requirements and take care of your dog. When it comes to vaccination, it is very important to follow and stick to the vaccination schedule of the dog for its healthy long life.
Happy puppy dog smiling on isolated yellow background.
Core vaccines and Non-core vaccines:
Dog vaccination is not only for the protection of dogs but also for the humans, as the dogs may transmit disease to their human companions. The pet owner should be aware of the two important classes of dog vaccines.Core vaccines and Non-core vaccines.
Core Vaccine: Core vaccines should be given to all the dogs to prevent fatal diseases. This includes Canine distemper, adenovirus, hepatitis, Rabies vaccine, Parvovirus
Non-core vaccines: These are given based on different factors like the lifestyles, location, risk of exposure to the infection etc. It is better to always take advice from the veterinarian about the type of vaccines to be administered to your dogs. This includes Bordetella Bronchiseptica vaccine, Leptospirosis vaccine, Parainfluenza vaccine, Lyme vaccine, influenza vaccine.
Risks/Side effects associated with vaccination:
Swelling may be seen at the injected spot, fever, loss of hair, nausea, decreased appetite, diarrhea etc. In some of the rare cases seizures, breathing problems, and unconsciousness are seen.
Which Shots Do Puppies Need?
It is always better to visit the veterinarian regularly in order to maintain the good health of the puppy and it’s long life. And it is always better to know about the diseases and the vaccinations given to avoid the diseases.
Let’s understand the diseases and it’s causes and symptoms.
Canine Distemper
It is a disease which attacks respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of dogs and also certain other animals. It is caused by a virus usually spread through sneezing or coughing from an infected animal. It is also spread by food and water. Symptoms like fever, vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, paralysis and also causes death. Canine distemper cannot be cured, the symptoms or the secondary infections are treated.
Canine Hepatitis
An extremely infectious disease caused by a virus which mainly affects the dog’s upper respiratory tract, liver, lungs, kidneys, spleen and also eyes. Symptoms like fever, vomiting, mucous membrane congestion, swelling of the stomach, jaundice are seen. Mild form of the disease can be cured but severe form results in death.
Parvovirus:
Parvovirus is also an infectious disease which causes severe vomiting, dehydration, lethargy and sometimes death. The virus affects the GI system and results in bloody diarrhea.
Canine Parainfluenza
This is a viral disease which causes kennel cough.
Rabies
Rabies is a mammalian disease caused by a virus which attacks CNS and causes headache, hallucinations, fear of water, paralysis and death. Rabies is generally transmitted through the bite of an infected animal. Immediate treatment can avoid death and regular vaccination is necessary.
Bordetella Bronchiseptica
A highly infectious disease caused by a bacterium which mainly results in symptoms like coughing, vomiting, seizures and also death. Kennel cough is mainly caused by this bacterium. Injectables and nasal spray vaccines are available.
Leptospirosis
This is caused by bacteria including fever, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, lethargy, infertility, kidney failure as the symptoms and in some cases the dogs don’t show any kind of symptoms. A zoonotic disease which gets better if treated sooner with antibiotics.
Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium called spirochete. Usually transmitted through ticks. Symptoms like swelling in the lymph nodes, fever, loss of appetite are seen. It affects the heart, kidney and other vital organs. Antibiotics can be used in the treatment.
Kennel Cough
The inflammation in the upper airways results in Kennel cough. Also known as tracheobronchitis. It can be caused by bacterial, viral, or other infections, such as Bordetella and canine parainfluenza. Mild to severe cough, especially dry cough is seen and is rarely fatal. Cough suppresants can be used to treat this.
Puppy’s Vaccination Schedule:
Here is the list which gives you the information about the vaccines that are to be given at a certain age of your dog.
DHPP (vaccines for distemper, adenovirus [hepatitis], parainfluenza, and parvovirus)
Bordetella, Leptospirosis, Lyme Influenza
14-16 week
DHPP, Rabies
Bordetella, Leptospirosis, Lyme Influenza
1-2 years
DHPP, Rabies
Bordetella, Leptospirosis, Lyme Influenza
3 years
Rabies
Vaccinations for Adult Dogs:
Most veterinarians believe that the adult dogs may attain health risks if too many vaccines are given. However, to be on safer side titer tests are performed to determine which of the vaccines are required to be given. But when it comes to rabies, the vaccine has to be given regularly according to the law passed by the United States.
Conclusion:
In the end, it’s all worth it. Your dog’s health and long life is more important and the efforts that you put in matters the most. We hope you find this helpful and do check out our recent blog Why should reptiles kept away from children?
