Americans are becoming more and more interested in providing the best possible accessories for their beloved pets, and many fascinating new avenues are opening up in the area of pet travel. If you are planning to travel and are afraid of leaving your “furry family member” in a kennel …

I’d wanted a pet rat for years. So when I moved into my own apartment and got a nice bonus alongside my paycheck, it was time for me to go get a whiskered friend. I purchased her at PetCo, for the bargain price of $5.99 (I wanted …

Going Grain Free?!? Maybe Iams Grain Free Naturals is right for your dog.
When we agreed to adopt Tigger, our full-grown Australian Terrier, the family we got her from told us that she had always eaten Iams ProActive Health Mini-Chunk dog food and they gave …

If you have three, four, or more, or even just two, dogs; You likely know (If you walk at least two of them at a time and not just one.) what a hassle it can be carrying more than one leash if you’re dogs are anything like mine, and …

I really recommend the Littermaid automatic cat boxes. I bought one years ago and loved it. So, I bought another one for another room in the house. I have had them for many years and they still work great. If they ever die out I …

My cat’s health has always worried me. She is a small tabby and her eating habits have been, well shall we say, strange? She is a very picky eater, plus many cat food products seemed to upset her stomach. She will turn her pretty little nose up at certain …

I happen to be a person very fond of pets, and my latest edition to the cage is worth explaining. About ten years ago, I introduced a pair of parakeets into the house, but they died away quickly due to lack of vitamins in the bird food. …

I have personally owned a Beta fish before, and they are easy to take care of, and very cool looking. It’s also knowned as the Siamese fighting fish. It’s a really popular freshwater fish and you don’t need a tank, just a fish bowl to take care of it. …

I currently have two Bullmastiff dogs, one that is a full breed and one that is a mix. I had a purebread before and he was the best dog I ever had, so after he passed I fellin love with his two look-a-likes. I have these two since they …

I have had an aquarium for a number of years. I tried a number of products to get and keep the water healthy. However, I was losing a fish here and a fish there,replacing and repeating the cycle. I continued to test more products in the hopes …

I recently started my two year old beagle on Wellness dog food. He eats the canned food and the dry formula. He was eating Beneful Original Formula Dry Food and Eukanuba Low Residue canned dog food, but since he started eating Wellness I have noticed a change …

About ten months ago I adopted two puppies from my neighbor. At the time they were indoor only dogs and I had originally planned for them to be so. I let them outside to play for a bit but as they got older they started to become antsy inside …

I love animals, and have been a pet owner since from the time I could walk and even today own two very happy, chubby and sweet kitties. However the one thing that I do not enjoy when it comes to pet ownership is the smell. Yes, even though my cats …

The fire hydrant shape of the bottle of this Castor & Pollux Head to Tail Pet Shampoo was just too cute for me to pass up. I have two puppies and they have thick fur and even though they are still small and don’t really get into enough trouble …

This is another difficult review for me in certain ways because I have both positive and negative experiences with Dr. Jyl Rubin’s Mobile Vet Connection.
A few years back, I decided I wanted to start using mobile vets for my dogs. It was convenient, and that was something I …

One of my five dogs, Gracie, is a 43 pound 11 year old Australian Shepherd mix who is constantly licking, chewing and scratching her body which makes hot spots, sometimes until she bleeds. By process of elimination, we do not believe it’s a food allergy so far and she …

As I write this review, I am pretty disgusted and shocked at the fact that I was rejected as a suitable owner for a rescue dog from these kennels. Although I must say that I do admire anyone who devotes their time to re-homing abused and abandoned dogs …

As dogs become sociable and active you have to watch out for stubborn ticks. For pet owners it is a persistent and annoying problem. I don’t really know how it started. I have a shaggy brown dog and to be sure that’s enough of a reason. …

I just want to be honest with the people who follow me from time to time. I hated my cat when I first got her. My wife wanted a cat and so I made it my business to get her one. I had no idea that Cats were so …

We purchased this doggie carrier for our 16 pound pooch and are now disappointed in the quality of this product. The carrier comes in different sizes, with recommendations for what size should be used according to your dog’s weight. We got the medium sized pack, and our …

If ever you mention even considering buying a weimaraner your most likely to get one of two reactions. The first being confusion. “You want to get a what? A Whiney-Arm-Ah?” Not everyone knows what they are after all. The second, from those who have owned, or know a Weimaraner …

I am pleased with this dog food from the HiLife brand and now I buy it regularly for my dog. I have a high quality dry complete food always available in my dog’s bowl which he can nibble at whenever he gets hungry, but twice a day I …

I have two very temperamental cats who like things a certain ways. They like their litter a certain way. I’m not much of a fan of cleaning up after them, which is why they’re really my husband’s cats, but I thought that maybe there was a way to make …

I purchased Fiebing’s Satin Sheen at a local tack store because it was cheaper than a leading brand. I wanted to see if Fiebing’s could hold up to the competition. I’ve used Fiebing’s numerous times on my horse with good results. Unlike some conditioners, Fiebing’s Satin Sheen does not …

I have had pets under the care of vets at Westbury Animal Hospital for 4+ years, and general experience with them for 6+ years. Westbury is a 24/7 vet hospital, with regular vet hours, boarding, and emergency care. I have used all three.
My two cats are under …

Hedgehogs make wonderful pets. They are fun to watch on their wheel, and they can be incredibly gentle. My hedgehog and I have been happy together since October of 2009.
The hedgehog makes a great first pet for a child of ten or eleven. They are easy to care …

This product is a powder made primarily of baking soda that you sprinkle in with fresh cat litter when you change your cat’s kitty litter box. It works as a deoderizer, suppressing the smell of the cat excrement and leaving both the litter box and surrounding area smelling …

Papillion is a french word for butterfly ears. Papillion dogs are known for just that. They are show dogs and are toy sized. They look a little bit like pomeranians but with less fur.
To have them as a pet means to have a hyper dog in the house. These …

When I first purchased this product, I was a little skeptical that something like this would actually work or make any kind of difference in my home. We just brought home a new puppy and she has had several accidents on my nice clean carpet.
I went …

I was so excited to get a kitten a few years ago that I probably went overboard with toys for him. I felt a bit guilty since I have an elderly diabetic cat as well who really just wants to relax and be left alone. I figured maybe getting …

Once, having returned from a short trip, I had discovered that one of my kitties failed to use his litterbox. Obviously, my absense was a big stress for him, and some cats will react to stress in this way. He must have peed in the basement once or twice. …

The Old Roy Doog food is at a great price but sometimes that comes with a bigger price. The vet’s office. Be very careful of no-name type foods. I know Wal-Mart is a large corporation but their doog food is still a no name. If you cannot buy it …

Our first dog was quite huge, and I did not want to restrict her too much as far as her lead is concerned so when the time came to buy a lead I decided against buying a standard chain lead and bought a retractable lead instead.
I don’t see the …

Even since I was a young girl I wanted a draft horse. I grew up around many different breeds of horses but I my Great Uncles Percheron and Belgian Draft Horses always had a special place in my heart. I finally got the chance to own a …

I received this medicine from my vet for my cat’s diarrhea. It is a pale yellow-colored liquid medicine and must be refrigerated. At the time I received this, my cat had been suffering diarrhea for about three weeks. He had first become sick from his old food, producing shapeless …

I bought Meijer Main Choice Scented Cat Litter because I only had $3 USD in my pocket and I really needed some cat littler. The bag is enough to fill two regular sized cat boxes, which is what I have in my house. For that price this is a …

My cat is very picky when it comes to dry food so I was very disappointed to learn they were no longer making the one brand he actually did eat and I would have to search high and low for a different one.
Fortunately for me, I was able to …

If, like me, you have cat(s) with frequent hairballs, you know how unpleasant and distressing it is for both of you. Two years ago, at my wit’s end, I walked into a specialty pet store and begged the clerk for some way to stop the endless upchucking.
She recommended …

I bought this deworming solution because the shop had run out of deworming tablets. The shop proprietor, himself a proud owner/breeder of dogs, recommended it as a cost-effective alternative. I wasn’t too fond of the idea of trying a product that I hadn’t heard of before on …

With all the talk going on currently about “Old Roy Dog Food” due to the recall - I want to say, Old Roy is a good brand! I know Wal-Mart pulled the brand off the shelved due to the tainted dog food but what is now on their …

I have a shih tzu / bichon frise puppy who is always in need of tons of grooming. Along with brushing her out everyday, I wipe her down with doggy wipes. I recently purchased Earthbath Grooming Wipes to use on her and these wipes have been my …

What do you do when you have a dog who barks and barks and barks and barks, not at people, but at the endless slew of squirrels that taunt her from trees and fence posts? That’s been my dilemma for a while. If I’m outside with her, …

The Pedi-Paws nail filer is offered as an alternative to cutting your pets nails which many many animals seem to hate. Although it seems like a great alternative it also has it’s disadvantages. I have talked to many friends about this product after I purchased my own and we …

I always put little stock in the idea that one brand of dog food was really going to work tons better than another. Dog food is dog food, right? Wrong. I recently switched my fox wire terrier puppy over to Purina Dog Chow from a generic …

Aquariumadvice.com is a huge site with articles about keeping tropical fish, aquarium maintenance, and products related to fish-keeping. It also has a very large forum with many topics. In this forum, you can chat with aquarium hobbyists from all over the world. As the name says, you can get …

I took my 2 standard poodles to Jeannie’s Grooming for a total of 5 years. I could not of been more satisfied with a groomer than I was with the groomers at Jeannie’s. Anyone who has owned a poodle knows very well how important it is for the groomers …

I have been giving my golden retriever these treats since she was a puppy and they are still going strong a few years later in our house. She absolutely loves them and I, too, love them because they are so good for her. They are simple ingredients …

The Hikari Gold is a premium line of fish food made specially for cichlid fishes. However, I’ve heard of many people who feed this food to Oscar fishes without experiencing any problems. I have an oscar fish, not a cichlid fish. I bought this food off of Amazon for …

The last time I headed to Pet Smart and asked them for something to give my dog to treat her bad breath, the first thing they pulled out is an actual tube of doggie toothpaste and I looked at the sales person like she was crazy and I told …

Drinkwell Fresh Water Fountain is a good watering solution for pets (cats and small dogs) if you want to give them a constant supply of clean, fresh drinking water without having to often refill the water bowl. The water fountain is made out of solid, durable plastic. You can …