Behavior and Training

Deaf cats can make wonderful pets

Far more resilient than most people, animals adjust amazingly well to all sorts of physical disabilities. By taking a few simple steps, though, owners can help make the lives of their hearing-impaired pets a little easier and a lot more fun.

Deaf dogs can make wonderful pets

Far more resilient than most people, animals adjust amazingly well to all sorts of physical disabilities. By taking a few simple steps, though, owners can help make the lives of their hearing-impaired pets a little easier and a lot more fun.

In an ideal world, kittens stay with their mothers and siblings for eight weeks. This is just the right amount of time for them to learn all the skills they'll need as adults, including the transition from nursing to drinking fluids and eating solid food. But perhaps you volunteer at your local shelter and you've been asked to foster a three-week-old feline orphan. Should you find yourself in the position of "substitute Mom," the following helpful tips can help facilitate the weaning process.

Weaning pen puppies or orphaned animals

In an ideal world, puppies stay with their mothers and siblings for eight weeks. This is just the right amount of time for them to learn all the skills they'll need as adults, including the transition from nursing to drinking fluids and eating solid food. But let's say you've found a very young pup abandoned at the side of the road, and have been bottle-feeding the little guy on a regular schedule. Should you find yourself in the position of "substitute Mom," the following helpful tips can help facilitate the weaning process.

Cat teething stages

You've fallen in love with your new kitten, but his teething is causing some problems. When cats are four to six months old, their milk teeth begin to drop out and are replaced with adult teeth. During this period, your four-legged youngster will start teething and chewing. This helps ease the pain of the new teeth penetrating the gums. Unfortunately, your pet can't always distinguish between what he should and shouldn't chew. Instead of grinning and bearing it, you can minimize the damage, and help relieve your pet's discomfort with these tips.

Dog teething stages

You've fallen in love with your new puppy, but his teething is causing some problems. When dogs are four to six months old, their milk teeth begin to drop out and are replaced with adult teeth. During this period, your four-legged youngster will start teething and chewing. This helps ease the pain of the new teeth penetrating the gums. Unfortunately, your pet can't always distinguish between what he should and shouldn't chew. Indeed, many a sofa leg and sneaker have fallen victim to a teething pup.

Divorce is never easy for anyone. Adults and children alike must make countless adjustments when a marriage ends. In addition to the decisions of who gets what and who lives where, another important choice must be made: What happens to the pets?

Divorce is never easy for anyone. Adults and children alike must make countless adjustments when a marriage ends. In addition to the decisions of who gets what and who lives where, another important choice must be made: What happens to the pets?

Your growing pup has spent the last 45 minutes zooming around the dog run, and now he's ready for a game of fetch with you. But not only is your pet a candidate for the canine olympics, he's also taken to exploring and chewing everything in the house that isn't nailed down. Even some of the training commands you worked so hard to teach him seem to be going in one ear and out the other. Relax – it's not that you're getting older, it's that your pup is.

The majority of these bites will come from a cat that the child already knows-his own family pet, or an animal belonging to a friend or neighbor. By teaching your children the appropriate way to behave around cats, you can help avoid potentially dangerous interactions-and reduce the chances of being bitten. PetDoc encourages you to please share this important information with all the members in your household.