Hello Pet Lovers!

We’re going to take a look at the pet nail trimmer called PediPaws. It is all over TV and newspapers. It sounds like it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread. We’ll, let us find out if it really is.

PediPaws is a motorized pet nail trimmer. You can use it across a wide variety of pets. You can use it on dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, mice and the list goes on. Basically any pet that has nails, this pet nail trimmer can be used on. The idea of PediPaws is that it is to be used like a belt sander, but of course, much gentler.

PediPaws grounds your pet nails down. There is no cutting involved. So your pet is more likely to NOT put up a struggle while you are cutting its nails. It is also quiet so you don’t have to worry about your pet getting startled from any unexpected noise.

We tested the product with a frisky terrier. This dog is full of energy and always running all over the place, so keeping it down is hard enough, now imagine trimming his nails down? Alright, so we got him to stay after a bit of negotiating with doggy treats. We the proceeded to use PediPaws to trim its nails. At first it gave us that look but we petted it and it was calmed down again. We started up filing the nails down and it was quick work. We never hit the sensitive nerve ending as PediPaws has a protective covering that wont allow you to grind too much. So we did all of the terrier’s nails and it was as if he never felt it.

We liked the product, it worked well. It is quiet and it does as the product is advertised. We are happy with the results and our official word is…. buy it. If you were thinking about buying it, get it. You will appreciate the fact that you wont be hurting your pt if you cut too close. You also don’t have to worry about split nails either. This pet nail trimmer is excellent. Here’s the link to the website where you can order it online: http://bestfood4pets.com/go/pedipaws/

If you have a pet, you know that pet odor is one of the most difficult odors to remove. There are sprays you can use that cover up the smell but after the spray has evaporated, you will start to smell the odor again. So which pet odor removal is the best out there?

Well, we tried the typical glade spay and it works just fine. For a few minutes. We have our pet dog around and after a few minutes we can smell the dog again. The dog is clean and washed but we can still smell him a few minutes after spraying around Glade.

Next up we tried Febreze. This stuff smells good and it lasts longer than Glade. But it wasn’t effective to get rid of the odor. It covered up well but if you have company over, keep it on hand because after a short time the pet odor will come back and you will find yourself spraying it around again.

Lastly we tried out something we saw on TV which was being pitched by the late Billy Mays. The name of this product is What Odor? Yeah, that’s the name, it comes in your regular size spray bottle and one that is more compact. We used this on our furniture, drapes and the dog potty area. We were surprised to see it did a good job at dealing with the odor. We have a small area of carpet and it also did well to remove the dog smell from it. It lasted a lot longer than what Febreze or Glade lasted.

It is cheap, it costs $19.99 and when we ordered we got an extra set free, so we ended up with 2 regular size bottles and 2 compact size bottles. They last a long time as the spray is minimal, you don’t need to spray a lot around to make it work. You can order this stuff online here: http://bestfood4pets.com/go/whatodor/

Our verdict after trying out these 3 spays is that What Odor? is the best pet odor removal product out there. We think it’s also priced decently. Sure, it costs a bit more than what Febreze or Glade costs but the effectiveness and the amount of time it lasts is worth it. If you’d like to order What Order, click here to order it online: http://bestfood4pets.com/go/whatodor/

Hi dog lovers!

Snuggie For Dogs has hit the market and it has arrived at the perfect time. Fall and winter are right around the corner and currently you can buy one and get one free if you buy from here: http://bestfood4pets.com/go/SnuggieForDogs/

Snuggie For Dogs is made out of high quality material and it is indeed ideal for all dogs. It comes in four sizes so it is guaranteed to fit your dog. It also comes in two colors, pink and blue. We recommend that anyone who owns a dog and walks their dog outside that they buy a snuggie for dogs. They are handy and very useful. It can help prevent your dog catching a cold or the sniffles.

Your dog will be kept nice and warm and wont yelp when it is cold outside. As a special Internet bonus, people who order online will get a free recordable dog tag which is a $15 value in itself!

If you love your dog, then you have to get this for him or her. It only costs $14.95 plus shipping and handling. You will get 2 snuggie for dog blankets and a free recordable dog tag. To order online simply visit the snuggie for dogs website by clicking here: http://bestfood4pets.com/go/SnuggieForDogs/

As a side note, to keep your dog living longer and healthy, check ou PettiPaws Vitamin Supplement for dogs. You can get more information and how to get a free bottle of it here: http://bestfood4pets.com/featured-posts/petipaaws-review-60/

1. Good hygiene – regularly clean the bird cage and the appliances in it. The cleaning must be accomplished minimum twice a week.
2. We mustn’t let our birds have contact with wild or free – living birds, who are the main carriers of diseases and infections.
3. Do not put the bird cage exposed to draughts – the birds can catch a cold, and they should be exposed to the sun no more than 1 – 2 hours, because they can get overheated and can suffer from hypothermia.
4. If you have other pet animals – a dog, a cat, first make sure that they are not aggressive towards the birds and only then can you leave them in the same room together.
5. Examine the bird cage for protruding parts and objects that can hurt the birds.

6. A very important factor for the good health of the birds is the proper and balanced feeding. Except for grain mixture, they should get enough quantity of fruit and vegetables, from which they will supply themselves with necessary vitamins.
7. Also, with great importance for the health of birds is the proper supply with minerals. You can buy them from the pet shop in combined form.
8. It is also necessary that your birds get small stones and sand in a separate container, which contributes to the good digestion and food – assimilation.
9. Overfeeding the birds with proteins of animal origin is very dangerous for them and it can cause podagra and lead to abnormal appetite.

1. Birds need to eat a nutritionally sound diet in order to live a long life. Improper feeding can lead to malnutrition and disease resulting in a shorter lifespan. Start off by feeding your bird right from the beginning.

2. Parrots and birds of the parrot family can eat a variety of different kinds of foods. Seeds should not be a parrot’s only food. This is a mistake many new bird owners make. Seeds contain mostly fat and not enough protein and very few vitamins.

3. Birds can eat most table foods but it is best to stick to healthy items including items containing whole grains, pretzels, and whole wheat pastas and bread. Foods high in fat should be avoided. Never feed them avocados as they are toxic to birds.

4. Good sources of nutrition for your bird include beans and legumes as well as various vegetables and fruits. Some birds resist new foods at first while others are open to trying many new things. Although it may take some time keep trying to introduce your bird to a variety of healthy foods.

5. Changes to a bird’s diet should be done slowly and progressively over time. Provide fresh foods twice per day for approximately an hour each time. Be careful not to leave fresh food in the bird’s cage too long as it will develop bacteria which can make your bird sick.

6. Your bird should be fed two times per day. This will result in your bird getting hungry which will make it more active. Also, a good appetite can make it more likely that your bird will try new foods. Feeding at set times twice per day will also allow you to be able to monitor how much your bird is eating. If your bird is not eating well this can tell you that it is not feeling well or has a health problem.

7. If your bird is a picky eater and you cannot get it to eat a varied diet you can try warming or cooking the vegetables. Take away seeds except at meal time until your bird starts eating healthy foods on a regular basis.

8. Just as water is necessary for people it is also necessary for healthy birds. Keep your bird’s water dish filled with fresh, clean water at all times. Bird bowls can become very dirty and should therefore be cleaned each day with hot soapy water. Also make it a point to pick up some water soluble bird vitamins at the local pet store and add vitamins to your birds water daily.

Birds make wonderful pets for the whole family and they can live a long time if taken care of properly. Proper care of birds includes maintaining a healthy diet of seeds, vegetables and fruit.

Before buying a budgie think about the following questions:

One or two budgies?

Budgies in natural conditions live in flights and it will be boring for one budgie to live in a cage. His friend, who can replace the company of the other bird, could be a person, but only in the case that he spends lots of time with his feathery friend, speaks to it and lets it fly. If the bird is alone most of the time it becomes sad and very often gets sick. If you are unable to spare enough time for the budgie or if the family is absent for a long time, it is better to start breeding a couple of birds. Many people think that when living in a couple budgies do not become domestic because they do not need a human presence anymore. But if you are patient enough and if you have enough time you may breed budgies separately while they grow up until they become domestic and start perching on your arm and only then bring them together into one cage.

Will anybody help you?

It can happen that on some days you will be very busy and unable to care about the birds, it is very important some member of the family take care of them.

Will it be possible for the bird to move around your home?

Home budgies do not need to look for food alone and to fly kilometers away but they also have to “exercise” their wings. These feathery ones will not be vital and healthy if they do not fly daily around the room at least for an hour. But it is very difficult to keep the cage in one room with a cat – it instinctively chases birds and there could be trouble catching the flying budgie. But an obedient dog very soon realizes that the bird is a member of the family and that it must not be disturbed.

Birds are one of the most favored pets in the world. The bird lovers irrespective of the bird species they choose, the place they keep them, would no doubt like to choose a sturdy and comfortable cage for their pets. There are plenty of bird cages available in the market in various sizes and shapes, the selection of a suitable cage for your pet is a challenge. One has to be aware about the uses and abuses of the house of their pets to make a wise decision.

Needless to say birds like more space to move around and as such one should not strictly be confined to the size prescribed for the pet. It is always advisable to go for the largest size available in the market to see that your pet has always the luxury of freedom of maximum space.

While considering the shape of the birdcage one needs to remember that most commonly found cylindrical cages are not the best suited for these small flying creatures. Lengthy cages facilitate horizontal flying often preferred by the small birds and as such are more important than the height. Birds seldom fly up and down. Large birds like parrots need to be provided with cages taller in size to suit their habit of climbing up as a routine exercise. The large birds always deserve spacious and bigger cages. Although the cage manufacturers are aware about the danger of incorrect wire spacing of cages, and take adequate care in this aspect one has to ensure that they are uniformly and adequately spaced so as to avoid any danger to the birds by getting caught by their heads, wings or beaks inside the wire or bar.

Some of the larger birds like parrots would be best housed in cages with horizontal bars enabling it to climb up with help of their beaks. No such specification need be considered for smaller birds like doves, finches and canaries.

Though price of the cage is always a factor to consider when buying a cage one should not go for the bird cages made of cheaper materials as it may turn to be hazardous for the pets. One has to ensure that the cages need be made of non toxic materials like stainless steel, or powder coated iron that are harmless for these species. Cages that are made of galvanized wires containing zinc have to be avoided. The design of the cage should be such that it allows easy cleaning and maintenance. Certain peculiar shaped cages, though gives a different look, causes problems for easy regular cleaning of the cages that is of paramount importance to keep the birds healthy and hygienic.

The spacing of the bars or the material used for the cage is not the only factors that matter. The doors, latches and similar parts of the cage should have a fine finish not to endanger these lovely pets.

In short, choosing a right birdcage takes time and it is worthy spending some time and thinking, that would lead to a healthy life, security and comfort for your dear pet bird.

What to start with?

First we have to consider the following:

What can I afford?

The price of on parrot varies in large bounds in dependence with the species. You can buy for example a budgie for less than $10. The price of the cockatiel varies between $25 and $35. An Amazonian parrot and grey parrot can be purchased for about $300 – $400, cockatoo for 1,000 …… and the price of some parrots reaches $15,000! This is one of the initial questions which you have to answer.

How much space will the bird need?

Larger birds and even some of the small ones are very active physically and need big cages and space in which to play.

Is there any free time for the bird?

Probably this is the most important question. Birds are intelligent, playful and mostly “social ” creatures. Will you have time to play with your bird? To care properly of it? Will it have the chance to be a part of your family? Consider the fact that birds live fairly long. A small parrot cockatiel lives for 20 years and more! Amazona or African grey parrot can live for 50, 60 and there are documented cases for birds that lived up to the respectable age of 100 years! Can you devote to this? It is not unusual to inherit birds for previous generations. Don’t buy a bird if you think that you will soon get bored of it.

How noisy is the bird? Will the neighbors murmur?

Budgies and cockatiel are comparatively quiet. They are suitable to look after in a flat. Moluxco cockatoo could live in flat only if you have neighbors around you and six floors above / below you that like listening to screams cracking their ear – drums. The African grey parrot tends to be one of the comparatively non-noisy parrots. Certainly, there are individual differences between birds. Somewhere there could be cockatoo, that does not make a lot of noise. If really there could be found such, an enterprising person could make a fortune out of it. Remember that noise is a subjective and relative sensation. A bird can be considered as “ non-noisy ” only at the background of another one, considered as noisy.

How “destructive” could a bird be?

Do you possess peerless old furniture? Rare books? Remember that these birds have strong beaks. Some of them are less inclined to “nibbling” than others, but nibbling is completely natural behavior for them.

Does the parrot need special food?

Lory parrots, for example, need a specialized diet. Do you have an opportunity and means to provide it? Once you have made a preliminary investigation and have decided what kind of parrot you want, you can go looking for it and buy it. NEVER, NEVER BUY A PARROT IMPULSIVELY!

Fish are sensitive creatures. It is hard to tell if something is wrong since fish aren’t able to talk and then it just dies. One way to check on the health of those living in the aquarium is by using a test kit.

There are quite a few on the market and some fish experts recommend using a combination to check the water.

The first is called the ammonia test kit. This should be done regularly because ammonia is harmful to the fish. You will get some water out of the aquarium and let the machine do the rest. The level of ammonium must be at a low level or zero. Should it be too high, the water should be replaced even if there isn’t that much dirt yet on the glass.

Next is called the KH & GH test kit. This stands for calcium and magnesium and the level of normalcy depends on the species of fish. Goldfish which are frequently purchased by pet owners should stay between 100 to 200 KH & GH.

Another thing to watch out for is the pH level. There are two types available namely the pH high and the low range. The pet owner only has to buy one and then look at the indicator if the levels are normal. Again this depends on the type of fish kept in the aquarium.

There is also the Nitrate Test Kit. This is considered to be the best one around next to the Ammonia version which can tell when it is time to change the water in the aquarium. For freshwater fish like the goldfish, it should stay under 40 ppm.

If you have live plants inside the aquarium with the fish, it will be a good idea to buy a phosphate test kit. This will alert you if there is an overgrowth of algae that could be harmful for those living there. After changing the water, results should report that the phosphate content is close to zero.

No one can say that there is one kit out there over the others. This is because each one is designed to watch over something and unless someone is able to invent an all around version, fish owners will have to buy and use a combination to ensure the welfare of those living in the aquarium.

When you are an avid aquarium keeper, you should be able to relate when it is said that algae is a major nuisance in keeping the fish tank ‘pleasant’ to view. Once a small patch is seen, it only takes a day or two before you can see that it is starting to overwhelm the delicate balance of your aquarium. Although algae are usually considered an eyesore, we can’t prevent the fact that they will grow in your fish tank whether you like it or not.

It’s important to know the types of algae that can grow in your aquarium. It is important for you to know that there is a certain type of algae that can be left alone. This is the green type of algae. It will start as a small, slimy patch then when left alone, it will grow into something like hair (green hair, that is!). Be appeased when you have green algae in your aquarium. This means that you have established a healthy environment for your pets. Now the problem is how to control it and prevent it from overwhelming all the other species in the tank.

If your new aquarium is plagued by the brown or red algae, then it is most probable that you have a problem in your fish tank’s water quality. The red or brown algae normally appears in new, saltwater aquariums only. They are seen often on the corals.

Another type of algae-like organism is the diatom (and these are the hardest to clean!). These ones appear like dots. These diatoms have hard shells and they cling to the tank. When not cleaned, green algae would start to grow on it.

You should be highly alarmed when your aquarium becomes a habitat for cyanobacteria. This slimy stuff grows much faster than the common algae. Although it is easy to clean, cyanobacteria can grow back just as easy. Once there is an infestation of cyanobacteria in your aquarium, it is best to control them right away. The best way to do so is to clean the corals in your fish tank thoroughly.

There are ways of controlling algae in your aquarium. Aside from cleaning regularly, it is also important to place the aquarium as far away from the window as you possibly can. Having a direct sunlight hit your aquarium will mean faster growth to the unsightly algae. If you have to place your aquarium near a window, make sure to put blinds or thick curtains that would protect the water from a direct hit of light. You can open these drapes or blinds during the evening.

Another way of controlling algae is to limit the amount of lighting that your fish receive in a day. Of course, lighting is necessary for them to develop Vitamin D in their bodies but too much lighting will surely hasten algae growth. To avoid this risk, make sure that you turn on the ‘fish lights’ to no more than ten hours in a day. Make sure to turn them on or off during the same hours each day.

If you would like to resort to algae-eating creatures, then there are certain snails and fishes that you can purchase which would ‘clean up’ the tank for you. Just make sure that they do not overpopulate. Remember that the more fishes you have in a small tank, the higher the chances that the ammonia would reach toxic levels.

There are some apparatus that can be installed to control the growth of algae. These include ultraviolet sterilizers and algae scrubbers, also equipment that do ozonization, resin exchange, or reverse osmosis. If you are willing to do so, you can use distilled water in your fish tank.

There are so many ways of controlling algae but bear in mind that preventing them from recurring would be futile. Algae are a normal part of an aquatic habitat. It is, after all, not dirt but just an unsightly growth in your tank. All you have to do is to learn to control it and manage a habitat that is healthier for your pet fish.