KEEPING PETS ACTIVE
ALWAYS REFER TO YOUR VET
Correct nutrition is crucial to the health of all domesticated animals and birds.
LETโS START WITH A LIST OF THE BENEFITS:
- Bonding
- Helps with obesity
- Maintains mobility
- Mental health*
- Overall physical health
- Satisfies their natural instincts
*Breeds for example which require more mental stimulation than average in addition to physical stimulation are the Australian Cattle Dog, Border Collie, Belgian Malinois, Poodle, German Shepherd, Retriever, Doberman Pinscher, Labrador, Rottweiler, Yorkshire Terrier (this list is by no means complete).
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Walking, hiking, running, swimming, obedience training and games are great ways to keep your ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ด and yourself fit and for some surfers, taking their fur kids out on a surfboard (make sure that they have life vests).
There appears to be a growing trend of people walking ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ on harnesses and taking them along on hikes as well. Breeds of cats which like water and swimming are the Turkish Van, Turkish Angora, Savannah, Bengal, American Bobtail, Japanese Bobtail, Manx, Abyssinian, Norwegian Forest Cat and the Main Coon.
One must be aware of weather and environmental conditions and ensure that the welfare of the animal is of utmost importance.
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Challenging toys such as a Kong filled with natural peanut butter, make it fun to find their food. If possible, provide indoor dogs with access to a window through which they can look outside. Short bursts of obedience training and teaching your dog new tricks will also go a long way in keeping them mentally stimulated. You can place their toys in a basket so that they can choose the ones that they want.
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โ๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข ๐ค๐ข๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ-๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด. ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ดโ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ.โ Dr. Jillian Orlando, DVM, DACVB, and owner of Carolina Veterinary Behavior Clinic in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Use catnip toys and place them in a basket or box so that they can choose which ones to play with. You can use Kong and similar toys, scratching posts/play centres, cardboard boxes and even make tunnels with boxes to stimulate your cat mentally and physically. Cats are smarter than you may realise so it would be worthwhile to attempt teaching your cats tricks. Catios are a great idea for enabling cats to play safely outdoors.
If you have more than one cat youโll find bursts of chasing each other provide great exercise and fun.
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Provide a big cage and ensure that the cage is escape-proof and includes an exercise whะตะตl, hัdะตะพut, brัdgะต ะฐnd tunnะตlั to keep your hamster active. Change the layout every couple of months to prevent boredom. Use the correct bedding and make that deep enough so that the hamster can burrow into it. Scatter the food so that the hamster can forage which is a natural activity.
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Please get them large cages. Birds are intelligent and very sociable so require a great deal of stimulation and interaction with their owners, engage with them whenever you can and teach them tricks. Appropriate toys with vibrant colours and a variety of textures are great and rotate them every few days. Also, donโt forget to incorporate foraging and puzzle toys.
Allow for flight time regularly (daily if possible) and safely in your home but be sure that the doors and windows are all closed.
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๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ด๐ย https://a-z-animals.com/reviews/how-to-keep-your-guinea-pig-healthy-and-entertained/
๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒย https://woodgreen.org.uk/advice/how-to-make-your-mice-feel-at-home/
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ย https://www.thehealthypetclub.co.uk/how-to-keep-your-rabbits-active/
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ย https://www.petmd.com/exotic/care/how-provide-environmental-enrichment-your-pet-rat
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This article is produced by SAVetshops, in the interest of informing people and sharing information. It is not considered a reference article or a definitive medical reference. Source references are listed below and any person wishing to know more should consult these references, their local vet, state health service or doctor.
๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ:
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PetMD, reviewed by Dr Jennifer Coates DVMย https://www.petmd.com/secrets-keeping-your-indoor-cat-happy
Hamster Care by Alexย https://thehamstercare.com/how-to-keep-your-hamster-busy/
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