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Inappropriate Urination
Of all cat "accidents", inappropriate urination causes the most cleanup woes. Help prevent it by providing a clean, well-maintained, accessible litter box...
Chewing Of Electric Cords
Is there a way to make your cat stop chewing on electrical cords? Did you have to replace the telephone cord because...
Behaviour Problems In Cats
We love how it is that our cat uses a litter box, so we never have to run home in time to...
Inappropriate Urination
Of all cat "accidents", inappropriate urination causes the most cleanup woes. Help prevent it by providing a clean, well-maintained, accessible litter box...
Chewing Of Electric Cords
Is there a way to make your cat stop chewing on electrical cords? Did you have to replace the telephone cord because...
Behaviour Problems In Cats
We love how it is that our cat uses a litter box, so we never have to run home in time to...
Animals
Kromfohrlander
History & Overview The Kromfohrländer is one of the most recent German breeds and has been recognized internationally...
Australian Kelpie
History & Overview The Australian Kelpie is a medium-sized dog used to herd sheep. In the late 1800s,...
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Appearance The Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) is a Robin-sized woodpecker that is barred black and white above and...
Lancashire Heeler
History & Overview The Lancashire Heeler is the world smallest pastoral breed. It is supposed by many that...
Broad-winged Hawk
Overview The Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) is a crow-sized hawk, brown above, barred with rusty below, with broad...
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Bed Planting
Overview One should do bed planting whenever possible. This is particularly true of foundation planting around the house,...
African Spurred Tortoise
Overview The genus Geochelone contains 21 species, all of which are relatively large when adult. It includes the commonly kept...
Pyloric Stenosis
What Is Pyloric Stenosis? Pyloric stenosis is a common abnormality involving the stomach. The condition results from the...
English Toy Spaniel
History & Overview In England, the English Toy Spaniel is known as the King Charles Spaniel, which is...
Belgian Sheepdog (Tervuren)
Overview There are four varieties of Belgian Shepherds: the Groenendael, the Tervuren, the Malinois and the Laekenois which...
Diabetes Insipidus
What Is Diabetes Insipidus? At least a quarter of all dogs euthanized or turned into shelters are given...
Animals
Harris’s Hawk
Overview Most hawks are solitary hunters, fiercely antisocial, but one species displays the kind of behavior usually associated with only wolves, killer whales and humans, the sooty black, white-rumped Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) of the Southwest. Hunting Across the deserts of west Texas,...
Kromfohrlander
History & Overview The Kromfohrländer is one of the most recent German breeds and has been recognized internationally since 1955. Ilse Schleifenbaum who first bred it, lived near Siegen in southern Nordrhein-Westphalia near the district "krom Fohr" (in modern German "crooked furrow"), hence the name "Kromfohrländer". The breed...
Berger Picard (Picardy Sheepdog)
History & Overview The Picardy Sheepdog has very ancient origins and it is believed that the breed originated from the Picardie region, France. It was recognized as a distinct breed in 1925. The Picardy Sheepdog is a medium-sized dog with a somewhat rugged appearance.
Red Spotted Severum
Overview Severum Cichlid (Heros Efasciatus) is a freshwater tropical Cichlid native to the Amazon region in South America. It is very popular among aquarists, often in its gold colored variation rather than the wild-type olive green one. In the wild, Severum is found in slow-moving rivers, tributaries and...
Blue Jay
Overview This handsome, noisy bird is known for its raucous voice and the wide variety of its calls, cries, and screams. But like other jays, the Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) also has a "whisper song," a series of faint whistles and soft, sweet notes delivered from a perch...
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Selective IgA Deficiency
What Is Selective IgA Deficiency? Selective IgA deficiency is an immune system disorder...
Cobalamin (Vitamin B-12) Toxicity
What Is Cobalamin? Vitamin B-12 (cobalamin) is a cofactor for 2 enzymes and...
Atrial Septal Defect
What Is Atrial Septal Defect? Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital abnormality...