6 Small Changes That Boost Your Pet's Health

Greta sharing indeed. I would also like to add one more thing to your suggestion that chocolate and dog mix up can prove fatal and make your pets fatally ill. The "Theobromine" content of the chocolates are not good for the pets and have shown the health ill effects as per the pet health studies.

So where, oh where, are thr friggin 6 steps to a pet's better health ????????? No where to be found on this website. Shame on AOL for falsely directing us here!!!!

so where are this friggin 6 tips????? No where to be found on this cheesy website. Shame on AOL for directing me here!!!!!

I agree with all 6 of the recommendations, but to me the most important one is to be sure to walk your dog(s). I have 4 - I inherited 2 and the other two are 2 are orphans. We walk about 2 miles each day and that helps to keep both them and me healthy. The oldest one is Nacho. He is about 16 by now. We thought he was a gonner a couple of times because of arthritis in his left hind leg and his cough. But I put him on a weight-loss diet and made sure he walked his 2 miles each day and, though he is slower than the rest, he's still very healthy. Once I heard this saying that seems to apply here: "How to you spell love? T I M E.

I raised two cats 20 yrs. The secret is regular vet visits. Raise them like kids. Make them family. They will love you the same. Good food. They love to play and they watch tv.

I have a 13 year old pitbull that seems as fit as many dogs that are much younger. Always kept the food healthy and consistent exercise. Main trouble he suffered from was chronic ear infections, he even lost his hearing because of too many ear meds or too many ear infections. Just learned about treating his ear problems naturally and wish we had known about this years ago, maybe he'd still have his hearing. It bothers us more than it does him but nice if he could hear. Don't make the mistakes we did, if you have a dog suffering from too many ear infections, go natural and avoid those chemicals in the ears. What we use is called Dr Dogs Ear Oil and he really likes it too. He's also made our lives better, strong and gentle 100 lbs of joy. Hopefully he'll continue to thrive and we'll do our best to keep him that way.

Flouride toxic? Good thing they don't put that stuff in our tap water!

My girl black Lab lived until she was 14, her hips were bad, she couldn\'t barely hold her urine, poor thing..she ate anything though. I have a big beautiful male black Lab now, he\'ll be four in April, it does cost us a lot to feed him Blue Buffalo Dry and give him a can of natural dog food we found at Petco that he likes that\'s in chunks, he\'s a picky thing, lol. He likes milk bones, animal crackers and pretzels when he can get some of ours but we don\'t buy any salty ones. He gets a taste of anything I\'m eating too, I raised him like a pack dog, I always share with him. It\'s not that we can afford this expensive food, we\'re on a fixed income, my dog will get the best and we\'ll make do with eating less expensive meals and do without things, I\'m not going to feed him that crap that\'s not any good for him. I want him to live as long as he possibly can, he\'s a big part of my life, I love this dog very much. Both of us could take some weight off though, we need to get out together and do some walking, it\'s been so cold and ugly, I\'ve been busy, we\'re planning on moving out of state to where my family is so we aren\'t getting enough exercise right now. He likes to play, a Lab needs entertained and talked to a lot, they need a lot of love and attention, they may be big but they are like little lap dogs on the inside....they like to be babied and fussed over. I love black Labs, they are the most awesome dogs I\'ve ever come across, there\'s nothing like them.They are so intelligent, almost as good as a person sometimes...they really get to know all about you, loving & faithful dogs. They are so worth the best care you can give them.

I love all my babies and they are all special. They see the vet 2x's a year. I have one cat that is allergic to so much stuff including cat dander. (a cat that is allergic to itself?) She is receiving allergy shots weekly and she is doing great. But the most heartbreaking news we had today was we had to put one of our horses down and it just breaks our hearts. But we know is she isn't suffering anymore.

Re: Tip #3 and clean litter: you should NEVER use pure bleach to clean ANYthing that your pets come in contact with (bathtub, floor, litterbox, etc.). Their senses of smell are FAR stronger than ours and bleach can damage their nasal passages very easily. Whoever wrote this article should know that.