Articles Archive for February 2010
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Correct feeding and housing, timely vaccination and expulsion of helminthes considerably reduce risk of disease. Nevertheless, a dog can fall ill. In this case it is better to consult a veterinary surgeon. Only a vet can evaluate danger of disease and prescribe some medicine. Quite often some illnesses are shown by identical symptoms or disease can be hidden, and illness can be correctly diagnosed by observing disease activity. Of late years laboratory methods of diagnostics are the most widely used: bacteriological, helminthologic, serological, radiological etc. In the arsenal of veterinary …
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Every dog’s owner should know, what must be in medicine chest for emergencies.
First-aid outfit contains:
Antiseptics:
There are iodine, brilliant green, colloidal solution, which quickly dries up and forms dense elastic film on a skin, this is an agent effecting antisepsis, if there are some traumatic injuries, hydrogen peroxide, boric acid.
Adsorbent:
There are activated carbon (tablets) (absorbs gases and toxins formed during touch of indigestion).
Ointments:
There are Vishnevsky ointment, synthomycin emulsion (antiseptic ointment), petroleum ointment (vaseline).
Pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs:
There is a non-narcotic analgesic drug (this …
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If you start keeping a dog, you must know many nuances and know how to do a lot of things. Good owner must be always alert to a trouble with dog’s health. Now we’ll answer to a question: if you want to know respiratory rate of your dog, what should you do?
A healthy dog makes 14-24 respiratory movements per 1 minute. Make a respiratory rate count during one minute; hold your hand to the chest or to a belly. Count inhalations and exhalations. An inhalation and an exhalation make one …
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Viruses are the cause of 80 % of animals’ deaths (dogs, cats and birds) in an early age. However, not only young animals, but also adult animals are exposed to danger of being infected.
Some dog-fanciers do not have any knowledge about protecting their pets against viruses and because of ignorance or even laziness endanger their health and even life! We will remind you some important information about health of man’s best friends.
None of your puppies should leave home or have contact with other animals, …
Autos & Cars »
BMW Company
Today’s BMW starting with small air motors plant manufactures its cars at 5 German plants and 22 affiliated plants worldwide. It is one of several companies that do not robotize the assembly process as all its cars are assembled by people and after words the computers only diagnose the basic cars’ parameters.
The company was founded in 1916 by Karl Rupp and Gustav Otto under Bayerische Flugzeugwerke name – The Bayer’s air motor plants. Those days no one would think of that small enterprise to grow into the automobile giant.
Before …
Autos & Cars »
10 “The most ones”
The biggest run
Got Volvo P1800 made in 1966. Since that time its owner New Yorker Erve Hordon ran 2688600 kilometers having crossed USA, Canada and 5 North European countries.
The loudest sound system
Was built into Nissan Terrano II by “Autolux” specialists in 1998. The system with 4 amplifiers, 6 speakers and 9 subwoofers was able to produce 147 decibels. Though its official record is 139.5 decibels it is still enough to feel your “body insides movement”.
The most expensive sound system
Priced at $35 000 was integrated …
Flooring »
There are a lot of benefits of using the vinyl wood looking flooring over the real hardwood flooring. But with such a great variety of flooring how does the common homeowner make the proper decision for his or her home? In fact there is no comparison of the warmth and color that a natural wool floor could bring to a home, but a vinyl wood looking flooring for sure comes close. No matter in what room you are going to install the vinyl flooring, it can provide an eye-catching alternative …
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Engineered flooring is a great flooring decision. Today there are a lot of stories about people who have tried to install their own hardwood floors. Between removal old floor, installing sub-floor and then going through the process of nailing it down, sanding and finishing the floor, people traditionally feel as they were at the war. If you want to avoid this hard process, fortunately there is a way out – you just need to use engineered flooring or laminate flooring.
It is well known that laminate flooring is cheaper and viable …
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Many breeds of dog were raised for some concrete purpose, as, for example, dachshunds. An elongated form of a body and short legs of these animals primordially were meant for hunting of badgers, this dog can easily get into their holes. But specialties, which were desirable for owners, usually have negative influence on dog’s health.
Dachshunds, bassets, bulldogs and Pekinese are prone to wrong development of their elbow joints. These breeds have such muscle bulk of a forward part of a body, which is considerably bigger, then its back; …
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Stresses, acute depression, which is a result of being isolated during a long time, and also non-observance of housing conditions can cause mental disorder of your dog, which you can see in changing animal’s behavior.
Neuroses come by various reasons. The most frequent is the strong stress, besides, it can be a careless treatment of the owner and poor food, and even some infectious diseases.
The neurosis can be of deferred and of excited type. In the first case, you will see diminution of dog’s activity, animal does not react (or reacts …
