PET OBESITY: IS YOURS AT RISK? Studies show nearly half of our dogs and cats are overweight or obese‚ but these healthy habits might help keep your pet from becoming an alarming statistic. Is your pet at risk? People aren’t the only over-eaters in America: The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) found that 56 percent of dogs and 53 percent of cats are either overweight or obese. Recently‚ we were touched by the story of Meow‚ a 39-pound cat who died in a shelter from obesity complications
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A multi-purpose pet I wanted to inform you that I am planning to adopt a pet in the near future. I’ve considered the various pets available for adoption and have come to the conclusion that adopting a dog would be the best choice for both you and me. I will explain a few of the reasons that I feel adopting a dog is our best choice; Dogs are very loyal to humans‚ they teach children responsibility‚ and will help protect our family and homes from criminals. The loyalty of a dog is unsurpassed
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My Biggest Pet Peeves A pet peeve is an irritating experience caused by others that you cannot control. It could be an act‚ noise‚ or just something that ticks us. Sometimes people do not realize their acts or behaviors are annoying to others. Some of my biggest pet peeves are people who use a cellphone where or when there are not supposed to use it‚ people who chew loudly‚ and people who smoke in public places. The cellphone is a big invention at this time; people can use cellphones
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Staring Contest Have you ever been in school or at a restaurant‚ and all of a sudden‚ you catch someone staring at you? You look again and they’re still in that glazed over look‚ almost as though they can’t move. When it comes to pet peeves‚ it seems as though everyone has a different answer. But‚ for me‚ nothing gets under my skin more when people stare at you for no reason at all. When someone is staring at me‚ I feel as though I am being judged. A lot of times when people are in public‚ the
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Pets are wonderful. It is great to feed them and pet them. I also have beautiful pets. My pet dog’s name is Muthu. He is from the German shepherd family. Some people think that this kind of dogs is very fierce and hard to manage. But Muthu is very nice and loving. He always follows his master’s orders. At night we let him free and he guards our house. He doesn’t like to sit simply in his kennel‚ bored. So‚ in the evening my Dadichan takes him for a walk. He wags his
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only that‚ you must remember that no matter how healthy your pet is now‚ there will eventually be the need for vet care when they get older and fall ill to the many diseases that dogs and cats can get. For example‚ cataracts is a very common eye problem in dogs that affects their sight. The treatment for cataracts can cost thousands of dollars to fix‚ as well as the need for multiple clinic visits afterwards. This is when pet
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Pet Peeve Frankly I have a rather extensive list of pet peeves. Either that or I have a very low tolerance for many things. One of my biggest annoyances however‚ happens to be something that I quite enjoy as well. To be in a relationship‚ for example‚ is my biggest pet peeve. Not so much being in a relationship‚ but all that pursues during and after this bond. Don’t let me be misunderstood‚ though I hate to be in a relationship‚ it has its perks but that’s a different matter. To be in a committed
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Pet Peeve/ Community Issue Speech One Upper Introduction Attention grabber- How many people here have gone out and witnessed or did something amazing and could not wait to tell someone about it. Finally when you got around the person or people you wanted to tell‚ someone there had their own story to tell similar to your story just better‚ faster or bigger than your story. They completely take all your thunder. Tie to the audience- These people are called a one upper‚ and I’m sure everyone in
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In our lives‚ some people need pet as their ‘friends’. For me‚ I choose cat as my pet cat. My cat named Puteh. It has a pair of blue round eyes. Usually‚ at night in the dark it’s eyes will blazed red. It has two pairs of bright pink paws and light pink nose. Puteh loves it when I pat him on his back. Yesterday‚ I met again with the veterinarian. Before‚ he advised me to put Puteh on a good diet. Putih seems overweight. He does not like to eat too much‚ I think Puteh just lacks
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have the money. There are a lot of homeless men and women who have dogs‚ cats‚ or even a pet bunny‚ and if they can’t afford to feed themselves what makes people think they can afford vet bills. I have met some people who are homeless even because his or her spouse has kicked them out and they have nowhere else to go. So I believe vet clinics should give free rabies shots or free check ups to people who have pets and are homeless. The rabies shot so if they get attacked by a rabid animal they won’t
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