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4 Annual Vaccinations Your Horse Needs to Receive
The American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) has created a list of vaccines that are recommended for all horses. These vaccines include Rabies, Eastern & Western Equine Encephalomyelitis, Tetanus and West Nile Virus. Horses who have never been vaccinated will require an initial vaccination followed by a booster given approximately one month later. After the […]
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How to Keep a Healthy Aquarium Through Preventive Maintenance
It’s easier to prevent disease, than it is to cure sick fish. Here’s a list of tasks and a preventative maintenance schedule that will help prevent stress and disease. Daily Maintenance Check all your fish for signs of stress and disease. The earlier you spot a sick fish and begin to give that fish special […]
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How to Identify and Help Prevent Alpaca Stomach Ulcers
Stomach ulcers are not uncommon in alpacas and they can easily lead to death, so it is important to prevent this alpaca disease. Unfortunately, alpacas are stoic, and it is hard to know that your alpaca is developing an ulcer until they are well advanced. Death occurs because the ulcer has penetrated the stomach wall […]
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Why Rabbits Can’t Sweat & More
Rabbits can’t sweat because they don’t have any sweat glands. To regulate their body temperature, they use their ears. Rabbit ears contain major networks of blood vessels, which, since their ears are set apart from their bodies, serve to cool the blood. When the weather is hot, it’s a good idea to feel your rabbit’s […]
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How to Catch a Horse That Runs from You
There is nothing more frustrating than looking forward to a nice ride and ending up standing in the field with the horse running circles around you. A horse that evades being caught is a nuisance. It is frustrating for the owner and many busy owners do not have time to waste. If the horse gets […]
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6 Fun Facts About Red Eared Slider Turtles
There are several different species of slider turtles, but the most kept as pets are Red Eared Slider Turtles. These are the turtles you often see piled up in small tanks in pet stores. Slider turtles make excellent pets, and they require the same amount of care as all the other turtles. One thing to […]
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How to Teach Your Dog to Sit Pretty in 6 Easy Steps
Sit Pretty is a trick that’s sure to warm anyone’s heart. Few sights are sweeter to behold than a playful pooch raising his two front paws as though to beg for your affections. What I enjoy most about teaching this trick is that almost every breed of dog can master it in a relatively short […]
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How Horses Have Evolved During the Last 50 Million Years
An interesting thing about a horse is that some fifty million years ago, it looked like the horse we know today, except that it was a small creature, only eleven inches high. It had four toes on its front feet and three toes on its hind feet. Scientists called it Eohippus, or “Dawn Horse.” This […]
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How to Properly Bathe Your Ferret
Unless your ferret goes snorkeling in butterscotch pudding or has a bad case of fleas, you really don’t need to bathe them very often. It doesn’t affect the odor much; in fact, many ferrets smell worse for a few days following a bath. The best thing you can do to control your ferret’s scent is […]
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12 Fascinating Facts About Reindeer
Reindeer are prominent in our holiday music and images. They pull Santa’s sleigh, have names, and can fly. But how much do you really know about this northernmost deer species? Reindeer in North America are called caribou They are a species of deer that are found in the Arctic tundra and adjacent boreal forests of Greenland, […]
