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Fireworks and lots of food. This is for many people the holiday season. Christmas and New Years are celebrated. Especially with lots of food and fireworks. But pets can have the holiday season a little more attention. Especially since they can not stand chocolate and fireworks can be damaging to pets.

Chocolate is very dangerous for dogs: it can even be fatal
The combination of dog and chocolate is a very dangerous combination. While dogs just so love the delicacy. Because it is often thought that animals know exactly what is good for them, but that’s wrong. Because chocolate can kill a dog. A big dog who accidentally gets a piece of chocolate will not immediately die. But a little dog that gets 50 grams of dark chocolate can be very ill or even die.

Why is chocolate dangerous for dogs?
Chocolate contains theobromine in traces. This gives the typical taste treat. Milk chocolate has less theobromine than plain chocolate. The bitter taste comes from here. White chocolate contains Theobromine, but very few.
Theobromine has a number of effects, but it also irritates the body. And in dogs is much larger than the effect in humans. If theobromine in the dogs stomach stays, much more gastric juice is produced. Therefore, gastric ulcers, but also acute vomiting and diarrhea occurs. But does more theobromine. It is quickly absorbed into the blood and it attacks the heart muscle too. As a result the animal has rapid breathing. The breath passes through the material much faster. If an animal had lots of chocolate, it can die from cardiac arrest.

What should you do if your dog has eaten chocolate?
If a dog has eaten chocolate, the owner must as soon as possible contact the vet. Who will advise what to do. Often the vet will inject a substance to make the dog vomit. In this way the theobromine leaves the body again. Read the rest of this entry »

The Main Coon finds its origin in America. There are many stories about the origin of this breed. A popular urban myth is that the Maine Coon would be a cross between a lynx and a raccoon. In reality, a very lovely Maine Coon cat which is fine to keep as pets.

History
The Maine Coon cat is the prototype of all ages in New England, Maine and surrounding states on the north coast of the United States. The Maine Coon is descended from some long-haired cats and cats that carried the gene for long hair. Long ago they were brought to America by colonists from Europe. In winter it was often very cold, and had a great advantage with long-haired cat fur.

Features
The Head: has high cheekbones, and often have a somewhat broad, strong chin.
Eyes: large, oval and slightly rounded.
Ears: the ears are set wide apart and she pointed to walk. Typically, the plumes from the inner ear to the outside.
Body: one of the largest cat breeds we know, especially the males tend to be large and muscular, with a broad chest. The legs are shorter, have heavy bones and large round feet which also often have hair tufts between the toes.
Tail: long, returned to the back should extend at least to the neck.
Coat: dense, thick, long coat, and often wear a collar. The structure of the coat depends on the color. In summer the fur is often a lot shorter than in winter, the bushy tail is always against them.
Colour of hair: the Maine Coon is found only in natural colors, black, cream, blue, brown, red, blue and cream, sometimes with white tabbytekening course, or a white undercoat.

Character
Main Coons are nice, sweet and cheerful animals. Normally they go well with other pets and if the introduction has taken place as a kitten, with dogs will go well together. Usually happy cuddled and caressed, and like to be brushed occasionally.

The care
The long fur is the self-cleaning and usually leaves with an occasional brush in excellent condition. Brush must not be too hard, this can damage the coat. In spring and summer, the coat moult. The bushy tail is always there. Read the rest of this entry »

The French lop rabbit is one of the biggest races, and weighing over 6 pounds in size they do not much inferior to a flemish giant. These are big friendly animals and are very affectionate towards people, especially interested in children, they want you to come sit with them and like to be closer and cuddle. They point rather not be lifted! You have chance to thrash them, thus making your ugly scratch or damage their back ones own so it is necessary that you lift them well. And the right thing would be to lift them with one hand between the legs supporting the breast, and with your other hand supporting their ass, just above the tail, thereby tilting the animal you’re sitting a bit, and keep it quiet.
Wrap them with your hands, that gives them a certain feeling of security. When they feel that they are at risk of falling, they will certainly oppose! Never lift the animal by his neck! A French lop is much too large and heavy for that, and it is true that rabbit do not like that. There may be internal bleeding occur, and pygmy rabbit gently, the skin so thin that even down to tear!
The French lop is a large animal and thus not suitable to be lugged around by children. It is always the best to just let them run free, and then they will somehow crawl on your lap as they want.

Housing

Because the French lop is a large animal, he is not suitable for keeping inside the house. If you do not have another choice then if would be good if you walk him around 1 or 2 times a day. You should choose a big yard to run, and a water-proof box to a night sleep. If you choose him to be outside in the winter, you would really do him a favor. A French lop developed a very thick undercoat that protects it from moisture and cold, and with such a thick coat in the living room where it can be about 22 degrees, the animal may even collapse from the heat. If it is very hard winter put some sawdust hay and straw in his cage. This way he can stay outside. Read the rest of this entry »