The longer tail and shorter fur of the Chinese hamster combine to make the tail more noticeable on
this species than the other pet hamsters.
Not exact matches
The cat's metabolism works differently: The feline organism needs longer to metabolize and detoxify
pet medicines and painkillers
than the canine system, so veterinary drugs that work well for
other species might be quite toxic for cats and can be used only under close veterinary observation.
If your
pet is any
species other than a dog, it won't qualify as a Service Dog (only dogs and miniature horses may legally qualify as service dogs).
Participants who owned parrots reported being more enthusiastic about initially acquiring their
pet, they spent more time planning and preparing for its arrival
than owners of
other species, and they were just as strongly attached to their birds as were owners of
other species.
Often, these are among the most sought - after birds in the
pet trade, but some
species are more popular and commonly kept
than others.
As these accounts suggest,
species seems to matter less
than the attachment that develops between us and our
pets — and what we can learn from each
other.
The Survey shows more
than one - half of all
pet owners report having purchased a gift for their
pets in the past 12 months, with Christmas remaining as the most popular gift giving holiday.
Pet owners also shell out the big bucks on Easter, Halloween, Valentine's Day and Hanukkah.According to The Survey, dog owners are likely to buy up to seven gifts per year, as owners of
other pets purchase about four gifts per year.Regardless of
species, on average more
than $ 10 is spent on each gift.
NEVER feed your
pets anything
other than a «
species appropriate diet» if you want them to live long and healthy lives and after puppy and kitten vaccinations, DO NOT vaccinate further.
Birds commonly kept as
pets are no different
than their wild relatives — they are the native
species of
other countries.
Minor animal
species include
pets other than dogs and cats such as ornamental aquarium and garden pond fish, birds, reptiles and small mammals.
(ref) The US government justified adding the dog and cat genome not for us veterinarians and
pet lovers; they did it because humans, dogs and cats have more genetic diseases
than any
other animal
species and understanding and attempting to repair or prevent these genetic issues in dogs and cats could have applications in human medicine as well.
For the same reason chinchillas require more space
than a hamster, rabbit or
other small
pets meaning they should have larger cages; another element of chinchilla care specific to their
species.
If you have a
pet of another
species, such as a cat, do not use any of these products
other than under the supervision of your veterinarian.
This is not the case; all birds are considered intelligent creatures, but like
other pets, some
species and / or individual birds can be smarter
than others.
The simple fact is that no
other industry moves more specimens of more
species around the world
than the U.S.
pet industry.
This scares me, as most
pet small mammals,
other than ferrets, are prey
species, while cats and dogs are predators.
All emergency and critical care facilities must have the capacity to receive, evaluate, stabilize, and provide limited, emergency medical support for any small (
pet) mammal, avian, or reptilian
species which is commonly found in the
pet trade, until such time that the patient can be referred to another facility which can provide specific, expert, diagnostic procedures and care for these so called «exotic»
species, ie,
species other than felines and canines.