Pet-iquette

Q: Is it okay to give pets food that contains salt and sugar?
A: Eating too much salt can cause excessive thirst and urination and lead to sodium ion poisoning in pets. Symptoms of too much salt include vomiting, depression, tremors, diarrhoea, elevated body temperature, and seizures. It may even cause death. Sugar can have the same effect on pets as on humans. It can lead to obesity, dental problems, and possibly the onset of diabetes.

Q: Horses being used in wedding processions, walking in the middle of the loud band music are common sights. Is a horse not affected by the loud sounds?
A: Horses are extremely sensitive to loud sounds. It is extremely painful for them because a horse in the wild is a prey animal — like a deer — it can hear things at a higher pitch than humans. Chronic exposure to loud noises can cause hearing loss as it does in humans.
 
Q: Should a female cat be allowed to have a litter before she is spayed?
A: No. There is absolutely no benefit to the cat in doing this. Spaying a cat before her first litter, or better yet, before her first heat, is easier and safer. Recent evidence also suggests that spaying a cat before six months significantly decreases her risk of mammary (breast) cancer.
 
Q: When I bathe my dog should I scrub his head and face as well?
A: It is very dangerous for water to enter your dog’s ears or for soap to enter the eyes. So it is better for you to sponge the dogs head carefully with very little water.
 
Q: Is it okay to keep a St. Bernard in India ?
A: It is as okay as your having to wear a fur coat and standing in the sun the whole day. St Bernards are meant to be in the snow bound Alps. They have no tolerance for heat at all. They will be miserable, hot, and their coats will attract fleas and ticks. Get a St. Bernard if you like, but it will die in less than two years after you have been stripped of all your money by a local vet. And be prepared for a huge air-conditioning bill and lots of hair on all the furniture.