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NATURAL PET NEWS
January 22, 2001 Edition

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This Issue's Table of Contents:

DONNA'S COMMENTS
Taking Precautions

HEALTH/HERBAL INFO
Exercise is for the Dogs (and Cats!)

SUCCESS STORY
Parasite-Free

SPECIAL OFFERS

BEHAVIORAL/EMOTIONAL TIP
Stubborn Cat?

FEATURED WEB LINKS
Hypo-Allergenic Dogs?

SUPPLEMENTS AT WHOLESALE PRICES

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** DONNA'S COMMENTS **

Taking precautions in your home is necessary to avoid
household hazards with your pets, so here's a tip to keep
in mind and share with others:

YOU know not to eat those paper or plastic packets often
found in shoe boxes, bottles of medication and vitamins
and some food items, but your pet doesn't. These packets
contain silica gel, which is considered chemically and
biologically inert upon ingestion. However, Jill A. Richardson, DVM,
from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, reports gastro-
intestinal upset being seen in dogs and cats who have accidentally
eaten one of these packets. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting
and lack of appetite.

There can be additional harmful effects, particularly if the
packet was used for medication. "Silica acts as a dessicant
and can absorb qualities of a medicine when it's in a medicine
bottle," explains Richardson. "So, for example, if your dog ate a
silica gel pack that came out of your heart medication, the silica
could absorb the qualities of the heart medication and cause
similar adverse effects." Companion animal caretakers should be
extra careful to keep these packets out of their pet's reach.

Remember to keep the pet emergency hotline number by your
phone: 1-888-4-ANI-HELP for 24 hour-a-day assistance.

Have a purrfect week!
Donna

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** HEALTH/HERBAL INFO **

EXERCISE IS FOR THE DOGS (CATS, TOO!)

Just like humans, pets need exercise. But the exercise routine that's right
for you may not be right for your pet. Begin with a moderate pace and
gradually increase the speed and duration of the workout.

http://www.healthypet.com/Library/prevent-15.html

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** SUCCESS STORY **

PARASITE-FREE

"We give our pets natural foods, but living in the woods, we have the usual
critters that we cohabitate with. To combat the fleas and parasites, and to
keep their blood oood and healthy, I put a squirt of BLACK WALNUT EXTRACT
and a squirt of LIQUID CHLOROPHYLL in their drinking water. At first, they
looked at it funny, but now they look at the water funny if it isn't a
cloudy brownish green! I have had no problems with fleas or parasites since
I started this regimen. I also give them GARLIC routinely to make them good
and smelly. We are a parasite and flea-free environment. As an added bonus
for my dog, I keep a bottle of water in the fridge with some TEA TREE OIL to
spritz him after he comes in as an added measure and it actually keeps his
fur smelling fresher. I no longer have the doggy odor I had with him now
that he has a regular regiment of good food and herbs. It took a little time
for the herbs to get the toxins out of them, but we are doing great being an
all natural pet family." From S and R

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** BEHAVIORAL/EMOTIONAL TIP **

TERRITORIAL BATTLES

Having a territorial battle with your stubborn cat over scratching, plant
eating or unauthorized litter box substitutes? Give him the "double whammy"
with these tips.

http://cats.about.com/library/weekly/aa092900a.htm

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** FEATURED WEB LINKS **

ARE YOUR PETS WEATHERING THE COLD WINTER?

With forecasters warning that much of the United States
is facing the coldest winter in three years, pet owners
need to take precautions to keep their animals safe and
healthy when frigid weather hits.

http://www.petplace.com/Articles/artShow.asp?artID=1993

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