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NATURAL PET NEWS
October 1, 2002 Edition

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Table of Contents:

A NOTE FROM RANDAL
Spay/Neuter Stamps
New Series

HEALTH/HERBAL INFO
Pet Owners Are Less Stressed When Cat, Dog Present

SUCCESS STORIES
Flint River Ranch Treats

BEHAVIORAL/EMOTIONAL TIP
The Best Age For Teaching House Training
Excessive Crying

FEATURED WEB LINKS
Common Household Medications And Their Dosages For Pets

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** A NOTE FROM RANDAL **

Hello Everyone,

Here in Virginia it seems to have turned cooler at night and in the
mornings. I really enjoy this time of year. It is so wonderful to have
cool breezes hit your face instead of the normal warm to hot breezes.

We have some new things going on. Below is an excerpt of the new
SPAY/NEUTER stamps that are now available. We purchased some and I couldn't
believe how pretty they are. Hope you will do the same!

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SPAY/NEUTER STAMPS NOW AVAILABLE

The long-awaited spay-neuter stamp is finally available for purchase at post
offices everywhere! 250 million stamps were printed in the initial print
run. Animal advocates are hoping all 250 million stamps will sell quickly
enough that the US Postal Service will print more, as well as offer more
animal advocacy stamps in the future. If your post office does not yet have
these stamps in stock, ask them to order a large supply, and in the
meantime, you can view the stamps and order yours online at:
(Choose the Buy Stamps option)

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Also, in our behavior section we are starting a new series on house
training. This section is being brought by Gene Sower. Gene has many years
of dog involvement. He publishes an ezine and was at one time the dog
expert on about.com. He also has an ebook available giving complete house
training guidelines. Make sure you make this a regular read I believe it
will be helpful to you or you can convey the messages to family and friends.

Being a cat lover myself, I will include a section each time for our feline
owners too. After all, us cat owners need some guidance too. :-)

Until next time!

Randal


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** HEALTH/HERBAL INFO **

PET OWNERS ARE LESS STRESSED WHEN CAT, DOG PRESENT
Charnicia E. Huggins

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pets may not only provide good company for their
owners, they may also help lower stress, according to new study findings.

"Pets can actually provide cardiovascular benefits to their owners," lead
study author Dr. Karen Allen of the State University of New York at Buffalo
told Reuters Health.

This finding is based on a study involving 240 married couples, half of whom
owned a cat or dog. The researchers investigated the effect of the
participants' spouses, their pets, and close friends--for non-pet owners--on
their responses to stress. Stressful situations included being evaluated
while performing mental arithmetic or immersing a hand in ice water for 2
minutes. All of the participants had normal blood pressures.

When at rest, pet owners had much lower heart rates and blood pressure
levels than did their non-pet-owning peers, Allen and her colleagues report
in the September/October issue of the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.

Heart rates and blood pressure levels were at their highest when pet owners
and non-pet-owners, respectively, performed mental arithmetic in their
spouse's presence, study findings indicate. When the pet owner performed the
same task in the presence of both his or her spouse and their dog or cat,
however, his or her heart rate and blood pressure would climb much less
sharply.

In fact, pet owners were most calm when their pets were present, whereas
those who did not own a pet were most calm when they worked alone, the
report indicates.

Pet owners also exhibited the smallest change in heart rate and blood
pressure when they immersed their hand in ice water.

These "findings make us think about social support in a new way, and
suggests that such support can indeed cross species," Allen said.

The reason why pets had such a positive effect on their owners' stress
reactions may be because owners tend to view pets as totally accepting and
supportive, Allen suggested.

"In contrast, no matter how much another person appears to be cheering us on
in a supportive way, we do not always perceive that person--especially a
spouse--as totally non-judgmental and accepting," Allen explained.

Still, it is not known whether the pets caused the low stress response or if
the response was due to some other shared characteristic among pet owners,
Allen added.

In any case, "pets are not for everyone," the researcher stressed. "However,
we do encourage people who like animals and have time for them to consider
the potential advantage of the healthy pleasure of their company," she said.

The Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition in England and the US Food and Drug
Administration ( news - web sites) provided funding for the study.

SOURCE: Psychosomatic Medicine 2002;64.


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**SUCCESS STORIES**

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- cats and dog. I call them my little Flint River Ranch choir when they all
sit and wait for them. BabyGirl will bite your fingers to get them as quick
as she can. Bandie, my dog, is funny because he gets all worked up when the
cats gets one and he has to wait. His eyes dance, his tail goes and he
shimmies and shakes like he is saying, "Wait! me-me-me-me-me-me"...it's
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** BEHAVIORAL/EMOTIONAL TIP **

THE BEST AGE FOR TEACHING HOUSE TRAINING

How old should your puppy be before you begin housebreaking? Start as early
as you can but don't expect results until the pup is about 14 weeks old.
Before 14 weeks your pup cannot physically hold it in. Then why start early
you may ask? Well, even though your pup may not be physically able to hold
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EXCESSIVE CRYING

There are many reasons why cats cry excessively. A healthy cat may cry a lot
because of loneliness and boredom. An older cat will cry excessively because
of illness or disorientation. A spoiled cat will cry incessantly because she
is constantly rewarded, usually with food, everytime she cries.

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COMMON HOUSEHOLD MEDICATIONS AND THEIR DOSAGES FOR PETS

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