Your gerbil has become a part of your family, and you genuinely enjoy offering her your care. Now that she has been sharing her living environment with you for a while, you have gotten to know her quite well. How can you add to her enclosure to help suit her personality a bit better?

Your gerbil likely has many habits, and keeping a vigilant eye on the activities she likes to take part in can really help you out when it comes time to choose items for her enclosure. If she likes one item in particular, try to mimic it’s use in other ways. For example, if she loves tunneling through her bedding material, try offering her some actual tunnels to climb through and see if she gets excited about them. Your local Greensboro, NC vet clinic can help you better understand what your pet needs from you.

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Your cat is a wonderful companion, and you want to make sure she stays fit and healthy. Since you know her eating habits play an important role in both of these aspects of her life, you want to make sure you are making the right choices for her. This makes you wonder – should she be eating wet or dry food?

Many cats are fine with the typical dry food diet, as there are high quality, nutritious options available. However, some cats will have trouble with this format. Young kittens, senior cats, and those who have trouble chewing and digesting dry food often opt for the wet versions. Luckily, there are wonderful all-natural wet cat foods as well. The key to choosing between the two is determining how your cat is comfortable eating, and picking the food that allows her to do just this. For additional information, please contact your local Greensboro, NC vet.

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Have you noticed maggots or fly larvae feeding on skin tissues that are necrotic or dying? Maggot infestation is technically referred to as “myiasis”. Dogs that are prone to the problem are those that spend time outdoors and are in conditions in which their skin continues to be moist, such as bacterial skin infections, draining wounds, or even hair coats that are soaked in urine or feces. Continued skin moisture eventually leads to damage, infection, and inflammation, creating a favorable environment for maggots. Dogs that are weak and debilitated are especially vulnerable.

The most common species of maggots found on pet dogs and cats are larvae of blowflies. These flies lay eggs on tissues that are decaying, infected, or inflamed. While some maggots only invade tissues that are dead or dying, there are those that feed not only on decaying tissue but also healthy tissue as well.

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