Cats have numerous means of communication. The main ones are: Verbal language Purring This comes from rapid contractions of the muscles of the larynx and diaphragm, appearing from the first week of age. Cats purr in the presence of another cat or a person. It is an...
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Choosing a puppy
Before looking for a puppy, you must decide whether you want a purebred dog or a mixed breed. If you want a purebred dog, you should find out about the aptitudes and characteristics of each breed. A cocker spaniel is friendly and can live in almost any environment....
Your cat’s claws
At Dogo Veterinary Clinic and Dogo Veterinary Centre, we are cat lovers and care about their wellbeing. We want to be a CAT-FRIENDLY CLINIC. We would like to provide you with information about a procedure that you sometimes ask us about: ONYCHECTOMY or DESUNGULATION...
IMPORTANCE OF A PET
All children love animals, and few of them do not ask their parents for a pet at some point during their childhood. A behavioural researcher conducted a survey of 216 children between the ages of 3 and 13, and 98% wanted a pet; the youngest wanted a playmate, while...
Toxoplasmosis, cats and pregnancy
Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian, an obligate intracellular parasite that infects virtually all warm-blooded species, including humans. Infection with T. gondii is very common: between 30-40% of the world's population is seropositive. Toxoplasmosis in humans can...
DOG YEARS. COMPARISON OF DOG YEARS WITH HUMAN YEARS
Comparison of a dog's age with a human's ageIt is often said that one year in a dog's life corresponds to seven years in a human's life. In reality, this is not the case, as a one-year-old dog is not at all in the same stage of development as a seven-year-old child,...