How to take care of your pet's health: our 5 tips

 They are a full-fledged member of the family. So, as such, your pet needs to be pampered. How to take care of your cat or dog's health? What do they need to feel good? Discover our tips to ensure our 4-legged friends have a long and healthy life.

Maintaining your pet's health through dooming and vaccination

• The dewormer

Dewormers are medications that prevent the invasion of parasites in your pet's intestines. Indeed, dogs and cats often consume living beings (fleas, rodents, slugs, etc.) that potentially carry parasites. These are then likely to settle and develop in your pet's intestinal tract in the form of worms. The health of your four-legged friend can therefore be affected.

• Vaccinating your pet

Unlike humans, for whom the health authorities have established a list of mandatory vaccinations, there is no obligation to have your dog or cat vaccinated.

However, veterinarians strongly recommend vaccinating the animal against certain common and contagious diseases that can have serious consequences on the health of the dog or cat.

• Recommended vaccines:

For a dog: distemper, leptospirosis, Rubarth's hepatitis, viral gastroenteritis and piroplasmosis;

For a cat: typhus, coryza, and leukemia.

What about rabies?

This disease, which was for a long time the subject of compulsory vaccination in France, has now disappeared from France. This is why the anti-rabies vaccine has not been mandatory since 2001.

 However, the risk that the disease will reappear in the country via an imported animal remains. Consequently, it is always strongly recommended to vaccinate your dog or cat against rabies.

Protecting your pet from parasites

Between fleas and ticks, our 4-legged friends are often victims of parasite invasions on their coats. These pests can quickly make life impossible for your pet (itching) and also harm the health of the cat or dog. 

They can indeed carry diseases (e.g.: Lyme disease). Protecting your dog and cat from external parasites is therefore important for their well-being.

To prevent the risk of a flea and tick invasion, several antiparasitic solutions can act as an insecticide (in the event of the proven presence of parasites) or as an insect repellent (for preventive purposes to keep pests away):

The anti-flea or anti-parasitic collar;

• Shampoos;
• The pipettes;
• Sprays;
• The tablets.

The dog or cat's habitat: a hotbed to treat

Taking measures to eliminate parasites from an animal's fur is already a good thing. However, to avoid a new infestation, the environment must also be treated. To sanitize the dog or cat's habitat, there are disinfectants in the form of sprays or diffusers for insecticide purposes.

Providing good hygiene for your pet

To take care of your pet, it is important to ensure that it maintains good hygiene. Indeed, in this respect, dogs and cats are no different from humans. They sweat, get dirty, and their skin can become damaged due to lack of care.

Dogs need to be washed regularly for their well-being. The frequency of grooming will depend on the type of dog, the length of its hair, and its lifestyle. However, monthly grooming or every 2 months is welcome without exceeding more than one bath per month.

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Furthermore, animal care is not just about bathing your pet. It is also the ideal time to take care of the different parts of its anatomy such as teeth, eyes, and ears. Which product to use? Complete ranges exist depending on the type of animal and its breed. 

Many solutions, with adapted formats, are available to easily offer good hygiene to your pet even if it is reluctant. Finally, this time dedicated to the care of your 4-legged companion is an opportunity to check that it is in good health (absence of injuries, beautiful appearance of the skin and coat, etc.).

Adapting the diet to the profile of your cat or dog

An animal cannot eat everything and needs food adapted to its needs. Several parameters are taken into account to assess the quantity and type of food to favor. The main criteria are age and weight. 

Indeed, a puppy or a kitten will need food that promotes its growth. On the other hand, an overweight adult animal will have to be on a specific diet to prevent it from developing health problems.

Finally, our 4-legged friends can suffer from deficiencies. To overcome this, special food supplements for dogs and cats have been developed by veterinary laboratories. 

They provide them with the nutrients necessary to optimize their quality of life and ensure that they remain in good physical shape.

Maintaining the mental and physical balance of your pet

A vital need to exercise

To stay fit and healthy, pets are not so different from humans. They need to move and exercise. That is why it is advisable to ensure that dogs and cats exercise regularly.

For dogs, this can mean long walks in the fresh air.

Regarding cats, they are often more solitary and lead their lives outdoors with complete autonomy. However, some cats can be very homebodies and not move from the house. 

Sometimes, the owner's lifestyle does not allow the cat to go out alone (living on a high floor for example). In this case, you can provide him with equipment so that he can exercise indoors, such as a cat tree, an ideal accessory to allow the feline to jump and sharpen its claws without danger.

Stress to relieve?

Depending on the period and the character of the animal, the latter may be stressed. In this case, this can result in different behaviors such as aggressiveness, hyperactivity, excessive sweating, sleep or eating disorders, etc. 

Faced with these behaviors, we can feel helpless and ask ourselves many questions. To remedy the situation and allow the animal to regain mental balance, there are anti-stress food supplements in the form of pellets or tablets.