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An overdue journal: Spay and Nueter, Keep your pets warm!
13 years ago
"The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals"
First of all I owe everyone an apology for not being able to have this group start off the way it should have. It's slow going and I do have a lot of things on my place right now. So for now I will update this journal with relevant bits of informatin and in time put together a nice long essay detailing the subject I detailed earlier.
Now that said Winter is upon us. As DD said in the comments and I will say here "KEEP YOUR PETS WARM". Just because your furry friends have fur doesn't mean you should abandon them out in the elements for long periods of time. It's cold in a lot of places right now. Water freezes. Food freezes. So do yourself and your furry friends a huge favor. Don't leave them out in the cold. They need to be inside where it's warm.
Not only that you might stop and also think about your scaly friends as well. Fish Aquariums sometimes absorb some of the temperature that is within a home. So if it is really really cold and you are not heating your home your tank can suffer a heat loss. If you are running house at a very warm temperature your tank may see an increase in temp. So take these things into consideration as heat or don't heat your home. Also reptile tanks can go through the same thing depending upon your set up. Anothern thing to think about are birds if you have them. An open window can mean death for a bird. Wrap the sides/back of a cage with blankets to help keep them warm (thanks Clayton for that suggestion). Plan accordingly and keep all your animal friends well taken care of during the winter months. Also (contribution from DD) don't forget to regularly check on the animals water. Don't let it freeze, and keep changing it out if you have to and or use hot water to break up stuff that is beginning to freeze.
Moving along I brought up Spaying and Nuetering your pets. I know there are people on each side of this camp. Personally I feel that if you are not a responsible breeder, and not looking to breed than fix your pets. For females going itno heat is a exuasting and painful experience. Humans don't know quite what it is like because we don 't exactly go through the "in heat" phase that things like cats and dogs go through. Going beyond their discomfort having animals at home in heat can lead to high stress for people because (especially with cats) they become very vocal, irritable, and or moody. Having to deal with that yowling at night becomes irritating and can lead to high frustration levels.
For males the desire to mate can lead to a lot of wandering type activiities. It can lead to increased aggression, spraying(which can cause problems in the home and with neighbors) amongst a whole other host of things. Animals like cats and dogs tend to live happier less stressful lives, and pet owners tend to be happier and less stressed when their animals are fixed. So if you have excess money and you have unfixed animals you may think about gifting them with a better overall life. Also you might also look into donating to local places like the SPCA that helps families have affordable options to fix both family pets and strays.
That's all for now. I will try to have another thing posted sometime in January. Have a wonderful holiday if you celebrate one, and a safe new year.
Now that said Winter is upon us. As DD said in the comments and I will say here "KEEP YOUR PETS WARM". Just because your furry friends have fur doesn't mean you should abandon them out in the elements for long periods of time. It's cold in a lot of places right now. Water freezes. Food freezes. So do yourself and your furry friends a huge favor. Don't leave them out in the cold. They need to be inside where it's warm.
Not only that you might stop and also think about your scaly friends as well. Fish Aquariums sometimes absorb some of the temperature that is within a home. So if it is really really cold and you are not heating your home your tank can suffer a heat loss. If you are running house at a very warm temperature your tank may see an increase in temp. So take these things into consideration as heat or don't heat your home. Also reptile tanks can go through the same thing depending upon your set up. Anothern thing to think about are birds if you have them. An open window can mean death for a bird. Wrap the sides/back of a cage with blankets to help keep them warm (thanks Clayton for that suggestion). Plan accordingly and keep all your animal friends well taken care of during the winter months. Also (contribution from DD) don't forget to regularly check on the animals water. Don't let it freeze, and keep changing it out if you have to and or use hot water to break up stuff that is beginning to freeze.
Moving along I brought up Spaying and Nuetering your pets. I know there are people on each side of this camp. Personally I feel that if you are not a responsible breeder, and not looking to breed than fix your pets. For females going itno heat is a exuasting and painful experience. Humans don't know quite what it is like because we don 't exactly go through the "in heat" phase that things like cats and dogs go through. Going beyond their discomfort having animals at home in heat can lead to high stress for people because (especially with cats) they become very vocal, irritable, and or moody. Having to deal with that yowling at night becomes irritating and can lead to high frustration levels.
For males the desire to mate can lead to a lot of wandering type activiities. It can lead to increased aggression, spraying(which can cause problems in the home and with neighbors) amongst a whole other host of things. Animals like cats and dogs tend to live happier less stressful lives, and pet owners tend to be happier and less stressed when their animals are fixed. So if you have excess money and you have unfixed animals you may think about gifting them with a better overall life. Also you might also look into donating to local places like the SPCA that helps families have affordable options to fix both family pets and strays.
That's all for now. I will try to have another thing posted sometime in January. Have a wonderful holiday if you celebrate one, and a safe new year.
shou;d also mention that birds are at risk in the colder weather. an open window that lets a breeze in could very easily kill a bird. thick towels over the sides/back of a cage help them keep warm
Anywho, both of our dogs (maltese) have been fixed. Aside from the little one getting too "humpy" with the female, it has been good.