Dental Care for Pets -- Prevent Disease

From the Pets Need Dental Care, Too web site:"Without proper dental care, 80 percent of dogs and 70 percent of cats show signs of oral disease by age three." It is best to start dental care when your pets are kittens and puppies. Here are some products that can keep your pets' teeth and gum healthy:

Wysong's Denta-Treat is a cheese-flavored tooth powder that you can sprinkle on the pet's food.

Triple Pet Dental Kit -- Specially-designed pet toothbrush and all-natural toothpaste.

ProDen PlaqueOff -- Natural food additive to promotes dental health.

8-in-1 D.D.S. Dental Wipes 90Ct -- Simply wipe your pet's teeth clean.

Petrodex Finger Toothbrush Gloves -- Disposable finger toothbrush gloves make it easy to provide your dog or cat with good dental care.

Feline Greenies -- Independent studies confirm Feline Greenies reduces tartar by 24 percent. Many Greenies varieties available.

Dremel 761-03 Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Rotary Tool

If you shrink from the task of clipping your pets claws, you are not alone. Pets are wary, and it is way too easy to inflict pain and injury. The Dremel 761-03 Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Rotary Tool provides a fast, easy and safe way to trim your pet's nails through the rotary action of the tool. Features:

• Cordless pet nail grooming kit
• Two speeds 7,000 and 14,000 rpm to match the proper speed required
• Runs on AA alkaline batteries -- eliminates the battery charger
• Includes 5 grinding drums, wrench for changing
• Compact and lightweight for easy handling
• Two year warranty

At Super Cool Pets, we have lots of treats handy when we groom our pets. It provides a distraction, as well as a reward for their cooperation. Dremel 761-03 Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Rotary Tool

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Cat Odor Control -- Shaggy Cat Shampoo and Waterless Shampoos

Of course there is nothing you would rather do than wash your cat. It is best to start when they are little kittens, so that's their reality. If your cat will stand for a tub bath, here is Shaggy Cat Shampoo you both will love.

Shaggy Cat Shampoo is a natural, two-in-one shampoo and conditioner that smoothes and detangles with Vitamin E, Jojoba Oil and Aloe Vera Gel. Reduces shedding, dander and matting.

If your cat detests water baths or if you just want a quick, convenient way to clean your cat between regular baths, two things to try:

Cat Bath Wipes

Waterless Shampoo

Outdoor Portable, Collapsible Dog Bathtub -- Leave the Mess Outside

The Portable, Collapsible Dog Bathtub lets you clean up your dog anywhere, anytime.and leave the mess outside. This convenient outdoor dog bath tub opens up easily and collapses for storage. Tub drains quickly through a spigot. Rrinse off with a garden hose. In blue with carry handles.

Portable, Collapsible Dog Bath is new at Orvis.

Throw Away the Shampoo and Wash Your Pet in a High-Tech Bubble Bath

Wouldn't it be great to throw away the pet shampoo and wash your pet with jets of water only? IDEC Corp will release a micro-bubble generator for a dog bath this Friday June 20. The system washes dogs with streams of bubble-filled water instead of shampoo. No more suds!

Called "Wan love yu" which means "Dogs love warm water", the jaccuzzi's tiny bubbles apparently can remove dirt from between the fur and on the skin. It works through a special shower head that discharges water containing approximately 600,000 tiny air bubbles per cubic centimeter.

Just pick one up for around $6,000 to $7,000 and use with your standard pet bath. Or wait for the price to drop!

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Pet Bathing Kits -- Wet , Wash and Rinse Your Pet

Anything to make bath time easier! The Tropic Shower Warm Water Bathing Kit provides easy access to warm water for your pet's bath:

• Works with your washing machine valves and garden hose
• Permanently installs in three easy steps (washer will operate normally)
• One time installation
• One time temperature setting
• Free fan nozzle included

We also like the RapidBath Bathing System.

The RapidBath Bathing System connects easily to any standard home shower or outdoor faucet. The system automatically draws and distributes shampoo concentrate from packets hidden in the handle and can be used with one hand.

• Dog grooming sprayer with integrated shampoo cartridges
• Includes 10-ft hose, diverter, and adaptor for indoor/outdoor use
• Relaxes and massages as it wets, washes, and rinses

Additional Shampoo Cartridge 3-packs available.

You can pair these kits with the Booster Bath Plastic Dog Bath and Ramp, a convenient containment system for pet wash time that reduces the time you spend bending over, thus sparing your back pain and strain.

Furbuster DeShedding Tool Fights Hairballs

If you have grown tired of stepping in slimy furball piles on your floor, one vet is suggesting eliminating the hairball formula food and brushing the fur away with the FURminator which we have written about before. From Doolittler's, Hairballs from hell:

Solution: Daily Furminator "brushing" sessions at least five minutes long. Daily Laxatone (a petroleum-based hairball product) in place of hairball formula food. A higher quality diet measured down to the last kibble for a gradual loss of weight (no more than 1-2 pounds per month). No more kitty milk (his former fave).

Like many popular products, as demand has risen for the FURminator so has the price, especially in our local retail store. Here is another somewhat less expensive ergonomic de-shedding tool to consider:

Gorgeous Dry Dog & Cat No-Rinse Pet Shampoo

Gorgeous Dry Dog & Cat cleans with no water at all. This is a spray-on/wipe-off no rinse shampoo for both dogs and cats. Contains conditioning and moisturizing ingredients such as aloe vera gel, oat protein (a gentle form of oatmeal), chamomile, lavender and rosemary to enrich and enhance your dog or cat's skin and fur.

A yummy peachy scent leaves your dog or cat smelling gorgeous. Gorgeous Dry Dog & Cat

Cotton Terry Dog Towel with 4 Corner Pockets for Easy Drying

After you have given your pet a bath, or just need to dry him/her off, this Cotton Terry Dog Towel will come in very handy. It has a pocket in each corner, so you can hold your pup with one hand and dry with the other. When that portion of the towel is saturated, just change corners for more drying space. Very efficient! Then hang to dry or toss in the machine. 100% terry in blue and green. Can be personalized.

In our house, we love drying time, since it is so much like being petted. Cotton Terry Dog Towel

Buddy Wash Dog Washing Set for the Full Spa Treatment

Just get a new dog or puppy? Know someone who did? Bath time is a fact of life, and the new doggy will love the full spa treatment. This Buddy Wash Dog Washing Set will clean, moisturize, and rejuvenate your dog, leaving a light, refreshing lavender/mint scent. These grooming supplies are pH balanced, and are safe for use on puppies.

Buddy Wash Dog Washing Set

Advanced Formula Itch Stop Shampoo and Creme Rinse

If your dog or cat is scratching a lot, he or she may have sensitive, irritated skin. This condition is becoming more and more common in pets and people these days. Veterianian-approved Advanced Formula Itch Stop Shampoo & Conditioner contains 0.5% hydrocortisone, lidocaine, and aloe to soothe inflammation and reduce the itching. Fragrance and color-free for dogs, cats and ferrets.

Advanced Formula Itch Stop Shampoo & Conditioner

The Easy Way: Petzlife Oral Care Spray for Clean, Healthy Pet Teeth and Gums

If you've heard it once, you have heard it a thousand times, you are supposed to brush your pet's teeth. Why? Once plaque and tartar have accumulated on your pet's teeth, it is recommended to have their teeth professionally cleaned at the vet. A vet has to render your pet unconscious in order to clean his or her teeth--not cheap and not a procedure to be taken lightly. So it is a good idea to make dental care a routine part of your pet's health maintenance schedule.

However, not all pets are real keen on anyone putting a toothbrush in their mouth, although that is the best way to begin dental care with a puppy or kitten. Petzlife Oral Care Spray works without a toothbrush to remove plaque and tartar on dogs and cats. It also safely kills bacteria on contact, helping to eliminate doggy or kitty bad breath.

For best results, withhold food and water 30 minutes before and after applications of Petzlife Oral Care Spray. A good time would be to brush your pet's teeth before bed, like any member of the household. One bottle will last at least 3 months if used as directed (and 6 months if used for maintenance).

QuickFinder® Clipper Takes the Worry Out of Pet Nail Clipping

If you are squeamish about clipping your pet's claws, or just want a safer way to do the job, here's a claw clipper you will love. QuickFinder® Clipper will eliminate your cutting worries. No more bleeding or pain for your pet. This is an electronic nail clipper in different sizes for dogs, cats, and small animals.

The Clipper utilizes QuickSensor Technology that clearly indicates when it is safe and when it is not safe to clip. You move the cutting blade of the Clipper towards the nail to allow it to sense the quick. The Clipper has three colored lights on the handle: red for "danger-don't clip", yellow for "caution--don't clip", and green for "safe to clip".

Effective on most claw density types, even black claws. QuickFinder® Clipper works on dogs up to 75 pounds. According to the product website, "more important than weight, is the hardness (density) of the nail. Any current guillotine style nail clipper does not effectively cut extremely hard (dense) or large nails. If your pet has extremely hard or very large nails, wait until our deluxe model comes out in early 2008." Visit the site for a video and more information.

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Pamper Your Pooch by Sarah Whitehead--Nothing But the Best!

If you want to do more than just provide the basics for your favorite doggy, here is a manual for you. Pamper Your Pooch by Sarah-Whitehead examines breed-specific ways to give your pet the best life you can.

You'll learn how to create a comfortable environment for your pooch, easy recipes for yummy meals, and grooming techniques to keep your pet looking great. And you can't forgo those exercise routines and relaxation techniques! You will pick up loads of general health tips. Since the Pampered Pooch must have the right accessories--the author provides style tips on how to pick collars, leashes and clothes for the most fashionable look.

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