Prevent Pet Neglect: Educated Yourself

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The key to prevent pet neglect is education.

-Many owners just aren't aware of how important affection is to a pet.



Of the 1,880 cruelty cases reported in the media in the past years, 64.5 percent (1,212) involved dogs.

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Signs of Animal Cruelty:

• Tick or flea infestations. Such a condition, if left untreated by a veterinarian, can lead to an animal's death.
• Wounds on the body.
• Patches of missing hair.​
• Extremely thin, starving animals​
• An owner striking or otherwise physically abusing an animal.​
• Dogs who are repeatedly left alone without food and water, often chained up in a yard.​
• Dogs who are kept outside without shelter in extreme weather conditions.

Vaccinations:



Vaccines help prepare the body's immune system to fight the invasion of disease-causing organisms of your pets like:

• Parasites
• Eyes infections
• Bacterial infections​
• Endocrine diseases

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Some Symptoms:

• Coughing
• Difficulty Breathing
• Changes in Behavior
• Poor Appetite
• Weight Loss or Gain
• Fainting/Collapsing
• Weakness
• Restlessness
• Edema
• Isolation

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What to eat or not:



Can't Eat:

• Alcohol: Can cause intoxication, coma, and death​
• Avocado: The seed contains toxic that could cause difficulty breathing and fluid accumulation in the chest, abdomen and heart, vomiting, diarrhea, death, inflammation of mammary glands, cardiac failure, respiratory distress, generalized congestion, abdominal enlargement.
• Apple, Almond, Apricot, Peach, Cherry, Plum, Pear, Prunes & similar fruit:he seeds of these fruits contain cyanide, which is poisonous to dogs as well as humans causing diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, (Stem, Seeds and Leaves).​
• Baby Food: Contains onion powder which is toxic to dogs.
• Cat food: Usually too high in protein, fats and might cause your dogs hair to fall off.​
• Chocolate: Chocolate can cause seizures, coma and death.​
• Citrus oil extracts: Can cause vomiting.​
• Coffee, Coffee grounds, tea and tea bags: Can cause seizures, coma and death.​
• Eggs (raw): Raw eggs can cause salmonella poisoning in dogs.​
• Iron: Can damage the lining of the digestive system and be toxic to the other organs including the liver and kidneys.​
• Macadamia Nuts: Macadamia nuts can cause weakness, muscle tremor and paralysis.​
• Marijuana: It could change their heart rate and might cause a heart attack.
• Milk and other dairy products: Causes diarrhea in dogs.​
• Mushrooms: Effects liver and kidney damage, abdominal pain, nausea, salivation, vomiting.
• Can Eat:​