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Your Pets and Hygiene: Advice Roundup!
We've exchanged lots of advice on these pages, and I think it's pretty cool that we have both the tried-and-true, and new methods to try thanks to your comments! In order to keep everyone up on their pets' hygiene, I rounded up my favorite tips and tricks to keep your pets clean, healthy, and smelling fresh all year. Check out the slideshow by hitting the start button below!
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Cat Owners Eight Times More Likely to Have MRSA at Home
If you're not familiar with it already, MRSA is a bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics, dangerous because of, well, its drug resistance. The first cases in pets popped up about five years ago in therapy dogs exposed to patients or healthcare workers, but the tables could turn, putting humans in more danger any day.
Typically, humans usually infect pets (and not vice versa), but animals can serve as a reservoir for the bacteria and pass it back to humans.
What Happened This Week on PetSugar (5/10-5/15)?
This week on PetSugar, we offered a very scientific study of cuddly animals, admitted the little white lies we all tell about our pets, and learned some simple tips for keeping pets healthy — from their dental hygiene to snoring. What else did we cover? Take this quiz and find out if you've been paying attention to our training sessions.
Twittering Cat Raises $5,000 For Charity: In the LINK of an Eye!
- Romeo the cat raises five grand for animal charities – People Pets
- Super cool interview with animal safety rep for TV, movies and commercials – Paw Nation
- Lord & Taylor throws a "Puppy Love" party – WWD
- Edie Falco has a Marley of her very own – Celebrity Dog Watcher
- Can you tell the Cockatoo from lil Puggie poo? – Cute Overoad
- Origami style cat grass planter looks like . .
Street Team: Tartar-Reducing Flossies
There are definitely times when it's hard to convince a pooch that teeth brushing is a fun activity. It's important to practice good oral hygiene for pets, and there are many different toys and treats that freshen his breath and clean his teeth in the process. Myko here gets very squirmy at just the idea of that brushing, and wren wants to keep the professional vet cleanings at a minimum (because of the necessary anesthesia).
Thurman Murman Gets Pampered at K9 Loft!
Only fitting so close to Mother's Day that we feature our fave celebrity (dog) mommy. R-Bils brought her very special pooch to a very special shop in LA yesterday, K9 Loft. Looks like her lil pup got groomed up nicely and even sports a new bandana on his scruffly neck.
I Need Your Help... Stinky Puppy
Look at this lil face – can you imagine something so adorable could be so stinky?! When I spotted 7kimba7's blog about her smelly pup, Scout, I couldn't resist trying another team effort here! Read through her story which I've summarized below, and then share any tips or experiences in your comments!
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