5 Ways to Keep Your Pets Far Away from Depression

 

What is depression?
Depression is a significant and lasting depressed mood with the main manifestation of emotional disorder. Emotional depression range from the depressed to distress, inferiority complex or even suicidal tendencies.

Why pets get depressed?
1. Medical pain. Pet illness is inevitable and the pain in the medical process may cause pets depression. It’s our duty to protect the health of pets, remember to observe your pet’s mood changes.
2. Environmental changes. Pets will be a little out of place if you move to a new house or they’re  fostered in your friend’s house.
3. Separation anxiety. Separation anxieties are usually exhibited by pets which have become too attached to pet parents. They will feel lonely if can’t see their owners for a long time.
4. Weather changes. People’s mood can be easily affected by the weather, and so does your pet.
5. Senility. Pets will feel depressed at the end of their life.

Signs of depression
1. Inaction. Pets who depressed are not willing to active no matter how you’re teasing.
2. Lethargy. Pets sleep a lot from morning till night. They will feel be offended if you wake them up.
3. Autism. They don’t want to contact with pet parents or other pets.
4. Appetite changes. If your pets suddenly lose interests in food or water, they may be in a depressed mood. Moreover, overeating may also be a symptom of pet depression.
5. Irascibility. Violent action is one of the typical manifestations of pet depression.

How to treat pets depression?
1. Interaction. Talk and play with your pets. Pay more attention to them and this will help them cheer up. Cat teaser is a perfect interactive tool to play with your cat, tugs are perfect for dogs.
2. Award. Give your pets some interesting pet toys or delicious food as rewards when your pet is happy. They will feel your love and get used to being in a happy mood.
3. More exercise. Endorphins released during exercise can help humans improve their mood, so does your pet. So, take your pet out for a walk or play, can treat depression.
4. Partner. Encourage but not to force them to play with other pets, they may enjoy it.
5. Take your pet to the vet. You’d better take your pet to the vet if you have done all these things but with no effects. It’s very important to follow your vet’s advice rather than give medication to your pets blindly.

Actually, prevention is more important than treatment. Pets are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Be more involved in pet’s life, treat them as family, don’t scold them, keep them happy.

How to select the right thing for your pet?

Pet products generally include a wide range of products such as pet foods, dog accessories, cat accessories, pet cleaning products, aquarium supplies, bird supplies and so on. 

Pet parents spare no effort to ensure a high quality of life for their pets.  Pet toys, pet foods and pet leashes often become the necessary thing. 

Then have to mention some Dos and Don’ts. 

1. Material selection
You’d better know more about your pet’s bite habits and choose some durable chew toys before you buy some toys for them.

PE toys are as soft as latex toys and can be easy made in to different colors. Some toys will even make a creak sound and make toys more interesting. These toys are generally suitable for those dogs without aggressive biting habits.

Rubber toys and nylon toys are durable and are suitable for those dogs with moderate biting habits.

Cotton rope toys are generally made up of nylon or cotton materials. Generally applicable for dogs who have moderate biting habits. Especially are popular with dogs who addicted to drag games. Moreover, rope toys are useful to dog’s teeth.

2. Pet types
Some toys may be appreciated for the small dog, but when the dog grew up, it may seem smaller and should be discarded. Small toys such as small rubber balls maybe swallowed by grow-up dogs or stuck in the throat. Please discard those toy fragments and broken toys.

Grinding claws is the nature of cats, scratch board with catnip and other catnip toys can avoid the destruction from your cat’s claws. Moreover, chasing active things is the same interest of dogs and cats. Rolling balls, clockwork mouse and spring toys can all make them very excited.


3. Necklace and chain
Dogs and cats inherited the wandering nature of their ancestors and pet parents should better collar their pets for their safety. You can find metal collar, nylon collar and leather collar in pet stores. The metal collar is very strong, durable and cheap, but it makes pets uncomfortable. Nylon collars are portable and comfortable with moderate prices. Leather collars are very beautiful, but they are expensive.

Last, pet parents should pay attention to every detail because your pets don’t know how to choose safe and suitable things for themselves.

Raw materials price increasing

Recently received price increase notification letters from your China suppliers? Listen to their grievances or treat them as lame excuses and turn to other suppliers? 

Pay attention to China market, you will get the trend of raw material prices from a variety of information channels.

It is the year of 2016 and China's raw materials price fall in crazy increasing. In this year, Chinese government has taken strong actions to close down backward production facilities and many companies were eliminated. Further more, production capacity of the whole industry is on the decline, existing manufacturers can’t provide enough raw materials. Raw materials manufacturers such as steel mills and paper mills make windfall profits along with intermediate traders, while the downstream factories fall in to the operational difficulties. They not only have to bear the pressure of rising prices of raw materials, but also the rising wages and logistics costs. 

To mention some samples, PVC price rose by 60%, plastic price rose by 30%, iron price rose by 30%, glass price rose by 40%, sponge price rose by 30% and carton price rose by 30% in the last 3 months.
You can see that even most of Chinese factory are affected by the increasing price.

 Although the raw materials price all on the way up, but many companies didn’t raise their products price immediately because of the risk of losing their customers, many companies have to make cutbacks after complete the placed orders to reduce losses.

It’s unavoidable that our company affected by the increasing prices of raw materials as a pet toys factory. Our products are made up of many kinds of materials such as sponge, plastic, corrugated paper and so on. Both of material prices and wages for workmen are all increased. We have chosen to stand alone over the past few month, we don’t want to lose our customers.

But now, there’s no sign that the price of materials will be a decline until the following spring. We remind our customers to place orders if you have a procurement plan because we will raise the price of our products in the near future. Last, we will cut the price when the materials price is decreasing.

Be wary of five common pet diseases in the winter

Winter is coming to the Northern Hemisphere and it is time to be careful with your pet. This cold weather is very easy to exacerbate the breeding of bacteria. Let’s learn some ways to prevent pet diseases.

1. Viral enteritis and distemper
Viral enteritis, minute virus and distemper are mainly transmitted from other dogs, especially from sick dogs. A few weeks after suffering from these diseases, your dog will only cough, loss of appetite, secrete yellow liquid from their eyes and nose. Some will be suffering severe diarrhea and vomiting. The most effective way to prevent is accept vaccination and stay far away from other sick dogs.

2. General gastroenteritis
You should criticize yourself first if you find your pet is suffering from general gastroenteritis because it is always caused by your excessive doting. Pet parents often fed their pets with chocolate, biscuits, crisps and some other foods. Generally speaking, kittens and puppies under six months should be feed four times to six times a day. After six month, they should be feed two times to three times a day. It’s very important to keep a healthy diet no matter in which season.

3. Cystitis
There is a high possibility that your cat will catch cystitis in cold winter. A cat toilet should be prepared for your cat to create a clean environment. At the same time, let it stay in the warm house and avoid your cat from running around outside. You can give it some interesting pet toys to kill the boring time. Moreover, interactive cat toys such as cat teasers would warm you and your cat.

4. Influenza virus
Your pets will be easier to catch Influenza virus when the weather becomes cold. Cold virus will spread with the air. So, open your windows and keep fresh air.

5. Skin diseases
Pet skin problems are always caused by four factors: ticks, food, air and disinfectant liquid. Tick is a common skin disease, can make the skin fester. Safe disinfection products should be used to instead of bad disinfection to destroy the dog tick. Remember not always give your pet a bath because they need grease to protect their skin.

At last, ask for help from your veterinarian if your pet get sick.