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Health Issues Whilst On Safari Hiking in hot or sunny weather often causes heat exhaustion. The signs/symptoms are weakness/fatigue, headache, vertigo, thirst nausea/vomiting, faintness, and high body temperature. The treatment is to lay flat in shade, remove clothing to cool the patient, soak the body with cold water, re-hydrate patient and monitor body temperature. Heat…

Cat Mythology Cats as Familiars Cats as familiars have a long and dark history in western mythology. These cats often found their way into literature. One of the most famous was Grimalkin, the witches’ cat from Shakespeare’s MacBeth. Cats as witch’s companions are still a part of the popular symbology associated with the modern holiday…

Trimming your Pet Bird’s Wings There are a lot of things that you need to know about your pet before you become a pet owner. This is true no matter what kind of animal you have, and no matter what kind of situation you find yourself in what it comes to that animal. No matter…

A Good Life Insured For Your Pet Pet owners know the importance of ensuring that the animals enjoy the best available treatment in situations they become or injured. Veterinary fees can be very costly, with as much as £750 could be spent on treating a cat or dog injured in a road accident. In the…

Are Parasites Killing Your Pets? Of course we all want to take care of our beloved pets but is it possible that parasites are endangering their lives? Although dogs and cats are generally considered to be rather disease free, they are both susceptible to parasites such as hook worms. Otherwise known as Dipylidium Caninum, the…

Natural Remedies for Pets: Are They Safe? In the United States, there are millions of Americans who use natural remedies as a way to seek treatment or relief from a minor medical issue. Since many are pleased with the results, ease of use, as well as affordability, many pet owners wonder if natural remedies can…

Divorce, rebuild your life, get a new pet So what happens to the pets when it comes to the divorce? Some care so much about their animals that it could be devastating when the lawyers speak of them like property. The value of the pets that we place in our hearts can sometimes be hard…

Tropical Rainforest Species Animals of the Tropical Rainforest The tropical rainforest is a unique ecosystem that is home to many plants and animals, in fact more plants and animals than we even know about. The plants found in the tropical rainforest produce much of the oxygen that is essential for our planet. In addition, many…

What Online Gifts Have Come To Mean To The Shopper Shoppers buying online gifts last year generated $301 billion revenue. Now that shopping on the internet isn’t such a new thing as it once was, consumers feel very comfortable trusting both their credit card details and also that their recipient will receive their gift. Shopping…

Silence and Snakes One of the least disturbed forests of ‘God’s own country’ the Silent Valley. It is named so because it is devoid of the most common sound found in the Rain forests–the incessant chirping of cicadas. The local name of the forest is ‘Sairandhri’, another name of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas….