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  CANCER IN RATS

  Posted in: Articles on rodent health

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  Rats are nicer and more friendly than people think (there is a lot of black legend about them, calling them dirty and pest carriers) and that makes them excellent pets for people with limited space who want a sociable and fun animal. Rats are super-intelligent, they are very friendly and each one develops its own personality. Unfortunately, though, rats have a relatively short life expectancy, and this is often because they tend to develop tumours.

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  DIARRHOEA IN SMALL PETS

  Posted in: ARTÍCULOS DE SALUD SOBRE CONEJOS, Articles on rodent health

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  The health and well-being of our pets is a constant concern for animal lovers. In the case of small pets, one of the most common conditions is diarrhoea. This condition can be caused by a variety of factors, such as dietary changes, infections or stress.

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  THE "MAX FACTOR" RABBIT

  Posted in: ARTÍCULOS DE SALUD SOBRE CONEJOS

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  On most occasions, in litters of dwarf rabbits, gazapos are born with certain genetic anomalies which are usually shown from the moment of birth. These anomalies appear mainly as a consequence of the dwarfism gene.  In this article we will talk about a very curious one with an even more curious name: the Max Factor.

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  THE SILKY TERRIER

  Posted in: Canine curiosities

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  The Australian Silky terrier is a small breed of dog of the terrier type. The breed was developed in Australia, although the ancestors of the dogs were from Britain. It is closely related to the Australian terrier and Yorkshire terrier. In North America the breed is simply called the Silky Terrier, while in its country of origin - as well as in the rest of the world - it is called the Australian Silky Terrier.

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  THE AUSTRALIAN TERRIER

  Posted in: Canine curiosities

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  The Australian terrier is one of the smallest terriers. In Australia they needed a guard dog capable of withstanding the harsh conditions of the island. For this, they started with a crossbreeding of several British terrier breeds to achieve the characteristics of this particular dog.

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  THE LÖWCHEN

  Posted in: Canine curiosities

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  The Löwchen (German for ‘little lion’) is a rare breed of dog; to date there are less than a hundred new registrations of these dogs each year. At one time, like the Portuguese Spaniel and the Havanese, it was recognised as the ‘least common dog’ in the world.

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  THE MINIATURE PINSCHER

  Posted in: Canine curiosities

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  The Miniature Pinscher is a breed of dog belonging to the Pinscher family originating in Germany, where they are called Zwergpinscher. It is a miniaturisation of the German Pinscher which was originally used for hunting birds, especially wild birds.

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  WHAT SHOULD MY PET'S URINE BE LIKE?

  Posted in: Health articles about cats, ARTÍCULOS DE SALUD SOBRE CONEJOS, Articles on rodent health, ARTICLES ON DOG HEALTH

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  The urine of animals can have many colours and some of them, although scary, do not have to indicate anything bad; different urinary problems and even in other parts of the body, dehydration and taking medication can cause a change in the colour of the urine of our animal, and some of them are clear warning signs that have to make us act. For these reasons it is very important to know what can be the causes of these changes in the urine, in this article we will see it.

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