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Grooming & Health
Grooming tools, shampoos, dental care, and flea and tick products. Spot-ons and collars are sorted by who regulates them, EPA or FDA, and checked for dog-only ingredients that are dangerous to cats.
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EPA vs FDA products, and the dog-only ones that can kill cats.
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Slicker, pin, comb or rubber curry, by coat type.
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Scissor, guillotine or grinder, and how to start.
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Enzymatic paste, and which chews carry the VOHC seal.
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Dog shampoos, and when a medicated one needs a vet.
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Glucosamine, omega-3s and which brands carry the NASC seal.
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The FURminator undercoat tool and the Hertzko self-cleaning slicker do different jobs. Edge vs pins, sizes by weight and hair length, and the coats each suits.
Undercoat tools, rakes, slickers, rubber curries and grooming gloves for dogs and cats, matched to coat type, with FURminator's limits on how often to use one.
How to clean a dog's ears the way VCA and the ASPCA describe, the signs that mean infection instead, and four over-the-counter cleaners sold by Amazon.com.
The AVMA's pet first aid kit list, the two animal poison control numbers to save, why hydrogen peroxide waits for a vet's go-ahead, and kits and items to buy.
What the ASPCA says about cones after spay or neuter, when a recovery suit or inflatable collar can stand in, and four options from Surgi Snuggly and more.
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