Need help with your pet or just want to learn more?

On-Line Vets and Pet Health Resources

Many times people will ask their friends or a pet shop about a pet's medical condition. While it's nice to talk to our friends or chat about our pets - especially if they have had similar experiences - do remember that they usually are not medically trained to help - even with the best intentions. And often, advice told second hand can be misinterpreted or misleading. If you want a second veterinary opinion, you are confused about a term or condition your vet has mentioned or you aren't even sure if your pet's problem is worth visiting the vet - try these online resources. They have been written by veterinarians especially to help people like you - and your pets.

Or you can askthevet@OpenPaws.org

Vet Help Direct

www.VetHelpDirect.com
Does your pet need to see a vet? Designed and run by vets for pet owners, this interactive website provides personalised advice for concerned pet-owners. It’s fun and easy to use.

Pet Education.com

www.peteducation.com
Doctors Foster and Smith’s online source of pet information and animal care tips – for many different kinds of pets. It includes a symptom checker and many interesting articles on pets and pet care.

Vet Info.com

www.vetinfo.com
A comprehensive A-Z list of articles, reliable pet health information and veterinary explinations for cat and dog owners - so your can learn more about your pet’s condition, medications or your vet's advice.

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General Pet Care and Advice for Owners

The links above have excellent pet care information too. Here we’ve included a few more general pet care sites with good information for owners.

Humane Society - Pet's for Life

A wealth of information about living with animals and careing for pets: from dealing with allergies, coping with the death or a pet, tips for moving house with your pet etc... you're sure to find it here.

Purina One

An online vet, a pet behaviouralist and an animal nutritionalist make up Purina’s Expert Panel, available at a click, with tips, advice and practicle methods to help keep your pet happy and healthy.

Bird Care, Help and Advice

Birds are beautiful and many of us would love to take one home as a pet - but do we really know what they need to be healthy and happy? Many birds take a lot of time and effort to look after. It's a good idea to learn about them first before you take the plunge and buy a parrot-pet. If you have a bird and need help with it's care, you're also come to the right place. Here are some links to help.

Careing For Herptiles and Other Crazy Critters

Herptiles (amphibians and reptiles) and becoming popular pets. Unfortunately many people get them as pets without researching what they need to stay happy and healthy. Many of the health problems reptiles suffer with occur just because of poor diet and / or habitat set up. If you have a Herp, you are thinking of getting one or you just want to check you are doing the right thing, here are a couple of links to help.

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Advice on Behaviour and Training for Pets and Owners

So, you want to "fix" your dog's barking problem or "stop" your bird biting - well here's some bad news… nothing is ever that easy- there’s some training to be done! Before you can train your pet, you need to understand their language, their point of view. Then you need to train yourself, learn how to change your own behaviour and the pet's enviroment in order to train them.

But don't worry, although there are no “quick fixes” – it’s not as hard as it sounds and training can be fun and very rewarding. There are also some excellent resources out there to help. Here are some we’ve found to start you off:

For Cats

Cats International
www.catsinternational.org
The best site we've ever found on feline behaviour. Written by professionals for pet owners to solve the problems they have with their pet cats. Easy to read and understand, it's an excellent resource.

Purrfect Cat Behaviour
www.purrfectcatbehavior.com
Some good tips and advice for owners to solve common
cat behavioural problems and access to an ebook for further reading.

For Dogs

For Birds

Bird Tricks
www.birdtricks.com/
Don't be put off by the pushy sales, these guys do have some good ideas. There's also a lot of free training tips and care guides too - read the blogs for heaps for free help and inspiration.

The Bird Whisperer
www.thebirdwhisperer.com
Written by a bird behaviouralist with some really good advice for those who wish to tame and train their bird. Visit the Taming Tips page and read the articles listed.

Check the Links Above Too!
Many of the general bird care sites also have advice on training and there are some good forums out there, some for specific bird species.

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More Learning and Links

Further Education	PAWS in East Saudi	U.S. mil. Vet's page
We offer talks and seminars so you, your friends - even the kids - can learn more about living with pets and other animals. Ask us! help@openpaws.org	People's Animal Welfare Society- PAWS in the Eastern provences of KSA, more links and inspiration of our friends' work.	U.S.A. military's vet site with pet and public health info. specific for the Riyadh area and K.S.A.