legally - no its classed as cruelty im afraid
physically - all you need is a hot knife, anaesthetic, stitches and a sadistic streak
vet nursies don't perform operations alone ever. - you can assist a qualified vet

Looking After Your Rabbit

Rabbits are increasingly popular pets within the UK. There are a large number of breeds, which range from the Dutch Dwarf weighing about 1 kg when adult, to the Flemish Giant, which can weigh more than 8 kgs when fully grown.

Housing
As the popularity of the rabbit increases, so does the number that is kept as house pets. However, the majority are still kept in a hutch.

With such a large variation in breed size there is no ideal hutch design or size but there should always be sufficient space for the rabbit to lie at full stretch and to stand up on its hindquarters.

A clean dry bed of wood shavings, hay, straw or newspaper should be provided and inspected daily to avoid the build up of any dirt that could encourage disease.
A secure outdoor run is preferable, which will allow the rabbit to exercise and graze and can also be a site for toys such as tunnels or boxes.

Rabbits kept outdoors should be in a well insulated hutch protected from wind and rain and sheltered from excess sunlight.

Diet
Rabbits are herbivores and have a complex digestive system requiring both digestible and indigestible fiber types.

Fresh grass or hay should make up about three quarters of the diet and other fresh vegetables like carrot or cabbage can be added to provide some variation. Burgess Excel or Supa Excel is top-quality commercially available rabbit diets.
Rabbits need access to clean water at all times. Feed and water bowls should be cleaned daily.

Diarrhea
Rabbits are prone to digestive disturbances resulting in diarrhea. This may be serious, and even life threatening. Probiotics such as protexin are particularly helpful in maintaining or restoring the normal gut micro-organisms required to digest food properly.

Diarrhea often results in matting of the fur around a rabbits anus which can in itself be distressing to your pet, but is also a common cause of 'fly-strike' during the summer months. It is recommended that a preventative application of 'Rearguard' be used early in the summer to prevent maggots. 'Advantage' is a spot-on product normally used for flea control which can also help control flies and maggots. These products are available from your veterinary surgeon.

Reproduction
Rabbits become sexually mature at between 16-24 weeks of age.

Baby rabbits or 'kits' are born after 30-33 days of pregnancy and litter size ranges from
4-12.

To avoid mis-mothering or abandonment, the nest area should not be disturbed and the young kits should not be handled until they are weaned at around 7-8 weeks of age.

Neutering
Rabbits are prolific breeders and care should always be taken to avoid unwanted litters. Neutering not only prevents unwanted matings, but also can make both does and bucks less territorial and aggressive. In addition, does have a very high risk of developing uterine tumours if not neutered.

Bucks are castrated from about 5 months of age. A general anaesthetic is given and both testicles are removed from an incision made on the scrotum.

Does are spayed from about 6 months of age. A general anaesthetic is given and an incision made in the middle of the does tummy. Both ovaries and the uterus are removed during the operation.

Vaccination
Like dogs and cats, rabbits are susceptible to many diseases and some of these can be prevented by routine vaccinations.

Myxomatosis is a viral disease seen commonly in wild rabbits in the UK and unfortunately it can affect pet rabbits too. The disease is spread from infected to non-infected rabbits via flea bites. The virus causes swellings around the eyes, ears and genitals and feeding soon becomes difficult. In the vast majority of cases treatment is futile.
Viral haemorrhagic disease (V.H.D.) is another widespread viral disease that is present in the UK. The disease is spread via direct contact with infected rabbits or contaminated feeding or drinking bowls. Affected rabbits rapidly become ill and often sudden death is the first sign that is seen.

Both Myxomatosis and V.H.D. can be prevented by a single annual vaccination.

About the Author

Sandy Scott is the webmaster and author of http://www.ivet.co.uk . IVET consists of a team of dedicated professionals including a pharmacist, a pharmacologist, and two veterinary surgeons who oversee sales and provide the free, practical advice for your pets such Pet Wormers in the form of numerous on line information sheets.

Vet school is very expensive. You should try to stay in-state if possible. Everyone wants the "Best vet school in the country". All 28 US vet schools are AVMA accredited. They are all good. If there are no vet schools in your state, then you should still do your undergraduate work in-state. Look for one that has an animal science program since you're interested in large animal. It's a myth that vet schools only accept people that went to their school for undergrad as well.
This website lists all 28 US vet schools and also has information about tuition, requirements and links to each school's website.
http://www.aavmc.org

If your state doesn't have a vet school, look to see if your state has a contract with other states.
This table lists those contracts currently, but they could change every year.
http://www.aavmc.org/vmcas/documents/AAVMCMemberSchoolChartupdated2008_003.pdf

Alpacas were a cherished treasure of the ancient Incan civilization. They played a central role in the Incan culture and were located on the high Andean Plateau and mountains of South America. They are very hardy animals who are still raised in their native home in the Andean mountains at about 10,000-14,000 feet. They were traditionally raised for their luxurious fiber or fleece. Alpacas are a member of the camel family, which also includes dromedary camels, llamas, vicunas, and guanacos.  Alpacas have been raised in the high Andes mountains for centuries. Alpacas are one of the oldest domesticated breeds of animals. Alpacas were first imported to the United States in 1984. Alpacas are now being successfully raised and enjoyed throughout North America and abroad. Alpaca breeding has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry in North America and is still on the rise. Alpacas cannot be mass-produced and are rare outside of South America.
   Alpacas are herd animals, and are generally kept in groups of two or more. They have soft padded feet, making them gentle on pastures and grass lands. Alpacas only have teeth at the bottom of their mouth for eating. They are grazers and like cattle chew their cud. Alpacas selectively graze, eating pasture grasses and hay, along with small amounts of feed and minerals supplements feeding them is relatively inexpensive. Alpacas are mature enough to breed between the ages of 12-18 months and normally have only one baby per pregnancy. They are virtually odorless and do not attract flies like other livestock. Alpacas are considered a disease resistant animal, which may lower the cost of veterinary care. They are quiet and are said to make a humming sound. Alpacas are safe and gentle animals, they do not bite or butt like some farm animals can. Alpacas can live up to 15 to 20 years and make excellent companion animals and pets.
  Alpacas are often raised as an alternative to other domesticated livestock. They are one of the few animals which can be profitably raised on small farms. They require a small amount of acreage compared to other livestock, usually about ten acres or less. Alpacas are happy in a small area and are easy on the environment. Alpacas also thrive in temperate climates. They are easy to care for and don't require any special type of shelter. They are clam and quiet animals that are easy to handle. They have been and still are used as pack and guard animals.
   Alpacas are very intelligent and are easy to train. In just a few sessions they will pick up and retain many behaviors such as accepting a halter, being led, lifting a foot for toenail trimming and being loaded into a vehicle. Alpacas like other livestock are blood typed to insure the accuracy of breeding records, this is to provide absolute identification and documentation of bloodlines.
   Alpacas provide one of the most luxurious fibers in the world, it can come in 22 colors and is recognized by the textile industry. They only need to be sheared once a year and may produce 5 to 10 pounds of soft fiber that is turned into warm garments. Alpaca fleece is comparable to cashmere in softness and can be mixed with other fibers, like mohair, this vary's the texture of the yarn produced. Alpaca fibre is similar to sheep's wool, but it is lighter in weigh and silkier to the touch. The fibers are warmer and do not have a prickly feel. They also contain no lanolin and make it hypoallergenic. Alpaca fibers are hollow, which make for great insulating properties. Alpaca garments can be worn comfortably against your skin.

D.C. (Doctor of Chiropractic) - 80K if lucky
J.D. (Juris Doctor or Doctor of Law) - $100-300/hour if you're good
M.D. (Medicinae Doctor or Doctor of Medicine) (US) - max at 500k if you are a neurosurgeon
D.P.T. (Doctor of Physical Therapy) - max at 100k
D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) - same as MD
D.P.M. (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine) - 200k max
D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine) - 1 million max if you have your own office and don;t eat lunch
D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine) - 80k
Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology) - 60-200k
Pharm.D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) -75-150k starting out http://www.getintopharmacyschool.com
O.D. (Optometry Doctor or Doctor of Optometry) -200k max

Doctor of Architecture (D.Arch.) - 100k
Doctor of Applied Science (D.A.S.) - 70k
Doctor of Business Administration (D.B.A.) - 75k
Doctor of Chemistry (D.Chem.) -60k
Doctor of Criminal Justice (D.C.J.) -60k
Doctor of Comparative/Civil Law (D.C.L.) -60k
Doctor of Computer Science (D.C.S.) -75k
Doctor of Criminology (D.Crim.) -60k
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) 60k
Doctor of Environmental Design (D.E.D.) 60k
Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) 100k

Florida, a south eastern state of United States of America, bordering Alabama and Georgia, most part of the state land is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. The name Florida is adopted from a Spanish term for the "Flowery Easter" season, and for the land's appearance as a "flowered land. Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", but severe weather is a common occurrence in the state. More than eleven hundred (1100) hospitals and medical center are operating in Florida. These provide a complete range of healthcare services and equipped with latest machinery and equipment along with specialized and well experienced staff and practitioners.

A medical center is a deliberation of medical care providers. It can be a clinic, hospital or a large complex having number of medical facilities. Medical Center offers tremendous choices when it comes to medical services that can save your life and provide a higher quality of life after medical procedures. Medical center (s) have values of providing good customer service with the latest technology, great physicians, outstanding support staff, extraordinary facilities, out of box thinking when it comes to holistic medicine and care along with a place to retire and enjoy your life after working so long. Most of the medical center in Florida represents the crown jewels of health care in United States. Although these vary greatly in their organization, the services they present, and their ownership and processes. Medical Center could be of various types, some of the types are mentioned below;

* Outpatient Medical Center

* Medical Wellness Center

* Doctor Medical Center

* Physician Medical Center

* Pediatric Medical Center

* Medical Center Nursery

* Acupuncture Medical Center

* General Hospital

* University Medical Center

* Specialty Medical center

* Birth Centers

Your pet is also an important member of your family and while living in Florida you also have a variety of medical center accessible, serving veterinary health care issues in Florida where you can get following heath care services as well for the longer and healthier life of your pet;

* Routine Checkups

* Nutrition

* Vaccinations

* Parasite Control

* Spraying or Neutering

A medical center can be specific for some particular disease or a medical center could be offering number of health care services and facilities. A medical center often specializes in a certain area while hospitals are general and are specialized for all emergencies. In Florida where you can have a variety of medical center (s), there you can easily find out a medical center having your concerned health service. Following is a list of medical services which are normally offered while some exceptional medical facilities are also available at more specialized medical center (s).

* Emergency Services

* Imaging and Diagnostic Services

* Laparoscopy

* EKG

* X-Ray

* Audiometric Testing

* Pulmonary Function Testing

* Nebulizer Treatment

* Ear Wash

* Eye Numb and Wash

* Digital Mammography

* Outpatient Services

* Primary Stroke

* Psychiatry and Behavioral Health

* Rehabilitation

* Stress Tests

* Surgical and Weight Loss

* Wound Healing

* Ultrasound

* Women's Health Care

* Adult Day Care

* Cancer Care

* Bone & Joint

* Anesthesia

* Cardiology

* Cardiothoracic

* Dental

* Dermatology

* Gastroenterology

* General Medicines

* General Surgery

* Gynecology

* Nephrology

* Neuro Surgery

* Neurology

* Opthalmology

* Orthopedics

* Pediatrics

* Plastic Surgery

* Pulmonology

* Rheumatology

* Urology.

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Have you ever idly wondered what goes into the packet or tin of dog food, you lovingly feed your dog? Perhaps you fear the worst and don't want to know. Putting your head in the sand may make you feel a bit better in the short term, but it is likely to cost you dearly in the long term.

Why?

Food, by virtue of its daily consumption, is one of the most important parts of your health. And obviously the same applies to your dog.

If you don't feed your dog quality dog food, he is likely to suffer ongoing ill health. This translates into hundreds, if not thousands, in veterinarian bills.

So let's have a look at how dog food is produced in most countries, especially by the big commercial pet food companies.

A rendering plant is sort of an adjunct to a slaughterhouse. It's where unusable parts of slaughtered animals or dead animals on a massive scale are disposed. It also includes retail food outlet waste.

Typical unusable waste from slaughterhouses includes heads, hooves, beaks, intestines, bones, blood, etc.

Dead animals can be road kill, euthanised pets from veterinarians or animal shelters, zoo animals or horses.

Retail food waste includes food past its use by date.

On the surface, none of this sounds too bad. Perhaps you can consider most of it as acceptable ingredients for your dog food. But let's have a closer look.

Bones, in particular spines, and brains from the heads of cattle can be the source of bovine spongiform encephalogathy (mad-cow disease, BSE), Although these parts are not permitted now, to be included in human food, policing this is almost impossible in a rendering plant.

Animals are euthanised with sodium pentobarbital. This cannot be broken down in the processing.

Euthanised dogs and cats frequently still ware collars, including pet identification discs and flea collars. Flea collars normally contain organophosphate insecticides.

Pets, zoo and farm animals can contain heavy metals from their identi chip, or ID tags and from surgical pins.

Farm animals may contain insecticide patches.

Farm animals who have died can contain toxic levels of veterinary medications, including high levels of antibiotics, hormones or pesticides, to name just a few. Animals who have died naturally, may have done so from cancer, an organ failure, TB or a host of other hazardous diseases.

Retail food waste is often still wrapped meat, past it's use by date. Wrapping is normally styrofoam trays covered with cling film.

Euthanised pets from veterinarians and animal shelters often come in plastic bags.

Generally there is not the strict hygiene afforded to rendering plants, that there is to slaughter houses. So carcasses can be piled up waiting in summer heat. This means that maggots are a very real part of the end product, as least for that processed in summer. Rat infestations at rendering plants may not be common in many of them, but it is not rare either.

With the ever increasing cost of labour, removing collars and plastic wrapping is just out of the question. Removing implanted identichips or surgical pins would be nearly impossible.

It is unavoidable that toxic waste is a part of the end products of a rendering plant.

So that's the raw material of a rendering plant. What about the processing? This involves grinding the raw material and then cooking for long periods under pressure and high temperature. Some may be further dried.

Depending on the particular rendering plant, the end products are called recycled meat, meat meal, poultry meal, bone meal, blood meal, animal meal, fish meal, poultry by-products, meat by-products, tallow, beef fat, chicken fat, animal fat, yellow grease, food enhancer, protein, calcium, phosphorus. Many  are sold as a source of protein, energy, mineral or enhancer for farm animals, horses and pets. In fact any livestock.

About a third of rendering plant end products are used as the basis of commercial cat and dog food.

The quality bit.

The meat source,

The protein.

Thereafter, the ingredients deteriorate, with filler (perhaps sugar or melamine from China or any other cheap 'food'), isolated and synthetic nutrients and toxic preservatives, making up the balance. Then it may be irradiated.

You may find it hard to believe that any part of the entire produce could possibly translate as nourishing dog food, that a vet would recommend for a healthy life.

The end result means that commercialisation has forced your dog to become a cannibal.

For a complimentary ebook on how to have a healthy dog, starting today, visit http://naturallyhealthydogs.com or http://www.bestdoghealth.blogspot.com

call your vet and ask, all vets are different
Hope This Helps!

Working In a Veterniary Marketing Job

The amount of and importance placed upon pets in the is booming and so are businesses that deal with these pets. One of the main businesses in this area is veterinary practices. Although this kind of business is a professional practice, like a human physician, it is still a business. Thus, there is a need for marketing these practices and the services and products they provide.

In performing a veterinary marketing job, you must have clearly in mind what they are marketing and who the audience is. Also, marketing is much more than just selling. It also includes issues such as branding, publicity, pricing, image and so on. Also, the size of the practice will influence the scope of the veterinary marketing job. If it's a small to medium practice, the marketer will probably be a generalist, who has to perform a multitude of marketing functions. However, if the practice is a larger one, than there will be a need for veterinary marketing job specialists.

One of the most common and sometimes most important function in a veterinary marketing job is that of advertising. This used to be a much more simple task comprised largely of designing and placing printed ads in the local Yellow Pages and newspapers. Today, much or most of the advertising is done via what's called new media, mostly through the internet. Having an effective website is critical, plus driving visitors to that site and converting as many as possible into new clients. Then there is also the whole area of social networking, such as blogs, vlogs, podcasting, Facebook and the like.

Another very important function of a veterinary marketing job is to nurture and grow referrals for new clients. Besides "word of mouth", referrals are a key ingredient in growing and maintaining a successful veterinary practice and business. If the practice you work for is a specialist, say a veterinary orthopedic surgeon, it is crucial to garner referrals from generalist veterinary generalist practitioners. If your veterinary marketing job is for a generalist, it is very important to obtain and maintain a flow of referrals from sources such as local pet shops, kennels, breeders, pet clubs and related businesses and organizations.

Another important,but often thought of as mundane, part of a veterinary marketing job is to be concerned with daily operational issues. One basic issue here is something as simple but very important such as answering the phone. Who answers the phone? Exactly what do they say when they do answer the phone? How are messages handled? It is very true in business that the first impression you make is critical and that you often don't get a "second chance". The first impression of a potential client is very often tainted through an initial phone call. Thus, the manner of answering the phone and exactly how the calls are handled are indeed very important.

The more fun tasks in a veterinary marketing job are things such as doing animal demonstrations at local schools and civic organizations. Also, you can deliver speeches and seminars on pet selection and care to local groups and organizations. Of course, when you do such activities, you must make sure that the veterinary business you work for gets plenty of "plugs", such as prominently displayed signs or banners; freely distributed business cards and brochures, and a popular technique are give-aways such as calendars, water bowls, pet toys, etc.

As you can see, a veterinary marketing job can be demanding, as well as dynamic, fun and rewarding as well. May you have success in beginning this path!

About the Author

Joe Blogger is a leading authority in the field of Veterinary Merketing Jobs and Veterinary recruitment and employment matters. Joe Blogger has written numerous informative articles relating to Veterinary careers and careers in Veterinary Marketing Jobs.