{"id":5309,"date":"2021-07-22T18:27:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T16:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/?p=5309"},"modified":"2022-01-24T18:31:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T16:31:27","slug":"conditions-and-diseases-in-fur-babies-we-need-to-watch-out-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/conditions-and-diseases-in-fur-babies-we-need-to-watch-out-for\/","title":{"rendered":"Conditions and Diseases in Fur babies We Need to Watch out for!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having a Fur Baby can put a dent in the family savings especially if the unexpected happens or you&#8217;ve adopted a precious Fur Baby with a pre-existing condition.<\/p>\n<p>2 diseases to watch out for are Obesity and Gum Disease. Obesity can lead to a scarier health condition and gum disease can lead to bacteria in the blood.<\/p>\n<p>We at PETport 100% recommend having an Insurance company like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dotsurepetsa\/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXFY7PYp-52e69pIbQr54vIdpomKoDAJso5zTMwEmwB8hkLvX8G32r6OhJqfISj4sbWEqTYog4djNNYsGgVfjXKN79YF1gZ6ix1wZnGJ7hAyNS2RdxWO3gWIaOVEHTgdR8&amp;__tn__=kK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dotsure.co.za Pet Insurance<\/a> to assist in covering your Fur Baby for vet bills, emergency procedures, a health care program, or a pre-existing hereditary condition.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some additional <strong>TIPS AND TRICKS<\/strong> for taking care of your Fur kid!<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEALTHY LIFESTYLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your Fur kid just like the human kid, needs to have a healthy lifestyle, lots of exercise, mental stimulation and a healthy balanced diet is important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ANNUAL CHECK-UPS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure your Fur Kids vaccinations are up to date and at least once a year a Vet&#8217;s visit is conducted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PREMIUM FOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swapping and changing between different foods is not good for your Fur Kid&#8217;s digestion. Make sure you are sticking to one premium food brand. Don&#8217;t forget to check the ingredients!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you see, suspect, or think something is wrong with your Fur Baby, go for a check-up. Do not delay something you may suspect is wrong with your Fur Kid!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What do you recommend for keeping those vet bills low?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having a Fur Baby can put a dent in the family savings especially if the unexpected happens or you&#8217;ve adopted a precious Fur Baby with a pre-existing condition. 2 diseases to watch out for are Obesity and Gum Disease. Obesity can lead to a scarier health condition and gum disease can lead to bacteria in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5311,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5309"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petport.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}