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ANIMAL Planet (Sky Channel 076) is raw, visceral and immersive entertainment that takes us to a different world, with documentaries of animals in the wild, quality pet entertainment showcasing our domestic friends and everything in between.
Animal Planet has now joined with Pet.co.nz to offer a weekly prize for the best weekly pet photo.
Pet.co.nz is a new breed of pet store, offering 7000 premium pet products from food to leashes, beds and more.
Plus free nationwide delivery on orders over $39, available 24/7 from our online store.
For passionate pet lovers, don’t forget to tune into Pets’ Night In every Saturday from 6.30pm on Animal Planet!
HOW TO SEND YOUR PHOTOS
To have your pet included on our Pets page, email a JPG photo with its name and age and your name and address to etc@sundaynews.co.nz with My Pet in the subject line.
The best photo each week wins a $50 Pet.co.nz voucher, redeemable online at pet.co.nz Last week’s winner: Rosheen Hiscox, of Waipukurau, for Ammo her labrador. MY 5-year-old labrador called Max becomes anxious during thunder storms and is especially bad with fireworks. Do you have any advice to help us survive Guy Fawkes celebrations?
This is a common concern with both dogs and cats and needs a number of approaches. Make sure Max has a safe place inside to retreat to during fireworks or thunderstorms and plan to be home during fireworks season. Deaden the sound by drawing curtains and having a radio or TV on for background noise. Exercise early in the evening and give a small meal. Consider investing in a dog pheromone dispenser or spray which will help Max to relax. Contact your vet and get a prescription of Xanax which is a sedative type medication recommended to treat dogs for noise phobia. It works within one hour so can be given early in the evening. It may cause some sedation, but it also makes dogs more relaxed and better able to withstand the explosions. Long term consider behavioural desensitisation.
Tigger, our 4-year-old tortoiseshell cat keeps getting a sore on her neck in front of her shoulder blades. She sometimes scratches it so much it almost bleeds. What do you think is causing it?
An itchy area on the lower neck of cats is frequently seen by vets. Often on examination there are other skin sores about the neck, but your cat may be scratching more at just one area. First of all check flea control for Tigger and other pets in the house as a flea allergy can cause sores on the neck. Infections such as ringworm are not usually itchy but your vet will check for this and any evidence of mites. Sometimes a food or inhaled allergens can trigger this type of skin reaction.