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Cats Often Poisoned by Household Cleaners and Disenfectants
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Our story this week comes from Larry at www.ProVetLogic.com about common problems that they see concerning pet safety.
He said, “There are a common household items that people fail to consider that can be toxic when pets are around. Household disinfectants such as chlorine, ammonia or products with caustic agents such as bath scum removers can be lethal for pets, especially cats.”
He also noted, “Many people are not aware that animals can absorb chemicals through the pads of their feet. It can be as severe asif they licked the cleaning agents on the floor.
A precaution we are suggesting this winter is making people aware of the problem of putting out what’s commonly called road salt around your sidewalks and driveway. Animals can ingest the salt and become ill.”
Now, Morton Salt has released a non-salt based de-icer called “Safe-T-Pet.” It’s on sale at in the weather alert section of ProVetLogic.com
This product is recommended by Veterinarians because it doesn’t poison your pets, is easily seen because of the little, non-staining blue beads in the product and is very affordable.
In 2007, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center reported that their top poison calls involved the following common household goods and products:
OTC drugs and prescriptions, both of the human and pet variety.
Insecticides and insect control products such as flea and tick preparations and insect baits.
Common household plants, such as lilies, azaleas and kalanchoe, as well as Rhododendron, sago palm and schefflera.
Chemical bait products designed for mice, rats and other rodents.
Cleaning agents such as bleaches, detergents and disinfectants.
Consumers are encouraged to find eco-friendly and pet friendly solutions to their cleaning problems. Veterinarians recommend ProVetLogic’s Stable Environment, which actually bio-degrades organic substances, such as urine and feces, to reduce odors and respiratory problems.
Consumers are also encouraged to pursue pet-friendly foods such as grain-free dog and cat foods, which are more consistent with the regular eating habits of those animals.
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Gardens Make Pictures
Landscape is a picture that makes its own frame. Roofed by the sky, rimmed by trees, and floored with the solid earth, every part of a garden composes itself into a picture that changes from hour to hour as the sun moves, from day to day as the seasons succeed one another, from place to place as you walk within it.
Painters on canvas work with color and form in two dimensions; sculptors add the third dimension, working in the round; of all artists, only the builder of gardens works in four dimensions, making time�the swing from hour to hour, season to season�a part of every composition.
The foundation, like the painter’s canvas mounted on its stretcher, must always be there: the soil, stone and water of the earth itself.
The design, like the painter’s penciled sketch, sets the arrangement of elements: openness, vistas, paths, structures and plants.
The materials, like paints, differ in color, texture and method of application: grass in its varied textures of green, flowers in whole spectrums of color and form, walls and fences for sharpness of outline and suggestion of shelter.
The space, like a sculptor’s carving in a mass of stone, leads you out, around, and back again, each return bringing consciousness of new delight.
The tree branch, decked of a winter’s morning with snow, will drip that same evening with icicles and bend, a few weeks later, under a mass of bloom. The flagstone path, warm in the noonday sun, is cool to the foot in evening dew. Winter’s open woods in summer close you round with secret walls of green.
As swiftly as a cloud crosses the sun the picture changes, but remains a picture still.
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How to Use Fragrance Oil
Most often, fragrance oils are used to add scent to beauty and cosmetic products, as well as other things like potpourri and room fresheners. These fragrance oils are extracted from the different parts of the plants having high concentration of oils, aroma and scent. The plants ability to release these oils depends on the amount of alcohol being used in the manufacturing process.
Steam distillation is the process used to extract the fragrance oils from the plant. After distillation, two different kinds of liquids remain in the bottle- the part at the top of the bottle will be the essential oil, and the liquid in the bottom will be the distilled water of the plant. The colors of these fragrance oils vary depending on the sugar content of the plant.
These fragrance oils have their application almost everywhere now. They are widely used these days to make soaps and candles. These small items of daily use not only make good gifts but also its creation is extremely fun and relaxing. At first it may be intimidating learning how to make soaps and candles, but once successful can be quite relaxing|Initially some people find candles and soap making difficult but once successful, they are more willing to try their hand further in such crafts}. Fragrance oils can be exciting and fun, and some can really help you do things like attract the opposite sex, stimulate the mind and others can relax your body and senses.
Don’t forget when people buy soap, they are more interested to know what the soap smells like. Strong soaps and not enough scenting can often deter people from your natural beauty product. This makes scenting probably the most important aspect of soap and cosmetic making process. Before choosing the oil, you should be assured of the properties that make the oils. When using fragrance oil, it is important to mix with carrier oils using the correct usage recommendations. You should also be very careful with the oil mixes to get the most effective results. Some of the oils that can be used in soap making are Aloe Vera, almond oil, Avocado, Canola, Castor, Coconut, Emu Cotton seed etc.
Using fragrance oil can give your soaps wonderful scents, and the variety of scents available is endless. Imagine if there is no fragrance then no one would be attracted to buy the soaps.