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HEALTH: There many more sites, but I wanted to include purely scientific factual info.  Remember, Always check validity of websites before making decisions on your pet's health or your own health for that matter. All the recommendations for vaccinations, food, etc are based on fact (licensed doctors, universities) not opinion. Core vaccinations are not needed every year. Here are a few peer websites supporting this.  Dr Shultz (University of Wisconsin-Madison)  Richard B. Ford DVM (North Carolina State University)   AVMA   Cornell School Vet Medicine  University California Davis   AAHA  Vet sues based on over vaccination by colleagues Why purchase your pet's meds from your Vet or local pharmacy? Epinions Novartis Guarantee    Merial (Heartguard & Frontline)  Pfizer (Revolution) Pet Food: If you know what's in most commercial brands you would NOT feed it to your pet. Do you think eating Cherios all your life is healthy, balanced and will keep your teeth clean? Most all commercial food is grain based sprayed with sugar. Would you feed this to your child and think he/she is eating a balanced meal? Why feed your pet what's equivalent to dyed sucrose cereal? Dogs and cats need meat based proteins as most of their caloric needs.   Commercial pet food, worse than a junk food diet  University of Florida   FDA: what do those ingredients mean?  Dr. Silver (wholistic vet), healthy living for yor pet   FDA forbids euthanized pets from entering human food supply but it's okay for pets to eat?    Pentobarbital found in many pet food brands (FDA) Bravo Primal  If you can't feed raw- convenient choice  Products: Okay, now for the fun stuff    Greenies   Mail order and internet: Petedge Ryans Pet Supply Valley Vet  Free Range Dog Chews, all the dogs are obsessed with the Lamb lung and tracheas  The supplements I use for my dogs: Animal Essentials- Herbal Vitamin  Wholistic Pet-Joint Health  SpotBot®-- wonderful cleaning tool!   Quick Shine- I use it to protect and beautify my hardwood and tile floors. Resolve Carpet cleaner (I use liquid spray) My rabbits have been eating Rabbit Chow for 10 years now. They do very well on it. Don't confuse Purina Mills with Purina, it's a separate company, totally different quality. Purina Mills manufactures food for the lab animal sector, it must be guranteed to be sold to laboratories. Another added reason is cost, it by far is one of the cheaper foods out there. FEEL GOOD STORIES:  Wayward Toddler found roaming with family's Pit Bull  Shelter dog finds new home and starring role  Pit Bulls recues attack victim  3 yr old child returned home because of dog's registered microchip  Something to live by:  An Old Farmer's Advice Top Ten Pet Owner Mistakes