Pet owners believe different things about their cat health care and dog health care practices, but not all of them are true, so it is worth evaluating what is right and what isn’t before its too late. As a nation, we love our pets, but when it comes to looking after them properly and knowing the truth, we don’t always get it right.

Misconception 1: Is neutering dogs and cats bad?

Neutering your cat or dog does not necessarily impact on its health, but many fear that it does. People worry that it will make the dog fat and de-motivated. Don’t misconstrue laziness for loyalty though, as dogs and cats tend to prefer to stay close to you when they have been neutered. There is some research being conducted to determine if neutering can shorten an animal’s lifespan, but there is no sufficient evidence at present to suggest this is correct.

Misconception 2: My dog knows when it has been bad, but it doesn’t learn.

Trust us that this isn’t true. It is fair to say that many dogs aren’t aware of being naughty and if they don’t get told about it, they will continue to do it. As you would a child, show the dog what it has done wrong so it learns. Pro-active training like this is good. If you get hysterical then the dog might just think you are happy and not associate it with actually being bad. Don’t hit your dog though, as this is very bad pet ownership. No pet owner should lay a hand to a dog and think that it is an acceptable part of dog health care; for it quite simply isn’t. The same applies to any mistreating of cats and kittens – this is not good cat health care.

Check with a vet if you are concerned about something not being accurate with your dog health care and cat health care practices. Trust in your vet to steer you in the right direction so you don’t end up believing any more misconceptions.

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