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If you live in a colder climate, winter is mostly a time for staying in and staying warm. However, if you own a dog, you know that it often means bundling up and getting them out! Here are a few tips to keep your dogs healthy and happy as we move into the colder months.
Know their tolerance for cold
Just because dogs have fur coats, does not mean they are always going to be warm enough. It’s important to learn your dog’s tolerance for cold. Do they have a short coat? Are they close to the ground? If so, they will have less protection and more of them will come into contact with snow and ice meaning they will get colder more quickly than a bigger dog. Researching the tolerance of your dog’s breed before the winter can ensure you are both prepared!
Clean their paws
Running around in the snow can be great, but it can also be irritating on your dog’s paws. Ice, salt, and chemicals can cause bleeding and cracking of their pads. Make sure you wipe down your dog’s paws and stomach to remove all salt and ice buildup. If you are going on a long walk, bring a towel so you can wipe them down at the halfway mark to prevent any stinging or irritation during your adventure.
Keep an eye out for chemicals
Cleaning your dog’s paws so the salt doesn’t irritate their pads is only part of it. Wiping your pet’s feet, legs, tail, and stomach when back from your walk ensures they don’t have a chance to lick off any potential toxins that may have stuck on them. Antifreeze, chemicals used to melt snow, and those used to protect gardens in the winter are dangerous and toxic to pets. Antifreeze specifically has a sweet but deadly taste that can attract dogs. Coolants and antifreeze made with propylene glycol are a less toxic alternative for pets and wildlife.
Monitor their food intake
Hundreds of years ago, it made sense to increase food intake during the colder months. This helped keep body fat up which in turn allowed us to stay warmer. Despite staying in warm homes all winter, we have brought some of these evolutionary habits into present time and the same goes for dogs. Your dog might be asking for more food this winter, but if they aren’t spending much time outdoors, the added pounds will do more harm than good in the form of heart disease and high blood pressure. However, if they are getting a lot of outdoor exercise, it can be beneficial to slightly increase their food intake. Talk to your veterinarian to get an accurate estimate for your dog’s healthiest weight.
Winter Wellness Upkeep
The cold weather can exacerbate a few conditions such as arthritis and heart conditions. If your dog has diabetes, they can have a harder time regulating their body temperature and staying warm outside. Make sure your pet is getting their regular checkups to ensure everything is looking good so they can feel their best this winter!
Do you own horses?
If so, be sure they have access to a barn or a three-sided run-in so they can have shelter from the wind and cold. While not all horses will need to be blanketed, blankets do help horses keep warm and dry, especially if there is any rain or snow. Remember to use heated buckets or water heaters/de-icers so your horses can access unfrozen water at all times. Lastly, it’s best to feed your horses unlimited forage as it will help your horses create heat and regulate their body temperatures during extreme cold.
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In the animal rights movement, cruelty–free is a label for products or activities that do not harm or kill animals anywhere in the world. Products tested on animals are not considered cruelty–free, since these tests are often painful and cause the suffering and death of millions of animals every year.
Getting vegetarianism confused with veganism is a common mistake most people make. So today we are going to closely examine the definition of vegan versus the definition of a vegetarian in this post. Hopefully, this provides a little clarity.
The Oxford dictionary definition of a vegetarian is “a person who does not eat meat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain etc.”
This basically divides vegetarians into two groups; vegetarians who exclude eggs and dairy and vegetarians who include these items in their diets. The latter can then be broken up into a further three groups; ovo- vegetarians (who consume eggs but not milk), lacto-vegetarians (who consume milk but not eggs) and ovo-lacto vegetarians who consume both milk and eggs.
There’s often controversy surrounding “semi-vegetarians”, whose diet consists mainly of vegetarian foods but includes fish or poultry. The main differentiating factor between all of the above-mentioned groups is how much animal products are included in the diet.
The above difference is the main distinguishing factor between the definition of vegan and that of a vegetarian because vegans exclude animal products in their entirety. The official definition of veganism is “the practice of abstaining from the use of animal products, particularly in a diet. As well as following an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of sentient animals.
A follower of veganism is known as a vegan”. That means veganism extends beyond the diet of a vegan individual. That is the biggest difference between vegans and vegetarians. While vegetarians may not consume animal products, they may use them if they are present in other products, such as items containing silk, honey or leather.
Vegans, on the other hand, avoid the use of animal products in all areas of their lifestyles.
Cannabis strains including Hemp and Marijuana are either pure or hybrid of the plant genus Cannabis, which encompasses the species Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis.
Varieties are developed to intensify specific characteristics of the plant, or to differentiate the strain for the purposes of marketing or to make it more effective as a natural supplement. Variety names are typically chosen by their growers, and often reflect properties of the plant such as taste, color, smell, or the origin of the variety. These varieties have been cultivated to contain a high percentage of cannabinoids, including CBD, CBG, CBC and more. Several varieties of Cannabis, known as Hemp, have a very low THC content, and are instead grown for their fiber, seed and therapeutic propertiess
CBD has become quite popular over the last couple of years but despite what you might think it is only one of the 100 compounds that have been identified in the Cannabis Sativa L plant. Full-spectrum CBD oil, unlike CBD isolate products, includes a wide range of cannabinoids present in the cannabis or hemp plant. Depending on the condition and what you are looking to achieve it can provide a greater effect than CBD alone as all the cannabinoids work together in what is known as the entourage effect.
Full-spectrum CBD also contains a variety of essential vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, protein, chlorophyll, terpenes, flavonoids, and fiber. When referring to CBD in the hemp plant, it’s important to understand that Hemp contains a large number of cannabinoids (in trace amounts), but the main compounds are CBD and cannabidiolic acid (CBDa). As CBDa is more abundant in the hemp plant, firms must decarboxylate the oil. This process heats the oil and changes CBDa into CBD.
Just one last thing before we explain the benefits of Full Spectrum CBD oil, its important to understand that CBD from Cannabis is only legal in Medical or recreational states, while CBD hemp oil is legal in all 50 states under the 2014 US Farm Bill. While it may not be able to treat all conditions it has been known to assist with a variety of medical conditions including anxiety, depression and acute pain.
The Benefits of the Whole Plant
One of the most important studies relating to full-spectrum CBD oil took place at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Hadassah School in 2015. It compared the performance of a full spectrum extract with one that contained CBD only. The study concluded that full spectrum was more effective when fighting pain and inflammation.
While CBD only is somewhat effective, the whole plant extract not only provided faster and better relief, the effects also lasted longer. This is why an increasing number of companies in the CBD industry are selling full-spectrum CBD oil as a rule.
The aforementioned entourage effect is the main reason behind the efficacy of whole plant extracts. There are over 100 ‘identified’ compounds in the cannabis plant. While most of these compounds have their own therapeutic benefit, they come together in a synergistic way to provide far better performance than any single compound, including CBD.