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I have named this page after my Yorkshire Terriers, Topaz and Jasper.  I have decided to dedicate this page for links, information and stories that I have heard and would like to pass on regarding the canine world. Recently, I expanded my family to include another Yorkie, Jasper, who I rescued. Most pet owners look on their animal friends not as mere pets, but rather as beloved and long-term members of the family. As for any members of the family, pet owners naturally want the very best for our beloved family members. Pet owners agree that their pets deserve the same healthy quality of life that humans enjoy.   I looked into Veterinary Pet Insurance for Topaz and Japer. Which I highly recommend! 1-800-USA-PETS (1800-872-7387) or www.petinsurance.com.   This insurance covers more than 6,400 medical problems and conditions related to accidental injuries, poisonings, illnesses (including cancer), along with everyday medical treatments. Coverage also helps pay for diagnostic tests, prescriptions, treatments, hospitalizations, office visits, x-rays, lab fees, and surgeries.   Premiums start at less than $10.00 per month. You can use any licensed veterinarian in the world. This insurance keeps paying for itself. A little tip the way it works out, it is a few dollars cheaper if you buy it for a year in a one lump sum if you can afford it. I also decided to have them chipped, which is completely safe for him at any age and will last him a lifetime. I decided to get it done while he was under anesthesia.   I have heard many horror stories about pets being taken and many never make back home.  (Every two seconds a family pet is lost) Some of the time it is because they can not be identified.  Many locations that deal with animals on a frequent basis now have the capability of scanning for these chips. I have decided to go with the AKC Companion Animal Recovery www.akccar.org the hotline number is 1-800-252-7894 or another company that you can go with would be the AVID Friendly Chip by Pettrac Their phone number is 909-371-7505 or 1-800-336-AVID Email is Pettrac@aol.com. There are a few different companies out there offering this technology. Our pets face many of the same challenges we do - from dangerous chemical additives in their food and drinking water, environmental pollutants, and overexposure to the sun. It has been made possible by Market America to now offer some of the same nutritionally based benefits that we can also enjoy.  Technology has made Market America's Isotonix® OPC-3™ antioxidant so successful, that they are now offering it in their PetHealth™ OPC Formula. It is in a powder form that is an easy and tasty way to give our pets the antioxidant protection that they also need. PetHealth™ provides Glucosamine to help relieve joint stiffness and pain. It comes in a beef and fish flavor that both dogs and cats. Topaz, my oldest Yorkie deloped a collapsed trachea at 6 months of age.  When it got so bad that he started passing out from lack of air to his lungs. We took him to the Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware.  I can not speak highly enough about these wonderful people.  If you live on the East Coast and have specialized serious medical conditions I would ask my veteniarian to refer me there in a heart beat.
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