You and Your Pet Bird – Good Things To Know

We came across some great tips for bird owners.  Of course, we always recommend using Clear the Air’s Odor Remover to sprinkle at the bottom of any animal cage to aid in eliminating odors.  It is completely safe around pets and children, even if eaten!

If you haven’t already purchased your new pet bird, it is a good idea to get him either from a responsible breeder or, better yet, adopt one from a shelter or avian rescue group.  You can call your local shelter to see if they have any birds or know of any local bird rescues you can visit.

Before bringing your bird home, you will want to make sure you purchase a large well constructed cage.  No matter the species, it is important for your bird to have enough room to stretch his wings and fly short distances.  To prevent escape or injury, the bars on the cage should only be .4 inches apart.  Horizontal bars and perches need to also be installed in your cage at varying heights.

Line the bottom of the cage is plain paper or paper bags that are cut to size and make sure it is changed daily.  You can sprinkle Clear The Air’s Odor Remover to help eliminate bird odors every time you clean out your birds home.  Place your bird’s cage in a warm, bright part of the house off the floor that is close to where the action is but away from drafts and direct sunlight.  Make sure your bird is not close to the kitchen as they are extremely sensitive to fumes from ovens, cookware and such.

When it comes to feeding your bird, pelleted food is the way to go.  While seed mixes provide variety, they do not always provide the best nutrition. A high quality food that is formulated for your bird’s species is ideal. Fresh veggies and fruits should be given to your bird every day.  Dark, leafy greens are packed with vitamins and many birds also enjoy carrots and broccoli.  Fresh cold water should also be available at all times and changed at least once a day.

A trained and tamed bird will need at least an hour of exercise out of the cage in a safe and enclosed room every day.  He may simply want to just sit on your shoulder or explore the room.  For birds that do not take to handling, providing a selection of toys like ladders, swings and mirrors with bells are a great way to keep your bird entertained.

Providing a shallow dish at the bottom of the cage is a great way to provide a bath for your bird and keeping his plumage looking perfect.  It is probably a good idea to schedule a bath right before you plan to clean out the cage.

Take your bird to the vet annually.  Weight loss or gain is often an indicator of illness and your vet can conduct any necessary tests to help monitor your bird’s health.

Clear The Air Odor Remover is a safe a non toxic way to eliminate odors in your bird cage.  Click Here to read more and purchase our Clear The Air Odor Remover.

Has Your Pet Been Skunked?

You let your dog out at night to go to the bathroom and when you let him back in, you smell an overpowering odor.  Even though you try your hardest to bring your dog back outside with this foul odor attached to him, it is too late.  He has already rubbed all over your furniture, rugs and more, leaving that unbearable skunk smell lingering in your house.

Fortunately there is a solution that is guaranteed to work!  Clear The Air Odor Remover for Skunk Odors will completely eliminate the smell from your dog, the furniture, carpets, lawn/shrubs and you!  Clear The Air does not have to come into contact with the odor producer; it will pull the odors from the entire area like a powerful magnet.

Simply sprinkle Clear the Air Odor Remover for Skunk Odors directly on your pet as well as inside and outside your house to remove the skunk odor.  Odors are absorbed and neutralized with our odor remover without any cover up fragrances; it does not cover up odors but literally “clears the air.”

Of course Clear The Air is make from an all natural mineral, is non-toxic and biodegradable – completely safe for planet earth!  We GUARANTEE Clear the Air to work!

Fun Dog Facts

Did you know these Fun Dog Facts?

Dogs are amazing animals and companions.  Read up on these great Dog Facts we came across:

• A dog’s heart beats between 70 and 120 times a minute, compared with a human heart which beats 70 to 80 times a minute.
• A dog’s normal body temperature is 100.5 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
• A female carries her young about 60 days before the puppies are born.
• According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the smallest dog on record was a Yorkshire Terrier in Great Britain who, at the age of 2, weighed just 4 ounces.
• The longest lived dog, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was an Australian Cattle Dog, named Bluey, who lived to be 29.
• An adult dog has 42 teeth.
• It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.
• If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could produce over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!
• The only sweat glands a dog has are between the paw pads.
• In 1957, Laika became the first living being in space via an earth satellite
• The world’s smartest dogs are thought to be (1) the border collie, (2) the poodle, and (3) the golden retriever.
• A dog’s smell is more than 100,000 times stronger than that of a human’s
• Chocolate contains a substance known as theobromine (similar to caffeine) which can kill dogs or at the very least make them violently ill.
• Dogs’ sense of hearing is more than ten times more acute than a human’s
• More than 1 in 3 American families own a dog.
• Dogs don’t like rain because the sound is amplified and hurts their very sensitive ears.
• The ten most popular dogs (AKC, 2007) are in order:
  Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, German Shepherd,
  Golden Retriever, Beagle, Boxer, Dachshund, Poodle,
  Shih Tzu, and Bulldog.
• Dogs were the first animals domesticated by people.
• A greyhound can run as fast as 45 miles an hour.
• Spaying/neutering your dog before the age of 6 months can help prevent cancer in your dog.
• Puppies acquire a full mouth of permanent teeth between four and seven months old.
• Small dogs live the longest. Toy breeds live up to 16 years or more. Larger dogs average is 7 – 12 years. Veterinary medicine have extended this estimate by about three years. However, some breeds, such as Tibetan terrier live as long as twenty years.
• Eighty percent of dog owners buy their dog a present for holidays and birthdays. More than half of them sign letters and cards from themselves and their pets.
• The dog name “Fido” is from Latin and means “fidelity.”
• The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world.
• Most pet owners (94 percent) say their pet makes them smile more than once a day.
• Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible.
• It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.
• All dogs can be traced back 40 million years ago to a weasel-like animal called the Miacis which dwelled in trees and dens. The Miacis later evolved into the Tomarctus,a direct forbearer of the genus Canis, which includes the wolf and jackal as well as the dog.
• Seventy percent of people sign their pet’s name on greeting cards and 58 percent include their pets in family and holiday portraits, according to a survey done by the American Animal Hospital Association.
• A dog’s whiskers are touch-sensitive hairs called vibrissae. They are found on the muzzle, above the eyes and below the jaws, and can actually sense tiny changes in airflow.
• The origin of amputating a dog’s tail may go back to the Roman writer Lucius Columella’s (A.D. 4-70) assertion that tail docking prevented rabies.
• Dogs can smell about 1,000 times better than humans. While humans have 5 million smell-detecting cells, dogs have more than 220 million. The part of the brain that interprets smell is also four times larger in dogs than in humans.

Keeping Your Cat’s Litter Box Odor Free

If you can smell your cat’s litter box, it is very overdue for a cleaning and has already been noticeable to your cat for some time.

Just like you wouldn’t like to use a bathroom where a toilet hasn’t been flushed for days, your cat does not enjoy doing his business somewhere the smell is overpowering.  This can lead to the problem of your cat going to the bathroom outside his litter box because the odor in his litter box is overpowering.

A cat’s sense of smell is much more sensitive than ours.  They can sense 200 million odors so you can imagine how critical it is to keep their litter box odor free.  Get in the habit of scooping your cat box at least once a day – it will hardly take any time to do and you wont ever have to face a really dirty box.  Each day it is a good idea to sprinkle Earth Care’s Cat Urine Odor Eliminator after every scooping as well.

Completely emptying your cat box and cleaning it out with soap and water is a good idea to do every two weeks.  It is impossible to get every bit of soiled litter out of the box by simply scooping so ensuring the litter is completely dumped on a regular basis will keep your cat and his nose – along with yours – happy.  Before you fill the clean litter box with litter, sprinkle Earth Care’s Cat Urine Odor Eliminator at the bottom of the box.  This will help to provide an extra layer of odor elimination.

Your Dog Got Skunked, Now What???

Dogs like to check things out and are naturally curious.  Unfortunately, sometimes that means it might come in contact with a skunk and regrettably the odor that comes along with it is horrendous.

If your dog is skunked, make sure not to let him inside as his natural instinct will be to roll around and rub on things to try and get this odor off of him.  If your dog does happen to get inside and contaminate your furniture, carpet, rugs, etc., there is a solution.

Clear The Air Odor Eliminator for Skunk Odors will completely eliminate the smell from your dog, the furniture, carpets, lawn/shrubs, and you.   This unique form of Earth Care Products Mineral can be sprinkled directly on your pet, as well as inside and outside to eliminate skunk odors. Clear The Air does not have to come into contact with the odor producer; it will pull the odors from the entire area. Clear The Air draws in odors like a powerful magnet. The odors are adsorbed, and neutralized without any fragrances. Clear The Air does not cover up odors; it literally “clears the air” leaving the air fresh and clean.

Clear The Air is made from an all natural mineral, is non toxic and biodegradable and safe for Planet Earth. It is safe around children and pets even if eaten. Granules are totally safe for all lawns and vegetation. No need to remove granules from your lawn or vegetation, as they provide an excellent time-released nitrogen fertilizer.

Should you have any questions about our product, please call (800) 611-1611 or email: pmolina@cleartheair.com.

Dead Mice Odor Customer Testimonial

Thanks so much for helping us get rid of the dead mice odors! As you may recall, we had a terrible odor coming from trapped dead mice between the garage ceiling and dining room floor above it. With no way to get at it, we had no choice but to wait out the horrible smell from the decaying process! I was so nauseated, I wanted to move out of my home for a month!

Responding to our telephone call was both a life and home saver for us. The products worked almost immediately! Within a few days, the smell was at bay and barely noticeable to anyone! We aired the socks containing the product for a day, and then reused them for another week or so.

No one could have guessed we had had a problem.

It’s now been three weeks, and we have since hung newer socks containing the product. We also recycled the product, from the old ones, in our garden as you recommended.

A sincere and really huge “THANK YOU! “ for taking the time to return our call, and for helping us with this odoriferous situation.

Sincerely,

Tony &Lee Thomas

( in Massachusetts)