Cheap Pet Insurance

Is Pet Insurance Worth it?

Like any other type of insurance, we should hope that the cost of the premiums we pay over the life of our pets outweighs the potential use of those bills. I've had several cats over the last 25 years, and one Yellow Labrador dog that lived a pretty good life of 15 years. All of my cats, except for one that was struck down by a car, lived very long lives. I've never had pet insurance of any type. Perhaps, I was lucky, but I've never been in a situation where I felt I really needed it. I guess the questions should be, "what does pet insurance cover and if there ever was a catastrophic medical event suffered by my cat or dog, would my insurer cover it?"

I looked at a few pet insurance policies. My conclusion was that like any other type of insurance, there is no such thing as a policy that is going to save you money on the normal maintenance over the entire lifetime of your pet. If that were true, pet insurance companies could not possibly hope to stay in business. They are banking on your pet's health and premiums outliving the risk of some type of catastrophic health expense. You cannot possibly hope to pay for an insurance policy over the life of a healthy pet that will save you money long-term. The math simply does not add - up. On the other hand, our beloved pets can sometimes be stricken with emergencies that require extremely expensive medical bills. Do we want to take the chance on having to make a very painful decision on the life or death of a young pet whose medical bills we cannot afford? This is why we should consider some form of pet insurance, but only if this type of insurance will cover those types of costly risks. For this reason, you have to wonder if there is really any such thing as Cheap Pet Insurance. Read the rest of this entry

Is Sccat a Good Cat Repellent?

SSscat Cat Deterrent

Do you wish there was a way to keep your cat out of the kitchen; away from the garden, off the counter-tops or off of your furniture? Or, worse yet - has your cat decided to use a portion of your house as his/her litter box? There is nothing that smells worse or is more difficult to get rid of than cat urine on your carpet. Well, okay, I'd say skunk odor has a significant edge over cat urine, but that's a different topic for another day. In fact, if you have pets it is worth discussing Skunk Repellent and I'll explain why in an upcoming article. Meanwhile, let's get to the issue at house: How to keep Cats away from and off of certain areas and places in and around your house. What products out there succeed as a useful, affordable and practical Cat Repeller?

Several weeks ago, we brought our 8-year old male cat back from the vet. Our young, female cat immediately sensed that he smelled different and became terrified of him. Weeks later, we began noticing the odor of cat urine. One day my wife called me while I was at work to report a cat owner's worst nightmare: Our nervous female cat was using our dining room floor as a cat box. The tedious task of solving this maddening Cat Urine problem had just begun. From our past experience, breaking a cat of this habit is not an easy thing to do. The first thing to do is to completely remove the odor. As long as an infected area of your house continues to smell like cat urine, your pet will continue to use it. We had to take action. First, we got the carpets as clean as we possibly could, then we began saturating the area with enzymes to remove the odor. We used a product called, Anti Icky Poo. There are plenty of other similar products out there such as Nature's Miracle and Urine Destroyer, but the Anti Icky Poo seemed to have the best reviews. I was confident we could get the area cleaned and odor free, but I knew the hard part would be to deter the cat from coming back to it. This is where the Cat Deterrent and Cat Repeller part of the job come in to play. I began searching the web for the phrases, "cat repellent", "cat deterrent" or "cat repeller". My research led me to a couple of ideas that I could utilize immediately without spending a dime.
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Worlds Best Cat Litter

Is the Worlds Best Cat Litter the  Worlds Best Cat Litter both literally and figuratively? I decided to put their presumptuous brand name, Worlds Best Cat Litter to the task. I've owned cats all my life. Cat litter formulas have improved over the years and thus my expectations have increased.  There used to be a time when cat litters consisted only of sand and/or dirt. Nowadays, I think all cat owners pretty much agree on the defining criteria of a what makes a good or great cat litter:

• How well does the cat litter stop order
• How well does the cat litter clump up
• How easy is the cat litter scooped
• How long does the cat litter last
• How safe is it safe for people to breathe
• How safe is it for the environment? Can it be flushed?

Worlds Best Cat Litter claims it does all 6 of these things better than any other cat litter product. So, is it really this good?

Worlds Best Cat Litter Website

If their website is any indication of how the product compares to the competition, Worlds Best Cat Litter wins hands-down. WorldsBestCatFood.com is chalk full of informative videos, learn-mores and persuasive arguments as to why this particular cat litter excels at the 6 criteria above better than any of the competitor's cat litter products. Worlds Best Cat Litter not only tells you they are the best but explains, why: Read the rest of this entry

Bil-Jac-Dog-Food

"You don't know jack about Dog Food unless you've tried Bil Jac Dog Food." Or so, this is what satisfied Bil-Jac-Dog-Food-buying-dog-owners have told me. When I did my Dog Food Reviews and Comparisons over a year ago, I completely over looked this brand of dog food which a great number of dog owners seem to love. A few, rather disgruntled dog owners let me know that any Dog Food Ratings that didn't include Bil Jac Dog Food was not worth the cheap LCD computer screen it was typed on. For some reason, Bil Jac Dog Food was not on my list of premium brand dog foods. My research brought me to brands like Evangers, Innova, By-Nature and Wellness, but by Jove, there was no Bil Jac Dog Food in the mix! When I looked online for premium brands of dog food, the name didn't come up at all. Yet, if you do a search for well-liked, appreciated brands of dog food, Bil Jac is at the very top. Perhaps, the other reason Bil Jac Dog Food does not come up too often is because it's hard to find. I decided it would be well worth my time to provide some information on the product and where it can be bought at prices that are quite reasonable. But first of all, what is it that people (or dogs) like so much about Bil Jac Dog Food? Read the rest of this entry