The HMV record label needs no introduction to music lovers. But where did the initials originate? From a dog called Nipper, actually, shown on the original labels, listening to his master’s voice coming out of the old gramophone. Nipper was a real live VIP, and the royalties he brought in to his master would have bought him one of the very best dog beds of its day.

Strange names some people give their dogs.

Hands up who knew that Marie Antoinette’s spaniel was called Thisbe?

It’s a name that featured in Ovid’s Metamorphosis and in the story of Pyramus and Thisbe in Roman mythology.

What happened to Thisbe and his dog bed when his mistress went off to be beheaded on the Guillotine? Who knows…

There are so many important aspects that you must know about if you want to make sure that your pet will live a long, happy and healthy life with as little injuries and illness as possible. You are probably aware of most of these normal health practices but even though most people know about them they are hardly ever practiced. That is also way any pet owner should consider getting at least a low cost pet insurance as it might come in handy when you least expect it to.

These basic health practices that I mentioned above are that you make sure to give your pet the right pet foods. Do not try to feed them human food as it is not healthy for them (it isn’t even healthy for most humans). And then you must factor in the importance of proper exercise. Making sure that the pet’s body is fit by doing regular exercise is a vital part of a healthy pet life.

There are different things that can contribute to your cat suddenly not using her litter box and peeing on the floor instead. It can happen with new kittens while they are being litter trained or adjusting to a new home, elder cats can start urinating outside of the litter box for a variety of reasons including health and physical issues. Bringing a new cat or other pet into the home can trigger a current cat to start acting out. Another cause of litter box problems can be a health problem like a urinary tract infection.

It’s important to figure out why this behavior is occurring but in the mean time you also need to know how to go about
removing cat urine. Removing cat urine from carpets or upholstery is never a fun task but by using pet enzyme cleaners the job can me made much easier with better results than trying to clean it with other household cleaners.