Interesting Pet Facts for Pet Lovers

Americans love their pets. The country is indeed a nation of pet lovers. And these are very interesting times for those wishing to pursue a profession in the field of veterinary medicine. The opportunities are immense; more people are keeping pets and the pet insurance industry is booming.

If you think you have it in you to become an animal doctor, then do pursue your passion. You can work on farms, in zoos, in a national park or wildlife reserve, labs, and of course with pet insurance companies. Here are some very interesting pet facts that will be of interest to Americans and pet lovers from all over the world.

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1. Whole or non-neutered males are responsible for the maximum number of dog bites in America.

2. Children old enough to harass a dog but still not intelligent enough to understand the perils form the largest component of bite victims; these are kids around six years of age.

3. A dog?s sense of smell is a million times more acute than a human beings; it has four times the number of scent cells as those of a cat.

4. Old dogs can learn new tricks! So much for an old adage.

5. There are at this point in time close to a million lucky canines that have their pet owner?s entire wealth bequeathed to them.

6. There are more pet cats in America but more families have dogs as pets.

7. The average annual veterinary cost for dogs is around $250 and $220 for cats.

8. The Chow dog breed is unique, it has a black tongue.

9. It?s a known fact that pets can alert you to natural disasters such as earthquakes but do you know that your pet dog can also warn you of an epileptic fit coming your way.

10. The oldest dog ever on record lived up to a ripe old age of 29 years.

11. Pet euthanasia is a cruel reality in America. Fifty percent of the dogs and seventy percent of the cats in shelters have to be put down because there is nobody to claim them.

12. If you want a purebred, check out your local shelter. Twenty-five percent of the dogs in shelters are purebreds.

13. Cats can have up to four litters in a year and each litter can have up to six kittens. There are more than seventy million stray cats in America.

14. Snakes may not be everybody?s idea of pets but there are close to a million pet snakes in America.

15. A heartwarming 16% of dog owners in America actually purchase a house or a car keeping their pet dog?s needs in mind.

16. Veterinary medicine in America came into being to take care of livestock and farm animals.

17. Chocolate is toxic for cats and dogs; as a vet you will inevitably come across many chocolate poisoning cases.

18. Once a cat can get its head through an opening, it can pull its body. This is because the animal does not have a collarbone.

19. Cats are cool; they don?t ever break into sweat. They can?t. They don?t have sweat glands.

20. If we could jump like cats, we?d jump 40 feet.

21. Cats are partial to their left or right paw; just as we humans are left-handed and right-handed.

22. A cat?s color perception is sharper than a dog?s. A cat can recognize red, blue, green, yellow, and gray colors.

23. In America, pet insurance is a growing market with a mere 1% of the pets insured. In Europe, pet insurance is much more common. For example, in Sweden every second pet is insured.

24. By 2012, the pet insurance market will be worth close to 700 million dollars.

25. Dogs are capable of more than one hundred facial expressions.

26. Dogs are capable of only ten vocalizations; on the other hand cats can express themselves through close to one hundred sounds.

27. A group of cats is known as chowder; and a group of kittens is a kindle. Did anyone of you guys even know this?

28. A cat?s nose print is as unique as a human fingerprint.

29. If only cats were more social; they can retain memory of an incident for longer than dogs can do.

30. If you?ve got a pet iguana, you?ll probably know this. These reptiles can hold their breath for up to half an hour.

31. If you?ve got a pet cockatoo; there?s a good chance the bird might outlive you. They can have a lifespan of up to 75 years. A goldfish can live up to an amazing forty years.

32. If you?ve got a pet armadillo, know that the animal can get leprosy.

33. Rub a dog?s ears; they love it because the act releases endorphins. You now what else helps release endorphins and make us feel happy, don?t you?

34. It is a fact that if you are a pet owner, you will visit a doctor fewer times in your life as compared to a person that does not have a pet in the house.

35. Reptilian pets are major carriers of the salmonella virus.

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