When I saw the ad on TV for the Peticure (website at peticure.com ), I decided to order one. A year ago I had already ordered the dremel, a popular rotary grinder to shorten my dog’s nails because my dog couldn’t stand traditional nail clippers. The vets didn’t usually do much more than a tiny trim of his nails either because of the way our dog acted. Although the dremmel was a definite improvement over the traditional nail clippers, debris from the nails would fly all over and it was loud and it skipped over nails quite a bit.

There is three peticure models, peticure petite for small dogs and the peticure elite for all dogs and cats, and the peticure power which has twice the power and is smaller than the other peticure models. I ordered the peticure elite for my medium sized german shepherd mixed dog. I was surprised out how well it worked. The Peticure is quiet, cordless, and all peticure models include the safeguard, which helps catch nail debris and secure the nail to the grinder.

One downside is that you will have to replace the Peticure filing bands once in awhile, the peticure elite only comes with 3 bands. The price isn’t too bad, you refill 20 more for $14.99. Each band should last a few sessions each. Peticure also sales a Peticure Safe Guard by itself to attach to the Dremel, which keeps nail debris from flying.

Recently a company has been advertising on TV a product called K9grass (official website is k9grass.com). It is made by a company called forever lawn, that already specializes in artifical grass. K9Grass is artificial grass made specifically for dogs. My first thought when I saw the commercial a few weeks ago was how could a grass be made specifically for dogs that makes it so much better than your average artificial grass. Well a couple weeks ago, someone I know who runs a kennel, recently installed K9Grass. I now realize that K9Grass has a lot of advantages over installing artificial grass.

K9Grass has a special antimicrobial agents called Alphasan. This is to help prevent an odor and bacteria and other organisms from forming on your grass. Alphasan is a proprietary product made by a company called milleken. Their site says AlphaSan is an antimicrobial additive that utilizes the natural power of silver to protect a wide variety of products against bacteria, fungus, mold, and other microbes. K9Grass.com uses a advanced draining system. There is a perforated layer where urine can go through the artificial grass into like a crushed aggregate layer of 3 or 4 inches. One concern I had with K9grass.com when looking at how it was designed, was if the urine and bits of feces that would be absorbed below the grass would just sit inside the aggregate layer and become a foul stinky mess. It appears that it just goes through the aggregate layer and eventually into the soil below. Watering the lawn once in awhile will help facilitate the movement of wastes through the aggregate layer. You can even get a more advanced option on the k9grass, that has a air layer instead of aggregate layer, and have it quickly drain away at an angle below.

K9Grass is pretty expensive though. I really don’t think the cost to reward is worth it over regular grass or artificial grass for your average dog owner. I think it could be a great option more for people running a kennel, shelter, or dog park. Even artificial grass is probably overkill for most backyard situations too. Most dogs will go in the same spots, so if they do kill a spot in your grass often it will be the same areas over again. You could also train your dog to urniate in places where you don’t have grass. The lifespan also is about 10 years for K9Grass, whereas some artificial turf alternatives are claiming longer.

A couple months ago, my sister bought a “dog potty” called the WizDog for her pet dog. When I first heard the name I laughed. Even though it has a funny play on words, this product is no joke because it is a great dog potty product.

The Wizdog is basically a plastic tray with a honeycomb grate that lays on top of a pee pad or newspaper. Unlike training pee pads or dog litter boxes, you don’t have to keep buying more supplies. You can use a simple newspaper inside the wizdog to hold the mess if you want. It is up to you if you want to use either pee pads or newspapers. This will save you money and it is better for the environment.

Unlike dog litter boxes and pee pads, your dog won’t come into contact with a messy pad or dog litter after he is done using it, creating a big mess. You also won’t have to worry about your dog getting a mess all over your floor because the plastic tray holds in liquids securely. The Wizdog can be easily cleaned too. You can also use the Wizdog for a dog’s solid waste. All you have to do is afterwards, just empty the stool off the grate into the trash and simply clean off the grate afterwards.

Many of us hate letting our dog out to go potty when it is muddy outside because then we have to clean off their paws before letting them in. The Wizdog allows us to let our dog go to the bathroom indoors. The Wizdog can be used as a training tool for housebreaking dogs, but also it eliminates the hassle of you always having to let your dog outdoor. Many people leave their dogs outdoors while they are away so they can go to the bathroom when they need to. If you have a wizdog, he can go to the bathroom whenever he needs to in the comfort of your house.

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You may have seen the dog nail trimmer advertised on TV recently, called the PediPaws. Their official website where you can order it is at PediPaws.com. PediPaws is a nail grinder that smoothly grinds off your dogs nails. This is an alternative to regular painful dog nail clipping. The product works similiar to Peticure, but at a much cheaper price. Our friend actually bought one a couple weeks ago, so I was able to see how it works.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for because it’s basically a cheap knock off of the Peticure. For those who don’t know, the Peticure is similiar to PediPaws and is also advertised on TV, before the PediPaws. In both the Peticure and Pedipaws, you have a hole you can insert the nail in to choose to grind. However, the PediPaws only has one, whereas the Peticure has many sizes. This makes it more difficult to do large dogs on the PediPaws. The PediPaws also holds less dust and there is some problems with the nail dust clogging.

In the end I lent our friend the Peticure and they could notice a much easier time doing their large dog. They are actually ordered a Peticure for themselves now. The power on the Pedipaws also is a little weaker than the Peticure, making it slower and not as smooth, especially with a large dog’s nails. Even though the PediPaws is cheaper, the difference in price is only about 20 bucks, so I recommend you buy the Peticure instead.

You or your husband might already own a type of Dremel power tool. Dremel makes rotary power tools that are used commercially to grind down things. Dremels also make great alternative dog nail clipping tools to the traditional dog clippers. This is because instead of cutting your dogs nails through clipping, which leads to pain, splintering, and bleeding, a Dremel painlessly grinds down the nails. Many dogs can’t stand regular nail clipping and for some dogs, it is so traumatizing they won’t let you do it. However, most dogs will get used to the Dremel over time. It might take them a while to not associate you using the dremel on their nails with their previous bad experiences with nail clippers.

There are about 3 different Dremel models that are commonly used to effectively grind your dog’s nails. Which one you pick depends on your dog’s size. Large dogs do best on the Variable Speed MultiPro, which has a range of 5000 to 35,000 RPMs. You will want to stay in the 5000 to 8000 RPM range because if it gets too fast your dog’s nail will get too hot and cause him pain. Do not get the cordless multipro dremel because the minimum RPM starts at 10,000 on that model. Dremel also has a Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Tool, specifically for dog nail grooming. That model has a range of 7000 to 14000. The cordless MiniMite model has a range of 6,500 to 10,000 RPMS. Both the Cordless Pet Nail Grooming Tool and the MiniMite model are ideal for the smaller dog breeds.

The Dremel is a nice dog nail clipping tool, but I and many other dog owners prefer another dog nail timmer called the Peticure. The Peticure works on a similiar rotary nail grinding action like the Dremel. The difference is that the Peticure can also catch flying debris and tends to be less of a rough grind. You can only buy the Peticure through their official website. You don’t need to go out and buy a Peticure to have the abilitiy to catch nail debris because the Peticure site sales a Peticure Safe Guard. This accessory can be attached on certain Dremel models. You can read more about my experience using the Peticure in my previous Peticure review post.

H2OiONX was developed by the supplement company VetiONX. They claim that tap water is full of toxins and industrial chemicals, which is definitely true. Our tap water is full of natural toxins and even some toxins are added like chlorine and fluoride. They then go on to say that bottled water is probably even less safe because of less stringent requirements. They then claim that the only way to reverse the toxic damage from all the things in the water is to add H2OiONX, a blend of compounds that neutralize the effects, reduces damage, and even helps remove them from the body.

Unfortunately, we cannot actually look at the exact compounds added to H20iONX to see how it works because it is a secret proprietary blend. Vetionx did studies on pet dogs to see how H2OiONX worked on them. After 6 months, researchers studied the differences in effects between dogs who drank H2OiONX and those who didn’t. They found that the H2OiONX group had more energy and were showing signs of better health. They also found it helped against free radical damage to pancreatic islet B cells. This is thought to be the cause for diabetes. Pet owners themselves who used H2OiONX, have also reported ancedotally an improvement in their dogs energy.

VetiONX provides a 90 day money back guarantee on H2Oionx. This is among the only 4 products they sale because they thoroughly research each product and only bring forth products they believe in. You can only buy H2OiONX directly through Vetionx.

DermaIonx is a proprietary natural product made by Vetionx, to help prevent and cure skin ailments of a pet dog. Our pet dogs tend to be more susceptible to skin ailments than humans because of the thick furry coat and because we tend to not wash their coat as often as we would our own head hair. I want to take a look at some of the ingredients in DermaIonx to see how helpful they actually would be on a Dog’s skin condition.

The listed active ingredients of DermaIonx are; Silica, Calcium, Vitamin C, Zinc, Aloe Vera 10x concentrate, and selenium. Silica is in the largest quantity as it is the first ingredient. Silica is the clear looking tiny grains we see in sands, used also to make glass. It turns out silica makes up the structure of everything in a dogs body, including it’s skin. Many other pet dog skin care products include silica as a ingredient in their products too. Silica helps maintain healthy skin because it is an important constituent of it’s structure. It also helps keeps moisture in the dog’s skin and give it a nice shiny look.

Calcium is the second largest ingredient. Many people think of calcium as just beneficial for strong bones, but it plays very crucial roles in skin health too. National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) even did a study that showed those with low calcium had more premature aging of skin and higher indicence of skin cancer. Zinc is extremely crucial for skin health because it plays a crucial role in hundreds of enzymes and also the immune system. The immune system plays a big role in healing wounds or skin irritations. 10 X concentrate aloe vera is added because it is a proven skin treatment. Many human cosmetics now use Aloe vera because it works well in a variety of ways on the skin. Aloe vera has been used for centuries to treat skin disorders, even when taken orally. Selenium and Vitamin C are two important anti-oxidants in the body, that have countless benefits including reducing inflammation, allergic reactions, and skin flaking. I’m not sure what

VetIonx believes in this product so much, they are giving a 90 day moneyback guarantee. Vetionx takes a lot of care and research into developing their products, they only sell this and 3 other innovative dog products that they believe in. You can only buy DermaIonx directly through the official VetIonx.

Dr. Frank is the creator of Pet Pain Spray. You may have seen PetPain Spray advertisement on Television or run across his website at petpainspray.com . He also sells another version of the spray, but for humans at nopainspray.com . Dr. Frank advertises his Pet Pain Spray as a homeopathic cure for arthritis pain, that magically cures it within a couple weeks. The official listed ingredients are HPUS Byronia Alba 6C, Calcarea Carbonica 30C, Calcarea Phosphorica 6C, Causticum 30C, Mercurius vivus 30C, Rhus toxicodendron 6C, Ruta graveolens 30C, Silicea 6C, Sulphur 6C.

You have to take a leap of faith to first believe that a homeopathic remedy of these ingredients can be effective. The only ingredient that jumps out at me is Rhus toxicodendron, which I know of some have used it to help relieve arthritis pain. Although you could take the ingredient by itself and save costs and take at a higher dose instead of buying the pet pain spray. The disgruntled chemist took a No Pain Challenge of the human version (No Pain Spray) to see if it worked. After 2 weeks, he found it did not relieve his arthritis.

Dr. Frank offers a 30 day money back guarantee, but that is not enough time usually to figure out that it wouldn’t work and send it back. Remember, supplements do not have to be proven to work for them to make far reaching claims. I should also note that right now Dr. Frank has it setup that if you order a bottle, he will automatically bill you next month on your credit card for next month. The only way to stop it is to cancel. That shows he how shady his tactics are, so beware! If you want something effective you could either try asprin or I would look at my Arthroionx Review , since it’s ingredient is backed by many studies for helping arthritis.

Diabetes is a serious disease effecting humans and dogs and other pet animals. DiaIonX is a natural glucose lowering supplement available by the innovative company Vetionx. If your pet dog is borderline diabetic, then this may help, since it is claimed to help lower glucose levels. Diabetes is when your body loses tolerance to insulin, causing excessively high levels of glucose to stay in the blood. This excessive glucose can lead to all sorts of health problems. Normally, a person shuttles a lot of that excess glucose into their cells by secreting insulin. However, diabetics because of their insulin desensitivity, wind up having too much glucose in their blood to sit around and do damage. Thats why people with diabetes or borderline diabetes get thirsty and urinate a lot because your body is trying to flush out the excess glucose.

Now Let’s look at some of the ingredients of DiaIonx to see what it contains. Calcium, Potassium Gluconate, Chromium Picolinate, and Zinc (Amino Chelate). Chromium picolinate has long been known to help with insulin sensitivity and is recommended supplement for borderline diabetics. A lot of people are deficient in Chromium because it is hard to absorb, but Chromium Picolinate is the easiest absorbed form. Chromium helps create the growth factor called Glucose Tolerance Factor. This factor helps insulin bind to the receptors, to increase sensitivity. Many studies have shown chromium having a beneficial effect on diabetic rats including American Society for Nutrition J. Nutr. 136:415-420, February 2006 and The American Society for Nutritional Sciences J. Nutr. 132:1107-1114, 2002. This abstract published in Journal of the American College of Nutrition, Vol 16, Issue 5 404-410 pointed out the large body of evidence supporting chromium in helping diabetes. They also say that dosage and chromium form is important, citing a chinese study where the 500mg 2 times a day chromium picolinate group had results after 4 months, whereas the 100mg 2 times a day group had little. You can’t take too high of doses of chromium picolinate because there is side effects at the very high levels.

Vetionx adds zinc because it used by enyzmes that are important in insulin binding and buildup. They also claim that zinc supplementation research has shown lower insuline levels with the same glucose levels, thereby proving zinc increases insulin sensitivity. I looked up some studies myself and found some supporting zinc’s role in glucose. A study published in Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2006 Dec 8;351(1):165-70. Epub 2006 Oct 11. showed an improvement on rat’s type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndromes, from zinc complex use after 4 weeks. A study published in Dustri, Deisenhofen, ALLEMAGNE (1994) (Revue) by the Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, TURQUIE showed that high doses of zinc decreased serum glucose levels after 22 days on 100 male rats. Interesting enough, I found a study published in Biol Trace Elem Res. 1991 Feb;28(2):123-33. that showed acute doses of zinc did not change glucose metabolism in humans like it did with animals in studies. A study published in J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2007;21(2):113-9. Epub 2007 Mar 6 showed that rats fed with zinc plus high fructose diet, had higher insulin sensitivy compared to high fructose diet without the zinc. From my research on zinc on other processes in the body, it also plays a crucial role in many other complex factors dealing with cells and glucose metabolism. You do not want to take zinc excessively though, as it can cause side effects, as pointed out in a study published in Indian J Exp Biol. 2006 Sep;44(9):705-18. It showed excessive zinc for 6 months led to symptoms of metabolic syndrome-x.

The potassium is added to DiaIonx for energy for ATP (Which is the basic energy “currency” in cells). Not sure exactly how that has to do with insulin sensitivity and glucose, but it probably just helps make sure all the enzymes in the body are working at optimum.

Overall, DiaIonx seems like it could help because the Chromium and Zinc in DiaIonx, have extensive research to indicate they help with glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity. You can only buy DiaIonX directly through Vetionx. They offer a 90 day money back guarantee too, so I think it’s worth a try.

VETiONX is the creator of the innovative ArthroIonX supplement, which helps solves arthritis and hip displasia for dogs, cats, and other pets. As dogs get older they also suffer from many of the same ailments in old age like humans, such as arthritis. The same cures that work in humans will usually work in dogs. ArthroIonX has quite a sales page, which may make you wondering if it actually works as advertised.

To see if it works we have to look at each individual claimed ingredient. Glucosamine is the main ingredient of ArthroIonX. If you have arthritis or joint problems, you might be taking a Glucosamine supplement already yourself. Glucosamine is a very established and proven natural aid to helping arthritis and even reversing it naturally. This is because Glucosamine is a pre-cursor (converts to) a compound that makes up a large majority of joint cartilage, called glycosaminoglycans. Through many studies I have come across, Glucosamine has many complex beneficial effects on joints, including reducing inflammation. Studies also support that Glucosamine helps build up joint cartilage structure, which makes sense since Glucosamine converts to the compound that constitutes most of the structure. This means Glucosamine can help reverse damage at the joint. This would make glucosamine also beneficial in dog’s hip dysplasia, which is very common in older german shepherds. Glucosamine has been shown in studies to absorb orally and lead to higher levels in the joint area, therefore taking it in pill form will work. I’ve read Glucosamine takes about 6 weeks or so to kick in, so you may not notice an improvement right away. Unlike other glucosamine sources, ArthroIonX uses not only a natural and healthy form of the Glucosamine, but it’s organic.

Unfortunately we can’t see the other extra ingredients because it is a proprietary blend they created from plant sources for additional benefits. What I like about ArthroIonX is that it comes with a 90 money day back guarantee, thats how sure VETiONX believes in this product. My dog died over a year ago and suffered from arthritis, so I havent had a chance to try this product personally on a dog. If my dog was alive, I would give this product a try because I know glucosamine works. You can only buy ArthroIonX currently through their site at VETiONX .