Health & Wellness

In addition to sleeping & eating, play is a major part of a cat's life. Playing with your cat strengthens your bond, helps disperse aggression, builds trust and confidence in shy cats and improves inappropriate biting and scratching. Help improve your cats wellbeing by exercising...

Not every pet enjoys plunging temperatures and the cold weather can really cut into their recreational time. Whether it's you or your pet who hates being outside when the air gets crisp and cold, you have to admit that your pets still need their playtime...

Pets often eat all sorts of rubbish they shouldn't. And why do they do this? A very good question with often no answer! It almost seems that the grosser and more rotten the substance, the better and apparently tastier. Very rarely are they lacking some...

Osteoarthritis in dogs and cats is a more prevalent disease than many pet owners may realise. According to the Arthritis Foundation in the USA, one in five dogs suffer with Osteoarthritis. Learn more about osteoarthritis and how to manage this disease in pets. What is...

Did you know that almost half the pets in South Africa are overweight or obese? You might think your pets are looking great, super cute and extra cuddly but the truth is your pets could be in an unhealthy weight bracket. Don’t take it lightly...

Life Pre-SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) suddenly seems so long ago. This novel coronavirus has taken the world by storm and is of great concern to every single person. It affects everybody no matter who you are. But with lockdown restrictions being reduced slowly, what does this mean...

Article by Africanpure It’s not just us humans who are suffering from the anxiety and restlessness of being cooped up indoors during the COVID-19 lockdown. As we all do our part to stay at home and help flatten the curve of the virus’s spreading, pet...

Life has radically changed in South Africa with the sudden enforcement of lockdown due to a coronavirus Covid 19. We are all home a lot more than usual. And it’s no holiday, because during holiday time we are allowed to be out and about, tackle...