Avoid bathing your dog for a few days before and after applying spot-on flea treatment. If you bathe your dog before the application, there won’t be enough natural oils to carry the medication deep into their skin. If you bathe them shortly after application, you’ll wash the medicine away. Should…
No treatment is needed for simple cysts (those that are fluid-filled) that cause no symptoms, after the diagnosis is confirmed by ultrasound. If ultrasound indicates that the cyst contains a solid component (a complex cyst), a biopsy may be needed to exclude the possibility of cancer. Do breast cysts need…
It is recommended to keep a crate in your car for the dog, complete with the bedding, so the crate is always ready to go. The crate should be in the back if you drive an SUV, or safely in the back seat of your car, never in the front…
Pink flowering spirea should also be deadheaded. You can cut off old flowers using a pruners, hedge shears or an electric shearing tool. In the perennial garden deadhead any plant that flowered before June 30th including: salvia, baptisia, nepeta, peonies, coral bells, oxeye daisies, bleeding heart and penstemon. Should you…
Yes, installing garage door insulation is the most important step for cooling a garage in AZ, FL, and TX. Your garage door is where most of the heat escapes due to no insulation in the door. How can I keep my garage cool in Arizona? Why Insulation Is Important for…
By age 2: Kids start recognizing some letters and can sing or say aloud the “ABC” song. By age 3: Kids may recognize about half the letters in the alphabet and start to connect letters to their sounds. (Like s makes the /s/ sound.) By age 4: Kids often know…
2 year olds can understand the concept of color and may begin to recognize and learn about colors as early as 18 months. Learning colors can be a fun activity for you and your child to practice together. Start with one color at a time, use flashcards to show your…
Propane is naturally odorless, but propane manufacturers add a chemical to it to give propane a distinct odor so that it smells like rotten eggs. That smell is there to make detecting a propane leak easier. If you smell that rotten-egg smell in your home, don’t panic. Should my propane…
ANSWER: Some recipes call for blanching the peppers to soften them slightly; others do not. Green peppers at a local store were stuffed with a raw ground meat mixture and looked as though they were not boiled or blanched. If you bake peppers this way, they will take longer to…
As the first light frosts begin to hit plants in mid to late fall, the foliage of perennial plants will begin to die back. Once this occurs, it is the ideal time to begin cutting plants back. What perennials do you not cut back in the fall? Perennials needing protection.…