At the Vet

This morning my brother and SIL brought our three cats to the vet nearby for regular check and bath. After lunch I went along with them to visit a relative who just have a baby and then we dropped by the vet again to fetch the cats.

I took some shots inside but sadly most pics are blurry.

The vet treated Juno's skin disease. 

One of cat patients there. She's been operated to take her babies.

Do you watch any TV series about vet? I often see series of Bondi Vet. 

This Australian factual television series follows the activities of Dr. Chris Brown at a commercial veterinary clinic and emergency veterinarian Dr. Lisa Chimes at the animal hospital. Also featured are Dr Andrew Marchevsky, specialist surgeon at SASH and Tim Faulkner at the Australian Reptile Park.

Watching every episode makes me smile, laugh and cry as well.  

Dr. Chris Brown and a patient- image:en.discovery-distribution.com

My entry for Camera Critters  and Saturday's Critters

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Fun Kid’s Gardening Projects (2)

Fun Kid’s Gardening Projects -Doing gardening projects with your kids is a fun family bonding and a great way to get your kids into nature. I have shared some ideas before here, now I share some other ideas –still based on the original article written by Amy Hatch at ivillage.com.

 

1.Garden Mosaic Stepping Stone from from PaintCut Paste –for toddlers and up

 

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With your kid, you may create a sweet stepping stone decorated with things like colorful glass beads, shells, marbles, your kid’s hand prints and a meaningful phrase to complete it. This stepping stone can be a much-loved heirloom in your family.

Needed things: a garden mosaic kit (you can find it at your local craft store), shells, stones, marbles, beach glass, broken pieces of stained glass, plates or other ceramics.

What to do:

-Follow the guidance in the mosaic kit

-Ask your kid to make handprints while the cement is still wet

-Let your kid’s imaginations flow. Beautify it as desired.

2.Letter Gardens from Putti's World –for toddles and up

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You can create this project indoors. Doing letter gardens with your kids means gardening and spelling lesson at the same time. You may choose letters of your kid’s name initials.

Needed things: seeds, soil and containers for planting (if possible one that is tray-like)

What to do:

-Fill the container with soil

-Use your hands or a stick to sketch the outline each letter

-Watchfully spread the seeds along the shape, spaced as said by the instruction on the seed packet.

-Water the soil each day until the seeds start to grow.

3.Herb Terrarium from Feels Like Home –for preschool and up

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It’s a fun indoors gardening project that your kids will love. Your kids can decorate this mini garden with various pieces they collected before.

Needed things: a big glass jar or a bowl, two or three small herb plants, gravel, pantyhose or some other mesh material, moss and some small decorative items like shells or stones.

What to do:

-Put two inches of gravel in the glass jar

-Immerse the moss in water for about five minutes

-Place the mesh over the gravel

-Put together the small plants in jar and then fill up with soil

-Arrange the moss over the soil where your kid desires it

-Add decorative items

 
Let’s have fun gardening!

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How to Avoid Breast Cancer Early

How to Avoid Breast Cancer Early -Breast cancer is a lethal and life-threatening disease for most women. There are many souls who eventually died because of this type of cancer. Even no one in your family history has ever experienced, breast cancer still could threaten. The cause of breast cancer is a variety of things, not just caused by genes alone.

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Unhealthy lifestyle, obesity and more other factors can affect the appearance of the disease. To prevent this, there are several things you can do early to avoid breast cancer. Here are some:

1.Maintain ideal body weight.

Women who are prone to breast cancer are those that have weight problems. At any age, try to always maintain a healthy weight. Body mass index is also advised to remain under the number 25.

2.Add vegetables and fruits into your daily meals.

The purpose of counting food calories is not just want to stay slim. It is important to control daily caloric intake and enhance other required intakes such as antioxidants so that cancer can be controlled.

3.Wearing the right bra.

The risk of breast cancer is also increased by the use of a less appropriate bra. A bra that is too tight and uncomfortable can cause skin difficulty breathing.

4.Checking family health history.

The existence of a family who had suffered from breast cancer is quite influential. Research says that 10 % of breast cancer in the world is genetically transferred.

5.Keeping away from alcohol and smoking.

Consuming alcohol is associated with increasing risk of breast cancer. Women are advised to avoid or limit their intake below the recommended servings.

6.Breast feeding.

It’s very recommended for mothers to provide breast milk to their children. Breast feeding has been shown to lower the risk of breast cancer later in life since it can balance the estrogen levels on women.

7.Having exercise.

Too high estrogen hormone can mutate into cancer cells. That is why you always advisable to exercise every day -at least 30-45 minutes.

8.Self body checking.

Perform regular checks by touching your breast in the supine condition. If a suspicious lump found, you should consult a doctor. No need to fear if you do find a lump in the breast. The sooner you do the examination, the quicker this disease can be handled.

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