Look for brands that list meat (not meat by-products) as the top ingredients on the labels or ask your veterinarian for advice. While it is not necessary to put your dog on a special diet to prevent kidney stones, you should still feed your dog a food that meets all of his nutritional needs. These needs will depend on your dog’s breed, age, and other factors. Talk to your veterinarian if you are not sure how to choose a food for your dog. If your dog is prone to urinary tract infections or has been diagnosed with kidney stones in the past, then you will need to follow your veterinarian’s food recommendations for your dog.  Your veterinarian will recommend a special diet (including special treats) to help prevent a reoccurrence of kidney stones.  Foods that are high in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and protein can cause kidney stones due to high mineral and protein content in the urine. In dogs susceptible to kidney stone formation, foods that are lower in these nutrients (while still providing adequate amounts) can help to prevent the formation of kidney stones and may even help to dissolve very small stones. There are many types of kidney stones. The most common ones are struvites (made up of magnesium-ammonium-phosphorus); calcium oxalate (made up of calcium) and uric acid stones (the type Dalmatians are prone to get.) There can also be mixed types. By analyzing your dog’s urine, your veterinarian can determine which type of kidney stone your dog has and which food would be most appropriate for your dog to eat. If you feed a home-made diet to your dog, speak with a pet nutrition expert to make sure the vitamin and mineral levels in the diet are balanced. A mineral imbalance (especially calcium and phosphorus) can cause kidney problems for your dog. Your veterinarian may also be able to advise you on how to meet all of your dog’s nutritional needs with a home-made diet. There are supplements that you can give your dog to help with urinary tract health. These include cranberry extracts, which are known to be beneficial for urinary tract health. Cranberries help prevent bacteria in the urine from latching onto the urinary tract lining. These supplements are available in pill, capsule, or a chewable form to supplement your dog’s regular diet. If your dog has a medical condition, ask your veterinarian before giving any supplement to your dog.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose a high-quality commercial dog food. Follow your veterinarian’s recommendations for food. Talk to a pet nutrition expert if you make your dog’s food from scratch. Consider urinary tract health supplements.

Q: This includes preparation and cooking of the food. The foods that are usually eaten raw (such as fruits and vegetables) should be thoroughly cleaned before eating to prevent ingestion of contaminated food. Drinking water should be boiled if need be and should be kept in a clean place for cooling. The water that is being used for cooking needs to be clean to avoid contamination. Swimming pools should be treated with chlorine and the pool water should be changed regularly. This is to avoid contamination and to ensure that it is safe for swimming.  Fecal contamination in pools does happen more often than most think. In a recent study by the CDC, 58% of public swimming pools tested positive for fecal contamination. This doesn't mean there is E. coli present necessarily, but it does provide the environment for it to be transmitted. If you are swimming, avoid swallowing pool water as much as possible. Also, shower after leaving the pool to greatly diminish any chances of infection. It is important to keep your hands clean at all times. E. coli is contagious and can be spread from one person to another through fecal contamination. Poor hygiene in the restroom can lead to the bacteria's spread. Wash your hands with warm soap and water. Scrub for at least 20 seconds. Ensure that your food is cooked well before consumption. If it's undercooked, don't eat it — especially beef. Cooking food thoroughly ensures that any microbe that might be present in the food are not ingested. A food thermometer should be used to ensure that the food being consumed is safe. Beef is only done when it has reached an internal temperature of 160° F (71.1°C).
A: Maintain hygienic measures while preparing food. Take caution in swimming pools. Wash your hands regularly. Cook your food well.

Article: CO poisoning comes with severe health risks and can even be fatal. The symptoms of CO poisoning are difficult to distinguish from a host of other ailments but there are signs to look out for.  The main symptoms are headache, muscle weakness, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, confusion, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness.  If you’re noticing all of these symptoms at once, get into fresh air immediately and then seek medical attention. If you notice water condensation gathering on table tops or on the inside of window panes, this may be a sign of CO accumulation. Indoor humidity can be caused by a host of different causes so don’t panic if you notice it. However, it should put you on alert if you notice medical symptoms or see other signs of accumulation. If the pilot light in your water heater or gas stove is going out frequently, flickering, or otherwise emitting a strange flame, this can be a sign of CO accumulation in the air. It could also be a sign of a faulty pilot light so don’t panic unless you’re also noticing health symptoms. Either way, contact a plumber or electrician to inspect it more closely. Cars, power generators, or anything else with a motor that burns oil will emit large amounts of CO. Always run a generator outdoors. Do not run your car’s engine in a garage with the door closed or you will experience serious and potentially fatal poisoning within minutes. If you are feeling the symptoms of CO poisoning and find a running engine, get fresh air and then seek medical attention.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Recognize the health symptoms. Look for humidity and dew buildup. Notice pilot lights that go out frequently. Look for fuel-burning engines indoors.

Article: Make sure your computer is near a wall cable socket.  Most modem's don't have an On/Off switch. Plugging and unplugging them is how you turn them on and off.  When the DSL modem is turned on, it has to go through a boot up process. You can tell this process is done when most of the lights have turned on and stopped blinking. There's usually one light that will keep blinking. It usually takes about 30-60 seconds for a modem to finish turning on. If you've purchased a new modem, you'll need to call your DSL ISP associate your modem with your ISP account username and password. If you don't know what these are, you'll need to call your ISP to get them. Open a web browser. In the address field, type the modem's IP address. It's often printed on the modem itself. If not, it will be in the modem's manual. Common modem IP addresses are 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1. Click here for a list of modem specific IP addresses. Once you've connected to the modem's administrative screen, look for PPPoE. Enter your DSL account username and password into the PPPoE fields. The username is usually an email address. If you don't know your account username and password, contact your DSL ISP. When the setup is complete, save the settings. The internet light on your modem should turn green to indicate that you are online. Open a web browser and go to a website that you haven't been to before. If you go to a website you've been to recently, your browser may load it from its memory. If the website loaded, then you're connected to the internet. If not, complete the rest of the steps. Searching for something using a search engine is a good way to do this.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Plug the DSL modem into your computer. Plug the DSL modem into the wall cable socket. Plug in the DSL modem's power cord. Log in to the modem's administrative screen. Enter your DSL account username and password. Save your settings. Test your internet connection.