Look into how contact lenses work and decide how it could fit into your daily routine. Find online reviews of any contact brands to get an idea of any possible troubleshooting that could happen down the road. You should also familiarize yourself with common ailments associated with contact lenses, such as infections. This means doing all of your chores, diligently wearing your glasses if you have them, and finishing your homework without your parents nagging you. The key is to build trust between you and your parents because you are showing them that you can clean and maintain your contacts with no issues. Request to get your prescription updated and ask your doctor about contacts during the appointment. Your parents may want to hear a professional opinion, and your eye doctor can assess if your eyes are ready for contacts. Your doctor can also give you an idea of what kinds of contacts would be best for your eyes if you turn out to be a good candidate. Some contacts can be worn for up to a week without needing to be removed, while others only last for a day and need to be thrown away constantly.

Summary: Do your research. Act responsibly. Bring up the subject at your next appointment with your eye doctor.


This might vary between Android devices but will typically be a tiled icon that opens up a window to view all of your apps.   In some versions of Android, you might have to check a box. This will allow you to download the Google Play APK from a third party site. “APK” stands for Android application Pack file and is used to distribute, unpack and install software onto Android devices.

Summary: Open the App Drawer. Tap Settings. Tap Security. Toggle Unknown sources on. Tap OK.


The crown is the visible part of a tooth. Damage to crowns on the canine teeth can be painful and possibly damage the roof of the mouth. Crown reduction is useful for different types of malocclusion, such as base narrow canine teeth. Crown reduction is a surgical procedure. Your vet will remove a section of the crown. This will expose the pulp, the sensitive material inside the tooth. Your vet will remove some of this pulp and apply some medication to the remaining pulp to promote healing and prevent infection. Finally, your vet will cover the pulp with a protective barrier (like filling a human cavity).  If your dog’s lower canine teeth are misaligned, your vet will remove enough of the crown so the teeth no longer touch the roof of your dog’s mouth.  Removing some of the exposed pulp and applying the medication and protective barrier is called vital pulp therapy. About 6–9 months after the crown reduction and vital pulp therapy, your vet will want to take dental radiographs. This is because vital pulp therapy is not always successful. The dental radiographs will help your vet determine whether the entire procedure was successful. If the vital pulp therapy was not successful, your vet may need to perform the procedure again.

Summary: Talk with your vet about crown reduction. Have your vet perform crown reduction. Get dental radiographs.


A gentle trim can help your silkie see through their long hair and keep them clean around their backend. Hold the chicken still with one arm. With a small pair of nail scissors, gently clip the ends of their longer feathers. Don’t cut too close to their skin or you may hurt them. Silkies can’t fly, so you don’t need to clip their flight feathers. Silkies’ famous feathers aren’t very waterproof. If your silkies get wet, dry them off with a towel before placing them inside a warm room or coop. Silkies keep themselves clean naturally with dust baths. Make sure that a corner of their run or yard is bare dirt. If this is not possible, place a bowl in the coop with 6 inches (15 cm) of dusting powder. You can buy a dusting powder at a pet store, livestock store, or online. once a week. A clean coop will help keep your silkies healthy and happy. Once a week, remove the dirty bedding from the coop. Wipe down the nest boxes and floor with bird-safe disinfectant. Replace the bedding with fresh shavings or litter. If any droppings are stuck to the nest boxes, scrub them off. Do not use normal disinfectants, as these can irritate your chicken’s respiratory systems. You can buy bird-safe disinfectant at a pet store. Silkies don’t lay as many eggs as other chickens. At best, you might get 2-3 eggs a week. Collect the eggs once every morning. Throw away any cracked or split eggs. Clean off and keep the rest.  You can cook and eat silkie eggs as you would any chicken eggs. If the hen refuses to leave its eggs or if it acts aggressively when you approach its nest, it means that it is brooding. Leave the hen and its eggs alone. Soon you might have baby silkies!
Summary: Trim the feathers around the face and rear. Dry off silkies if they get wet or damp. Set off an area for dust baths. Clean the coop Collect the eggs in the morning.