petcare

Keeping critters healthy

Petcare is the feeding, grooming, medical attention, and general looking-after of domestic animals.

The word appears most often as a commercial or industry term: petcare products, petcare services, the petcare aisle.

Also spelled pet care or pet-care.

health

veterinarian

Doctor for animals

wellness · dental · spaying · neutering · parasite · flea · tick · heartworm · medication · grooming

training

obedience

Compliance with authority

heel · fetch · recall · clicker · reinforcement · housebreaking · leash · crate · socialization · agility

nutrition

feeding

Giving food to

proteins · vitamins · supplements · treats · raw · organic · grain-free · allergies · omega-3 · calcium

responsibility

ownership

Legal right of possession

duty · accountability · supervision · protection · maintenance · provision · custody · adoption · registration · licensing

companionship

bonding

Forming close connections

loyalty · interaction · socialization · comfort · attachment · friendship · rapport · togetherness · cohabitation · harmony

Opposites
animal management domain

petcarewildlife management

Supervising animal populations sustainably

pest control · animal control · livestock farming · hunting · factory farming

treatment of animals

petcareanimal neglect

Failing to care for beasts

animal abuse · animal cruelty · puppy mills

Family

care, pet, careful, caring, careless, pets, caretaker, uncaring, cares

Familiarity
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