Here are some great products that will enhance the quality of your life with you companion animal.

Are you aware of the term, petconomy? It’s a new vocabulary formed with the word Pet and Economy; it refers to the companion animal related market and industry. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs & the Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade’s statistics, the companion animal related market in Korea by the year 2020 will be expanded to about 5.8 trillion won. With more and more companion animal owners, many products in consideration of the lifestyle of the companion animal owners as well as their companion animals are being competitively made. Here are a few great products that will enhance the quality of life for you and your precious companion animal.

If you are worried about your companion animal’s eating, pet STATION

pet STATION not only allows remote controlled feeding but also video calls (Photography by pet STATION).

You wonder if your companion animal is eating well, whether it didn’t completely break down the house, or whether it’s not too lonely without you…. The owners are constantly worrying about their companion animal when they leave the house. In case companion animals have to be on limited feeding, the owners who live along find it difficult to go out. pet STATION is recommended to the owners who feel guilty of going out as they are so worried about their companion animals.

The biggest advantage of pet STATION is its own app. You can use this to feed your companion animal, but also it supports video calls through Skype. Not only you can remotely feed your companion animal through the application, you can time the feeding up to 20 times in advance.

As it comes with the 2-million-pixel camera, you will be able to monitor your companion animal at home, but also talk to him/her over the phone. With certain conditions like movement and sound, you can receive the ‘smart call’ alarm and check the status of your companion animal.

Because you only want to give your companion animal clean water at all times, PePe pet sterilization water purifier

Companion animals that live indoors can be prevented of most diseases if their drinking water is well managed (Photography by PePe).

Did you know that the number 1 cause of cats’ death was kidney disease caused by a lack of water? Water is not only important to people, it’s important to your companion animals as well. As it is that important, clean water & water bowl is even more important. Dirty water bowls are prone to salmonella germ breeding while water that contains dust and various household debris also threatens the health of your companion animal.

These days the popular item among the owners is definitely the water purifier for companion animals. There are many products introduced every day, which come in various shapes and operation control. PePe pet sterilization water purifier not only filters out foreign substances from the water but also sterilizes it.

With the app connected to the device, you can monitor everything including the water quality and replacement cycle whenever and wherever. Even if you don’t turn on the application, through the smart LED light on the water purifier, you can check the water level and when to replace the filter.

Cat butler for cats and cat owners, LavvieBot

When the toilet is dirty, cats not only get stressed but also get more prone to be sick from diseases (Photography by LavvieBot).

Cat owners call their cats their ‘master’ and themselves as ‘butler’. To the butlers who do their best to serve their masters well, the biggest concern would be cleaning the toilet for most butlers.

If you leave your house during the weekend or go through a hectic week and forget about cleaning out your cat’s toilet for a second, you will soon face a filthy toilet. If it’s just simply dirty, you can clean it, but the problem is that the condition of the toilet affects the cat and the owner’s health as well.

In that sense, the cat automatic toilet LavvieBot can be said to be the all-around item which will help you out when you are busy. LavvieBot takes care of the stool through its rotating stool separation system. Once a cat finishes using the toilet, after a certain period it will automatically clean it. Waiting time can be set by a user from 10 minutes to 1 hour in 10-minute units.

We are going to be separated for a while, for both your and my sake, TUON pet car fence

Kia Motors Corporation TUON pet car fence considers both companion animals and the safety of owners and companion animals both when cars are on the move (Photography by TUON mall).

Recently there are more and more people who are having picnics in suburbs where their companion animals can run around freely or camping. To be honest, getting in a car with your companion animal requires a lot of preparation. This is because companion animals, who have senses that are developed many times (from a few times to some hundreds in some cases) more than humans can get stressed upon hearing car engine noises or smelling gas, etc. There’s also a research which says about 70% of the owners use their own car when going on a long-distance trip with their companion animals. There’ even a companion animal taxi for those who do not own their own car.

When you are using a car with your companion animal, it is important to not let your companion animal run around the car. Not only will it distract the driver, but it will lower the reflex and increase the possibility of an accident. Even a small crash can lead to huge injury for your companion animals, so it’s recommended you seat your companion animal down on the back seat and separate it from the driver’s seat.

Kia Motors Corporation TUON pet car fence not only helps with such separation but also prevents secondary damage to your companion animal through rear-end collision rebound upon accident. It’s easy to install; you just have to hang it on the headrest and the lower part of the driver’s seat and the passenger’s seat.

So, we’ve looked at some great products that will enhance the lives of the companion animals and their owners. This would be a great opportunity to reflect on what your companion animal needs. But remember that the biggest thing your companion animal wants is never ending affection and interest from you!