Pets - 9 October 2006

Thank you all for being nice. You are kind.

BUT

conkers are horse chestnuts - it's the same thing. People eat them at this time of year. Shortly, there will be some guy with a Ye Olde Barrow selling hot roasted chestnuts to Christmas shoppers. You get a little punnet with pungent steam coming off it, and if you're smart you'll get some mulled wine as well.

So we ARE talking about something that people eat. So for people, conkers are NOT toxic.

But what about hamsters??? Will small fluffy thing keel over and die? Or will he think we're just the bestest family he could possibly know? Surely someone knows this... please...

2006-10-09 09:12:16 · 16 answers · asked by wild_eep 6 in Other - Pets

I have 2 very sweet rabbits and they are both female and this may sound crazy but, thet mate with my female rabbit on top as the male and the female as the female on the bottom. Then they will chase each other around and my one pulls out the other's hair. The one who pulls out the other's hair (Molly)used to think she was the other one's (Mindy) mom. It is hard to belive. What should I do?

2006-10-09 09:11:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I was told that kittens will die from regular milk. I just took my kitten off milk and she's now eating dry kitten food. Do you think she'll be o.k.? She's barely 6 weeks old.

2006-10-09 09:11:23 · 12 answers · asked by BooBooKittyFcuk 1 in Cats

I want a pomeranian puppy, either by adoption or purchasing (limited budget), any suggested locations (webisites, animal adoption agencies, humane societies)? preferably close to 48042, MI

2006-10-09 09:08:14 · 5 answers · asked by xxblondie136xx 1 in Dogs

I have seen on River Cottage (sky program) he builds a hen house about 10 ft in the air, with the only access been a ladder at 45 degs, which he claims foxes can not climb???

2006-10-09 09:04:16 · 7 answers · asked by jimauk 2 in Other - Pets

Just gave my new cat a drontal feline pill yesterday and want to take her and her litter box out of quarantine so she can be with the other cats in the house. (She is a new cat to the house, had fleas so assume thats how she got the tape worm, she no longer has fleas as they were treated with advantage 10 days ago) she has been in quarantine pretty much since we got her 11 days ago cuz we saw she had fleas and didnt want the other cats in the household to get them. so there isnt much chance the other cats in the house need to be treated.
I also realize i need to give her another pill in 4 weeks but my main question was
Does any one have and idea how long drontal feline takes to erradicate the worm? Do I keep my cat in quarantine for 3 more weeks?

2006-10-09 09:03:58 · 2 answers · asked by RoPo 1 in Cats

I was using Tidy Cat multiple cats, but I noticed the last batch I bought (I go through about 80 pounds of litter a month) - they changed the formula. It's more course and doesn't control odor as well. Now (since the litter changed), one of my four cats is peeing outside the litter box. Any suggestions for a finer clumping litter that controls odor better?

2006-10-09 09:02:55 · 10 answers · asked by swordarkeereon 6 in Cats

2006-10-09 09:02:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

It's small and only like 8-10 inches long.

2006-10-09 09:02:26 · 16 answers · asked by eastierulz 1 in Reptiles

my problem is my own question: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AihGSZKITvoQvtp55e7cfRQgBgx.?qid=20061008110515AAmF2FV

ok so maybe i could have got to the point quicker in the question. maybe the whole thing's my fault. But what does a lassoo or a squirrel have to do with it? help, i'm confused, and no wiser. Gaaaaah...

2006-10-09 08:56:02 · 9 answers · asked by wild_eep 6 in Other - Pets

2006-10-09 08:56:00 · 34 answers · asked by Lola 2 in Other - Pets

I would prefer to use a non-toxic, home remedy type of solution, but will try anything at this point to keep the neighborhood cats from peeing all over the outside of my house (mainly the patio and sometimes in the garage).

2006-10-09 08:48:36 · 10 answers · asked by Heather M 1 in Cats

I got the money and they know i read and do reserch bout um but they wont let me get 1.
my mom says its cuz
*u wont let ur brother play wit ur birds so ur not gonna let him play with ur hampster & will lead to fighting!!!
*and if u get a hampster ur gonna ignor ur birds
So0o0o0o0o0o0o NO

HELP ME CONVINCE HER!!!!

2006-10-09 08:46:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I came home today and noticed that my betta's gills seemed a little white. You can barely even tell it, and I may be just over exaggerating. I still thought I should ask to see if anyone might think it is something serious. I get paranoid about things like this. Do you think something is wrong or is it just me?

2006-10-09 08:44:56 · 10 answers · asked by Stephanie 1 in Fish

2006-10-09 08:43:22 · 14 answers · asked by shosh 1 in Cats

2006-10-09 08:42:17 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

2006-10-09 08:40:31 · 15 answers · asked by ret802@sbcglobal.net 2 in Dogs

2006-10-09 08:39:39 · 7 answers · asked by brandonbamboo 2 in Other - Pets

My almost 4mo. old bengal kitten tested positive for giardia. he was put on Panacur for 3 days and when I brought him back 2 days after finishing his medicine he still tested positive. He was then put on Flagyll for 7 days and this time when I brought him back after finishing med. he tested negative. The vet says I should bring him back in 2 weeks to be tested again to make sure the giardia is gone. Is this necessary? can it come back once its gone? Could it have been a false negative?

2006-10-09 08:37:37 · 3 answers · asked by minny 2 in Cats

i am in need of excercise and i dont like to go running /walking alone.i could advertise this service in the local shop window. good idea or not?

2006-10-09 08:37:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Last night a stray dog wandered up on my porch. He was starving (I could see his ribs) and completely infested with fleas. He was shaking, cold and scared. My husband went to the store to buy a flea comb, flea drops and food for him. I personally picked about 1000 fleas off this poor dog. He ate 2 cans of food and he is a small dog. He slept in my house and but left when I let him out this morning. We did not know who he belonged to. His owner just came through the neighborhood looking for him and says she lives in a flea-infested (her words) apartment down the street. She says she just got the dog a couple of weeks ago. When I got back in my house the dog was asleep on my back deck. I don't want to give the dog back because I think he will die there. I think he ran away to find someone to save him. The owner left her name and phone number for me to call her if I saw him again. What should I do?

2006-10-09 08:37:28 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-10-09 08:34:57 · 10 answers · asked by CAROLINATARHEEL93 1 in Dogs

2006-10-09 08:31:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I have a cat who is 19 years old. She is in fairly good health - she is affectionate, can see and get around the house, knows who I am, etc. But she cannot hear, has arthritus and the beginning of kidney disease. That's fine, all treatable. The thing that drives me and especially my husband absolutely nuts is that she pees on everything. We can't leave a load of laundry in a pile or even folded in a basket w/o her peeing in it. Sooo stinky. I don't feel right about putting her down yet, she has been my baby for so long - but I wanted opinions on when it should come to that.

2006-10-09 08:30:43 · 24 answers · asked by Daisy 3 in Cats

2006-10-09 08:27:15 · 25 answers · asked by oddsox28 1 in Dogs

Last night my 5 mth old kitten lost her first kitten tooth.Is this not too soon? When do they start losing their kitten teeth?

2006-10-09 08:25:27 · 6 answers · asked by canukbilly_1 2 in Cats

Do you know anything about them?

2006-10-09 08:24:52 · 5 answers · asked by BrooklynQT 2 in Dogs

I want a hampster but my mom wont let me HELP!!!!

2006-10-09 08:19:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I am retired and on a fixed income. I have already spend almost five hundred dollars on veterinary bills but the condition persists. I cannot afford more bills. I am looking for information re: natural pain relievers for dogs.

2006-10-09 08:18:54 · 9 answers · asked by dadbearaz 1 in Dogs

We live in Wisconsin and we would like to adopt a small-med size dog.

2006-10-09 08:18:20 · 10 answers · asked by hopadee 2 in Dogs