Pets - 26 November 2006

They are almost 7 months old and they chew on everything. How can I get them to stop???

We give them dog bones and toys, but they still chew on everything.

2006-11-26 15:51:11 · 13 answers · asked by Cassi 1 in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:50:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:46:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

This is the first Christmas we'll be celebrating with our newly adopted dogs (Chi & Westie). Traditionally I have always purchased a 6" fresh Noble Fir, but since adopting the girls I've read (and unfortunately had experience) with the toxins of pine trees (the Westie took a bite out of a freshly fallen green pine cone - the vet loves me).

Are Christmas trees toxic? Could their fallen needles be toxic? Should I skip the tree altogether because they're just going to want to eat my Great Grandmother's handmade ornaments anyway?

I'd love to have a tree, but not at the expense of my dogs. Any suggestions?

2006-11-26 15:35:42 · 14 answers · asked by ? 4 in Dogs

my cat pulls the ornaments off of my christmas tree whenever I'm not around or asleep at night. how can I stop him from doing this?

2006-11-26 15:32:56 · 15 answers · asked by keziah 3 in Cats

2006-11-26 15:32:52 · 4 answers · asked by aj 4 in Fish

I was just wondering if ppl would have interest in paying like 100 bucks or so a month fer a person to go by thier house every 4days or so to pick up dog poop?

2006-11-26 15:32:22 · 7 answers · asked by jay_jenkins420 1 in Dogs

my chawawa just had 5 pups and i donno what to name them!!there are 2 boys and 3 girls!!!1 is white-ish 1 is brown blond,and the rest are brown what ideas do u have 4 me to name them??
theres 2 boys 3 gurlz!!!

2006-11-26 15:30:07 · 9 answers · asked by h6 island girl 2 in Dogs

I know I am completely asking for it here but....Ok my dog is acting really weird. He has a bed of blankets on the floor and he always loves to lay there. Well sometimes he gets up and starts pawing at the blankets, flippin them everywhere! Its like hes digging a hole or something? After he paws and digs at the blankets and has them totally messed up, he flops back down on them and then gets up, turns around and flops down again...Hes just layin on the blankets then terrorizes them then lays back down....is he trying to tell me something or what? I wash them a lot so its not like they are nasty or anything, what the heck is he doing??

2006-11-26 15:29:41 · 15 answers · asked by rufnready 3 in Dogs

In the ten gallon are five barbs, two danios, three black neon tetras, plecostomus and snail.(The pleco will be moved in three month to bigger tank of course).

2006-11-26 15:28:50 · 5 answers · asked by Proximo83 1 in Fish

My outside dog eats and chews on EVERYTHING, no matter what it is. Does anyone know of a way to keep him from eating the x-mas lights, because I would really like to put them down the sidewalk. He's a weininnieer (breed) if that matters.

2006-11-26 15:28:18 · 17 answers · asked by crazykuzco 2 in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:26:19 · 7 answers · asked by Wendy K 1 in Other - Pets

I have a fishtank which houses 3 catfishes and around 4 fishes of the goldfish variety, do i need to add more fishes and if so which ones would be the ideal ones.

2006-11-26 15:25:15 · 17 answers · asked by greatempress 3 in Fish

2006-11-26 15:23:46 · 7 answers · asked by Crystal 4 in Dogs

Check www.petfinder.com. You can put in specific info like breed you want, size, gender, age, and location. It pulls up a list, starting with the closest shelters/sanctuaries to you.

But people, PLEASE do your homework before getting a pet. Don't buy on impulse just because it's the holidays. Do you work all day? A cat would be good for you. Do you work from home? A dog would be better, especially a needy breed like beagles. Small children? Don't get uppity breeds that snap, like pomeranians.

You can also adopt barnyard/birds/rodents/etc from this site.

2006-11-26 15:22:10 · 2 answers · asked by bookworm1171 2 in Other - Pets

I've bought her a scratching post, a scratching rug, let another cat scratch the post hoping she'd catch on from watching -- to no avail. She still scratches my couch, and my fiance--who has nice furniture--doesn't want her ruining it. Any suggestions?

2006-11-26 15:21:19 · 37 answers · asked by ravenhairedmaid 2 in Cats

2006-11-26 15:21:16 · 5 answers · asked by J R 2 in Cats

i adopted a feral kitten last week, probably about 7 or 8 weeks old. He has been to the vet and he's only got worms and an eye infection, so he's ok. However, we are still having trouble taming him. When we try to pick him up (which is at least 3 times a day, since that is how often he needs neosporin put on his eyes), he hisses and scratches us and runs away if he can.
As soon as you pick him up, he purrs to sleep in your arms, he'll eat out of your hand, whatever. He is sleeping in my lap as I type. But he still runs away like crazy whenever we're not already holding him. He won't come near you unless you catch him, and I can't help but think that cornering and scaring him is not the best way to get him used to being picked up.
Has anyone tamed a kitten before? Advice would be welcome.
Also, do the worms make him this gassy or is it the food or what? This is a stinky kitten. Do they fart to repel predators? Does he just fart when we pick him up?

2006-11-26 15:18:00 · 9 answers · asked by Jessica 4 in Cats

I am planning to try to get my dog certified so I can take her on assisted pet therapy visits to Hospitals, nursing homes, etc...
Any advice on brushing up her basic obedience, sit, lay down, stay and walk on leash... She does quite well on all, just want to have it down really good for when they do the evaluation on my girl.
Thanks.

2006-11-26 15:13:02 · 4 answers · asked by SMILEYGIRL 2 in Dogs

I really want a dog but a can't decide on what kind of dog......i want a med. size dog thats young-between 1-4 years old.......anyone who knows a good place to get a dog TELL me please.........oor does anyone have any ideas! THANKs

2006-11-26 15:12:06 · 18 answers · asked by maddiex3 2 in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:09:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:06:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:06:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Okay, dog gas is NASTY! My Chi likes to curl up on my chest when I'm on the laptop, and my Westie snuggles right beside me.

One of them had the most foul odor this evening. Each likes to partake of the cat kibble if we don't pick it up quick enough (the Chi more so than the Westie).

Here's the question -- is one breed more than any other prone to gas issues? Could the cat kibble be contributing to the dog's methane output? What's in the cat kibble that reacts so horribly in the K9's bellies?

Both dogs eat Artemis Fresh Mix Small Breed Adult dry kibble exclusively (unless they're eating the cats Artemis Feline kibble). We do not give table scraps at ALL.

Appreciate your knowledge of all things gassy. I think I need a bath.. peeeeewwwww!

2006-11-26 15:03:53 · 13 answers · asked by ? 4 in Dogs

2006-11-26 15:03:35 · 2 answers · asked by mark b 1 in Fish

She adopted a puppy same time we did they are brother and sister ours is training real good. Her's is a (female) pee's everywhere. She has tile and carpet upstairs and no matter how she mops and what she uses it smell awful, she is so upset. What can she do for odors. She works all day and attends collage at night and puppy sleeps in travel cage but has excess to newspaper and food and water but often will pee where there is no newspaper. Her puppy is a 4 month old Pikinese.

2006-11-26 15:03:11 · 10 answers · asked by sunshine 4 in Dogs

My puppy as develop a cherry eye, Only one eye, and the gland is not always out. Will it get worse and always stay out, and will have to get her eye stitched?. I was wondering since it's not all the time if it can go away by itself? this evening I have notice some yellow puss comming out of her eye. Can that gland get infections? If it's infected could that be the reason it's out?

2006-11-26 15:01:53 · 7 answers · asked by patphie 1 in Dogs

PLEASE ONLY SERIOUS ANSWERS FOR A SERIOUS QUESTION. My little 2yrs chichuahua will start gagging almost like she cannot breath. Then, she'll cough up about a 3inch long whitish material like she is gagging on it. We tryed to get it but it goes back down inside her. She has not gotten into any human food and is an inside dog. I will be calling vet tomorrow, but i am worryed.

2006-11-26 15:00:49 · 8 answers · asked by snoopy 2 in Dogs

2006-11-26 14:59:30 · 4 answers · asked by jrod2506 1 in Reptiles

acording to the research of a friend raw garlic is the natural cure for worms, but now we dont know how to get the kittens to eat it!!

2006-11-26 14:58:31 · 21 answers · asked by Jules 1 in Cats