Pets - 17 December 2006

Can cats and dogs communicate? I have two that grew tolerant of each other...I was wondering if they communicate on the same level? they play alot biting each other and it sort of scares me, like my dog will sometimes put my cats head in his mouth...lol. What are your thoughts

2006-12-17 18:29:54 · 12 answers · asked by ? 1 in Other - Pets

2006-12-17 18:26:55 · 5 answers · asked by ashrafi_atoos 1 in Other - Pets

Detailed explanations appreciated.Earcropping is now forbidden in many countries,classified as "unnecessary cruelty".Tailcropping is still common.Why?Is there a valid reason for this,or is it just someones "estethic views" that became common practice?

2006-12-17 18:25:45 · 10 answers · asked by Flowergirl 2 in Dogs

2006-12-17 18:25:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I'm not a cat person; but isn't it more likely that we as a human race kill more cats than the reverse?

2006-12-17 18:25:24 · 10 answers · asked by WomanWhoReads 5 in Cats

I have a 6 month old kitten, she is very healthy according to her last check up. Although i've noticed that she drinks a lot of water and pees about 7 times a day. I know these are signs of feline diabetes, but she doesn't have any other symptoms, she eats very well, isn't losing any weight and is very active and social. Should i be worried, what could this be?

2006-12-17 18:24:05 · 9 answers · asked by natee 1 in Cats

2006-12-17 18:19:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2006-12-17 18:18:51 · 2 answers · asked by billy 1 in Birds

He now is very aggresive bitting scraching and not at all in a playful way. When he bites he wont let go and when he scraches you have to pull his nails out of your skin. I don't believe hes in pain still. Hes also got a wild look in his eyes its not normal hes a very sweet cat. I'm calling the vet tomorrow but would like some help from you first. Thanks

2006-12-17 18:17:53 · 10 answers · asked by lovebite 2 in Cats

Ok well my kitten keeps doing bad things like going in the christmas tree going on my gecko cage and all kinds of things. So when he is ever on my gecko cage i have done many things to disipline him such as like making a loud noise when he goes up there and squirting him with water and walkin up and telling him no or just taking him off the cage but whenever i do it he bites and scratches me. And even today this happened OK. So he was on the cage and i walked up to him and immideatly he ran onto the top bunk and i went to tell him no and he started to try to scratch my face and stuff. whenever i disipline him he kills me. even if it isnt my fault if he gets hurt or something he just attacks me... and he is always attaking people who come in my house like he jumps on your leg and claws it to death and if you walk by him he scratches you. but when he isnt inn his moods he is sooo sweet but just for no reason he attacks me...whats wrong with him?

2006-12-17 18:09:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I recently got a hamster about 2 weeks ago and the cage I got has this thing on top called the "petting zone". It is on the very top of the cage, she has to go through this tube thing to get there and it makes it easy for us to pet her and hold her. Anyway, when I set up the cage I only put the bedding on the main part of the cage at the very bottom but over time she has moved a bunch of the bedding up to the "petting zone" and so my question is, after I clean it do I put the bedding in both areas(the bottom of the cage and the petting zone) or do I just put it on the bottom of the cage and let her bring it up to the petting zone again?

2006-12-17 18:09:01 · 11 answers · asked by Isabella's Mommy Expecting #2 6 in Other - Pets

I have three small green spotted puffers about 1.5 inch each. One of them (the largest one) has been black most of the time and in tail-up-head-down position for a few days now. That one used to be the most healthy-looking, and rarely turning into black belly. But now, it's in this upside-down position all the time and difficult to manuver in the water. The other two seem as active before and without observable behavior change.

2006-12-17 18:07:07 · 5 answers · asked by viwes 2 in Fish

My dog Alex Smith just died because some jerk left meat out and he ate some and his stomach couldnt take it he was bleeding internaly and his pancreas was just destroying itself and now my whole families a mess over it he was only 6 if anyone out ther has any blue gold yorkie pups please contact me i really want to surprise my mom with this preferably before cristmas - thank you

2006-12-17 18:03:12 · 6 answers · asked by beau_money 1 in Dogs

2006-12-17 18:01:38 · 9 answers · asked by Audra S 1 in Dogs

2006-12-17 18:01:02 · 7 answers · asked by utchick128 3 in Dogs

WE just got her and shes a staffy and 8 weeks old. we're going to take her to puppy school but we need to stop teh bad habits right away true?
We have mulch at the bottom of some trees in our yard and she thinks its a game to run off with the wood chips. we scold her and take them out of her mouth but often she goes again.
Also is it bad for her to try and eat leaves. whenever she does we take them, out of her mouth and scold her, is that right?
also what should we be teaching her early?

2006-12-17 18:00:30 · 4 answers · asked by munchyblonde 1 in Dogs

2006-12-17 17:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

rabbit breeding rabbit babys that have been born inbred

2006-12-17 17:49:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I thought i had 2 males came home today, had 4 babies. I know i need to remove the male from the mom and babies but i have no clue who the mom is. One is bitting me, the other one is hiding in the corner. The babies are up in the top part of the cage. Both adults are in the bottom. What do i do?

2006-12-17 17:49:24 · 7 answers · asked by justin o 1 in Other - Pets

please i've tried everything from telling her to go outside when she does it to giveing her treats when she goes outside and NOTHING IS WORKING!!!!

2006-12-17 17:46:44 · 17 answers · asked by inufan2892 2 in Dogs

My cat is spraying like crazy, worst of all it's doing it on the counter.

My cat's such a good cat, normaly and doesn't really have any bad habbits other than that. I'd really hate to have to have him nutered, but I'm starting to worry that's the only solution but is there anything else I can try?

I notice it started around when I got it a different brand of litter.. could that be it?

2006-12-17 17:45:38 · 1 answers · asked by socialdeevolution 4 in Cats

I have tried sprays, collars, baths, drops to the neck, and carpet sprays, yet cannot get rid of my cat's fleas. I don't know, is there another way? Anybody ever been successful in getting rid of them? Please help, my poor kitty is scratching himself to death!!

2006-12-17 17:42:45 · 10 answers · asked by It's me 2 in Cats

Back in October, I noticed my kitten was getting ill. Concerned, I took him to my vet and explained EVERYTHING. The vet gave him an antibiotic for his URI, but didn't really address the other concerns, saying the URI was probably leading it all. After competing the antibiotic cycle, he didn't get better. So I took him back, explained EVERYTHING in GREAT detail again, and even asked if he should/could stay a night for observation and was actually laughed at. The vet (another one/same location) prescribed another antibiotic long term and lysene, but said they'd be useless until this round of what they believed was herpes was finished. I was concerned about the kitten's weight, mouth sores and lack of eating but she didn't say much. Two days later my kitten died in a Pet ER. Is 60 days too long to complain? It has honestly taken me that long to face Tiger's horrible, unnecessary death, but I feel like the vet didn't do their job. The ER said he was misdiagnosed and not treated properly.

2006-12-17 17:38:23 · 9 answers · asked by RunRunRun 2 in Cats

corn gluten meal and other meals is it really bad for your dog? I want a food product not too fattening. What do people feed small breed dogs such as chihuahuas? Are natural dog foods better?

2006-12-17 17:37:16 · 9 answers · asked by J B 1 in Dogs

This is my first guinea pig and I'm not sure if it's natural for their teeth to fall out. Should I go to a vet? Will it grow back?

2006-12-17 17:37:01 · 8 answers · asked by superxduperr 1 in Other - Pets

St. Louis, Mo

2006-12-17 17:36:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have a small terrier who will be four in a week. She has developed a bad habit of attacking my other dog and my parents dog. This usually happens while sleeping with either me or my parents and the other dog gets near her or touches her. This just recently began. She has lived with my dog for at least a year and my parents dog for the last 5 months so I dont think it is a dominance thing. The problem increased when she bit me on the face in the middle of the night thinking I was a dog. What should i do to correct this problem before she hurts someone?

2006-12-17 17:36:03 · 6 answers · asked by banana1 1 in Dogs

2006-12-17 17:29:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Chicken, corn gluten meal, brewers rice, whole grain corn, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), poultry by-product meal, fish meal, corn bran, calcium phosphate, dried egg product, animal digest, fish oil, salt, potassium chloride, calcium carbonate, choline chloride, L-Lysine monohydrochloride, DL-Methionine, zinc sulfate, Vitamin E supplement, ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, niacin, Vitamin A supplement, calcium pantothenate, thiamine mononitrate, copper sulfate, riboflavin supplement, Vitamin B-12 supplement, pyridoxine hydrochloride, garlic oil, folic acid, Vitamin D-3 supplement, calcium iodate, biotin, menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of Vitamin K activity), sodium selenite.

2006-12-17 17:28:10 · 6 answers · asked by J B 1 in Dogs

my parents want something cheap,cute and easy to take care of. I almost got a chinchilla but theyre way to hard to care for.So whats your pet like? Is it cheap? Is it cute? Would you recomend a pet or a store? I also have to find it after christmas.

2006-12-17 17:22:28 · 23 answers · asked by lizzy 1 in Other - Pets