Pets - 23 December 2006

2006-12-23 20:47:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2006-12-23 20:40:11 · 17 answers · asked by ollie 1 in Birds

My mom always told me as I was growing up that dogs are dirty and stinky, that's why she never allowed us to have one. Well, now I'm married and all grown-up. I found out that my brother-in-law bought me a puppy for xmas (a doberman). I love dogs, I want to keep it indoors (don't want it being isolated in the backyard). Thing is, being taught that dogs are dirty, I cringe & shiver thinking my baby would roll around on the same rug the dog lays on... I mean, would you allow your dog to sleep on your bed? I knew someone who lets her dog sleeps on her pillow when she's not using it. (even my husband and mother-n-law see it as dirty...they don't want it indoors) I just think humans and animals can coexist in a house... just follow basic hygiene rules... like washing hands before cooking/eating & make sure the baby doesn't put anything dirty in her mouth. What do you think? are dogs dirty?

2006-12-23 20:35:11 · 22 answers · asked by Busy Bee 2 in Dogs

Anyone got know a site or a chatroom where people can talk and talk just about cockatiels?

2006-12-23 20:23:36 · 3 answers · asked by aamir925 1 in Birds

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2006-12-23 20:22:46 · 9 answers · asked by mahesh_khrt 1 in Dogs

It is a 12 week old cairn terrier and the past few days she has gotten worse loose stools, she still eats, I feed her Nutro lamb rice puppy, is there anything I can give her to help this go away? What is usually the cause of this in puppys?

2006-12-23 20:10:38 · 8 answers · asked by oreogirl 2 in Dogs

2006-12-23 20:07:26 · 11 answers · asked by rualass 3 in Dogs

The main reason we bought a dog is to avoid strangers, and burglars. Our friend had a golden retriever as well and it was pretty friendly, so we bought one. Now it is 16 weeks old and it doesn't bark at any strangers, but it actually is excited to see people walk down the streets along our neighbourhood. He runs up and down and licks and jumps on them, happily wagging its tail. I don't know how to train it so it will not be so friendly with strangers, but so that he will bark at strangers, because that's what we bought him for. Sometimes I think its he nature of this breed of dog.. or can we train it? Another thing...my dog keeps on digging muddy holes everywhere in the backyard. Nearly everytime I look in the garden he is digging huge craters everywhere. Also, he picks out the plants we plant in the vegetable patches. Any advice will be greatly appreciated =D

2006-12-23 20:03:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

He's about 9 months old and is getting noticeable heavy when I pick him up and has a belly. He is eating a lot more than he used to (I give him Iams kitten hard food and also one or two of the soft food in the small cans a day). I was under the impression you should let a cat eat as much as he wants while he is still growing. I want him to get big, not fat. Not sure if I should restrict his intake or not because I know he is still growing and don't want him to come up short on nutrients... Wondering what others thought about this.

2006-12-23 20:03:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2006-12-23 20:02:09 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

hi.. everyone out there..i have a 3 years old female Jack Russell which i just get it from a friend 7 days ago(15/12/06) ..she is a very obedient dog unlike other hyper Jack russell..but the problem is she don reail wan to eat anything (pet food,dry/wet or human food,i mean as long as it is food)she don reail drink water too..she is veri skinny..she don stick wit any other family member except me..my dad says her period is cuming soon that y her mood swing 360..some of my friend said she don eat is because she miss her pervious owner that y her mood swing n don eat..i can understand how much she miss her pervious owner or her period is cuming but at least she muz eat something..wad muz i do to let her eat at least abit? how long she will be ok and back to normal? i'm really WORRY..wad muz i do? god plz help..

thank you

2006-12-23 19:56:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My bf's shitzu has two rows of teeth at the bottom and they're crooked. Is this normal and is there a way to fix it?

2006-12-23 19:46:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My wife wont let me kill them, but i live in oregon so its cold outside. does anyone know if they can survive in 30 deg weather? also will or can they harm any of my animals. 2 dogs and a cat?

2006-12-23 19:42:18 · 9 answers · asked by TONY 4 in Other - Pets

It keeps looking left then up then to right its like its looking at something and its jaw shakes and its mouth open.

2006-12-23 19:40:55 · 13 answers · asked by Wireless 2 in Cats

2006-12-23 19:33:32 · 7 answers · asked by lenscraftdigital 1 in Other - Pets

My dog ate about a pound (hopefully less) off the table that we were packaging for the neighbors when we weren't looking. He threw up (we think most of it) within 30 minutes and then several more times over the next hour, until only bile came out. Now he seems fine, but it's a holiday weekend & I hate to bug the vet if I don't need to!

2006-12-23 19:09:26 · 15 answers · asked by Stacy Cuccia 3 in Dogs

I live in Queensland and have just purchased some Oscars. I do not have a heater as yet as the temperature here gets up into the 30's. Today was 29C. Do you think that I should purchase a heater for them? Also their tank water was aged and at the appropriate pH but they are still just sitting around....i thought that as it is day 2, they should be swimming aroung by now????
Any answers will be greatly appreciated.

2006-12-23 18:58:20 · 3 answers · asked by terrorbull1 1 in Fish

2006-12-23 18:56:39 · 6 answers · asked by avic777 1 in Dogs

2006-12-23 18:20:20 · 4 answers · asked by atlanticjem 1 in Cats

I have this hamster it is a female and it looks like her cheeks are puffed? I guess you could say that it is all bumpy looking and if you like try to touch the "pouches" she does not like it at all. She is in a cage now with 2 other females do you think she is ok? Is she got stuffed pouches with pups or what? I could take some pictures of it if it helps any.

2006-12-23 18:12:37 · 5 answers · asked by lenscraftdigital 1 in Other - Pets

We are new to breeding and our 2 year old bichon has mated with the same. We do not know how many times before it takes. We do not know how long the pregnancy is. We do not know if she will need our help, statistically speaking. Anyone who can give us details about breeding bichons. We really would appreciate it.

2006-12-23 18:10:52 · 11 answers · asked by Janet L 1 in Dogs

i hear 2 dogs barking out side my door i look out and see two young little dashunds .one looks healthy and the other one bones are showing.i brought them in.and fed them (there so cute) and plane on bringing the boney one to the vet tuesday.if someone should post sighns up about them (which i dout because the boney one is all scraped up) i think i shouldnt respond because it looks like they didnt take care of them.my boyfriend thinks someone just droped them off.

2006-12-23 17:58:32 · 20 answers · asked by bassetluv 4 in Dogs

my poor dog is sooo itchy and we're sooo broke! she keeps chewing on herself sometimes so much she bleeds. I bathe her i brush her i'm at at a loss! does any1 know how to make her not so itchy? I need some kind of home remedy. also if any1 knows of homeremidy websites for dogs. Thanks in advance.

2006-12-23 17:57:51 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4 in Dogs

I have 3 gold fish in a small tank (6 gallon). I just bought a 29 gallon tank today but I am waiting to give it 24 hr before I move them in. I am worried because they are hanging around the top of the tank I worry they are lacking oxygen. I do have a filter in the small tank, so why are they hanging around the top? Does a filter keep oxygen levels up? Thank you

2006-12-23 17:57:26 · 10 answers · asked by starlight 2 in Fish

My cat has had a cut on her nose for like three months now and it doesn't seem to be getting better, in fact its getting darker. I don't know why it doesn't heal.

2006-12-23 17:54:25 · 8 answers · asked by bobbyq85 2 in Cats

If you do not know.plz do not send an answer...............

2006-12-23 17:52:04 · 18 answers · asked by rhea 1 in Fish

With a litter box im currently buliding him a cage adn do not want to fill the entire thing with bedding its a rather large cage if any1 knows if tis possible or any tips it would be great

2006-12-23 17:40:36 · 7 answers · asked by Rupert1154 1 in Other - Pets

2006-12-23 17:36:29 · 6 answers · asked by tazman1943 1 in Dogs

We feel that animals have the same rights as retarded children."
-Alex Pacheco, Director, PETA, New York Times, January 14, 1989
The life of an ant and that of my child should be granted equal consideration."
-Michael W. Fox, Vice President, The Human Society of the United States, The Inhumane Society, New York, 1990.
"Surely there will be some nonhuman animals whose lives, by any standards, are more valuable than the lives of some humans."
-Peter Singer, Animal Liberation: A New Ethic for Our Treatment of Animals, 2nd edition, 1999
"To those people who say, `My father is alive because of animal experimentation,' I say `Yeah, well, good for you. This dog died so your father could live.' Sorry, but I am just not behind that kind of trade off."
- Bill Maher, PETA celebrity spokesman
"If the death of one rat cured all diseases, it wouldn't make any difference to me."
-Chris De Rose, Director, Last Chance for Animals

2006-12-23 17:32:51 · 12 answers · asked by raven blackwing 6 in Dogs

We feel that animals have the same rights as retarded children."
-Alex Pacheco, Director, PETA, New York Times, January 14, 1989
The life of an ant and that of my child should be granted equal consideration."
-Michael W. Fox, Vice President, The Human Society of the United States, The Inhumane Society, New York, 1990.
"Surely there will be some nonhuman animals whose lives, by any standards, are more valuable than the lives of some humans."
-Peter Singer, Animal Liberation: A New Ethic for Our Treatment of Animals, 2nd edition, 1999
"To those people who say, `My father is alive because of animal experimentation,' I say `Yeah, well, good for you. This dog died so your father could live.' Sorry, but I am just not behind that kind of trade off."
- Bill Maher, PETA celebrity spokesman
"If the death of one rat cured all diseases, it wouldn't make any difference to me."
-Chris De Rose, Director, Last Chance for Animals

2006-12-23 17:32:22 · 5 answers · asked by raven blackwing 6 in Other - Pets