Pets - 26 December 2006

I have a gold gourami, a cory catfish, a male betta, and two ghost shrimp in my 29g. For those of you who don't know, bettas are peaceful with most other fish besides bettas.

What other kinds of fish could I put in? I don't want tetras, livebearers, or barbs...

I want angelfish sooooo much but I'm afraid my betta will tear them apart because they have long fins! Has anyone successfully kept angelfish and bettas together?

What other fish could I put in there and how many?

Thank you so much :-)

2006-12-26 12:52:25 · 3 answers · asked by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2 in Fish

I have two cats about 2 1/2 years old. About a year ago the male got outside through a screen door left open. After that he constantly meowed and clawed at the doors and window screens to go out.

Beginning last spring I started taking both him and his sister out of my apartment to get some fresh air. I didn't need a leash and they stayed near me, coming when I called them. In the last 2 months however they are constantly going further away from me and responding less and less when I call.

I feel bad couping the two of them up all the time, but I live in an apartment complex where there are many stray cats and I don't want them getting sick or attacked. They do have their claws, but still, you never know.

Have I opened a can of worms that I won't be able to close? Or is there some solution to keeping me sane and my cats happy? In 4 months I will be moving into a house with a fenced in yard and a quieter neighborhood. Until then, what can I do?

2006-12-26 12:47:35 · 16 answers · asked by wsdmskr825 2 in Cats

I have a pug dog and for the past 2 days his tail is only curly sometimes but most of the time it's straight like a regular tail. Why?

2006-12-26 12:47:33 · 4 answers · asked by Lippy 3 in Dogs

I already have a purebred Somali cat named Simba (because he looks like a lion in coloring & ruff), and am rescuing a Bengal (looks like a leopard or cheetah with spots & rings on tail) and need suggestions for a name that goes with Simba - the new cat is a young female. Any thoughts?

2006-12-26 12:44:17 · 14 answers · asked by allysyn@prodigy.net 2 in Cats

any tips on making a planted aquarium? i have a 30 gallon bowfront aquarium! i kno i want to keep eth little slate tunnel cave thing i made i just dont kno what to do wit eth rest i have a bunch of plants but it still looks boring! i want it to be natural no fake lil ornaments!




~i have 4 guppies 5 glolite tetras, 1 snail, 1 African dwarf frog, tomaro i am getting 2-3 dwarf gouramis, and 6 more tetras of a different species!~i keep teh aquarium @ 78 degrees and around 7.0 Ph~



thnx

2006-12-26 12:43:06 · 4 answers · asked by ziddyziddy 3 in Fish

2006-12-26 12:38:51 · 8 answers · asked by missy460 1 in Dogs

how do i get my rabbit to trust me on picking her up every time i do she scratches me and gets very scared and wants to go back in her hutch.

2006-12-26 12:35:24 · 9 answers · asked by willren18 1 in Other - Pets

2006-12-26 12:34:22 · 4 answers · asked by Tamed 1 in Other - Pets

I have a male Brittany Spaniel and was wondering if you get payed to have the dogs have intercourse or you get the puppies to sell yourself afterwards.

2006-12-26 12:33:58 · 18 answers · asked by Jesse C 1 in Dogs

she is thinking about it and i really want an inside dog!!! i dont kno how to talk her into something like this!

2006-12-26 12:32:29 · 20 answers · asked by xjenniloux :] 3 in Dogs

I have a 10 gallon tank with 4 divided Bettas in there. And I just put a 10 gallon 50 watt Heater in there for my Bettas, so I was wondering how long should I leave it in the tank?

2006-12-26 12:31:49 · 6 answers · asked by Carlito 2 in Fish

He licks himself, his bed while he's lying in it, furniture, people, etc. And, I mean ALOT! - he will lick the whole area where he is going to nap at before he lays down. Is this normal or a breed issue - he's a Shiba Inu. I'm worried about him getting sick from cleaning products or even hair - he coughes up fur balls like a cat! Any suggestions?

2006-12-26 12:31:08 · 11 answers · asked by michael c 4 in Dogs

i duno how 2 spell that i dont think lol. but r they good pets? im debaten between a ferret and 1 of them. what do ya'll think. i've had ferrets but never a chinchilua

2006-12-26 12:28:58 · 12 answers · asked by hotpeper13 1 in Other - Pets

The molly is black.

2006-12-26 12:28:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My Dwaft rabbits are doing because they couldn't get air i'm trying to give them air and milk none is working how can i stop it from dying? please help!

2006-12-26 12:25:28 · 12 answers · asked by ana g 1 in Other - Pets

2006-12-26 12:24:50 · 8 answers · asked by Jesse C 1 in Dogs

2006-12-26 12:23:35 · 12 answers · asked by Jesse C 1 in Dogs

I didnt read the package and I fed her about 6 of them. I had to go somewhere lastnight so I left her in her kitty cage and when I got back this morning im not sure if she puked or had diarhhea in her cage. But now she is acting weird, all she wants to do is sleep and shes just not being herself . And I now looked at the package of friskies medicine and it says do not ffeed to kittens under 6 months. Does anyone know what can happen from feeding it to them?
The only other reason I can think of that caused her diarrhea or puke is I gave her wet food yesterday, but she eats that from time to time and nothing happened before. So I think its from the hairball treats.

2006-12-26 12:20:05 · 12 answers · asked by Kate 1 in Cats

I have a dog that given toys destroys them in minutes. The only thing she can play with is Nylabones, which she just makes teeth marks into. Even the biggest black Kong is no match. I feel bad because the only thing she really gets to play with is a ball and we have to constatnly watch her and even just playing fetch it gets destroyed in about 20 minutes. We believe she is part pitbull.

2006-12-26 12:19:24 · 20 answers · asked by ogt_grl 1 in Dogs

I currently have a puppy who is 11 months, i have the insurance from petsmart which is banfield.... for the first time ever (i have had a dog my whole life) the vet informs me that my pup has diarreha and vomiting due to a sore throat... i never had a dog who had a sore throat and he keeps getting them every 2-3 months... the medicine they gave him makes the dirareha worse in my opinion so i stop giving it to him and the matter seems to go a way. my mom thinks they are taking me for a ride... can someone give me some insight.... is the vet just misdiagonising or is there really a sore throat for pups

2006-12-26 12:14:22 · 7 answers · asked by kimmeyjean 2 in Dogs

I have a 2 1/2 year old American Bulldog. He got in a fight with the dog next door today. He has several bites on the back of his neck, around his head, and on his ear. He just wants to sleep. I don't have the money to take him to the vet... Is there anything I can do for him myself from home?

2006-12-26 12:13:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

is it when he knows to go outside and relieve himself? when has no accidents in the house?

2006-12-26 12:12:13 · 7 answers · asked by masterplaya271 1 in Dogs

And how do you introduce a family dog to it? I'm just scared that when we get this new cat and my dog and I come back from a walk and the cat is right there, that when I don't notice the cat I will let my dog go free off his leash and he will attack it or something.

2006-12-26 12:10:16 · 14 answers · asked by Britney Jones 2 in Cats

My 4lbs shih-tzu may have eaten a small piece of either garlic or onion, not sure (it was about 1 inch big...so not a lot). She vomited this morning, but has had no other symptoms that something is wrong. Well, she's been peeing a lot, but no blood in her urine...what should i do?

2006-12-26 12:10:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

At 74F, how long will they take to hatch?

2006-12-26 12:09:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

When i Baught my guinea pig, The cage that it was in was about 60cmX60cm.. i thought it was rediculously tiny... due to the fact that there where 5 guinea pigs in the same cage! and the sign said that they were all MALES and when i got mine she sed it was a male and next thing i know its pregnant. GOsh... i hate people at the petshops sometimes... yeh.. what do u think

2006-12-26 12:08:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

there horrible! Show your support for hatred towards cats! YEAH

2006-12-26 12:07:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I already made a vet appointment for tomorrow morning and I'll know for sure when I take her to the vet; however I was curious to know if people have experience with dog ear infections and dog mites. Some symptoms, causes, etc.

My dog is scratching hear ear like crazy repeatedly and it's a bit red. I'm assuming based on that it could be an ear infection of some sort.

Thanks

2006-12-26 12:04:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I'll try to make this brief. The dog ate a rope toy, and was taken to the vet. Vet did a Barium test and discovered a blockage in the intestine. Surgery was performed, rope was removed along with a piece of wood. Intestine stitched back up, dog sent home. Next day the dog was bloated, not eating or drinking, etc. They took him to the emergency vet where he stayed the night. In the morning he died. Emergency vet did an autopsy and discovered that the intestine had pulled away from the sutures. My friend, who owned the dog, blames the vet who did the surgery. Even after she admitted to allowing the dog to jump into the truck when she picked him up (after surgery). Emergency vet saw nothing to prove that the other vet made any mistakes, she said the intestine tore and he bled to death internally (Shouldn't the ER vet have foreseen this?). I know it's hard to say, but I think allowing the dog to jump into the truck probably tore the sutures. Any thoughts on this?

2006-12-26 12:04:17 · 22 answers · asked by KJ 5 in Dogs

Some one told me that a kitten nose should always be wet.

2006-12-26 12:02:25 · 4 answers · asked by faith7s2004 1 in Cats