Pets - 27 December 2006

Hershey Coco shakes like he has fleas or something when I scratch his coat, but he doesn't. His coat is clean. I've only had him for about a week, and I have never had a small type of dog like this..Is this normal?

2006-12-27 03:09:37 · 9 answers · asked by Brittani 2 in Dogs

My puppy is 11 weeks old and her nails are insanely long! Whenever she jumps up on me to play, she leaves long, painful scratches all over me from her nails. Can I clip them myself? If so, how?

2006-12-27 03:08:24 · 25 answers · asked by Hershey 2 in Dogs

I have a 5 month old male kitten and all of a sudden he has got really stinky! When you pick him up he leaves a really cheesy feet kind if smell on your hands.

I think he might be getting ready to spray - is this what it is?

2006-12-27 03:06:57 · 7 answers · asked by Psiren17 2 in Cats

We cought him eating something in a friend's garden, and we stopped him, but he had already eaten some, and there were fish bones among them. Have you had any such experience? If he has no symptom for a couple of days does this mean there is no problem?

PS. I have already called the vet, she said to watch for symptoms for 2 days, but I am wondering if anyone has had some similar experience and if so, what symptoms to expect.

2006-12-27 03:06:48 · 5 answers · asked by cpinatsi 7 in Dogs

2006-12-27 03:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by Annmarie C 1 in Dogs

My 2 1/2 year old lab mix was nuetered at 6 months. Over the weekend while at my in laws he started spraying in the house. Not a full urination, just a quick spray. He did it once at my in laws that do not have a dog and once at my brothers home that has two dogs. Why would he suddenly start this and and how do I stop it from happening again?!

2006-12-27 03:04:04 · 7 answers · asked by Sarah W 2 in Dogs

I'm thinking of getting a GS pup for our family (boy-6, boy-4, girl-2). Any thoughts about what to look for in a pups personality? Is this a dog that is good with kids? How do I make them kid, guest friendly?

2006-12-27 03:03:31 · 14 answers · asked by Jeff- <3 God <3 people 5 in Dogs

i have a baby fischers lovebird, and i am looking for a friend for him..i saw a pied peachface and im hoping its ok for them to be together..any help?

2006-12-27 03:01:17 · 132 answers · asked by FIONEX 3 in Birds

Our kitten hides from our family and we have trouble coaxing him out. We adopted him from whiskers. He was handled by a wonderful caregiver who cured him of respiratory problems as a small kitten. He is very shy. We have a 12 year old female who is pretty cuddly but hisses at the new member so we have been trying to introduce them slowly. They have separate dishes and kitty box. Our house can be noisy with kids over. We thought it might be helpful to keep the kitten in my daughters room with her at night and we have the litter box in her room and cat food until the kitten adjusts. My husband thinks that this is unsanitary and the food and box should be downstairs in the kitchen. However, when we bring the kitten downstairs, it seems afraid and wants to run and hide under furniture and not eat. How can we ease the transition for this adorable frightened kitten? we have only had him for three days. (christmas present for my daughter). The cat has been neutered and shots too.

2006-12-27 02:59:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i got a new male teddy bear hamser and he is mostly grey but he has white and tan and black in him also.. can any 1 help me name him?? thanx

2006-12-27 02:58:30 · 17 answers · asked by misskrisrox 1 in Other - Pets

I've wanted a husky for YEARS, but now I am finally looking. I saw one, that is c for sale, close to my home. The one male that is greyish red, is 950 dollars. The black and white male is 850 dollars. Is this reasonable???

2006-12-27 02:56:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

When dogs are establishing a pack order should we interfere in that?

2006-12-27 02:53:51 · 9 answers · asked by sunset12211 3 in Dogs

My best friend's dog died the week before christmas and her mom wants to know how long she should wait.

2006-12-27 02:49:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

used to go out most of day now just sits looking out back door cut a healthy diet down to minimum doesnt want to eat stopped biting people had a hormone and steroid injection from vet seems thoroughly miserable

2006-12-27 02:49:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i just set up my tank, ran it empty for a few days and then went and got the fish. On friday i got 6 fancy guppies, and then got 6 more plus a pletc. on saturday. I noticed sunday morning that the room where the tank is stinks really bad! i checked the filter and tank for dead fish...nothing! They all seem to be acting normal and none are discolored. Why does it stink so bad? Ohh, and its not a small tank.

2006-12-27 02:47:37 · 9 answers · asked by sassy2sloppy 2 in Fish

2006-12-27 02:47:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-12-27 02:43:39 · 18 answers · asked by Jodie G 1 in Other - Pets

2006-12-27 02:42:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

They are littermates, live strictly indoors, are very well-adjusted. We use the same litter that we have for the past five years (this has only happened in the last six months). They also have received a clean bill of health from the vet. We have two litterboxes (one that self-cleans, and the other we have to clean which we do twice a day). They use the self-cleaning one the most, when they don't mess outside of the boxes. We're pondering getting an additional self-cleaning box in addition to the one we already have. Does this sound like it would take care of the problem? Their boxes are in a quiet extra bedroom in the house where they are not disturbed, so noise/distractions do not seem to be an issue there. Territorial, maybe?

2006-12-27 02:42:15 · 12 answers · asked by Diane 1 in Cats

I never crate trained my dogs and I wont start now either because they are used to there freedom at night. But I do have a problem that my dogs will mess in the basement once or twice a week and sometimes they are good without any accidents for a week. Somebody had told me i could be my work schedual that messes them up because it is never the same a different day every week. I dont know how to stoop my dogs from messing up in the basement.????

2006-12-27 02:41:59 · 9 answers · asked by miz_woody 2 in Dogs

I'm assuming the "Dog Whisperer" is expensive. Does anyone know how much it costs for him to come to your home and see your dog?

2006-12-27 02:41:33 · 8 answers · asked by Rachel 7 in Dogs

2006-12-27 02:37:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2006-12-27 02:36:56 · 2 answers · asked by tori j 1 in Dogs

My dog won't stop barking, as soon as she is placed outside she barks at the wind and anything else she decides to bark at. She loses out at being outdoors because I can't take the barking. And I don't want to reward her by bringing her inside to hang out with the family when she does this PLEASE HELP US

2006-12-27 02:31:59 · 13 answers · asked by cma82002 1 in Dogs

my son poured the whole thing of fish food in thier tank a few weeks ago, so i cleaned it out yesterday, completely changing the water and cleaned everything and i woke up this morning and they are all dead.... ive had them for a little over a year, its sad :(

anyways the question behind this....what did i do wrong? the water was 74 degrees, 2 degrees over what it should be, but i put them in a bag of their old water so that they could get used to the new temp. and once their old water was the temp. of thier new water i put them in the tank.....so that shouldnt have killed them...right??

should i change the water again before i put new fish in there??
please help, i dont want anymore fish dying!!

2006-12-27 02:31:57 · 15 answers · asked by toloveastephanie 2 in Fish

My all-white pup has booties for when it's muddy outside. It took ages for me to break down and buy them...but they sure make life easier for me!

2006-12-27 02:24:12 · 21 answers · asked by Pink Denial 6 in Dogs

2006-12-27 02:20:54 · 14 answers · asked by celeb chick 1 in Dogs

I was at the pet store the other day and saw an "I love you" fish. It looked like a chubby, all white gold fish but it had the words "I <3 U" on the side of it, like it was painted on! I can't find anything about it on the internet, what's the deal with this fish?

2006-12-27 02:18:45 · 11 answers · asked by Courtney L 1 in Fish

Does any one have any idea what they mean?? My dogs are twins and one has them and one doesn't.

2006-12-27 02:18:43 · 5 answers · asked by magerjack_girl 1 in Dogs

I am petsitting a fish for my neighbors while they are away. The fish is probably new because the "tank" is just a small basic jar with water and the goldfish in it. There is no filter. I need to change the water every other day, but they never left specific details. I do not own a fish and I need to know.
a) Is tap water ok to use, if not then what kind of water?
b) What should the temperature of the water be? (hot, warm, cool, cold)
c) is there anything else I need to know?
I have petsit fish that have filters so I know how to feed the fish, but I need advice on changing the water.
Thank you

2006-12-27 02:16:59 · 8 answers · asked by Grace 2 in Fish