Pets - 5 January 2007

2007-01-05 14:43:13 · 7 answers · asked by fbird06 1 in Reptiles

i want to get a dog.but the condo i live in only allows dogs up to 20 lbs in each unit. anyone know what type of dog would be okay? and i dont want to get anything thats like a yorkie or any fancy expensive dog.

please help me.
and thanx in advance.♥

2007-01-05 14:39:08 · 27 answers · asked by Mooshellee 2 in Other - Pets

I have been taking my dog to the same place to get a bath for years. They do a wonderful job. My question is, I have NEVER thought to tip them. If the fee is $20.00, I pay $20 and leave. With a hair cut, of course I would give a nice tip, but for the dog groomer?

Is it common to tip these kinds of places? I want to start if that's the case. thanks.

2007-01-05 14:38:04 · 17 answers · asked by Yelena 1 in Dogs

2007-01-05 14:37:41 · 10 answers · asked by Blakelewislover6 1 in Other - Pets

we have a small pond in our backyard and we like to stock it with feeder fish in the spring. usally by winter about half are left (garter snakes eat some). I live in the mountains in Colorado and it gets VERY cold in the winter so last year i brought them inside so they wouldn't die when their water froze. This ended up being pretty counterproductive as they all died. I was blamed for a long time because I used a clean metal bucket that at one point held cleaning chemicals. This winter, my dad put them in a big glass fish bowl and like the last ones, they died about two days later. We're getting a water heater this year but I still don't understand why the last ones died. I think it was the temperature change, but I would assume in two days they would adapt. They could have been over crowded (12 in an about 2-3 gallon tank) but this situation is much better than at the pet store. They may have not been getting enough oxygen but I've had goldfish in a bowl with no bubble filter. THANKS!

2007-01-05 14:33:59 · 6 answers · asked by Andrea 3 in Fish

a 55 gallon fish tank with a very large pacu and an oscar in it?

2007-01-05 14:33:09 · 4 answers · asked by ascloud@sbcglobal.net 3 in Fish

2007-01-05 14:28:59 · 15 answers · asked by bostet7 3 in Cats

2007-01-05 14:28:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Any good tips to help out?

2007-01-05 14:26:05 · 4 answers · asked by TmB 3 in Cats

What can i name my cat? he's of persian breed, he's white and fluffy, and really really adorable.

2007-01-05 14:25:11 · 18 answers · asked by SweetLuz 1 in Cats

Okay, most of us know that all dogs were created from inbreeding and crossing breeds way back when. I'm wondering who and how it is decided which dogs go on to become AKC recognized dogs as opposed to a mutt, because in a real sense, all dogs are mutts? Such as many of the new designer dogs that people are making. I'm sure it's just a matter of time before one of them gets the label "pure bred" and becomes a recognized breed by the AKC. Who sets the standards? How do they make this decision?

Hope this question makes sense.

2007-01-05 14:25:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Ok, when we got Kiser (lab mix, stray - about 10 months old maybe) she seemed to adapt to our home and family with ease. She was friendly, quiet and had very few accidents in the house. I never noticed her having an accident unless we went to0 long between letting her out. Anyway, then one evening I got sick and went to bed early. DH, who brought this dog home but is clueless to pet care, didn't take her out. In his defense, she would go to the door and sit no barking or anything but STILL!!! So, I got up the next morning and found four puddles of pee and three piles of dog poop in a line from the foyer through the living and dining rooms. I cleaned it all up with vinegar and water, tongue lashed DH and went on. Since then she has had an issue with pottying in those rooms. No matter how often I took her out, how much excercise I gave her, etc.. She kept right on leaving deposits! Just those rooms though. Then she started crawling under DD's bed and pooping. Just her bed, no one else's.

2007-01-05 14:24:17 · 3 answers · asked by just me 3 in Dogs

2007-01-05 14:22:47 · 13 answers · asked by ranchoghar 1 in Dogs

Country life where they can run and play all day long or city life where they can stay indoors all day and be pampered?

2007-01-05 14:21:01 · 8 answers · asked by Barbara S 3 in Cats

I have a male cockateil. However, underneath the dark pupil of his eye (like the place on our eyes where tears appear), there appears to be a blood-red bit that sort of outlines the bottom of his eye. Its not bleeding like...dripping blood or anything.
Apart from that, he is acting normally - whistling, playing and active as usual. he doesnt seem to be in any pain...

Is my cockateil hurt?

2007-01-05 14:18:28 · 6 answers · asked by Mocky 1 in Birds

on the show wildfire. Why do you think Kris will pick "Matt or Jr." And which one would you pick?

2007-01-05 14:18:19 · 1 answers · asked by Shannon 1 in Other - Pets

2007-01-05 14:17:41 · 13 answers · asked by Mark P 2 in Dogs

2007-01-05 14:17:13 · 5 answers · asked by Ada Z 1 in Other - Pets

2007-01-05 14:14:10 · 7 answers · asked by filmchick100 2 in Dogs

I am picking up my mare's shoulder more for showing 1st and 2nd level and she is moving beautifully- except when we go to the right, she becomes uneven strided at the working trot- the right hind does not come as far forward. It is not all the time, but every couple strides or so. At a medium trot though, she is even. To the left at both trots, she is even. Walk is fine and her canter is actually more forward, collected, and uphill to the right than the left.
I have been trying exercises to stretch it out for the past couple years and make sure I work both sides equally- or more on her bad side with little success at the trot.
She can shoulder-in on the right fine, but has a lot of trouble leg yielding that one way.
Oh- she is a 17.2h mostly draft mare by the way, if that makes any difference.

Any exercise tips to get her to stretch that right hind farther at the trot? Or, which probably goes hand in hand, strengthen it as well.
Thanks ahead of time!

2007-01-05 14:10:59 · 6 answers · asked by D 7 in Other - Pets

2007-01-05 14:10:11 · 6 answers · asked by piecekeeper06 1 in Other - Pets

I had a single kitten from the time he was around 4 months. He's now around 6 months. I just got a new kitten about 2 weeks ago whos about the same age/size.

They're both fixed.

I kept the new kitten in a seperate room that my kitten wasnt used to being in. She has her own box, food dishes, and she stayed in there. They sniffed under the door, and played with one another.

My first kitten chose to sleep by the door to the other kittens room every night.

I held one and my fiance held another last night, and they both purred. No hissing, scratching, etc. My first kitten even started licking the other one.

Today, we allowed them to be together without retraints, and i'm having a lot of problems!! The new one got to look around a bit to get used to her new surroundings. When we let the old kitten out (we've taken a few breaks, seperating them and putting them back together) they seem to start playing but go into fighting/biting and scratching.

Is this normal? What do we do?

2007-01-05 14:09:49 · 10 answers · asked by m0o p!e 3 in Cats

My dog is 15 yrs old. He is deaf now. I wonder when he dreams can he still hear my voice and other noises ? Would be cool if he could. He sometimes howls and grrr's , kinda cute. What do you think?

2007-01-05 14:09:27 · 8 answers · asked by pumpkin 2 in Dogs

MY ferret is sick, well she is acting normal but I saw her throwing up this morning and the only exotic animal vet wont be available until 10:15 tomorrow.. so please dont tell me to go to the vet. Well I was force feeding her water with a syringe and now she is constantly hacking and kinda having trouble breathing.. I dont know what to do to help her. I have been patting her on the back like a baby, holding her upside down and doing that and everything. Please can anyone tell me how to help her or atleast tell me if she is going to die tonight from it? I mean she is still running around and climbing up my arms and stuff but the coughing really scares me.. help please.

2007-01-05 14:07:13 · 8 answers · asked by corrinegurl 1 in Other - Pets

2007-01-05 14:06:15 · 6 answers · asked by Pike Fisherman 2 in Birds

Quite often, my cat will sit and stare at me very intensely. It's kind of freaky. Sometimes I wonder if maybe she's my deceased gramma reincarnated...

2007-01-05 14:06:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-01-05 14:05:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I love to run and would like to get a dog that could run with me, maby even with out a leash. What tipe of dog should I get?

2007-01-05 14:04:55 · 21 answers · asked by amy c 2 in Dogs

my female cat is 16 years old her eye sight is going and she is slightly overweight she has trouble jumping onto the chair she usually sleeps on is there anything i can do to prolong her life? I mean if her eye sight is going does that mean she could die soon?

2007-01-05 14:03:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

and how can they get tapeworms???

2007-01-05 14:03:12 · 7 answers · asked by lg112595 1 in Other - Pets