Pets - 11 January 2007

I have 2 yorkies. One I got in November, she is 1.5yrs. I have papers down for them at night time and when I am not at home. The first one always uses them without a problem. The 2nd one uses them occasionally but if we are at home will ask to go out. Now the problem is that she waits until night time to poo which she does on the mat inside the patio door. I also have couch just inside the door and unfortunately she has peed there a few times.
Any ideas how I can stop this behaviour? I was thinking of taking away the mat but she'd probaby just use the floor then. The couch is of course the big problem.

2007-01-11 21:21:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I've always wondered if my pets talk to eachother in English (but we can't understand them) like the baby does on Look who's talking! It's an interesting thought.

2007-01-11 21:13:43 · 10 answers · asked by Jules 2 in Other - Pets

2007-01-11 21:08:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Yesterday I found some blood in my hamsters's cage - but both of them don't have any wounds....... :( I don't know what it could be.. i mean they didn't fight because if they fought there would have be a wound on one of them..

2007-01-11 21:06:21 · 10 answers · asked by Hamster-Club.com 4 in Other - Pets

2007-01-11 21:01:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Heyz :)
I was wondering what kind of a horse would be good for beginners? I have ridden several horses before but I don't know which one is best. Here are more details: Maybe a good working-farm horse (like a drum horse) but one that can be easily ridden and later on good for breeding. I hope the horse breed will be a warm hearted one (I know all horses are and it depends on how they have been treated). Thx everyone :) Have fun answering :P

2007-01-11 21:00:38 · 11 answers · asked by Dee 2 in Other - Pets

My dog would bite you if you threatened me, what would your cat do to me if I threatened you?

2007-01-11 20:44:28 · 19 answers · asked by Bubble 1 in Cats

Is it true that being too close to dogs can make us contaminated with toxoplasm and rubella virus which is bad for baby, causing it to suffer from autism or born without skull?
Coz I have a friend who was very close to dogs when she's pregnant, now the baby is born dead without skull. The doctor said that the virus came from dog

Anyone has information about it and how to prevent this?

2007-01-11 20:43:34 · 3 answers · asked by stardust 4 in Dogs

symptoms:
- many small patches as a result of loss of fur (about 1cm diametre) cover most of her body (where she can reach to scratch)
- itching
- bad smell

we took her to the vet already, they gave her some anti biotics which helped a little bit but not enough. they then gave her some quarterzone; this helped a bit, but once again wasn't good enough, and the condition came back worse tha never after that.

we have also tried washing regularly with dog shampoo.

the vet has only ruled out sub surface mites...

any help would be appreciated

2007-01-11 20:40:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

well i have a cat that uses the toilet to go number 2 why dose he do that and is that normal for him to do so?

2007-01-11 20:34:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

well my one cat i dont know if hes persian hes got realy long fur but dosnt normal cats have that too some times? and i have a pure white can and ppl told me they are hard to find is that true?

2007-01-11 20:33:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

They are 5yr old,6 yr old, and 15months.the youngest not desexed.each time they're left home,they urinate in many areas of house.I am clueless on what to do to fix this.They are very well loved pets,and yes,sleep on the bed with me,groomed well & I pull my hair out when I come home to such a mess.Have used sprays and telling off, all to no avail.Grateful for any suggestions.

2007-01-11 20:25:48 · 4 answers · asked by Jan M 1 in Dogs

Should I just ignore his howling and get him on a reg schedule feeding 3 times per day? Is he old enough to wait? Will he get sick if he doesn't eat in the middle of the night? I need my sleep! He is healthy and crate trained. He eats normally except for the late night hunger.

2007-01-11 20:21:23 · 13 answers · asked by LakeviewChitown 2 in Dogs

My puppy is 12 weeks old and totally out of control. She jumps, bites, yelps and eats everything in sight. I have tried a firm 'No' whenever she does something she shouldn't, I've tried squirting her with water and I've tried a shaker. Help!

2007-01-11 20:21:17 · 19 answers · asked by sezzie_24 2 in Dogs

i think its pretty weird ...but why do they do this and what dose it mean?

2007-01-11 20:11:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have 2 desexed male cats. My nearly 2 year old cat constantly urinates on clothes that are on the floor, or in the washing basket, he even has on our lounge! He uses the tray for his poo. How can I stop this from happening especailly cos we dont actually catch him. It is driving us mad. The younger cat does not have the same problem. It has been happening for a long time. Any advice on how we can stop this would be great. i do try to ensure that there is no clothes on teh floor, but it will be just about anywhere, in the back of my husbands work ute, on his work chairs and ropes. PLEASE HELP!!

2007-01-11 20:05:47 · 15 answers · asked by Captain Banana 1 in Cats

they make a kind of clicking noise from thier mouths. its reall odd what is it?

2007-01-11 20:00:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

okay my cats have been in heat and they like to mess around with eachother but i seen that my one cat wass bleeding from his butt and i need a cat person to tell me what is wrong ? they dont have worms and my husband says they probly done eachother could i get a real answer here please?

2007-01-11 19:58:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Yesterday I noticed that my two Kissing Fish had little tiny white lookin spots all over them, I tried to catch them to isolate them but wasnt able to, and today, all my fish except one, are dead. Is this Ick and if so, what is it and where does it come from and how can you get rid of it?

2007-01-11 19:53:00 · 12 answers · asked by Kimela S 1 in Fish

i bought a collar and i want to take her to the vet asap but until i can (time and money) is there a way to help her? and help my house? i understand tide is good? anyone know? i just dont want them on me and i dont want them running my household. please help

2007-01-11 19:47:38 · 15 answers · asked by jd 1 in Cats

Why USA people doesn't write complete words? How I can to know the meaning of only letterings? somebody knows what's meaning "TGALTW"?.... I know it.

2007-01-11 19:43:19 · 11 answers · asked by carlos r 1 in Dogs

We have noticed over the last month that Bonnie, our 13 year old pavement special dog, can just hear our whistling only - no response to voice calls and usual noises like door bells ect. There are no signs of any infection to her ears. I presume that it is a natural thing following her old age. Is there anything that can be done to possibly help increase her hearing ability?

2007-01-11 19:36:24 · 6 answers · asked by apmgr 1 in Dogs

My two year old shih tzu just gave birth to 5 pups six days ago. Then my siblings discovered that her left eye is in the early stage of cataract. Is there an operation to cure that?

2007-01-11 19:34:48 · 5 answers · asked by ladyluck 2 in Dogs

2007-01-11 19:27:18 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer S 4 in Other - Pets

I work at a dog rescue.We purchased dog beds for all of the dogs at our rescue.The problem we are having is we are constantly having to buy new beds because occassionaly a dog will pee on the bed and the inner stuffing then gets soaked with the urine.It is very difficult to then get the urine smell and stain out of the bed stuffing(some are cotton inside and some are cedar)The beds have covers with zippers on them to easily take off and wash but the urine seeps through the cover to the inside. We were thinking of making waterproof covers or liners that would stay on the cushion and then we could just take off and wash the outter covers they came with when needed with no worries about the inner "pillow"getting wet.Any ideas of what material to use and how to do this would be greatly appreciated. We are spending a fortune on dog beds. Thanks

2007-01-11 19:27:14 · 13 answers · asked by k 1 in Dogs

2007-01-11 19:26:37 · 11 answers · asked by macho007 2 in Cats

I used to have a 150 gallon reef tank about 10 yrs ago and had metal halide's on it. anyways, my buddy is giving me a 50 gallon for free and i'm thinking of starting another reef tank now. the tank has a wet/dry that is built in to the back of the tank, and the tank doesn't have a hood, so i don't know how i'd mount metal halides on it. i guess my question is, 1) is there an advantage/disadvantage to having the built it wet/dry; and 2) it's been a long time for me, so what kind of lights could/should i use on this tank that would work without a hood on the tank?

2007-01-11 19:10:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-01-11 19:08:30 · 10 answers · asked by Hi Peepsies !!!! 2 in Other - Pets

i recently have a pet fish but i get bored of it..what pet should i resort to that does not need high maintenance since i have a busy schedule being a student??

2007-01-11 19:07:38 · 26 answers · asked by muSLov21 1 in Dogs

I always thought he was a little heavy but I just bought a scale and he's indeed 20 lbs. Is this normal? (that's 80 quarter-pounders!) I don't want him to be overweight because I don't want him to have health problems.

2007-01-11 19:01:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats