Pets - 12 January 2007

My cat is at the vets office right now. Her claws are so curved they are growing in to her paw pads and they are infected. Its like an ingrown nail on a human but like 100 times worse. The vet said the best thing to do is declaw her or i could get her sedated and have him clip her nails every two weeks. Which is worse then declawing her because having her sedated can cause problems.

I knew some one who had one of her toenails removed because she kept getting ingrown nails, and my grandma had her fingertips cut off when she was young in the 1930's she was 19 years old. and she handled it fine.

I am on a fixed income and I cannot afford to take her in to the vet it will cost about $1539 a year to take her in to be clipped and under $200 to have her declawed and the vet said declawing her is my best bet.

Before I took her to the vet I took her to a couple groomers and they said they won't touch her.

What should I do? I cant let her suffer. I dont want any thing bad to happen.

2007-01-12 11:18:23 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

what do I do to make them get along?

2007-01-12 11:17:22 · 8 answers · asked by FlaminStar123 1 in Dogs

we have now been re-united with her as she was chipped thankfully. Unfortunately she seems to be extremely violent towards our other 2 cats that are actually her daughters. We realise that she has probably had to fend for herself and been through some scrapes, but now that she is home, how do we set about keeping her calm and re-integrateing her with her daughters.

2007-01-12 11:16:13 · 9 answers · asked by bglol145 1 in Cats

Is there like a calculator online, or anything I can use? The rescue owner that I foster for said there is one, but where can I find it?

2007-01-12 11:15:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

When I went to look at him for the first time he came to my shoulder and was so loving and even kissed my lips, which I loved! But since I got him home (6 months ago) he comes out of the cage, eats from my hand but some times when I want to put food on the cage he trys to bite me and when I sit to watch TV. he screams and screams at me for attention, but as soon as I get close, he goes away. Please help me if you know about this kind of bird, because I'm even considering the posibility of selling him. I want a bird that I can love, not one that doesn't want me.

2007-01-12 11:15:24 · 4 answers · asked by sunshine 2 in Birds

my dog eats his own poop, especially when it's frozen.

2007-01-12 11:14:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I got a Beta in a large vase. 2 days later I added a peace lily. He really took to it and was always up in the roots but usually squirmed away. A few days later I found him dead in the roots. Could I have overfed him in 5 days or was it too cold in the house (around 65 degrees)?

2007-01-12 11:14:47 · 7 answers · asked by homer simpson 3 in Fish

If you ran over your dog and were told by the vet he had no internal injurys but that his wrist pin was broke and it would cost a lot of money $1500 for her to try and fix it.. would you pay the money or have the dog put down?

2007-01-12 11:13:50 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Its expecially when the child has food , Any sugesstions? He will actually bite ,

2007-01-12 11:11:05 · 7 answers · asked by sherrydamnit9999 1 in Dogs

I just got two new cats on DEC 26. both from different litters, house holds also.One is about a year and the other isn't even one yr. Sometimes they will groom eachother but then they start whopping eachother and hissing and biting.I have no idea how to settle this TRUELY.I sometimes can stop it for about an hour or so.

2007-01-12 11:10:04 · 7 answers · asked by zodiackrazie 1 in Cats

my kitty has kedney failer and is going to be put down ...the doc said she would have probibly not gotten throught the night ...thanks for everyones help

2007-01-12 11:05:44 · 7 answers · asked by elyse 2 in Cats

2007-01-12 11:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by jake a 2 in Other - Pets

2007-01-12 11:01:17 · 11 answers · asked by Sarah S 1 in Dogs

Is the because my girl dog is in heat? We are getting my girl fixed in a week should we go ahead and get my boy fixed also? or will he calm down after she is fixed?

2007-01-12 11:01:13 · 11 answers · asked by terr 1 in Dogs

2007-01-12 10:59:58 · 23 answers · asked by Odd.One 3 in Other - Pets

can any1 help me find this dog?

2007-01-12 10:59:44 · 3 answers · asked by rachelnava5 1 in Dogs

I need to train my rabbit because she poops everywhere and pees everywhere. How do I prevent this from happening?

2007-01-12 10:59:15 · 6 answers · asked by -CLC♥ 3 in Other - Pets

2007-01-12 10:58:25 · 5 answers · asked by Eurorider 1 in Dogs

I usally go to PETSMART and WAL-MART, but is there another store with amazing pets and supplies.Also has to be in NC.

2007-01-12 10:57:01 · 6 answers · asked by -CLC♥ 3 in Other - Pets

I want to add fish too my 20gal that has 6 tiger barbs in it? what else could i add?
Cilchlids? what kind?
or
Catfish? what kind?

2007-01-12 10:54:36 · 9 answers · asked by nowicki01 1 in Fish

We have a six month old neutered male yellow lab mix -- he is very sweet and fairly mild mannered. We'd like to get a second pup and wonder if gender matters or if it is just personality as to whether the two pups will get along and be pals. What is your experience?

2007-01-12 10:52:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My dog is always really really playfull and then they other day my boyfriend and I got into a really bad arugment and he would not come anywhere near us he laid at the bottom of the stairs and we cold not get him to come up can they feel emotions

2007-01-12 10:47:45 · 15 answers · asked by MissYYYY 1 in Dogs

2007-01-12 10:47:44 · 9 answers · asked by emily s 1 in Dogs

have you ever seen an old lady with 24 cats or someone like that?

2007-01-12 10:44:13 · 15 answers · asked by Foxy♥ 1 in Cats

ok my dog all of a sudden wouldnt eat. [[ and didnt for the next 3 weeks]] then he started loosing muscle and could barely walk. [[at the end of his time he had to b caried outside to go to the bathroom]] and he threw up some. we didnt want him to suffer so we eventually put him down :( WHY WAS MY POOR PUPPY LIKE THIS. o yeah the doctors ran many test but couldnt find y. we could have found out if we were able to do further test but we could not afford this and we did not have insureance for our dog...why oh why did my puppy have to die :( do u think u can diagnose him? wat wus the cause? his recent vacination? it was very VERY recent to his illness. hope u can help me thx bye

2007-01-12 10:41:36 · 19 answers · asked by hi 2 in Dogs

i have a few cats and there all the time on my counter. im a very clean person and even when the counters are free of crumbs or food their still getting up there. does anyone know of helpful tips to keep them down.

2007-01-12 10:39:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I'm having trouble deciding on a name. I'm really stuck between these two: Suri Eliza and Tabitha Grey

2007-01-12 10:37:43 · 23 answers · asked by Emily 4 in Dogs

Hi guys!
I am so sad. Today we neutered our cat. We had to drop him in vet's place and we picked him up like 4 hours later, to make sure anasthesia wears off and he is doing ok.
When we came there and woman brought him to us-he was shaking, meowing loud, freaking out.
We brought him home-he could hardly walks, his back legs were so weak and clumsy.
He got better now a little bit, but he still acts a little bit weird, scared of everyhing and even hissed at me couple of times for no reason even though he recognizes me and is not scared of me.
I feel so sad for him , its been a huge stress today for poor guy.
I just wanted to know is it normal behavior after neutering and it it will go away.
I hope he will not be scared of everything now and will trust us again:(

2007-01-12 10:37:30 · 15 answers · asked by katrinakazakov 1 in Cats

2007-01-12 10:37:28 · 15 answers · asked by bradley w 1 in Reptiles

Does anyone else have this problem? My french bulldog is so loud!

2007-01-12 10:33:41 · 17 answers · asked by Panda 3 in Dogs