Pets - 24 January 2007

I've had three cats runaway in the past years, never saw them again! The very first one had lukemia, the other two were young and healthy.

2007-01-24 18:13:46 · 10 answers · asked by madoni MU 3 in Cats

REally this is driving me nuts. He is 9 months old. I am tired of washing the floor or my clothing. I don't like to smell like essenese of dog pee. Will he out grow this? or is there a behavior problem here?

2007-01-24 18:07:47 · 5 answers · asked by clcalifornia 7 in Dogs

She used to be an outdoor cat until I "rescued" her.

2007-01-24 17:55:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I just got a new 8 week old kitten a few days ago, and i noticed that when i try to touch her or pick her up whenever she is around food, she starts growling and getting really mad at me. I don't want her to continue to have this behavior when she is an adult. Is there any way to stop her from being so protective of her food? Should i be worried about this?

2007-01-24 17:54:21 · 5 answers · asked by Miso 2 in Cats

I have a 6month old Gordon setter female and I was wondering when a good time to start taking her for jogs and long walks is. I heard doing hard excersize at a young age can harm their joints and cause hip problems. She gets about an hour walk a day after I get home from school. When is a good time to start training her for dog sports like agility and flyball?

Oh yeah, one more thing. Do they all go through such a leggy and awkward stage? She basically all legs and sometimes they just don't do what she wants!

Here is her dogster profile if you want to see her:
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/456517

2007-01-24 17:54:01 · 3 answers · asked by Ricktasempra 2 in Dogs

I want it to be especially for dogs. If you know please give me a website or store in Australia as I live in Western Australia

2007-01-24 17:52:57 · 4 answers · asked by Shivi 1 in Dogs

When they drink, their ears get sopping wet and since its about 8 degrees and below here, whats the best way to keep them dry so they dont get so cold? Is there any way?

2007-01-24 17:42:02 · 9 answers · asked by Koozie 5 in Dogs

I have a stray cocker spaniel/basset hound mix. He was brought to me after he took up at a friends house and he's been here for almost 7 months.

He's got really attached to me and comes to me but when any body else comes in the house (usually males) he runs and acts scared, also if anyone besides the people that live here go to pet him and won't look at them and he'll turn his head and start shaking really bad and usually gets up and runs to a hidden place the first chance he gets.

I have another dog that is very social and loves barking at everyone LOL but if she's barking he still won't stick around he'll run and hide. It's not only with people, if he hears just a little sound like something falling on the floor he runs and hides.

If anyone has any suggestions or ideas of what this might be and how to cure it any advice would be helpful THANK YOU IN ADVANCE! :)

2007-01-24 17:38:18 · 4 answers · asked by aliciamarie88 2 in Dogs

When I'm older I'd like to do a fulltime job working with dogs and dogs only but nothing medical to do with them either. I would like to do something involving training them. I live in Western Australia.
I want a job with a decent income. If there is such a job tell me if I need to go to TAFE or uni for it or if I should do anything else to prepare for it first.
Please help!

2007-01-24 17:37:45 · 7 answers · asked by Shivi 1 in Dogs

I have just read some more info on my pup.

It states in a few diff. places that rough playing with them, teaches them it's ok to use their mouth's "sometimes", and doesnt train them correctly, because who's to say they wont use their mouth's when they're older and bigger (yike)?

So, should I have myself, and my husband stop this type of play, and is it too late since we have done this several times already?
Also, it says I things I have been reading, not to play tug-of-war type games because they win this game by using their mouths??

Ugh, now Im confused, I thought this type of play was fun for pups??

2007-01-24 17:27:24 · 15 answers · asked by Kimberlynne 4 in Dogs

Is is possible for just one fish in your tank to be affected bye it? Because I have 3 total. And only one is displaying signs of it. I've had been seeing the spots for about a week now. Any advice? Possible other causes?

2007-01-24 17:26:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-01-24 17:25:55 · 6 answers · asked by m g 3 in Dogs

She is abt a yr or so old & mostly gray w/ white on her paws & stomach! She has alot of fur & is fluffy! She is very affectionate. Any idea what kind of cat she is? What is her breed!!!!??

2007-01-24 17:18:58 · 4 answers · asked by Missy 3 in Cats

i am doing a homework assignment on the digestive system of a hamster and i cannot find one good article or anything that explains it to me. can anyone help me out? i just need to know how the digestive system works and any special characteristics. i know this is probably a stupid question to most of you but i really need help! thanks

2007-01-24 17:17:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

Does anybody else find this odd? Do you have cats that do this? Tell me about it.

2007-01-24 17:17:40 · 12 answers · asked by Magzilla 2 in Cats

Any idea's.... my pug is now a little over 5 months old and she is just not getting the whole toilet training thing, like she sleeps in the laundry over night and i put paper in there but she will always go on the paper and if i take the paper out she will just go on the tiles and i literaly have to keep her on a leash inside cause if she needs to go she will just go... I take her out all the time, she goes outside then when she comes inside she goes again, she as a routine time that she eats and a time that she sleeps but the toilet thing is like all the time.

2007-01-24 17:15:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

my puppy is a 2 month old Pomeranian and he keeps biting me and my family i tell him no in a scolded voice but still bites i try not to play with him but he follows me everywhere and starts biting my jeans what do i do to prevent him from biting people?
i have some toys for him to play but he would usually only bite people

2007-01-24 17:12:15 · 20 answers · asked by Alan L 2 in Dogs

Today she hasnt had a stool. She is sitting next to me and she acts as though a drunk person would. She will look at me holding her head up then she will start wobbling like she cant hold any more then she starts like falling asleep. She has done nothing but sleep all day.Shes never acted like this. Shes about 6 months old. and she wont respond to her name. But if someone comes in she gets excited for a min. then all over again does the same as above. Any help. I cnat take her to the vet now soo anything plz.

2007-01-24 17:11:07 · 16 answers · asked by crystalripsmith 2 in Dogs

2007-01-24 17:08:47 · 6 answers · asked by shellbellno1 1 in Cats

2007-01-24 17:05:25 · 8 answers · asked by Jay 1 in Fish

a man goes to zoo
there is only a dog there
it was a shih-tzu.

2007-01-24 17:00:34 · 8 answers · asked by popeyethesadist 5 in Dogs

most territorial over a person? over land?
whicj dog is the most aggressive/violent?

2007-01-24 16:59:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

of course, without hitting her, because thats just cruel.
But she needs to understand she is an indoor cat, and the busy road out the front of my house has big cars that wont stop while she plays on the road.
she is an indoor breed, so please dont say I should let her run free. i paid alot of money for her and im not going to let her get squashed on the road.
please, any suggestions on how to train my 3 month old ball of fluff to understand that she is an indoor cat... and thats just the way it is!

2007-01-24 16:58:33 · 7 answers · asked by He moonwalked on my <3 4 in Cats

this is terrible... the other day i saw my younger cousin playing some awful games
kitten cannon?
i think this is wrong...
is that kind of game even legal?

2007-01-24 16:57:51 · 6 answers · asked by What you did....Why?....Why?.... 2 in Other - Pets

does anyone know of a website that shows pictures and the names of the different fish? i have a tank with like 4 different kinds and i would like to know what they are

2007-01-24 16:54:49 · 3 answers · asked by lyssa_78662 2 in Fish

I have an arabian show horse, and he got lame recently. We took him to the vet a few times, and she couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. We even took him to a vet that specialized in horse lameness, and he gave my horse injections, and that didn't even fix it. He is just resting at a friend's house right now, and has been there for a few months. My parents told me he could possibly come to our house to live, because we have 5 acres in the country and could get the right setup for a horse. The problem is, if my horse is lame, I think I may get really tired of mucking his stall, feeding him, and generally taking care of him if I can't even ride him. Do you think I would get tired of doing all of that if I couldn't ride him? I could just basically walk on him. What do you think I should do?

2007-01-24 16:54:37 · 17 answers · asked by ninny_freak 1 in Other - Pets

2007-01-24 16:53:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

My experience is an hour walking, a half hour lounging, and a half hour running. Does this work for a medium build dog with way too much energy for a dog exercised every day?

2007-01-24 16:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have done a lot of research about Intraspecific coprophagia, or when a dog eats other animal's feces. Most of the solutions, unfortunately, are in reference to making their own fecal matter taste bad by buying powders, adding pineapple to their diets, etc. My question is, when they suffer from Intraspecific coprophagia, or eating OTHER animals poop (and rolling around in it), what can you do? I have a puppy - 10 months old - that is a small dog (which are said to be more common perpertrators of this nasty habit), and he has recently gotten into the habit of rolling around and/or eating feces from other animals. He has never eaten his own feces. Any suggestions, other than stop taking him to the dog run and the beach?

2007-01-24 16:48:33 · 9 answers · asked by ami6580 2 in Dogs

Oh my gosh, my guinea pig's teeth had gotten too long, and today i looked at them to discover- her bottom teeth are completely missing! Her top teeth are still there, but this is my first guinea pig and I am afraid this is not normal! Will they grow back? Are they gone for good?
Please help!

2007-01-24 16:41:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets