Pets - 26 May 2007

In the last few days, my hamster has been developing some strange habits. For example, whenever she climbs the tubing to her crittertrail cage, she bites the plastic when she enters, bites the plastic tubing when she's inside, and bites it when she exits. Also, she bites her wheel.. She hops into it, then runs for a mere few seconds, then begins to gnaw at the edges of it. She's like clock work. I just don't know if this is normal behavior.

2007-05-26 03:55:55 · 6 answers · asked by myoddthoughtss 2 in Rodents

My English Bulldog was ran over 2 weeks ago and is unable to see. The right eye was the worst and probably won't recover. Is there any hope that her eyesight will return in the other eye?

2007-05-26 03:53:44 · 7 answers · asked by curiousdl 1 in Dogs

even with the medication she isnt getting any better, actually the infection is spreading. i dont know wether i should trim her fur during the period of treatment or not.

2007-05-26 03:53:41 · 6 answers · asked by supergull 1 in Dogs

Ok so at first i thought it was particular to one of my two cats, We brought her back down with us from Va, to Texas (almost a week long drive with all the stops and breaks) and for the first two or three days she had me worried sick because she would start panting, much like a dog does and i had never seen a cat do that before. I kept trying to give her food and water and comfort her so she could go to sleep but it didnt help too much. by the third day or so she stopped and i brushed it off because she did just fine even way after we got to texas. Well i got a second cat and we travel alot from San Antonio to Laredo, Tx (2hr drive). We decided to take them both down to see my mom, and thats when i realized that my second cat started doing the same panting thing my first cat did. Freaky i thought and again i was worried. but just as cat#1 she got over it and has been doing fine since. Is this normal?? Because i think its weird and i m wondering if perhaps i shouldve told the vet..?

2007-05-26 03:35:37 · 13 answers · asked by Switchblades 2 in Cats

I adopted an 8 week old kitten and found out she has fleas. She's less than 2 lbs so I'm unsure what to use to help get rid of them. With my older cat I'd use capstar + boric acid, but I'm not sure if these would be harmful to the baby.

Also, since she has fleas it's inevitable that my 4 year old will get them as well. Can I give him regular frontline with the baby near by?

Any help would be appreciated.

2007-05-26 03:33:39 · 3 answers · asked by squishymallo 2 in Cats

I live in manalapan, NJ and found a not so big turtle near a river. it has a basically brownish shell with a tint of orange. i gave it some dandelions. i want to keep for a little while, please tell me what it will eat

2007-05-26 03:32:49 · 10 answers · asked by Mila 2 in Reptiles

My vet told me to use .5cc of Ivomec for my 8 month old Pit Bulls grass allergies. When i call around for it people tell me it is a dewormer. Should I use it??

2007-05-26 03:27:55 · 9 answers · asked by magsoh19 1 in Dogs

My hamster always ignores toys i give him - seesaw, seesaw tunnel, hanging hammock thing with a ladder on it, wheel. And he bites the railings. He never plays. What do I do?

2007-05-26 03:20:15 · 11 answers · asked by me!! 2 in Rodents

2007-05-26 03:09:11 · 10 answers · asked by schedulatir 2 in Dogs

my jack russell zoe is only 3.
she is in perfect health, but here in the past two weeks when she is inside i notice her slightly limping on her left front leg.
sometimes worse after a nap.
but she has no problem running & chasing squirrels outside!!lol.
her leg acts stiff at times.
any suggestions other than vet?
she isnt holding it up , only limps, she runs great!!
it really makes no sense.
her appetite and everything is fine.
thanks.
(m)
ps, i have checked her feet , her leg, her nails are trimmed, i see no outward reason for the limp.

2007-05-26 03:06:01 · 13 answers · asked by happy in nc 1 in Dogs

someone stepped on my kitten and didnt tell us hes limping so my mom put a splint on 4 a couple days. he sytopped after one day then started again. should i put the splint back on?

2007-05-26 02:48:19 · 9 answers · asked by ~*C*~ 1 in Cats

Mia, my 6 year old female maltese, was attacked by a larger dog 2 days ago while we were on a walk. She spent the better part of the day in the hospital. She is now somewhat reluctant to go outside, which is understandable to me. How can I help relieve her fears?

2007-05-26 02:48:08 · 11 answers · asked by thetrophyqueen 3 in Dogs

2007-05-26 02:31:44 · 5 answers · asked by Cindy Lou 3 in Dogs

12 week old puppy, crate training. Taking her out alot, and she has been ok with eliminating outside. I set out an orange cone as the "spot" for her to eliminate, within the circle of her leash. My wife thinks this is nuts, we should just be happy if she goes outside whereever. I think that keeping her near the exact spot each time will get her to go faster as she smells the previous eliminations. What is right?

2007-05-26 02:30:11 · 17 answers · asked by Dr. Harry S. 2 in Dogs

im sure its not really a hunger strike..

but they dont seem to be eating
i did see them running into the bubbles (from the bubble stone) and letting the bubbles shoot them upwards
i reckon that thats a way they entertain themselves
but. i havent seen them eat yet.

and i worried that they arnt eating
what should i do to encourage them to eat?

2007-05-26 02:21:08 · 3 answers · asked by FishyQuestions 2 in Fish

I've read a lot of the answers on here about hyper cats, but I've done most of that stuff and it's still not helping!! At night, he's fine sometimes. We'll leave a window open so he can sit at the screen; he only does that if it's open though. He sleeps in bed with us sometimes, but other than that he'll jump on the bed and go up around my head and play with my hear and eventually scratch my head. Then once I make him get down, he'll scratch on the sides of the bed. Then he'll scratch under the bed where I can't get him. So I put him outside of our room and close the door. A few hours later, he'll start scratching and meowing. I've read where people say ignore him and don't open the door, but I've tried, and it goes on for a couple hours and I have to get to sleep! So I open it and the whole process starts all over again. I've tried playing with him a lot during the day, but that hasn't seemed to help either. He also attacks my legs like he's playing, but he ONLY does it to me. HELP!

2007-05-26 02:17:25 · 12 answers · asked by Mrs. T 3 in Cats

Hello I'm Deja, Earlier this year my 9 year old german shepard dog died through suffering with tuma's around his lungs and heart. He was half white half normal. But my friends dog was full white and died of having a tuma's in the same places. I was just wondering (because my dog was half white) if it is common for white german shepards to have tuma's, because its in there breed etc. And now i think i'm ready for a new dog, and thinking of getting another GSP. But having a white one, or half of a white one, could end up the same way.. and i dont want to end up heartbroken again by the same situation.

does anyone know anything about it?

2007-05-26 02:15:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My 18-month-old spayed female cat has always been very aggressive - biting me (but not my husband) and guests. She bites hard and repeatedly. At other times, she can be very sweet aned affectionate. She was never abused, but was taken out of her litter at six weeks. Why is she like this, and how can we change this behavior?

2007-05-26 02:14:55 · 3 answers · asked by Nor 1 in Cats

I have a 7 week old malti/shi tzu. I got him a crate and I wanted to start crate training him. I work graveyard shift and was wondering how I would schedule this? He was whimpering and crying all night .. i tried to ignore it but i gave it.. its bad i know! he falls asleep on my lap .. so when i put him down, he starts again.

And I was also planning to fence in a section of the house with metal borders. Is it a good idea to put the crate in there? along with food/water and puppy pads? would I do crate training within the metal borders?

2007-05-26 02:14:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

my dog is 15yrs old he used to sleep all the time but now he is restless. he wanders around all night long going up the stairs. he has artheritis so he never went up the stairs now he does it all night. he never sleeps anymore...whats going on?

2007-05-26 02:14:17 · 8 answers · asked by soap 1 in Dogs

I have to kittens that lost there mother, one is eating soild kitten food the other just wants to be bottle fed. how do i get the other one to eat soild? everytime i put him by the food he backs away and will not eat. how can i ween him off the bottle to eat soild foods??

2007-05-26 02:05:32 · 10 answers · asked by ♥pink♥ 3 in Cats

2007-05-26 02:01:41 · 8 answers · asked by madeline m 1 in Dogs

Squeezing themselves into teeny tiny places that are inconvenient? My cat is squashed into an empty shoebox, looking very smug. Why won't she curl up in the furry little pyramid cat house I bought especially for her? She won't even go into that! They always like cheap nasty boxes for some reason. It's madness!

2007-05-26 01:58:48 · 23 answers · asked by Poison 4 in Cats

he also eats whiskers biscuits and go cat biscuits.
is this ok

2007-05-26 01:58:30 · 4 answers · asked by india 3 in Cats

I have 3 cats and one fo them loves to eat, and a family member recently told me that fatter cats dont live nearly as long as slimmer ones. is this true?

2007-05-26 01:51:35 · 6 answers · asked by o.i.c.u.r.m.t 1 in Cats

This is the abnadoned kitten, I ask about a few days ago, doing great, eyes open,etc. Went to vet. changed from can to powdered formula, other than that no changes. Has pooped fine until yesterday. He started sleeping all night about 4days old, eats about 3-4 times a day 1-2 tlbs. Pees fine. Help apprecaiated.

2007-05-26 01:51:06 · 5 answers · asked by Joyce J 1 in Cats

Does anyone know any good fish forums (just livebearers..nothing exotic) That are regualry talked about on..i mean that people still talk on today...not old ones that no one goes on.?

2007-05-26 01:48:12 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

animal....hamster...pets

2007-05-26 01:44:10 · 7 answers · asked by butter123 2 in Other - Pets

my goldfishes are dying and it is very destressing to watch...at first they were slower and laying around alot i out this down to weather change. then they started dropping scales now one of them has half its tail missing and most of its fin...while the others are covered in black patches.
i have and outdoor pond that is about two meteres long and knee deep, i have a filter and uv lamp fitted. i also regularely topd up the water level. however none of this has made a difference.

2007-05-26 01:38:35 · 13 answers · asked by Kay 2 in Fish

My puppies are 7 months old and they still wrestle. Should I worry or are they still in the puppy phase?

2007-05-26 01:37:23 · 8 answers · asked by naejplman 2 in Dogs