Pets - 24 June 2007

We found this bunny and i think it is dehydrated as his fur retracts back slowly. My husband was a vet tech and I'm an ER nurse and between us both, we give LR SQ fluids to our cat 3-4x times a week for his megacolon. I want to give this little one a chance but we don't want to take it to emergency vet being today is a Sunday, it's just not in our finances right now. I tried to give kitten milk through a bottle and the bunny is hardly taking in anything. I tried hay, but I'm afraid he is not quite weaned yet, he tries but not getting much. He is not touching the pellets at all. Thanks for your advice.

2007-06-24 14:06:20 · 3 answers · asked by lina 1 in Other - Pets

Whats the best sand to put in a freshwater aquarium cuz i have eels?
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40 gallon tank and full of water so i have an idea i gradually take gravel out and then wen i get a bag of sand i put the bag in but slowly with the water still in and gradully spread it out fish still in 2 wud this be a problem ??

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what if every day i take out some gravel so i dont have to take out the fish and then wen alll the gravel is gone add sand

2007-06-24 13:59:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My dog passed away at the age of 14 years, we are very sad, my sister want to buy another one, I think it's too soon to replace him, it's only been 2 month, and I'm still grieving

2007-06-24 13:57:09 · 49 answers · asked by Kwn 1 in Dogs

I need valuable information about internal canine parasites such as roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and tapeworms.

Websites, pictures, and just plain info are greatly appreciated.

Thanks

2007-06-24 13:57:06 · 1 answers · asked by maddie ;; 2 in Dogs

I'm getting this for my puppy tommorow at a store NOT from the internet. FYI- I returned Teddy's stroller (I dont know what I was thinking, who ever said it was wrong thnx and sorry for not listening to you) http://www.puppypurse.com/products/summerbark.html

2007-06-24 13:56:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-06-24 13:49:09 · 30 answers · asked by uranus99_1999 1 in Dogs

The kitten is a female, black, 6 weeks old, kinda fiesty, very curious, and kinda needy. The 2 choices are VIXEN (which we feel fits her personality better) and TRUFFLES (which feel is cuter).

2007-06-24 13:49:00 · 38 answers · asked by man_of_mustard 3 in Cats

I got a puppy about two weeks ago and she is very skinny. She eats her meals, drinks plenty of water, and does not have worms. I want to put a little more weight on her but I dont know how? Should I feed her something else? Right now she is eating dry puppy food. Should I give her can? Also I read that I can also give her puppy formula to have her get bigger. Is that true?

2007-06-24 13:48:27 · 11 answers · asked by Sasami M 2 in Dogs

I have the Aqua Culture Starter 10 Kit It comes with the AQUA-Tech 5-15 Power Filter with EZ-Change Filter Cartridge. It was running fine until a few kids come over and decided to feed the fish (They were trying to be helpful) I think they dumped a handful or two in there. My black Molly died shortly after very bloated and rear fin stuck in the part of the filter that sucks up water. I didn't know how much food there was in the tank until this point (Probably an hour later). We got the fish out emptied the tank and cleaned the rocks because we don't have a rock cleaner. Reassembled everything but the filter is no longer running. Is there a way to fix this or should I get a new filter immediately so I can get the fish back in the tank? Also was it the filter or the food that killed my molly?

2007-06-24 13:42:54 · 5 answers · asked by Brittainy 3 in Fish

Yesterday my gecko had a pretty good shed except for the toes on her left foot. They looked swollen and red at the very tip and one was bleeding. When i picked her up to put her in a warm bath to soothe her toes, she seemed to make whistling sounds, supposedly from her nose. My mom said it sounded like a mouse. Her body language kind of said she was struggling or "huffing and puffing." Is this a gecko cry? Or does she have breathing problems?? Help would REALLY be appreciated!

2007-06-24 13:35:58 · 8 answers · asked by Jazzy 2 in Reptiles

i love pomeranians and dalmatians but what do you think?

2007-06-24 13:34:33 · 30 answers · asked by lil_sweetheart024 2 in Dogs

please tell me the following:

1. what do you feed your turtles??
2. how often you feed them??
3. how much you feed them??
4. the size of your turtles??

i feel like i am feeding my turtles too much or too little because alot of times they would swim crazily up against the glass looking at me, even after i just fed them alot of pellets.

i have 2 RESs at about 5' each and it gets very annoying because they always beg for food and i have to cover the tank up with cloth so they stop swimming crazily against the glass.
i dont want to feed them too much all the time, nor do i want to cover the tank with cloth 24/7......

thank you

2007-06-24 13:32:46 · 7 answers · asked by Moore55 4 in Reptiles

2007-06-24 13:32:08 · 2 answers · asked by lotsofloveya 3 in Birds

5 days ago I bought a 7 week old female kitten as a playmate for my 11 month old male cat. I followed all the guidelines about separation and gradual introduction. They've met face to face a good 10 or more times now - however, it always goes the same way.... my older cat pounces on the kitten as soon as he sees her, bites the front of her neck, and tries to wrestle. He will not leave her alone. There is no hissing, and he usually gets off her once she cries out. She hides under furniture, but I've seen her have a cheeky swipe at his tail when he's not looking, so I don't think she's too scared of him.

They usually last about an hour together before the older cat gets too boisterous, at which point he ignores her cries and gets too rough with her, so I take her away.

My question is - should I let it get to this point and try to keep them in the same room for as long as possible, or should I separate them after, say, half an hour before he gets too excited?

2007-06-24 13:29:48 · 5 answers · asked by Sparklepop 6 in Cats

ok, we got our puppy at 8weeks old. we started cutting her nails shortly after with no problems. then about 3 months ago, we cut them again, and 2 of them bled a little. thankfully she didnt feel it, or at least didnt seem to. we didnt change the guage on the nail clipper, so i dont really know why it bled all of a sudden. we tried doing it again last month and again the first one we did bled so we stopped. she's completely black so its kinda hard to see where the quick is, but we didnt even cut down to the little groove that you can see in the nails, and what we did cut off was hardly 1/8" (the lowest setting on the clippers). her nails are pretty sharp and she's been tearing me open when she scratches, so i know they are longer than they used to be. today we bought new clippers, they have no guage tho so they worry me. we clipped them and only one bled. i feel so bad.

2007-06-24 13:28:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Is This a female or male Parakeet http://www.flickr.com/photos/9271678@N07/616007015/

2007-06-24 13:23:13 · 7 answers · asked by UNC#1 1 in Birds

ok, i have 2 gerbils, who are brothers and they have grown up together. i've had them for about 6 months. one is dove colored (greyish white) and the other is black. the dove one has a marking around his eye that was not there before, and im not sure what it is. i don't know if it is either blood or dirt or what. they've never injured each other before, but they do play fight i think from time to time. he has red eyes, and it looks like a reddish brownish coloring is surrounding his right eye, but that color is not anywhere else on his body. there is no dirt in their cage and no other traces of blood in their cage. they are both moving around fine and he doesn't seem to know its there. what could this be?

2007-06-24 13:21:34 · 6 answers · asked by carpetsharks 4 in Rodents

i know cedar is bad, and i heard pine is, too...

i want to make a wood hut (small, like 5inches long) to fit in the cage. the ones at the store are too expensive.

What typed of wood CAN i use?

2007-06-24 13:17:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

My parents said that we could get a St. Bernard puppy and I used to have one but we had to put him down. I have looked everywhere online does anyone have any ideas. I want a pure breed puppy.

2007-06-24 13:16:01 · 8 answers · asked by marynicklebutt 1 in Dogs

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2007-06-24 13:10:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a french bulldog and I want to breed him but I dont know if the females need a c-section or not. I heard that they do but the guy that I bought him from said that they dont.

2007-06-24 13:09:14 · 5 answers · asked by ♥MaMaLicioUs♥ 2 in Dogs

There is already seagulls around our pond.

2007-06-24 13:07:38 · 11 answers · asked by yoyo 2 in Birds

My 14 year old baby girl has been to the vet twice now and was prescribed Tapazole. The first dose was 1 mL twice daily in liquid. That was hard to get in her and she got diarrhea and was vomiting so much. The second visit I switched to the creme (0.5 mL-once a day) to rub in her ear. She is still vomiting at least twice a day, sometimes 3 times. I think it may be the medication. I heard that you can give cats Pepcid to help calm their tummy. How much would you give? She is so skinny. I plan to take her to the vet once more. Since she is 14, I can't invest thousands of dollars for iodine treatment or surgery because I have other expenses (i.e, new roofing etc.). Hope someone can help me.

2007-06-24 13:02:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i found them this past winter time and since then i am looking to give them away and no pet store would like them. hey if you saw a cage of any animal in 20 degree weather would u do the same?

2007-06-24 13:01:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

i want a Pomeranian but were i live there are only 2 breeders and there are no dogs available at either of them so i was thinking (Q#1) nextdaypets but then i though it coud be a scam "like i pay for the dog and shiping and then i never comes" or its sick or some thing well heres the dog i want http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/dogs/be771e68-e6e1.aspx

(Q#2) do any of you guys know were a good (cheap)Texas breeder is?or colorado or arizona or new mexico?

(Q#3)
has any one every owned a pom if so tell me about them are they nice fun loyol (any health probs)

P.S im 13 so i need a kind of cheap (puppy only) i have 500$
but i could make more with chors

2007-06-24 12:57:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I could let him out of the cage but he'd just take off and hide somewhere else like he's already done. He's hiding/sleeping in a box, in a cage. He has food and a little box. I don't know what to do with him or how to introduce him to my other 3.
How long do I leave him in the cage until hes more comfortable? He's been living outside for a year but he's friendly, he's not mean right now he's just scared and skittish. How long does this take.. Any suggestions?

2007-06-24 12:55:53 · 11 answers · asked by J 2 in Cats

please help ME thanks people

2007-06-24 12:55:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

will be very small. brown fur. female

2007-06-24 12:51:25 · 27 answers · asked by ♪ its just me ♫ 3 in Dogs

I have tried several different kinds of pet food storage containers and have yet to find one that I like. So far I have tried the stackable storage bins by blitz (http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441781987&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302025790&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023689&bmUID=1182728312968&itemNo=10&In=Dog&N=2025790&Ne=2) and one by rubbermaid I believe (http://www.petco.com/product/12461/Rubbermaid-Pets-Scoop-n-Store-Pet-Food-Storage.aspx). Neither met my expectations. Within days I had ants galore. Not good. The rubbermaid one looks good but the lid broke and no longer works. Didn't want to pay the money for a new one till I find one with good remarks. The only requirements that I have is that it can hold at least 40 pounds of dog food and be able to keep out unwanted pests.

2007-06-24 12:44:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

is it possible to train a Great Dane to be a good watch dog, and to stop potential burglers breaking into you house?

2007-06-24 12:43:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs