Pets - 22 July 2007

My dog is 10.5 years old. He suffered from spinecore disease 18 months ago and lost use of back legs. We gave him hydrotherapy and massage etc. But, his back legs never come back. My vet said that he'll not walk again and suggested us to put down. His charactor seems the same as before but certainly lost the enjoyment of moving around. He struggle to walk with front legs whilst I use back herness to hold his bottom. He has to drug his back legs when he wants to move about in the house. We bought wheel chairs 3 months ago but he doesn't like using them. He also has a problem with toilet. He can't urinate by himself well, so I need to express his bladder. He's bowel is very weak. We think he doesn't have any nerve around there as he doesn't know when he is pooing. It comes out at anytime of the day. He realises once it's out, then suddenly he moves away from it. Sometimes he druggs it with his back legs which makes terrible stains to our floors!

2007-07-22 23:40:49 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

im planning to take care of a betta can anyone tell me how i know that male bettas is not to be mixed in one tank

2007-07-22 23:32:13 · 7 answers · asked by asasassas 1 in Fish

Hi!
i really need your guy's help! ok, um.....my kitten is about 8 weeks old and hes got this mucusy discharge in one of his eyes, and hes got daireha and hes been sleeping alot......
Is he sick? my moms trying to tell me that something 'got' in his eye, but i doubt thats the case.... she said he'd be better in the morning and hes not, and im worried...........! i recently lost a cat and i so i don't want my kitten to die!
HELP ME PLEASE!

2007-07-22 23:30:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-07-22 23:28:37 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I know that puppies get excited but this is getting out of hand. She's not aggressive when she barks. We've tried distracting her with a squeaky toy which does work outside but not when people come into house. Anyone got any tips we could try??

2007-07-22 23:06:40 · 10 answers · asked by lynne h 1 in Dogs

Hi, i have a very large turtle tank with a submerged heater and and submerged filter........I have had both in the tank for over 1 year no problems. Last night my heater started making strange bubbling noises before i went to bed, it was in a protective cover so i couldnt see much so i just left it. The next day i was feeding my turtle and i started to get static shocks too my fingers only when they made contact with the water tension not when fully submerged......i talk out the heater to check under its cover and found it was fully cracked and it came apart!.....i have replaced heater and all seems well. How ever i tested it again before and got a staic shock again.....i dont know if im going crazy or what :) is there a way to test if power is going into tank or not?

2007-07-22 22:52:06 · 4 answers · asked by paul b 1 in Fish

I was in a pet shop playing with a flowerhorn cichlid(luo han yu) and it was following my finger as they are known to do. My finger was about 4 inches above the water and suddenly it jumped out of the water like a dolphin and bit my finger with its sharp teeth, leaving scratch marks(but no blood).

2007-07-22 22:39:19 · 3 answers · asked by moedelawn 1 in Fish

My friend is moving in with me and he has a few chi's and he left three of them with me..Two of them are great dogs with the exception of one...He does what ever he wants goes to the bathroom anywhere wont listen and the worst thing is he is scared of everythying and anything and when i try picking him up to comfort him he pisses all over the place and all he does is lay around barley eats and just hides all the time..Any ideas on how to break this habbit with him as i cant take this for much longer...

2007-07-22 22:29:19 · 5 answers · asked by micheal p 5 in Dogs

I started weaning my kittens at four weeks, starting them off with KPR and KPR Second Step, we gradually started reducing the amount of formula, but it didn't really get a chance to get really oatmeal-ish as it was supposed to before the kittens started eating their mom's food. They have sharp little teeth and they chew the dry cat food well, and they use the littler box regularly without problem, but it really only took them two weeks and their kitten mush stuff really didn't even get that thick before they went to the dry cat food. I'm just concerned as to whether or not it's gone too fast and as normally as it should.

2007-07-22 22:26:05 · 5 answers · asked by Abbi 1 in Cats

Now I'm worried about the last kitten. The mother cat seems to be a little rough with her when cleaning, and has started to bite her or hold the kitten down by placing her mouth round the kittens neck or tummy. Can anyone tell me why or if this is normal? She seems to still feed her, but that's only if I lie her down and place the kitten near her nipple, as I'm worried she won't feed her if I don't tell her its time. Hope someone can help me, as we don't want to loose this kitten. We are keeping her due to the loss of her brother an sister, and we have called her Lucky!! :-)

2007-07-22 22:15:05 · 8 answers · asked by debbied 1 in Cats

he got out of his cage after gulping down pellets and just collapse and layed there
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2007-07-22 21:39:25 · 6 answers · asked by josefina 1 in Other - Pets

http://www.tropicalfish4u.co.uk/acatalog/Red_Platy.html

That link is an example of the info for red platy, but it also says it for bronze platy, black platy, calico milk platy, and sunset platy?

2007-07-22 21:33:40 · 9 answers · asked by wildbeauty123 2 in Fish

Please don't get me wrong, I love my dog very much, but I just don't know what to do! I adopted a dog last year (he's a Great Dane mix, Huge, and is about 16 months old).. At the time, my husband and I were working opposite schedules and one of us was home most the time. I changed jobs recently and now we both work graveyard and aren't home very much.. We live in an apartment, and my dog chews a ton, so we have to crate him when we are gone.. Most nights, he has to be in the kennel for 10 hours.. When we get home, we take him for walks and to the dog park and stuff, but he has really high puppy energy and it never seems to be enough. He goes to doggy daycare 1 day per week, and that helps, but I can't afford to take him everyday. When we go to sleep, we have to put him back in the crate so he won't chew everything.. I worry that I am being unfair to him because he is crated so long and so often. I am seriously thinking about giving him away when I move next month.. What would you do?

2007-07-22 21:32:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

when my cauzins cat broke its tail in there basment they put this plastic like whing over there necks wtf??? what is that

2007-07-22 21:31:17 · 15 answers · asked by Carella 1 in Cats

2007-07-22 21:10:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

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2007-07-22 21:03:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

what are they??? they are really small and sort of riggle about in the water....there are loads of them. wanted to know whether they are safe to give to my tropical freshwater fish??

2007-07-22 21:01:51 · 9 answers · asked by Sarah T 2 in Fish

what im trying to ask is i have a 7 month old rotti and ive had him since he was 7 weeks old and i recently moved in to a house with 2 friends since there going to be around him as much as i am do you think that he will still consider me his owner. Im the only one who walks him feeds him and he sleeps in my bed

2007-07-22 20:51:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

It's been a very long time since i've had a puppy and i'd really like to know if i'm doing the right thing. I was always told to tap a puppy on the nose but is that still the best thing to do?

2007-07-22 20:41:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

The school my roommate went to had a Vet Tech program where it would find injured animals, have the the students in the program, in lack of a better term, fix them up, then find homes for them. Well, she got this cat that had apparently been hit by a car. It's "fine" now, but it acts so strangely.

She'll meow at you like she wants something, but as soon as you come near or lean down to pet her she'll dart off. I've actually spent twenty minutes crouched down waiting for her to come to me. When she finally did, I got to pet her for a few seconds then she darted off.

Well, my roommate moved out and left me the cat and I'd like to be able to play with her and treat her like the other cats. So, does anyone have any tips on getting her to trust me, or at the very least stop acting so afraid? Or is she going to be acting like this permanently?

2007-07-22 20:40:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

5 days ago, I got a 2 year old British Blue girl - I've called her Burberry. Anyway, since I got her home, I opened the cage and let her come out on her own, and have kept her in my bedroom only. She has been hiding behind the chair, under the bed, and behind the tv cabinet so far, but I'm starting to worry that it's too long for her to still be hiding away.

I've read a lot that says older cats have more trouble adjusting, but I'm just putting it out there incase there's anything more I can do to help her settle in. She isn't interested in any catnip toys or regular toys. She has been eating but not when I'm in the room. I've been giving her wet food on a dish and placing it just under the bed, this is the 4th night and as far as I can tell she is only eating the dry food so far.

She also meows during the night, which wakes me up so I talk to her etc (while half asleep!), and have a look under the bed at her, but still nothing.

Any suggestions? Thanks :)

2007-07-22 20:37:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

how do you treat velvet disease? my swordtail is still eating, but has been inactive and stays on the bottom of the tank mostly... is it too late? what products do i use? also, can it get on human skin?? how long does velvet usually last until it becomes fatal or kills it?

2007-07-22 20:37:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

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2007-07-22 20:35:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My girl is very funny.. I was wondering if anyone else's cat is the same.. My cat 'talks' a lot as it is, I say her name, she looks at me and meows... What I think is funny/cute, is that she'll be in a room, she'll look around, then walk off while complaining.. she does this little low grunting noise.. My boyfriend and I call her Ms. Complaints. Anyone else have a noisy cat?

2007-07-22 20:18:49 · 5 answers · asked by Karla Marx 3 in Cats

i got three tiger barbs, two tetra, and a male and female paradise fish who look like their bout to spawn. are any of my fish in danger? will the paradise fish killem all for territory? i got a 10 gallon tank.

2007-07-22 20:17:43 · 3 answers · asked by Carcin Ogin 2 in Fish

my cat tigger is usually very playful, but today and half this night , he is not.
he is warm, but so am i from the heat.
he has not been out side, he is a house cat, though he does sneak out when i open the door sometimes, and rolls in the dirt.
he will not let me hold him, he is giving that cry, like leave me alone.
he would take take his treat from me, but he did eat it from his bowl. but im concerned, as he just is not acting right toward me.
he has had all his shots up to date.
he has been fixed too. can some one please tell me the signs
of a sick cat.?
thank you

2007-07-22 20:07:46 · 4 answers · asked by cibermom622 1 in Cats

i have small worm type (white bugs) that almost look like maggots and also little fly type things - does anyone know if these are from my bird or what they are caused from? My home is not dirty and I have went through everything else to find the source, the bird is the only animal in the house THANKS

2007-07-22 20:06:29 · 3 answers · asked by Dianna H 1 in Birds

2007-07-22 20:04:41 · 2 answers · asked by Yolanda M 2 in Other - Pets

I really need you to say a prayer & add this man to your prayer list at church. His name is Glenn Hines.

My mom's best friend had a heart attack about 5 months ago. He was in the hospital & had been asleep for almost 2 months when they decided to take the breathing tube off of him. When they did he kept breathing ok on his own but still had not woke up. He is a firm beleiver in God & his family would not even let a preacher come into the hospital to pray for him. The preacher came back again the following week & they let him in. 3 days later Glenn woke up! But he doesn't remember anything. The doctor said that he had extensive brain damage & that his brain had gone to long without oxygen. They have now moved him to a reahabilitation center almost 100 miles away from home...he can walk,talk,feed him self & everything anybody else could do except for remember. He even thinks the rehabilitation center is a new house he just bought. My mom called him one day & he didnt know who she was

2007-07-22 19:51:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-07-22 19:42:32 · 5 answers · asked by Yolanda M 2 in Other - Pets