Pets - 27 July 2007

I was just wondering because I took my ferret to the vet and he did a fecal test and it came back negative. So the vet concluded that he was stressed( gave him Amforol suspension). But I felt that the vet was wrong so I took him to another vet and she ran a fecal test and a uranalysis. The fecal test said that he had blood in his poo and the uranalysis said he had a urinary tract infection. I was just wondering how the first vet missed this. ( I took my ferret to the 1st vet monday and then the 2nd Wednesday and I told both of them the same problems)

2007-07-27 02:43:46 · 4 answers · asked by ejade00 2 in Other - Pets

We just got a baby chihuahua, hes only 3 months. He got his first shots this Monday that past, including his wormer pill. He's been pooping worms here and there which is normal I know. My question is how long after he's had the dewormer pill should his worms stop? I was told about a weekish.

2007-07-27 02:34:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Go to dogbitelaw.com and you will see the facts.

In recent years, the dogs responsible for the bulk of the homicides are pit bulls and Rottweilers:

"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996....[T]he data indicate that Rottweilers and pit bull-type dogs accounted for 67% of human DBRF in the United States between 1997 and 1998. It is extremely unlikely that they accounted for anywhere near 60% of dogs in the United States during that same period and, thus, there appears to be a breed-specific problem with fatalities." (Sacks JJ, Sinclair L, Gilchrist J, Golab GC, Lockwood R. Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks in the United States between 1979 and 1998. JAVMA 2000;217:836-840.)
Other breeds were also responsible for homicides, but to a much lesser extent

2007-07-27 02:27:19 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

If they go on youtube to get info on how to breed, then they obviously don't know anything about it, please see this link and the statement that she will put the puppies to a dogs home: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoBK._9hp1e_HU4qYS_WglEzLxV.?qid=20070727052927AATnwvn

And then, after blocking some users she posts another one:http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al7rL_fvVM48DnLfwImqrjMzLxV.?qid=20070727060541AA597Ur

Why don't people understand that breeding is serious? Why can't people who want to breed seriously google other breeders and get some books first?
In the above case I think it is just someone joking to get attention, but it is so pointless.
Maybe there should be a name and shame list on YA for all the people posting "how to breed".

2007-07-27 02:19:19 · 16 answers · asked by Wednesday 3 in Dogs

I will be getting one of the puppies in the picture below and was wondering if anyone can tell what other breeds are most likely to be in it.
The couple that I am getting him from adopted his mother and she was pregnant when the shelter said she was spayed but they kept her and the puppies anyways. The mother is a beagle basset hound mix but I don't know what the father is.
Does anyone have any idea on the breeds?

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2007-07-27 01:46:54 · 12 answers · asked by rate86 3 in Dogs

We crate him when we are not home and he still poops or pees in his crate and even sometimes pees on the kitchen floor. Our other grate dane is almost 2 and she never has accidents. Please let me know what i can do to correct this? Thanks

2007-07-27 01:31:49 · 10 answers · asked by WIDOWMKERn7 1 in Dogs

I have my Girl sind 2 years , Snowy is now 3years and 3 months old. She is full pedigree. I want that she has her first litter and spay her. I am sorry for the puppies they come after one year to rspca or the same places. That is actually the reason why I want to spay her. If some body can help me further or is a breeder of Alaskan malamutes please contact me. thanks cherry

2007-07-27 01:29:27 · 12 answers · asked by bangocherry 1 in Dogs

my lab wont stop barking what do i do

2007-07-27 01:24:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

ok had really bad red slime, no mater how many water changes, no mater how many times I pulled all 30 pounds of live rock out and scrubbed it. The slime kept coming back.

Then I got these almost zit like white dots all over everything, the rock, the power head, inside and out of the filter...everything, hard as a rock they were took steel wool to remove it all.

Still loosing fish, still have red slime.

yesterday I lost my friggin mind, removed all remaining fish (3) pulled out every bit of live rock to find the flat 'base rock' on the bottom was covered in red looking worms with almost white looking short legs...kinda like a centipede.
Covered the bottom of each base rock looked like spaghetti.

Took all the rock outside and set in direct sun light. Really thinking about chucking every bit of it.

The sand in the bottom of the tank seems to be fulla worms to.

Should I scrap everything and start over?

2007-07-27 01:18:48 · 8 answers · asked by P V 1 in Fish

Since its such a big tank I'll need some worthy equipment for it. Any particular filters, gravel vacs, air pumps/stones/wands you recommend. Should I get a kit that has everything to test the water conditions? What are some good plants I could add and what type of lighting will they need? Lastly what type of fish would you recommend?

I have a betta, cory cats, dwarf gouramis, and neon tetras at the moment. I figure I'll definatly get some corydoras as a clean up crew. How many do you recommend? What about some otocinclus catfish?? If so, how many of those? I'm also interested in tiger barbs and bala sharks. What about Cichlids?? What about some frogs or snails? Types??

I WANNA KNOW EVERYTHING I CAN ADD! PUT YOURSELF IN MY POSITION AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO. I WANT ALLLLLLL THE DETAILS, PLEASE!!! THANKS!!!!!

2007-07-27 01:08:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-07-27 00:57:50 · 10 answers · asked by Effie 2 in Dogs

So, my dog has an appointment to be spayed in two hours and I totally forgot all about it. She has been in contact with food and though I was sleeping and didnt see her eat, I am sure she has. I am assuming that I will have to reschedule her appointment. Has anyone else done this and did you have to reschedule? I can't bellieve I did this, I feel so stupid!

2007-07-27 00:32:40 · 12 answers · asked by Aj 3 in Dogs

Mine is a Rhodesian Ridgeback.. whats yours?

2007-07-27 00:21:36 · 78 answers · asked by KayB 2 in Dogs

Hi,

I have a 3 feet aquarium. I used to have three bettas for about a month, but for the last couple of days, I don’t see one of the small ones (they told me at the fish store that it was a female). I assume its dead. Today I see that one of the bettas has shredded tail or you can say no tail at all (I can actually see its bare back). Apparently this is a female betta. I transferred it to a fish bowl, although my husband thought I was worrying over nothing and thought it should be left in the aquarium. I have taken some pictures of the fish, and you can see them at:

http://pets.webshots.com/album/560042890sLUEaW

I think I saw the two fish mating few days back, the other betta had its tail wrapped around this one, and when this one tried to break loose, both the bettas got part of their tails torn. I have the following questions:

1. Is this a female betta? Could it be that both the bettas are males?
2. Does my betta have tail rot disease? In that case what should I do? The only medicines I got are AquaCleaner, Aquarium salt and some anti bacterial medicine for goldfish (which among other things prevents goldfish fin rot). In the pet stores here, there are no meds for bettas.
3. Is there any way I can determine the nitrite level in my aquarium other than the kits available in pet stores (in my case, not available in the pet stores here)?

Somehow my bettas don’t seem very aggressive and seems to get along fine with the other fish. I have also placed the bowl before a mirror to see if it gets aggressive. It is also not eating anything, probably because of the new environment. Please help.

2007-07-27 00:13:03 · 6 answers · asked by Turki 1 in Fish

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2007-07-27 00:11:06 · 27 answers · asked by Aldophus C 1 in Cats

We just got an English Mastiff yesterday, he has come from a home where he was not well cared for, he is thin and needs allot of beefing up. He is a super sweet dog, and HUGE! We hope to nurse him to better care immediatley but are not very knowledgeable of how to do this, we are however, giving him allot of love and attention. If you are knowledgeable about this dog please share some info about how we can give this dog the best care. He is almost 2 years old and needs to gain weight. Any sincere advice will be greatly appreciated.

2007-07-27 00:04:45 · 9 answers · asked by Alicia B 2 in Dogs