Pets - 4 August 2007

Ok so I just got my puppy last night! He is part miniature poodle and chijuaja (sorry about the spelling, I know thats not right and spell check says no misspellings.
My puppy looks more like a poodle and I was told that I should get it's tail cut.I was wondering how old do they have to be to do this?He is 7 weeks old already.

2007-08-04 07:11:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

She keeps walking round with a plastic pan scourer in her mouth and squaking really loud

2007-08-04 07:02:35 · 26 answers · asked by goodgirl 2 in Cats

I live in Adelaide, South Australia. There are big trees in the block over my back fence, and the magpies start singing at about 2am. Why is that? They're not squawking as though they're frightened of something. They warble like they do at dawn. Any bird lovers know?

2007-08-04 06:54:47 · 3 answers · asked by MJF 6 in Birds

will he come back? the longest he has ever been hunting was 4 days? is he hunting for so many days because of the full moon? should i pray to god to bring him home? is it normal for cats to hunt for 5 days when it is a full moon? he is only 1 year old! please answer all ?'s. should i be worried about him? should i call for him? i live on a farm so i have 80 acres, mostly woods. if a call what are the chances he can hear me( i yell VERY loud and the woods echo when i yell)? i am an experienced cat owner but none of my cats hunt like him, he hunts for 4 days( thats the most but this time it is 5 days) please answers!

2007-08-04 06:54:22 · 8 answers · asked by unknown 1 in Cats

my sister aquires a kitten a few weeks ago and now he has diarhea with a blood in it why now?

2007-08-04 06:50:59 · 6 answers · asked by peggy v 1 in Cats

I just got 2 new goldfish @ petco and they are still in the bag i need to know how do I get them into the water without them going into shock! Please tell me exatially what you did with your fish! (and did they live?) THANKS SO MUCH!!

2007-08-04 06:50:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My miniature poodle has a bump half the size of my thumb is brownish redish and im really worried. Is it bad? shes like 7 years old.

2007-08-04 06:46:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

ok i narrowed it down to

sassy
Cali
ally

which is cute for this cat
http://i10.tinypic.com/4tpay2q.jpg


thanks to the people who helped giving me names now i narrowed it down and need help choosing one

2007-08-04 06:43:50 · 27 answers · asked by Rayray 5 in Cats

2007-08-04 06:43:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i have a pair of rams which requires a low ph 6.5 and soft water.

2007-08-04 06:42:10 · 5 answers · asked by Warhammer 2 in Fish

2007-08-04 06:39:53 · 4 answers · asked by Robin D 1 in Cats

I have a 3 ft tank with 18 guppies in it, And theres 3 (which are brothers) that allways follow each other, Is this normal? its an all male tank, , Should i seprate them - i have other male tanks

Thanks

2007-08-04 06:35:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

please tell me i have 2 of my own and it is a little confusing

2007-08-04 06:34:20 · 4 answers · asked by brookie 1 in Fish

A new and very gross habit. Why is she doing this and how do I stop it? Nothing has changed in her diet or routine I am at a loss?

2007-08-04 06:25:05 · 16 answers · asked by Cannuck 3 in Dogs

my two chihuahuas are 5 years old and have had them since 2 months old. they are very healthy, very energetic and not sick at all.

but i am worried that if they have heart worms or stomach worms that they might drop dead so i am paranoid. they have never been given any worm medication before.

should i just give them the medication even though they are healthy, just in case?

2007-08-04 06:20:35 · 10 answers · asked by TAXI KAR 1 in Dogs

Would I be able to house any other species(besides chinchilla) with my female chinchilla? She's around 4 years. What I'm most interested in getting is a degu, do those house well(in the same cage) with a chinchilla? Or any other species of small pet? Or is it just impossible/unwise to put them with another species critter?

2007-08-04 06:19:58 · 4 answers · asked by crzycoookies 2 in Rodents

I raise freshwater fry and fish and I wanted to feed them live brine shrimp to the adult and fry. Is there a hatchery where you can grow brine shrimp to feed both the adult and fry. You see I think I found one but I am not sure if you can feed the adult and also the fry.
Visit this website http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/14473/product.web

If it does not work for both adult and fry do you know another one that feeds both fry and adult. Thanks!

2007-08-04 06:16:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have one goldfish which is about 4inches and a 16litre tank, and I don't know whether to get another goldfish to keep it company. I have a filter and air pump in the tank so their should be enough oxygen for another fish. Would it be best to keep the goldfish alone? p.s I can't get a bigger tank and am keeping water quality at the highest.

2007-08-04 06:14:18 · 16 answers · asked by misslawyer5461 2 in Fish

2007-08-04 06:00:39 · 2 answers · asked by **AqUaRiUs cHiCk** 2 in Dogs

I have two males and one female betta. (the two males seperate of course)
There is one male who puffs up a little and chases her and does a dnace in front of her but she always swims away.
Is that normal? This is the first time together too.
The other male will do nothing, sometimes she'll chase him and he'll run off or swim off.
Is this normal in the start?

2007-08-04 06:00:38 · 3 answers · asked by dark_hatred_of_darkness 1 in Fish

I adopted a 3 year old Cocker Spaniel from a local shelter who had a strange complication from his neutering surgery. Blood drained back into the scrotal area and he had a baseball-sized mass hanging between his legs. The vet said that this occurs occassionally and that the blood would be reabsorbed back into the body in about 10 days. However, even with an e-collar, the dog managed to irritate the area enough to cause it to open up and drain. He spent 10 days at the vet on antibiotics and painkillers until he healed. The vet could not have been more kind; he was very apologetic and charged me only for the meds (I'd already paid $ 300.00 for the initial surgery, innoculations, etc. and a $ 200.00 visit to the ER vet in the middle of the night.) I've shared my journey with some amazing pets over the years, all of them altered OF COURSE, but have never heard of this type of complication. I was wondering if anyone here has heard of this before? Vet techs - is this common?

2007-08-04 06:00:27 · 6 answers · asked by Barbz 2 in Dogs

i have a 4 year old Chuawauwa and im trying to teach her to fetch ok first of i throw the tennis ball and she just ignores it then i bribe her with some treats and throw it and she just looks at it and it feels hopeless for me to teach her she just dosent learn ?? i used kong , tennis ball , toys , clicker but nothing

2007-08-04 05:56:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Ok, I don't want to hear "Easily corrected by rewarding good behavior" as that hasn't helped at all... What am I supposed to do? Go "good doggie" for NOT chewing up a plant??

Problems:
1) Digging under fence. I've buried rocks, stopped for a bit, but has started again. He does it in the middle of the night, and not every night, is there any way to stop without building some new fence or a midnight stakeout?? He knows that he shouldn't have dug out because when I find him outside in the mornings in the wrong spot, he acts guilty...
2) I have a garden fenced off by an electric wire, which he conveniently hops over. He also does this only at night, how to stop?

Maybe there is no solution whatsoever to these besides building new fences etc and wasting money, but I figured I'd post to see if anyone had some brilliant ideas =)

Oh, I was considering buying a shock collar? As verbal discipline has no affect, comments on this (besides, "oh no, thats cruel)?

2007-08-04 05:56:15 · 14 answers · asked by Cydney - 3 in Dogs

it would be very helpful for me if the correct & suitable answer is given.. as i am beginner..

2007-08-04 05:55:08 · 5 answers · asked by Diamond Shine 2 in Fish

I dont know If I should Do One Oscar, Jack Dempsey, Jade Eyed and A channel Catfish in a 110 gallon tank. I also want to do An Oscar,Pumpkinseed, and a Jade Eyed Cichlid. I think thesea re good tankmates, but i need your help.

2007-08-04 05:52:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

How do u know if a Bloody Parrot is going to lay eggs? Cause i have a bloody parrot and it looks fat in the belly area!

2007-08-04 05:51:12 · 2 answers · asked by hgkenneth800 3 in Fish

Hi, I own a 6 year old guinea pig who had an abcess five months ago. We opted out of surgery and the abcess seems to have returned. However, we don't have the money for a surgery and we are treating it ourselves by squeezing the pus out, as a wound has opened itself up, allowing us to squeeze out the pus. My father is the one brave enough to do this and he asks what sort of ointment he can apply onto the open wound. This is making our family really sad and we'd really like some help with this. We've called the vet and we're waiting for the veterinarian to call back and answer. Thanks so much for your time. -Kyani

2007-08-04 05:50:56 · 4 answers · asked by Kyani 2 in Rodents

2007-08-04 05:49:18 · 7 answers · asked by prettykiwilover 1 in Birds

I bought a gravel syphon today and I'm a bit stuck! It's working fine, but I only have a 35 litre tank and it seems to suck out an awful lot of the water. If I wanted to clean all the gravel in the tank, then it would suck out far more water than 20%. Therefore, I stopped before most of the gravel had been cleaned as obviously I wanted to keep 80% of the water in the tank. Is this OK just to clean a part of the gravel each week? Shouldn't all the gravel be cleaned in one go or am I doing something wrong?! Thank you!

2007-08-04 05:48:28 · 11 answers · asked by craazylau 1 in Fish

I have been using this site for like three days and already i am fed up with how many useless responses and answers that are clearly contraindictated by the qestion itself. For example i ask how to help cycle my tank, and inform readers that the fish is already in it and has been without problems for two days now. What answer do i get? You should get feeder fish to put in the tank...if they do fine you know its ok to put your fish in. Well obviously if this person had been paying a sliver of attention that is of no help. Great idea for someone whose fish ISNT in the tank. Duh. I say that i have a budget of five dollars for a new fish item, i recieve a recommendation for purchasing a 15.00 kit. I dont know why these ppl bother writing such a lengthy response without taking the time to absorb the question but it is a waste of space time and reading. I suppose this is just a request for all of those out there who are at fault...please dont respond unless you are prepared to give

2007-08-04 05:47:42 · 13 answers · asked by Kii 2 in Fish