Pets - 5 August 2007

A toddler got into my fish tank with the net, and my fish has been floating upside-down ever since (three full days now). At first, I thought it was dying from being scared or hit with the net. Now I'm thinking it has swim bladder. The question is: Was that caused by the incident with the net, or is it just a coincidence? Would this have happened regardless?

2007-08-05 23:53:25 · 6 answers · asked by Sabrina H 4 in Fish

I took my cat Rusty to the Emergency Room tonight. He is still there. They had to put him in the oxygen tank and monitor him closely, give him a chest x-ray and some steroids.
He is everything to me. I love this cat very much and there is nothing - no price too high - to save him or make him feel better.
I called the hospital back three hours later and the vet said that they don't think they are going to draw blood from him tonight because everytime he is out, he gets a bit stressed and of course they don't want to sedate him yet because of his breathing etc. He is only around 5 yrs old, he is a larger cat, not huge, but he needs to lose some weight.
I am worried though, because when I brought him in, he did have a fever, which is why they wanted bloodwork to rule anything else out. His chest x-rays point to asthma though.
How are they gonna be able to get blood, (if they try at all again)?
Im worried i just don't want them to stress him anymore, but I think he needs it done

2007-08-05 23:22:08 · 5 answers · asked by xapryl 2 in Cats

2007-08-05 23:14:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

odd thing to ask but by daughters hampster is on its last legs and when she dead i dont want to bin her like ive been told so what do i do cant really bury in garden as too many cats round here.

2007-08-05 23:02:19 · 52 answers · asked by lilly 2 in Rodents

i think my dog a(chiwawa) has a health condition but dont know what it is. i had my dog since he was a puppy for about 2 years now and when he runs alot, he stops and sounds like hes choking or something. i dont know if he has asthma, or something, anyone know?

2007-08-05 22:51:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-08-05 22:29:34 · 15 answers · asked by darkvedar 3 in Other - Pets

Bird That can fly backward

2007-08-05 22:29:05 · 11 answers · asked by sukesh k 1 in Birds

My 3 year old cockapoo Bailey is starting to pee on my bed, and I dont mean just a sprinkle, he pees through the blankets, sheets, and even makes it onto my pillows. He has never done this before, he is trained to pee outside, so why the sudden change? His diet is the same, he has allergies so he is on medication, but its the same meds as always, we don't have any other animals so I don't see how it could be a dominance issue. This is just really odd behavior. Why is it happening, and how can I stop it?

2007-08-05 22:21:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-08-05 22:20:51 · 7 answers · asked by liparna r 1 in Birds

2007-08-05 22:06:49 · 5 answers · asked by agatha 2 in Fish

my puppy has fleas and shes pregnant so i dont want the fleas 2 get on the puppies so...i dont have much cash on me so besides going 2 the vet what is best 2 get rid of the fleas (walmart way)!?

2007-08-05 22:05:39 · 3 answers · asked by ilc 1 in Dogs

My cat had kittens 4 days ago.. She was taking good care of them at first, but today she's acting weird. All night she keeps leaving them and just walking around the house for 1 or 2 hours at a time. When she does go in with them, in the large closet she had them in, she just kind of stands there and watches them. She has fed them once, but it was the only time I've seen her feed them in at least 5 or 6 hours, and it wasn't for long. She also has bad diarrhea, so I don't know if that has anything to do with it..? Now one of the kittens is panting constantly, and another one is doing it a little too. Should I just feed them, or wait? If so, what? Thanks.

2007-08-05 22:05:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

where putting butter on cats paws will help them find their way home?if so how do you go about it?

2007-08-05 22:00:35 · 15 answers · asked by mimi 5 in Cats

anong brand ng dog food yung walang halong (corn,grain,soy,wheat) na available d2 sa pilipinas?

2007-08-05 21:54:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-08-05 21:41:22 · 15 answers · asked by benwfranklin 1 in Dogs

2007-08-05 21:39:37 · 9 answers · asked by nessturn22 1 in Dogs

this one guy asked me today if he could keep his sperm as a pet. ...creepy. but i didnt know how to answer him can u tell me so i can help him out. lol

2007-08-05 21:19:22 · 10 answers · asked by Jack C 2 in Other - Pets

Hi.. I have a 10litre fish tank with guppy fry in it (I don't want to keep them in the main tank for obvious reasons). I test the water for nitrates/nitrites every day and the numbers are just horrible! Some of my fish died already. I have a Hagen-made sachet in the tank which claims to trap phospates/nitrites/nitrates. Doesn't help! 1 sachet/60litre tank. I can't have any bio-filter cause the tank is just too small!!! Do you know any products or just anything which would help me??? Thank you

2007-08-05 21:13:39 · 11 answers · asked by lemon_starfish 2 in Fish

Last week I noticed my dog could'nt urinate, kept squating, I took her to the vet, she has a growth behind her uterus, I got the dog to the vet in time, they operated , she lived, she's 11 years old, some people said I was nuts for spending that $ on an 11 year old mutt....It was the "Easiest" decsion I ever made in my life, think it was worth it ?

2007-08-05 21:05:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Does a dogs behavior change while she is having her cycle? I have a seven month old great dane and I am pretty sure she is about to start her cycle. But she has been acting differently, like she has been sleeping a lot more and doesn't play as much, is this normal?

2007-08-05 20:51:47 · 12 answers · asked by airmangurl 1 in Dogs

i bath him every other day and treat him for flese and they just come back he has lost most of his hair

2007-08-05 20:38:29 · 7 answers · asked by short stuff 1 in Dogs

well one person wrote to me am i crazy for wanting a pitbull when i have a baby!!!!

it makes me very upset that someone answered my question like that!!!! that is not the question i asked!!!!!!

for some peoples info pitbulls are actually nanny dogs in england they watch and guard the babies or kids and are very loving!!!
the only reason pitbulls have a bad name is cuz here in the states stupid people fight them and give them bad reps!!!! pitbulls are good dogs and bad just like any other it all depends on how u raise them!!!

i asked a simlpe question anybody know where i can find a good fawn or buff breed ptbull and i got a bad response bacause i said i have a baby!!! well they r good dogs if u raise them right just like any other!!!!!!

2007-08-05 20:37:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

that has been raised outside and is very tame...adapt to a new home in an apartment with a desexed 4yrld female cat with no access outside? im worried for my baby that went to his new home today????

2007-08-05 20:37:08 · 9 answers · asked by stars7s 2 in Cats

2007-08-05 20:36:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

And she's the oldest pet I've ever had.
I had a cat 15, one 9, and one 4...before.
And I have a dog 6, one was 12, and one was 15 when they died.

I heard on Dog the Bounty Hunter of a cat named Forfeiture, who was 20...

2007-08-05 20:30:16 · 13 answers · asked by §♫♪‹(•¿•)›☼»-(¯`v´¯)-»\\ 6 in Cats

2007-08-05 20:25:48 · 21 answers · asked by hello11 1 in Dogs

theres this stray pregnant cat that hangs around my house, and my mom doesnt want her to be here especially with more kittens so she wants to take her to the pound.
will she be put down even though shes pregnant?
how about if she arrives with a litter of new born kittens?

2007-08-05 20:23:53 · 11 answers · asked by lily 2 in Cats

We have a nearly 2 year old Border Collie/Labrador cross who can't seem to put any weight on!

He's been wormed and eats well (Bakers' Complete as he has a sensitive stomach and its the only food that suits him) but he is so skinny! I worry people will think we're not feeding him.

He's in very good health and condition so I can't work out why this is. I've always been told that Labradors have the opposite problem - being prone to obesity so unless its his Collie "genes" making him skinny, I'm at a loss to explain it. He is very active but not excessively.

Any suggestions? Anyone else found this with a Border Collie or Border Collie X?

We also have an elderly Jack Russell who's like a little barrel on legs!

2007-08-05 19:59:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I just don't agree with the idea of my dog have a chip planted under his skin....

2007-08-05 19:52:30 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-08-05 19:41:42 · 8 answers · asked by Laura Z 1 in Dogs