Pets - 10 August 2007

My brother and wife got a Boston Terrier and she will be a year old on August 23 and are wanting a Birthday cake treat and have decided on a twinkie. Their vet says 1/2 but we are still interested in opions .

2007-08-10 10:57:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I've searched online but I haven't found anything to help. I have 2 kittens about 3 months old, male and female and the male keeps on trying to feed off the female. Is this normal? Should I intervene? It seems pretty bizarre. They were feeding off the mother (not as much as they would like) up to about a month ago.

2007-08-10 10:57:02 · 4 answers · asked by Blue E 1 in Cats

2007-08-10 10:53:46 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Chikkin♥ 2 in Reptiles

If it was a total stranger, my dog would try his best to scare him away or maybe even try and hurt him. But, if it was someone he recognized, I think he would just want to play with them.

2007-08-10 10:49:14 · 16 answers · asked by ticktock 7 in Dogs

2007-08-10 10:44:56 · 5 answers · asked by unknown 2 in Fish

it wasnt alot...only a little more than a crumb.

2007-08-10 10:38:45 · 22 answers · asked by ChrisNY 3 in Cats

i use to have a bird and it accidently flew away and i still kept its food im thinking about buying a new one

2007-08-10 10:30:28 · 9 answers · asked by cockatiels 1 in Birds

2007-08-10 10:29:45 · 20 answers · asked by Brad S 1 in Dogs

I have seen three vets as it is which one of them was a house call! My 4 cats were scratching their ears and all three vets told me they had allergies! I just checked 2 of them thoroughly and as I can see, it is EAR MITES! I do not want to go back to a vet! It is costing me a fortune and I made the diagnostic myself! Good vets, hey?? Would there be something I could buy in a pet store and how would I put stuff in their ears because 3 of them don't like too much to be touched on the ears and I'm afraid of getting scratched?? Please help???

2007-08-10 10:29:25 · 7 answers · asked by CTU 7 in Cats

This really cute and adorable third grader I taught this year emailed me and asked me to help make her cat famous. Her dad told her she could keep her cat if it got a 100 votes, can you help out please. All you have to do is click a button, Thanks

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2007-08-10 10:29:14 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Cats

Can i put a bala shark with a gold fish or i need to know what fish i can put in with my gold fish. I dont want them to be small but i dont want them to be to big . I have a 10 gallon tank and the fish also need to be color ful.

2007-08-10 10:25:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-08-10 10:24:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-08-10 10:23:57 · 6 answers · asked by mommyinneedofhelp 1 in Dogs

I have recently fed my Red Devil, Tiretrack Eel, and Jack Dempsey some nightcrawlers. The red devil is now acting very funny and wont eat food. All of the other fish seem to be doing fine. The reason i got these was to feed the eel, and the other fish would take them before i could get it down to him. The devil is very sluggish and not exactly swimming right. he is usually highly aggressive as well, but not at this moment. Is there anything i can do? Is it the night crawlers that made him sick or could it possibly be something else?

2007-08-10 10:23:11 · 3 answers · asked by MissWorld 1 in Fish

I'm dog-sitting a bichon (sp?) and a schitzu (sp?) and the bichon wants to play with the schitzu butthe schitzu is distant and tries to run away and stay far away as possible. i constantly have to remain between the two of them. Any suggestions on how to keep the peace between the two in my absence

2007-08-10 10:22:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

where can I get one
how much do they cost
high maitenence?
other things to consider?

2007-08-10 10:21:53 · 11 answers · asked by Katie 1 in Reptiles

i adopted a kitten about 7 months old. Before it used to sneeze now it doesnt sneeze that much, but her eyes started watering, and she has yellow mucus coming from the eyes. I dont think the antibiotics will help, because she was taking them for a week before the eyes started running. Now her eyes are running. I wanted to know is there a way i could help her get better, like a homemade way, put somethin on the eyes? Wash them down with something not water?

2007-08-10 10:21:07 · 4 answers · asked by BiChick 2 in Cats

I just got a puppy and we havent taken her to the vet yet. She has ear mites and weird bumps on her back probably cause by the bugs outside in the hole she lays in. Does anyone have any idea how much the examination and vaccines are going to cost??

2007-08-10 10:20:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My 3 mo old kitten has a watery eye, with a light yellowish color that comes out in small portions throughout the day, he also sneezes quite a bit. Otherwise he runs around and plays, eats fine, goes to the bathroom fine, sleeps fine, he doesnt meow or hiss or anything like that. He's completey normal besides the water coming from his eye and slight yellowish crust (barely though). He may have URI and i have some Terramycin. I don't want to go to the vet for him to tell me he has a kitty cold and prescribe Terramycin and charge me $87 for the visit like last time.

What do you think is wrong with him? Has anyone dealt with this before?

2007-08-10 10:19:00 · 7 answers · asked by Susana M. 4 in Cats

I have a dog that's 1 and a half years old. She recently had 15 puppies.. but only 13 remain. When they were just less than 2 weeks with their eyes still closed.. she attacked 5 of them, killing one brutaly. Ever since then we haven't let her alone with the puppies, but she still attacks them even while we're around. She is a very sweet dog and don't understand her behavior. I know she would never attack me or my husband but I'm worried about my unborn child. I will be due in another couple of months and worried sick she may be aggressive to my baby. Should I give her away to protect my child?

2007-08-10 10:17:30 · 21 answers · asked by ******* 5 in Dogs

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smudge my tom http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z316/sarafinasmudgebagheera/Image026.jpg
bagheera 16 weeks old kitten http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z316/sarafinasmudgebagheera/Image028.jpg

2007-08-10 10:16:25 · 8 answers · asked by kath 5 in Cats

Would she look saggy or puffy? I adopted a dog and I know she was used for breeding and I know she was spayed after a prolapsed uterus and she looks very large in her back end.

2007-08-10 10:16:11 · 2 answers · asked by boxermama25 1 in Dogs

I was just wondering if anyone knows/ has had experience with this: if puppies are born with darker fur on their face and legs, does it go away? The breeder I'm thinking of buying a pomeranian puppy from sent me a picture. I was thinking maybe it's just blood from when they were born and it will clear up in time?
Here's a pic:
http://community.webshots.com/album/560240824DzqLdJ

2007-08-10 10:12:57 · 7 answers · asked by E.Bee 1 in Dogs

Our two year old Chiualua was paralyzed back in Februaury of this year. We nursed him back to health and he was fine. He bagan walking and playing as normal. The vet. said it was probably just swelling causing the temporary paralasis, we counted our blessings and moved on. Until yesterday when all of a sudden he couldn't walk again. When we put him in water he can stand and move his legs and when we touch them we can tell he feels them. However he just drags his legs behind him just like he did during the initial injury. We were with him when the problem began and did not see anything happen to cause it. The weather is getting colder here so at first we wonderd if the injury could have caused arthritis. The not walking part scares us. Tail still wags, nose is still wet and he responds to sound and touch so we see no other underlying problem. Please if any one knows what might be the problem and what we can do it would be greatly be appreciated.

2007-08-10 10:08:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

OK, i have a 350 gallon pond with 3 small koi between 4-6 inches also i have many plants. it looks nice but the middle looks dull because only 3 small fish swim there i was wondering if i decided to add fish like common goldfish or comet goldfish (preferibly not koi) could i and witch fish could i put in. it does not have to be commons or comets there just examples but could i. make sure ideas invold color to add livlyness no plant or decor because i have a lot alreay thx.

2007-08-10 10:05:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-08-10 10:04:51 · 3 answers · asked by bellejnz 2 in Birds

I have a cocker spaniel who is 12 1/2 years old. He's been relatively healthy his whole life, but recently he went into right-sided heart failure. His stomach is hugely distended and is full of fluid - they drained 2 1/2 pounds of it today at the vet. They gave him some medication, but if it doesn't work they recommended we take him to a heart specialist an hour away - the vet said this might start adding up to $10,000. We don't have that kind of money. He is a loving dog and we love him very much, but when is too much too much? He's not in pain - just uncomfortable from heavy breathing (due to the heart failure).

My question - is it ethical to put a dog to sleep, even if there is treatment that may or may not work, because it is too expensive?

Please help. :o(

2007-08-10 10:03:28 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

people have bin telling me that cycleing with a betta is a bad idea cause he doesnt preduce enough waist, can anyy oone tell me another kind of fish i can put in to help it cycle

2007-08-10 10:03:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

10 gal tank.
1 guppy left. (4 died/disappeared 3 months ago, plan to get more when store have stock)

about 6 wks ago, we bought 2 chinese algae eaters, because there were too much algae build up... within 1 wk.. 1 disappeared. I turn the tank upside down, took out the gravels, checked the filter... nothing was found. Today... my second algae eater disappeared, too! what gives?!

Do guppies eat algae eaters? Aren't guppies non-aggressive?! How/why do fish disappear? It's not the first time in our tank!

2007-08-10 10:02:20 · 8 answers · asked by pixiepig 2 in Fish

But the times I've put themtogether they bite their fings and I dont know if they are trying to mate or not becuase I read about it and it says that is common to bite their fings..but its seems like they are fighting....at first they swim pretty cool..like making a dance with their tails and fings...then they start biting each other...Experts...please explain....oh..and the female looses a red substance like an egg or i dont know what is it..

2007-08-10 09:58:41 · 7 answers · asked by VeroEchols 1 in Fish