Pets - 13 August 2007

Hi, I have taken an abandoned kitten in and I think she is about five months old now, I was told that she can be spayed at six months and she won't be able to get pregnant untill she is nine months, I have been reading some of the answers regarding cats on yahoo answers and I am now beginning to think I have been given the wrong advice, someone please tell me when she can get pregnant!! I would ask the vet but I am in Sicily and they don't believe in sterilization even though they will do it so I am not getting the right answers from here! I need help before it is too late and I don't want anything bad to happen to Lily! Sue

2007-08-13 05:37:34 · 10 answers · asked by Melly 1 in Cats

all he does in the mornings is squak FOR HOURS please help me, any ideas?

2007-08-13 05:34:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I have a 50 gallon aquarium with many types of non-agressive fish (community tank). My water always test fine for everything (pH, ammonia, etc.) do I still need to do water changes; water gets added when it evaporate which happens quickly. If you think I need to still do water changes why? (Currently I'm still doing changes; but not as frequent; other owners of fish have suggested not to do water changes they said it will mess up the natural balance). I have many live plants; but some seem to have dead leaves; do I remove the dead leaves/ plants? Also I'm having problems addind new fish tehy always seem to die (2 guppies and 2 african dwarf frogs died within 3 weeks of adding them (properly); I have successfully added cory cats. 1 guppy I found stuck to the filter when i went to remove it; it was still alive but died a couple days later (it had injuries but unknown if it was due to filter) the other ones didn't look to have any damage

2007-08-13 05:32:14 · 3 answers · asked by dazed 4 in Fish

I just adopted a 7 week old kitten, yesterday. I have had a cat before but never this young. She cried all day and all night yesterday. She has wet food, dry food and water.

When I hold her it stops but I I had to hold her all night. She literally will cry until I hold her.

Is this normal? Should I let her cry half the time and hold her the other half of the time. My boyfriend thinks I should let her cry and she will stop in a week. She literally will cry until I hold her.

Am I spoiling her if I let her sleep with me all night. She is also very tiny and I am afraid I will roll on her if she sleep with me all night.

Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?.

2007-08-13 05:24:28 · 9 answers · asked by Nuit's Mom 1 in Cats

My pond is roughly 200 gallons and I have 1 koi and 5 goldfish. I am running a 600 gph pump with a bio filter. Will my pond support more fish or do I have enough?

2007-08-13 05:24:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

hes a boy ,,, and by the way he poop all over too

2007-08-13 05:20:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

He has never done this before and he is about 5. It just seemed odd to me.

2007-08-13 05:14:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

ive been looking for a vet receptionist job for over a year now. the only experience i have is animal bathing at a grooming salon, volunteering ,and a few days of doggy daycare. are there any classes in college i can take to better my chances at getting this position? or to have any vets actually hire or call me back after submitting a resume. there are no vet receptionist programs nearby. anything i can do???

2007-08-13 05:12:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

JC would say to me get of your backside and get me my dinner, please.

2007-08-13 05:07:11 · 39 answers · asked by D 7 in Cats

i have 3 cats, a large one (3+ yrs old, overweight-about 18+ lbs?) a regular sized one (>1 yr old, a bit pudgy-maybe 14lbs?) and a small one (>1 yr old, just right-maybe 9 or 10 lbs)

how can i get only the one (maybe two, to an extent) to loose weight without putting all of them on a diet?
now i usually just leave out dry food (purina, indoor cat formula) for them (all together they eat about 2 cups total, per day)

2007-08-13 05:02:30 · 11 answers · asked by Ember Halo 6 in Cats

I am looking into getting a fancy rat I heard they are really smart and loving. I have a few questions. Do they bite? Do they smell bad? And can you really teach them to come?

2007-08-13 05:00:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

2007-08-13 04:59:04 · 22 answers · asked by Browneyed 2 in Dogs

2007-08-13 04:57:51 · 7 answers · asked by jade c 1 in Dogs

its a ten gallon tank with just a male betta in right now. what should i set his heater. and how do i put it on my brother did it last time ?

2007-08-13 04:57:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I THINK I HAVE A 10 GALLON FISH TANK...BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW MANY INCHES BY INCHES IT IS

2007-08-13 04:55:45 · 3 answers · asked by --Kix <3 1 in Fish

2007-08-13 04:52:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I just got a 7 week old kitten and started him on the regular cat chow. But after visiting a pet food store was persuaded into trying a Raw food diet simular the the BARF diet. He seems to like it but I am conserned about feeding my kitten raw meat! They told me at the pet store that grains were bad for cats because they weren't able to diggest them. I'm very confused can anyone shed some light?

2007-08-13 04:43:06 · 10 answers · asked by Chris S 1 in Cats

I recently adopted a 4-year-old siamese female from a Shelter. I was told that she's very sweet and good with children. However, she hisses and growls at my child, and sometimes growls when I pet her. Do you have any suggestions on how to handle her, so she feels more at ease?

2007-08-13 04:41:19 · 4 answers · asked by Natasha 2 in Cats

dog is 1 yr old, neutered in 6/07. dog is being trained as therapy dog
lover is a social worker
vet aggreed to do it
supposed to be a joke on me saw jar in 8/07
not sure where they're stored
wanted to keep along with pictures of dog

2007-08-13 04:32:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

SO my cat and I are extremley close - shes a really good cat, most of the time and meows and meows - such a chatter bean.


This morning, I was sleeping, my sister wakes me up and was like 'your baby brought home some breakfast'!! I walk and looked outside, and right by the welcome mat, there was a dead bird, with a feather in my cats mouth, wanting to come inside.
I gave her a spanking, but I was mentioning to my mother, how if I was a cat, I would never show my owners in front of them what I caught. But my mother said, its because my cat was proud and had pride, and wanted her mother (me) to be proud of her. She said after I spanked her she probably got her feelings hurt (thinking that the present/bird she tried to give me, I didnt like apparently) so do you think its true? That my cat, roseabell, was sitting in pride, with bird wide open so I can see it, and give her kudos? lol

2007-08-13 04:29:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

Please, if any of you know about it, tell me. I'm afraid of having my cat treated with conventional medications for hyperthyroidism, she's 13 and never been sick before. I wonder if acupunture works, or homeopathy in cases like this. Please, share your experiences if any.
My cat has an appointment tomorrow with a regular vet, and I feel aprehensive, he'll give her traditional medications. Thanks for help

2007-08-13 04:29:22 · 8 answers · asked by Idon'tlivehere 4 in Cats

male or female?

2007-08-13 04:24:22 · 8 answers · asked by Jlizrochk 1 in Other - Pets

hi.
i have 2 guinea pigs and one is much larger than the other and the larger one likes to eat. but, whenever he puts his hands on the food bowl it tips over and the food spills everywhere. any ideas on how to stop him from doing that?
i dont want to use duck tape because they might get to the sticky stuff and eat it and die. any other suggestions?
thanks

2007-08-13 04:22:39 · 13 answers · asked by æd∆n 5 in Rodents

If you breed two guppies do the offspring look exactly like their parents, or can they have different colors, fin shapes?

2007-08-13 04:18:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Hey! I need to know the steps to litter training a dog. What type of litter do I use? Thanks so much!

2007-08-13 04:12:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a 6 Guppies, 2 male, 4 female. One of my female Guppies has gotten bigger than the other females but she hasn't given birth yet. Is she just getting fat or is she pregnant. Are there tattletale signs of pregnancy for Guppies?

2007-08-13 04:10:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Would seachem prime really detoxify my nitrite levels when they spike? If so this would keep the fish safe through the nitrite cycle (rescue fish I am aware that he should not ideally be in an uncycled tank). If this would work plz give some advice on how best to use it. If it would not work for some reason plz let me know....does it really detoxify nitrite and ammonia or is it just misleading and clever advertising??

2007-08-13 04:10:25 · 4 answers · asked by Kii 2 in Fish

I got a 3 gallon tank with filter and light from a garage sale for $4, so i finally get to get my betta fish out of its bowl, and into a proper tank

Well, the tank comes with an underwater heater, its a long tube with tempature markings on it, and you can set if from 60* to 90* and i wanted to know what tempature is the best tempature for a betta fish

2007-08-13 04:06:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Can anyone recommend a good aquarium external filter as the one i have at the present is about as good as an ashtray on a motorbike,

(please do not recommend the one beginning with F and finishesing with L)

2007-08-13 03:57:52 · 12 answers · asked by Solo Man 2 in Fish

the animal warden wants me to get it shots again !some people say my cat will die because of its age ! It has been an inside cat ! never been outside! will it die!

2007-08-13 03:56:40 · 12 answers · asked by DagNaggit limpuladerfy II 4 in Cats