Pets - 14 August 2007

2007-08-14 23:53:03 · 6 answers · asked by nelsgirl 1 in Cats

He's a 16 week old Border Collie pup, and this morning there appeared to be a swelling on the sie of his face, not too big but noticable. I want to know what it is and if it'll go away because I want to try and avoid the vets at all costs!

2007-08-14 23:22:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

my mother is trying to put me off collecting my rescue staffy on sunday. she's spoken to all her friends and they agree with her. she hasnt spoken to anyone who owns a dog nor who owns a staffy. now she's saying its been on the news this morning that they are banning staffys. has anybody seen this as i cant find it on sky news or on the bbc channel. uk question.

reposting in pets as well as in news and events. thanks.

2007-08-14 21:36:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

i live alone, my work hours are roughly at 11am, i am able to come home at 12:30pm then back to work at about 1:30pm till 6pm. i am with him all through the night and in the morning, to exercise and play with him. he is coming up on 10 weeks old. he starts whining when i leave him alone. is 4 to 5 hours to long to be leaving him alone? i leave him toys and i leave my music on my laptop on.

before i have 2nd thoughts on him, i want to make sure he will be alright as long as i do my part outside of work. thanks

2007-08-14 21:28:12 · 7 answers · asked by Brian t 2 in Dogs

I got a kitten on Monday and he's four months old. He's been quite badly treated, he's got fleas, a cold and diarrhea. I think he was being fed adult cat food so I'm feeding him kitten food now but it doesn't seem to be helping. He sleeps a lot but he's generally quite active and playful but I'm getting abit worried it might be more than a problem with his food. The woman we got him off had 8 other cats and was letting him run outside even though he's not had any injections.

Any ideas what might be causing it and what I could do to help him?

2007-08-14 21:23:35 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6 in Cats

I have a 16 year old cat, and we get two kittens about 3 years ago(their sisters) And one of them always hisses or trys to attack my old cat. she has stopped this now, but now my old cat hisses or moans(like a growling, haha) When she comes on the room. But i always say to puss puss (my old cat) No, leave her shes not annoying you, and its like she understands, cause she sits back down again. Also, i ask her something like, do you want to go outside? (like before im going to go to bed, just in case she needs to go outside to go toilet) and shell either walk over to the door for me to open it, or she will go off to where she likes to sleep. also, we have french doors, and my other cat will lean up again the door and like make knocking noises against the door, like shes knocking on the door to come in

2007-08-14 21:19:54 · 10 answers · asked by ilikeyellow123 3 in Cats

2007-08-14 20:51:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

I just found out that grapes are toxic to dogs! I read it in an SPCA pamphlet and then asked the vet and she said that they can cause kidney failure!

See link below:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-Your-Dog-Be-Poisoned-From-Eating-Grapes-and-Raisins?&id=158400

2007-08-14 20:50:46 · 12 answers · asked by toonew2two 4 in Dogs

also which is a good calcium supplement as my beardy isn't very keen on crickets?

2007-08-14 20:45:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

I have used the spray that is supposed to stop them from going in the same spot again but she still wants to go there. She hasn't had her shots yet and I think this may be the reason. Is our kitten litterally retarded? Don't give me the well take her to the vet deal because obviously we know that. She came into our house unwillingly. I get mad at her when I catch her and throw her out of the bedroom. Should I dicipline her at all? She is about 8 or 9 weeks old. Please help. Also we have 2 litter boxes in the house one for each cat and she pees in our bedroom even when the door is wide open. and when the door is shut she meows at it to get out and go potty. What is going on. We got her when she was nearly 5 weeks old way too young we know but her mom abandoned her on a farm because she had an eye infection and it was the cats first litter and it only had 2 kittens.

2007-08-14 20:32:54 · 5 answers · asked by jessica_and_jay8883 3 in Cats

in the morning, I get woke up to my kitten climbing up on my pillow and loudly purring and kneads the top of my shoulders.
is this a sign of affection?? or a "feed me " sign?
also she sleeps on top of my pillow right above my head!!
its cute, but a bit annoying..

2007-08-14 20:23:30 · 5 answers · asked by hopeless and curious 2 in Cats

2007-08-14 20:08:08 · 14 answers · asked by Angela F 5 in Dogs

i have always owned cats , but only ever had 1 at a time , my last cat died a couple of years ago aged 17 , now its time too get another 1or 2 , i would really like 2 cats , but will 2 kittens from different litters get along , and is it best to have different sexes or is it ok too have the same .

2007-08-14 19:54:16 · 11 answers · asked by pussycat 2 in Cats

2007-08-14 19:38:34 · 16 answers · asked by natowifey 1 in Dogs

I feed my puppy Royal Canin. A nosy neighbor keeps insisting that we switch my puppy to Ol' Roy. She even brought me two bags of that stuff. She says that I am "throwing my money down the drain" by feeding my dog Royal Canin. She even got real upset and said that all dog food is made the same. She says that she feeds her dogs and cats Ol' Roy and they love it. She says that Ol' Roy was voted "Best tasting dog food in America". Personally I think she must own stock in Ol' Roy by the way she promotes that brand. I am suspicious of it because of the ingredients & low cost. Frankly, I don't want to take any chances with my puppy. I want to ensure he gets the nutrients that he needs from a high quality dog food.
My vet recommends Royal Canin. I told my Nosey neighbor this and she got mad and accused my VET of being "in Cahoots" with Royal Canin. She refused to take back the bags of Ol'Roy & got offended.
What do you think of Ol' Roy? I do not want to switch my dog food.

2007-08-14 19:36:06 · 21 answers · asked by Reyna 2 in Dogs

ive got a 16 yr old english cocker with bad teeth, he cant eat hard food anymore, and wont eat wet dog food before it gets hard, so we've been feeding him wet whiskas cat food. Is it safe or is it too rich for his digestine or what?

2007-08-14 19:23:32 · 17 answers · asked by bethan 3 in Dogs

when u think about it its better to buy from a pet shop because its for sure its gnna be healthy when they give u it cause they give it all the shots up to date and wormed and checked if its healthy. its not nice about the puppymill things but if there were no pet shops not manny people would have dogs cause personally i wouldnt trust a breader i never met before instead of just buying it from a public place.

2007-08-14 19:19:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My kitty has been sick 4 2 Days Now She doesn't Eat anything
I tried injecting her with glucose plz help me!!

2007-08-14 19:18:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i bought a puppy from the petshop where millions of ppl buy em. the pupps had their shots and are checked out before u get it and they tell u the history of the parents grandparents of the puppy u get. and i don wnna support puppymills but i don trust to buy a puppy from others than the pet shop since soo many ppl buy em from there i seen. i don have a question but u can comment on what i did and how u feal about it

2007-08-14 19:08:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My neighbor's teenage son taunts my dog, and of course my dog ends up barking incessantly. The neighbor comes out and hoses my dog with water and my dog runs away. This has happened a couple of times already, and now my dog is afraid of water. We are not on speaking terms with this particular neighbor, so it's very difficult to find a solution to this. Anybody have any ideas? They have been abusive to the point where they have kicked the fence when my dog barks at them, I don't know how to prevent my dog from barking at people who mistreat it either...

2007-08-14 18:52:09 · 15 answers · asked by helpme 1 in Dogs

I've been searching answers & internet & nothing really sounds like what is going on with my betta. I came home yesterday & he's swimming oddly. It's hard to explain; it's almost like he isn't really using his tail to swim. If he tries to turn, it's like his body will bend in a U shape. It looks very un-natural, & I don't think he's doing it on purpose because he always seems to struggle to make himself straight again.
He's eating as he normally does (which is quite funny because he attacks his food...literally he jumps like he's attacking the food & will come a little out of the water.) He seems to have a harder time righting himself when he gets back into the water, & like I said the U shape his body will go to. His tail fin isn't spread out like it normally is, but he doesn't look discolored to me at all. It's hard to tell because he always had some white near the bottom of his fins but it doesn't look different. I change water regularly, & feed him once a day.

2007-08-14 18:46:16 · 5 answers · asked by anabele 2 in Fish

I have two very young (3 and 4) autistic kids. Just got two kittens, about 7 and 4 month old. Just wondering.

2007-08-14 18:37:41 · 11 answers · asked by may_smiles 1 in Cats

My cat scratches soft against my shirt or dress or whatever while I am laying or sitting and grabs ahold of it with his mouth and just bites down and continues to scratch-like. It seems weird. He seems like he's in a trance when he does it. Kinda funny cute.

2007-08-14 18:30:54 · 8 answers · asked by may_smiles 1 in Cats

Ive had him for about three years and hes about 4 and a half. He was always a pretty vocal lil bugger but now its ALL the time pretty much whenever I move or go to do something. I've always given him attention and played with him the same but now its like I cant do anything with out him being right there. Also he is running around the house jumping on tables which he has NEVER done and I quickly shoo him off. (While typing this question he has so far knocked over my printer disconnected my mouse and pounched on the keyboard causing me to have to hold it under the table which is hard to type, knocked over my screen and has not stopped meowing for 7 min straight, hes like a kid on a sugar high topped with 12 pots of coffee) What has caused him to go all crazy on me and how can I calm him down?

2007-08-14 18:24:47 · 7 answers · asked by Rebecca 3 in Cats

For the past 2 days my 5 month old puppy has had diahrrea which is a little bit bloody, vomitted 2 or 3 times and is refusing to eat.
We took him to the vet this morning and immediately got him tested for Parvo, and the results were negative. He also tested to see if he is dehydrated, and he was not. The vet told us it is some sort of infection and just gave us antibiotics to adminster to the puppy 2 times a day. We gave it to him twice today and he hasn't been eating, but has been drinking. (the vet said he will eat when he is feeling a bit better ) He had some diahrrea today but only tonight it started getting a little bloody. And he hasn't vomited today either. I can't sleep because i keep worrying about him...can anyone give me any tips on what this infection might be so i can ask the vet about it!?

2007-08-14 18:24:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Hello, so have four rats all together and today they all slowly died one after another for reasons we dont know, anyway I noticed that on one of the rats (the black rat) there were these small white things hanging on at the top of its hair, on closer inspection I saw that they were small white bugs that hardly ever moved, could anyone have a guess what these might be?? and maybe if they have something to do with the fact that all our rats died on the same day?. (PS. they arent maggets because the rats JUST died)

2007-08-14 18:21:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I take my dogs to walk at the park by the river daily. There is a grandpa and two little girls about 5 and 7 who hand feed the squirrels there each morning. I think it is irresponsible and dangerous. It causes the squirrels to approach humans that come to the park and even chase them begging. It puts the little girls at risk of being bitten or scratched and needing rabies shots. What would you do? And who would you turn this into if at all?

2007-08-14 17:51:01 · 15 answers · asked by mama woof 7 in Other - Pets

I'm going to get a Brazilian Rainbow Boa...

they are really cute, I'm not sure if it is a boy or girl but either way what should it be.

Thanks for all the help and the names.

2007-08-14 17:48:22 · 21 answers · asked by *Krstl* 2 in Reptiles

I am about to order my dog some heart worm medicine from petmeds for the first time. Is there a difference between the Heartgard Plus and the generic kind Iverheart Plus?

2007-08-14 17:45:56 · 6 answers · asked by greenrose1922 4 in Dogs

My dog started seizing (or at least what seemed to be seizing) a little over a month ago. All the sudden his head started shaking but none of his extremities.. So, I took him to the ER and they put him on seizure watch for the night. He was prescribed phenobarbetol (sp?) However, he did not seize at all for weeks, and the medication made him pee in the house so we took him off of it (with the doctor's permission) thinking that maybe the seizure was a one time thing. But tonight he started again.. Same thing.. His head shakes uncontrollably for a few seconds (I counted a few different ones ranging from 3-18 seconds) but it's always just his head. He also seems aware while this is happening.. Does anyone know what this could be? We are really starting to think it could be something neurological.. Were planning on taking him to the vet this week but I figured I'd ask here just for my own curiosity. My worst fear would be a brain tumor or something like that. Please let me know!

2007-08-14 17:41:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs