Pets - 19 August 2007

2007-08-19 15:30:50 · 13 answers · asked by jackie b 1 in Cats

Whenever I give my cats and kittens back rubs, they seem to turn their bodies around and lift thier tail and put their a$$ in my face. I can't stand that! What's up with that??

2007-08-19 15:28:24 · 13 answers · asked by Kaualani E 3 in Cats

My girlfriend just gave my partner and I two kittens and she swears one is female and the other male but I think both are female because they both have eight nipples on the chest. I'm not a kittie expert and would like to know how I can tell a male from a female kitten? Thanks for your help!

2007-08-19 15:24:50 · 6 answers · asked by JESSICA G 4 in Cats

Ok i am reading all this stuff about Microalge and Sumps and Refugiums and i am wondering something. Why not Put the Microalge into the tank itself? i mean in the Ocean they dont have a separate place for Microalge. Has anyone done this? and if so to what Success? i really don't want all the fancy or not so fancy pipes going in and out of my tank. I am thinking a 29 gallon tank with two 30 to 60 gallon filters one on each end. this will provide water movement cause they are the "waterfall" type filters meaning the water is pumped out into the filter and "falls" back in.

2007-08-19 15:24:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My girl Shadow has a chronic runny eye. It is not goopy or infected. The vet said it was ok as long as it stays clear (it has) I have to wipe it everyday and it will dry on her eyes and form a build up. She is a-ok otherwise.
What do you all think?

2007-08-19 15:21:19 · 4 answers · asked by Spay-n-Neuter-Your-Pets 3 in Cats

Is this normal? I know I am somewhat paranoid w/this bird. We got it for my Aunt for her 95th birthday in July and it was probably the best thing we have ever done. She absolutely loves this bird and he really likes her too. I just don't want to do anything to hurt him. When we took him to my Mom's, we put his cover over his cage, until we got there. There was a lot of activity at my Mom's, and he was active initially, but then became very quiet.

2007-08-19 15:19:53 · 4 answers · asked by peanie 1 in Birds

We have a debate on whether wolves drink water like dogs or whether they are able to suck up the water by curling their tongue. I know this sounds like a dumb question, but it wll help quiet down a dumb person (potentially). Thanks in advance.

2007-08-19 15:18:38 · 9 answers · asked by robert b 1 in Dogs

2007-08-19 15:13:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

Can live rock be used in a fresh water tropical tank? or a Brackish tank that isn't full salt water?

2007-08-19 15:09:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Hey people! what other fish (besides guppies) could i put in a tank with another guppie without them getting into a fight and to where they could all live together in peace? Is a betta out of the question? What about goldfish? thanx!

2007-08-19 15:06:43 · 5 answers · asked by darkness in the suburbs... 2 in Fish

I've heard that some cats have thumbs, what breed is that? any answer is fine as long as it isn't something rude.

2007-08-19 15:03:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

can we give him any kind of worms beside blood worms?

2007-08-19 15:00:09 · 6 answers · asked by Richmond Klint T 1 in Fish

I am still really confused on what I need to get a saltwater fish tank up and running. this is a list of what I think I need.
1) Powerheads
2) Filter
3) live rock
4) grounding probe
5) Skimmer
6) salt
7) hydrometer
8) Crushed coral
9) testing kit
10) underground filter

Is there anything else I need and can someone explain how a powerhead hooks up to a undergravel filter? also could you send me a link to a site selling undergravel filters and powerheads. one more thing, do i need an air stone?

~~THANKS~~

2007-08-19 14:55:56 · 4 answers · asked by ryannewman83 2 in Fish

Ok so heres the story, for a while now there has been this dog barking non stop at night outside right by my window, its been driving me and the neighbours up the wall lol,well i found out where it was comeing from so my neighbour and i headed over there to tell her that we could not get any sleep, I got to find out alot of other things while there, this women was keeping a half bichon half poodle outside such a tiny little thing :( anyway so she tells me that she wants to get "RID" of it anyway, well i mentioned it to my brothers girlfriend whos been looking for a dog since i cannot take her with haveing a puppy and working and all that stuff, so i asked the women to see her and oh my gosh the poor litle things hair was not groomed for a while with knots :( she was jumping and going crazy all over us (so cute) I noticed that she was knibbling alot,now my question is if my bro's girlfriend takes her home will she be able to train her at almost 2 years old? will she get used to her?

2007-08-19 14:53:33 · 13 answers · asked by biggymybully 2 in Dogs

i THINK that my fish has pop eye, and i've heard from all around that maracyn 2 will help treat it. but if it doesn't have pop eye, will maracyn 2 harm him if he doesn't need it?

2007-08-19 14:49:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

is this true?

2007-08-19 14:41:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I got some fathead minnows to use for bait but, I kept 4 for pets. Some had spots and some didn't. So I took 2 with no spots and two with spots. One of the none spotted ones died. I'm pretty sure they are fathead minnows. The males get those stripes at times. Just wondering. Thanks.

2007-08-19 14:40:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

i really need to tell him something important!

2007-08-19 14:37:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

2007-08-19 14:28:32 · 12 answers · asked by hamdenrican 1 in Dogs

As of her last shed, my CalKing is 46" long! Yay! She's around five years old.
So, how much is she supposed to weigh? All the info I've ever found is "an overweight snake looks like and overtuffed sausage", which is no help. None of her bones are sticking out or anything, and she's not like grotesquely fat, but I just want to know if she should be eating more or not. She grows a good 3" every shed, more or less. When she's all coiled up, her skin is all wrinkly where she bends. Is she too flabby?
She's looked the same forever, she's not getting fatter or anything.
Right now I'm feeding her four hoppers a week, I've been feeding her that much for several months now.

Is there a chart or guide somewhere that I can use to see if she's a good weight?

2007-08-19 14:14:00 · 2 answers · asked by toph 2 in Reptiles

One of my 3 cats is about 14 years old and today we found her lying on our tile with a pile of bloody poo next to her. A few moments ago we discovered that she was bleeding from her anus. We are worried that her artificial rectum has a tear in it (When she was a kitten her rectum was missing so she couldn't go poo. She had to have a bowel reconstruction or something like that.) Anyways, she's always struggled to go to the bathroom but has never bled. We have attemped to move her to put her into a cat-carrier to take her to the vets but she starts meowing in pain. Should we take her to the vets anyways or should we let nature take its course... Any sugesstions on how to make last little bit of her life as comfortable as possible? Oh and she's still drinking. We haven't tried food yet though. Thanks for any answers.

2007-08-19 14:10:26 · 4 answers · asked by evilpointeshoes 1 in Cats

2007-08-19 14:09:45 · 3 answers · asked by oddmuch1 1 in Reptiles

Alright, so I get it that you should have both your u.v. lamp and basking light for your iguana. Well, I'm getting a baby iguana soon, and I'm wondering.. can I *just* use the heat lamp for now? I mean.. for now, its just going to be in an aquarium that isn't huge ...so... ?

2007-08-19 14:09:41 · 4 answers · asked by oh my.... 2 in Reptiles

he tore his fin, (he is a beta fish) and you can see that its hradly hanign on!! what can i do?? and is he feeling pain? if so can i make it go away? and also willt eh fin fix it's self?



thank youu soo muchh!!!

2007-08-19 14:08:40 · 7 answers · asked by Ari 2 in Fish

Miss. Foxtrotter,18 mo. old,In a dirt stall
She is not at my place because weather caused a very large tree to fall on my fence line and I am in the process of fixing it and sectioning about 2 acres for her in my pasture. So, I am keeping her in a stall on one of my riding club members place. She is kept in a stall because is stud is out. So I am worried that I shouldn't let her out with him and if I should be switching them out every now and them to give her grazing time. If that is not best then I don't know what to feed her in the stall. I heard that she could get colic from being in the stall too long or overfeeding her or something like that. My club members are helping me but I don't want to appear totally clueless.

2007-08-19 14:06:18 · 7 answers · asked by RAEGAN G 1 in Other - Pets

bloodgames

2007-08-19 14:05:52 · 7 answers · asked by mrthmorton 1 in Dogs

2007-08-19 13:47:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

a girl i know is keeping a gold fish (3inches long) in a 1gallon fish bowl in her locker, every day even over the weekends and oer night and while she is at school what should i do and what do you thnk. all she feeds it is flakes which is NOT THAT HEALTTHY

2007-08-19 13:42:12 · 5 answers · asked by Kelly B 1 in Fish

I got shifted to one of the more advanced horses at the stables on my second day of lessons, he's a three year old quarter horse, but i'm having a few problems with him: (i ride western btw)

* he won't let me pick up his feet, and when i do pick them up he insists on putting them down 5 seconds later, i know I'm not hitting the frog or anything, but he keeps doing it

* he keeps drifting away from the rail, especially at the trot (I've just started trotting so it's probably something I'm doing) I always use my right leg to que him into the trot to try and keep him at the rail, but he does it anyway

one more question, how do i get him to slow down, somtimes when we're trotting i can feel him wanting to pick up to a canter how do i tell him to slow down? the instructor keeps telling me i'm doing good, but i don't really think so :P thanks in advance ^_^ real answers only please!

2007-08-19 13:41:50 · 12 answers · asked by rukia319 2 in Horses

I've been told that dogs eat grass when they're stressed or when they have an upset stomach while others have said that they shouldn't eat grass because it's just not good for them since they can't digest it. My dog when he does eat grass, just poops it out the next day with no harmful side effects....so it seems.

2007-08-19 13:41:50 · 12 answers · asked by chrabac 1 in Dogs