Pets - 11 September 2007

One of my friends is looking after a cat for a week at his flat and it's acting weird. It keeps standing near him with it's tail up in the air and then sort of vibrates it's ***, what he hell is it doing. He thinks it's spraying some scent but I think it must be gay, any advice please.

2007-09-11 12:38:42 · 20 answers · asked by Johno 5 in Cats

My father in law has neglected the family dog and it needs to see a vet...so in order to sedate her they attempted to give her a dose of valium...unsuccessful. i just wanted to know what would have happened if they were successful?

2007-09-11 12:37:35 · 9 answers · asked by Julie M 1 in Other - Pets

My father in law has neglected the family dog and it needs to see a vet...so in order to sedate her they attempted to give her a dose of valium...unsuccessful. i just wanted to know what would have happened if they were successful? i need to be armed with info and not just my anger

2007-09-11 12:35:29 · 11 answers · asked by Julie M 1 in Dogs

Hello. I am planning to get two Green Spotted Puffers. There about two-three inches. I would want to know if a 10 gallon tank be okay for them? Would a 20 gallon long tank be better for them instead? How fast do GSP grow? Thanks.

2007-09-11 12:31:22 · 5 answers · asked by lianglove12 4 in Fish

like is it better to get a male or female as a pet dog?

2007-09-11 12:29:30 · 41 answers · asked by chelsey_soocute 2 in Dogs

What kind of fish can the blue spruce caulastrea live with? I have a 10 gal. salt water (obviously) tank.

2007-09-11 12:29:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I got rid of the cats because i have a 20 month-old son and i a pregnant. The cats never went outside so i dont know how they got them in the first place. I used everything i could find to get rid of the fleas on the cats before i got rid of them. I used sprays, shampoos, foaming shampoos. But, after I got rid of my cats I bombed the house hoping to get rid of the fleas. For some reason it did not work and I let the foggers sit for 3 extra hours. Are there any suggestions out there?

2007-09-11 12:22:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Kittens are 9 wks. old., and we have fleas everywhere. Washing with dawn soap and flea combing was really useless! Once the kittens were wet, I could see lots of fleas, but they stuck to the kittens' skin, and would not come out with a flea comb (I could catch maybe 3 fleas out of 50 with flea comb and dawn).The mother cat and kittens clawed me real good, and some bit me. I'm well aware of the flea life cycle, and the fact that the environment has to also be throughly cleaned on regular basis. However, I really need to get those fleas off the animals too (it's really bothering them). I don't want to use any heavy chemicals. Some natural stuff is toxic too. I use Diatomeceous Earth on the carpet and the couch some times, and each time cough, and have headache for several days. I've tried vinegar and water, lemon wash, etc.; nothing has worked that well. Can anyone suggest something non toxic for the kitties? Does Cedar oil sprays really work? (they are expensive ).

2007-09-11 12:17:04 · 6 answers · asked by Calif. Lady 1 in Cats

This is for an indoor cat by the way.

2007-09-11 12:16:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-09-11 12:15:22 · 5 answers · asked by blacklakebound 1 in Birds

We have some expensive and new furniture and if the kitten scratches it, the kitten goes. So how can I get the kitten not to be so destructive and how can I keep that to a minimum?

2007-09-11 12:14:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I'm going to be gone on vacation for a week .. maybe longer .. and I have no one to babysit my betta .. any ideas?? I know goldfishes have those vacation food feeders (not sure what its called), do they have them for bettas also?

Thanks in advance!!

2007-09-11 12:10:43 · 10 answers · asked by 05&08 Mommy 3 in Fish

We just bought a 3 year old sheltie from a couple who had had her since she was a pup. We just got her last night. She is acating super scared of EVERYTHING i feel so bad! I knew it would be a bit tricky with her being 3 years old and only being with that family. The family sold her because they have a 14 mo. old and a 4 mo. old and she said she just does not have the time for her. She seems very depressed, lost and sad. I've played with her and taken her on MANY walks today. Does anyone have any good suggestions on helping her adapt to us her new family? I know it will take a bit but i want to do everything i can to make her more comfortable. Someone suggested putting karo or kyro syrup in her water? I've never ever heard of that so if you have fill me in. Any suggestions would be great! thanks!

2007-09-11 12:04:54 · 5 answers · asked by roxygurl1307 3 in Dogs

i'm breeding desert horned lizards i just bought my desert horned lizard a mate, so he could have babies but my old desert horned lizard is biting my new desert horned lizard. What do i do?

2007-09-11 11:58:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

On halloween night, i was tirck or treating with my family, and when we got to a house, there was like 5 cats and 1 bunny !!! I dont get it, i thoguht cats ate bunnies !!!!

2007-09-11 11:48:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

My puppy is 7 months old, I feed her Ol' Roy puppy food. For the past two weeks or so she has had off and on diarrhea. Her poop will be hard in the morning and then very soft a few hours later. Just now it was pretty much liquid. Any ideas why this is happening? Should I ask my vet, or will it go away eventually? She hasn't lost any weight over it or her appetite.

2007-09-11 11:46:16 · 7 answers · asked by bulbspringer13 2 in Dogs

2007-09-11 11:38:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-09-11 11:38:31 · 8 answers · asked by nicole c 1 in Fish

2007-09-11 11:35:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My 18 month old neutered male cat is excellent in every way, except that he's always underfoot. He thinks nothing of plopping himself down in the middle of the kitchen during frantic food preparations. He will silently follow me into the bathroom late at night and sit in the middle of the room in the dark. Sometimes, when he's in the middle of the hallway, and I'm about to step over him, he' stretch out a paw or even his head and put it right where I'm about to step. I haven't stepped on him in any serious way yet, but I'm afraid I will sometime and really hurt or even kill him accidentally. Any suggestions?

This is a really well-trained cat---he comes when called, "sits" on command, and will play fetch with a toy. But I can't figure out how to teach him that he needs to avoid being stepped on.

2007-09-11 11:31:24 · 5 answers · asked by cosmo 7 in Cats

We have had our ball python, Jax, for about two years now and he is doing great, but I have a few questions. He's about 3-3 1/2 feet now and we have been feeding him two small mice every other week. Some people have told us to feed him every week instead of every other week and some people have told us to feed him once a month. How often do you think we should feed him? We have been feeding him the same way for the last almost 2 years now and he is doing good, so I don't really see the point in changing anything, but because everyone is telling us something different I figured I'd ask on here and see what people say.

2007-09-11 11:27:24 · 12 answers · asked by Love-A-Bull 4 in Reptiles

Where do I put my powerhead, and I am not using it for a under gravel filter, I have it towards the botttom I put it there for mixing a month ago, does it go by the top, it came with a hook to put it up there, alos a hose to add air should i add air to it?? By the way it is a Maxi-jet 660 i believe.

2007-09-11 11:21:49 · 4 answers · asked by Kyle S 4 in Fish

I love discus and I have the money to set up a good habitat for them (75 gallon, good filter, planted, expensive lighting), but I do not want to spend more than $60 total for fish. I was thinking maybe either:
-6 Discus and around 10 cardinal tetras
-1 Oscar and a common pleco
-4-6 Silver Dollars
-6 Angel fish

I want discus the most, but I may not be able to afford them. How much would 6 tank bred discus cost? How much a piece?

2007-09-11 11:20:44 · 3 answers · asked by Sally 2 in Fish

hey im about 14 years old and really want to get 2 big crested geckos to breed themi have one already but hes too small so im going to get two big ones and i want to get a 20 gallon or 40 gallon breeder for them i think it would be so much fun and please dont tell me im too young or wait till im older thanks

2007-09-11 11:15:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

2007-09-11 11:15:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

What do they eat? Is it really true that depending on the tank thats how big they grow?

2007-09-11 11:11:54 · 6 answers · asked by M 2 in Reptiles

I have 2 pet rats and i don't think they like the bedding i am using right now it is wood shavings every time i put new shavings in she always moves it out of under her play toys where she sleeps so now i want to know what type of bedding to use can any one help me out

2007-09-11 10:28:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

I have a professionally trained Karelian bear dog named Penny. She is sweet quiet, and I can let her into the yard without fear of her running off and attacking people or children or really even running out of the yard. Our new neighbors moved into the other side of the duplex and they brought a dog that barks at everything and anyone. I'm afraid to let my dog into the pend in area of my back yard because this other one jumps onto the wooden fence and seems to be trying its best to get through. The fence however that is around the rest of our combined yards is really low and could be easily jumped or climbed by the neighbors dog or mine if she didn't know any better. I have talked to the neighbors about their animal and they said its none of my business. I really am scared this animal might get out and one day attack me, my dog, or anyone else who might be outside. Is there anything I can do about it?

2007-09-11 10:17:09 · 11 answers · asked by blahblahbattachan 2 in Other - Pets

My male beta used to be blue but now its really faded and an ugly color. Do you guys know if there is any way to change the color back?

2007-09-11 10:15:53 · 11 answers · asked by em 1 in Fish

and he's not eating as much and his eyes are watery.

2007-09-11 10:09:54 · 13 answers · asked by Rodriguez1957 1 in Dogs