Pets - 15 September 2007

I am currently thinking of purchasing a hamster right now. Below are my following questions about hamsters and hamster care (try to answer as much as possible):

1) What cage should I get a hamster: the metal bar ones or the plastic ones?
2) What type/species of hamster is the best and easiest to care for?
3) Where can I find pet stores in Calgary?
4) How frequent should you change the bedding?
5) Is using regular paper (ie. office paper) ok for hamsters as a bedding?
6) Does the hamster cage stink if you change it regularily?
7) How much do hamsters cost?

2007-09-15 10:09:17 · 8 answers · asked by IEO 3 in Rodents

also i just starded my cycling process with 3 fish as 3 stripe damsels. my hp is 7.8, 1.023, f 80. n i have crust coral . i want to know how often do i test my water ? as every week or more because im cycling . please let me know

2007-09-15 10:07:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Someone advise me to feed her pineaple, and then its not working anymore, i tried buying abkets from petco a deterent but i think none of these is working, i cant monitor her at day due to my work sched., she stay at our backyrd at day and inside at night.I dont know what to do now, im fed up what else to do, this beagle love to eat anything as in anything,, pls advise..

2007-09-15 10:06:38 · 9 answers · asked by edgar 1 in Dogs

2007-09-15 10:02:26 · 13 answers · asked by NEji 1 in Fish

2007-09-15 09:59:15 · 5 answers · asked by cory j 1 in Fish

..to breed with your male or female?

What were the criteria that male or female needed to have in order for you to consider allowing your dog to breed with that dog?

What criteria did the owner of the dog you bred with require that you and your dog needed to meet?

What made you decide to breed in the first place?

How far did you travel for said breeding?

What did you and the owner of the dog you bred with gain from that breeding?

Just curious...

2007-09-15 09:55:27 · 8 answers · asked by Shadow's Melon 6 in Dogs

i live in the middle of 2 house each of my neighbors has 2 dogs they both dont bathe there dogs so they have fleas so no matter how much i bathe my dog he always gets fleas in the end is there a pill or something that i can give him so he wont get fleas

2007-09-15 09:47:00 · 13 answers · asked by : ) 3 in Dogs

I have a nine month old Morkie who is/was trained to go on Weepads. In about the last month she has started to pee and poop right next to (NOT ON) the mats. I had the mats on a wood floor, and now want to move it. I put the pad in the new spot and she still GOES NEXT TO IT. She doesn't do well with a littler box.

I am gone typically from 5:15 am - 3:00 pm, so I come home to pee and poop and am getting really really sick of this disgusting mess.

I would like to let her roam free while I am gone but I can't trust her right now! HELP!

2007-09-15 09:45:19 · 3 answers · asked by emilyjacinda 2 in Dogs

2007-09-15 09:43:26 · 4 answers · asked by cory j 1 in Fish

from walking on the dinner table...tried the water spray but it has no effect on her at all also told it in firm manner NO lift it off the table and she just jumps back up on it again. Any suggestions ? pleaseeee

2007-09-15 09:42:03 · 19 answers · asked by pam d 4 in Cats

My female is full of eggs and I have her and the male together in a 10 gallon tank. He made a bubble nest but the female doesn't do anything. She swims away from him and her fins are really torn up and I'm afraid if I keep her in there too long he'll kill her. Help please

2007-09-15 09:33:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

my female dog is puking up a watery boogery substance and wont stop. and it keeps coming out of her mouth even when she doesnt puke. She's had parvo when she was 8 weeks old andand is now about 61/2 months. she also keeps scooting on her butt and releases brown stains onto the carpet..Whats wrong with her!!!! I NEED HELP FAST. AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO BESIDES TAKE HER TO THE VET. WHAT COULD BE WRONG WITH HER??

2007-09-15 09:30:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My room mate's cat whom isn't fed well, gets no exercise, etc, scratched me today and her nail tore out completely and stuck in my hand. I was inspecting it and it was just falling apart in my fingers. Is this a cause for concern? I'm going to talk to her when she gets back (she's on vacation at the moment) about caring for her better, is this a point I should bring up? I mean aside from the fact that she attacked me when I tried to fill up her food.. little nut job.

2007-09-15 09:29:48 · 4 answers · asked by pateo 2 in Cats

2007-09-15 09:28:12 · 3 answers · asked by cory j 1 in Fish

I need everyone's comment on this!


Here is my tank:
10 gallon freshwater with 2 Cherry Barbs, 2 Bronze Cories and 5 Neon Tetras.

Water Quality: pH 7.0 ammonia and nitrite are 0.

I don't want to add any more of the fish I have right now, wel maybe. What kind of "other" fish could suit my tank.

2007-09-15 09:28:12 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 5 in Fish

2007-09-15 09:21:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My friend just rescued a dog from a shelter. The dog is very sweet and unfortunately has Kennel cough. She has been on 2 kinds of medicine since Tuesday. I believe one is an antibiotic. Is it safe to introduce her to my dog? Is she still contagious? My dog gets yearly vaccines, I'm just not sure if his boardatella is up to date because I don't board him.

2007-09-15 09:17:47 · 9 answers · asked by donyafs 3 in Dogs

I have a beta and i dont know what other kinds of fish it would try to kill. ~thanks~

2007-09-15 09:16:40 · 6 answers · asked by The fat kid down the street 2 in Fish

When I was a kid my parents never let us have pets. They kept a relatively clean house and always refused to put up with the mess that animals make; also, my brother and I were bad enough. I always complained that I wanted a pet and couldn't understand Mom and Dad's logic against it -- until now. Today, as an adult in a house full of filthy animals, I see my parents' point of view.
My wife is a big animal lover and has passed this trait to our nine-year-old daughter. To date we have one dog, three cats, two birds, one hamster, and nine goldfish. At one time we had four birds and twelve hamsters. At the time I started to cohabitate with my wife -- about ten years ago, when I was thirty-two -- she had only two cats and two birds, and I think my stepson had hamsters or mice. Other than the occasional cat hair in the butter dish or skidmarks on my pillowcase, I tolerated the mess. (Being in a new relationship, one doesn't always ***** and complain a lot if one wants to get laid.) I think the first time I lost it was when my wife hung the birdcage from the kitchen ceiling and the birds would flutter around, their feathers, food, and fecal matter leaving the cage and landing wherever... sometimes in the dinner I was ready to eat.
But that was nothing compared with my life these days. And it's not only the freaky fecal episodes of the animals that bother me. Growing up, the only time I experienced fecal matter in the house was in the bathroom. Today I experience it everywhere. I'm no angel, and I will admit that living with my gas attacks is no picnic, and that I can destroy a toilet with the best of them; but my wife and my daughter and the all the animals are driving me nuts.
The Wife. A lot of women are shy about shitting and farting in front of others, especially their significant other. I once dated a girl for five years and never recall hearing her fart; I don't think she ever dropped a load. I like that sort of woman. Don't get me wrong -- I enjoy a good tale from a female, but I prefer the woman I live with and **** to be fecal free. Well, after over ten years together, my wife has no shame in ripping massive farts and leaving skid marks on the toilet seat; and believe me, she can stink up a bathroom as good as any man.
The Child. A few years back I told P how my wife was always the one on cleanup detail after our daughter dropped a loaf. Our daughter is now nine years old and finally she wipes her own ***; but she will only use wet wipes. Since we don't want a garbage can full of stinky, ****-crusted wipes, we buy the "flushable wipes," and those suckers ain't cheap. This damn wet wipe addiction is forcing my daughter into a life of Shameful Shitting. It seems that nearly every time I pick her up from school she wants to rush home immediately due to the fact that she was been "holding it" all day. She just refuses to use the dry toilet paper at school. I love the child and want her to be happy, but I have certainly survived using dry paper for over forty years... and those flushable wet wipes are expensive...
The Dog. Dixie, our four-year-old sheltie, rarely has an accident. I can't remember the last time she **** in the house -- probably not since she was a pup. This dog can really hold a load and has an iron bladder; I've witnessed her go up to eighteen hours without pissing. My problem with the dog is that she shits ALL OVER the yard. Instead of squatting and dropping a pile, Dixie will drop a nugget, move a foot, drop a nugget, move a foot, and continue this up to twenty times per defecation. The dog spends a fair amount of time outside and when she sees a stranger or hears something odd she will run around like a maniac, galloping through her own ****, mud, and whatever else is on the ground. The dog will then come into the house, run on the carpet, and jump on the furniture and the beds with her dookie-covered paws. What burns me is that my wife has the nerve to ***** me out if I walk on the carpet with my shoes on -- even after I wiped them. The only other thing about this dog is that Dixie is a cat **** eater. I have on occasion caught her with her head in the litter box. We feed the dog well, but I guess kitty poop is a doggie delicacy.
Cat One. Max is fourteen years old, blind, and has chronic diarrhea. The vet told my wife four years ago to put Max to sleep and out of his misery; but the wife just won't submit. This cat can really blast *** -- once he shot a watery load all over the side of the dryer about two feet from the ground. This cat shits and pukes everywhere. He tries to make it to the litter box but often he "craps out" or gets confused. About a month ago my wife spent $700 on a new living room chair that has now become Max's favorite spot to sleep. I have witnessed him use the litter box and immediately head for this new chair, his *** hair crusted in liquid poop. The cat also uses the new chair as a scratching post and has already frayed several threads.
Cat Two. Ziggy is an outdoor cat. He only has three legs -- he lost a front leg to cancer about four years ago. He can still kill birds and moles and he gets in his share of raccoon fights... he is a tough old bastard. Everyone in the neighborhood feeds him; he will disappear for up to five days at a time and come home happy and well fed. Since the cat is getting older my wife tries to keep Ziggy inside, especially during bad weather, but the cat will let out this ******* annoying cry and scratch at the door. If that doesn't work, Ziggy has a trick that will surely gets us to boot his *** outside: he will shamelessly **** in front of us. Many a time my wife has insisted on keeping Ziggy inside for his own good, like after he gets his *** kicked by a raccoon. This makes the cat rebel and the rotten prick will walk right up to us, perhaps when we are watching the tube, look us dead in the eye, and blatantly drop a steaming pile.
Last year when we went on vacation we kept all three cats in the basement for a week. My stepson and parents came over daily to feed the cats. Ziggy shat all over the basement regularly and refused to use the litter box. My stepson told us that one day he stopped over and Ziggy made several attempts to get outside. After the cat gave up he lay down on his side, looked at my stepson, and just squeezed out a monster log.
Cat Three. Puss-Puss is only two years old and is still mischievous. My only problem with her is that she will use the litter box after Max paints it with diarrhea, and then she'll sit on the furniture with kitty litter and Max's dung all over her backside.
The Birds. As I said earlier, all kinds of crap flies from bird cages. We started out two years ago with one male canary, and that was tolerable. When the thing stopped singing my wife figured it was lonely. We bought an inexpensive companion -- a male finch. The two birds would fight regularly, so my wife bought another cage in order to separate the birds. Now we had two lonely birds. My wife's solution was to go out and buy a female canary and a female finch. We had to keep the cages at the highest point in the house -- on top of our five-foot-high entertainment center -- because Puss Puss desperately wants a bird to chomp on. So the top of the entertainment center, the television, and the DVD player -- not to mention the carpet -- is always littered with bird ****, birdseed, and feathers. Thankfully we managed to get rid of the finches, which cuts down on the mess.
The Hamster. The funniest and the grossest display in my house comes courtesy our hamster and his infamous Wheel of ****. I don't know if anyone is familiar with these newfangled cages in which the hamster exercise wheel is enclosed and on top of the cage. The hamster can climb through a tube to access the wheel, which is sealed except for a few air slits. Hamsters are filthy rodents that drop little turds constantly; needless to say, this wheel is crusted with a trail of smeared crap and the little ****** runs and runs and shits and shits. It is so ******* nasty and, especially at three AM, annoying. I just know fecal matter is flying through those air slits. We keep the hamster cage up next to the birdcage because the Puss Puss also wants that hamster for dinner.
I can't believe we haven't caught a weird disease living under these conditions. I panic if I see a fly in the house -- odds are it was just sitting on an animal turd minutes earlier. But I am outnumbered two to one in the household; so I guess I must learn to make all feces my friend, and try and enjoy my household of filth.

2007-09-15 08:56:29 · 15 answers · asked by Wizzard 1 in Cats

Hey! My 8 week old golden has diarrhea, I've heard it's normal but he's pooping a lot. The poop is well...soft. I'm a little worried so I was just wondering if you guys have any advice for me. Should I take him to the wet? How long will this last? Is it his food? : ( Please help!

<3 victoria.

2007-09-15 08:54:52 · 17 answers · asked by Victoria H 1 in Dogs

2007-09-15 08:52:52 · 36 answers · asked by Ariana 3 in Dogs

hi i just got a new beagle puppy and ive never had a dog that i needed to train before i had a dog before but he was already trained so i need help so could anybody tell me how to house train and regular train a beagle puppy hes 4 to 8 months old and anybody who gives stupid answers like "sucks for you i dont have a answer" any answers like that will get reported and banned from answering any of my other questions

2007-09-15 08:45:50 · 8 answers · asked by tkerbag 4 in Dogs

ok I will start off with first don't tell me i should not have bred my dogs .We have a waiting list we screen our parents we have a contract I do all i need to do for my babies
next dont tell me to goto a vet we have been to the vet 3 times in 2 days just went today at 8 am
now to my question 4 week old puppies have giardia my vet said it may be from another animal dropping in my yard we have them on the meds to kill the worms meds for poop and now meds for puking one of the puppies is just not doing well the others came around right away after the first time on meds this puppy sick I called my vet again they are closed untill monday now
I am trying to do power aid every 2 hours and puppy formula it just pukes it up anyone know anything else i can try?
I am thinking about doing an injection under the skin with saline
has anyone done this ? I did tube feedher she just tossed it back up I need to get some fluids in her or she is going to die please anyone that can help

2007-09-15 08:36:27 · 17 answers · asked by CAT 2 in Dogs

pitt bull puppies

2007-09-15 08:25:31 · 6 answers · asked by stamped08 1 in Dogs

I have 2 abandoned kittens that I took in 2 days ago, vet estimated them to be between 4-6 weeks of age. They cannot manage the kitten food I was given but love the kitten formula. However, they are now having white stools, which I read are caused by formula intolerance. Unfortunately I can't find any info on what to feed as an alternative to kitten formula, and the vet is closed. Any guidance would be much appreciated. I'm not normally a cat person but these babies have won my heart, and they are a part of our family now.

2007-09-15 08:17:55 · 5 answers · asked by BellaBuggy 2 in Cats

She just came home this morning from getting spayed and she's hiding. She didn't eat anything (I put out her favorite wet food). She's been hiding for about 4 hours now. Should I look for her or let her alone? She won't come when I call.

2007-09-15 08:16:38 · 10 answers · asked by Santa Baby 2 in Cats

i got a 9 week old sheltie and he whines when he is in the kennel but i got him to stop for a little while and he peed in it once allready. but when i take him out to the wee wee pad every 3-4 hours he dosnt pee or poop so i give him to eat for about 30sec and take him to the wee wee pad and he still dosnt do it it like he wants to play he keaps on jumping and he grabs my sock and pulls on it and he made a mess with peeing and pooping yesterday but i took care of it with the stink remuval nature thing. whaht should i do? right now hes sleepin in the kennel.

2007-09-15 08:05:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-09-15 08:02:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

please tell me my dad wants to know!! Please no false info

2007-09-15 07:59:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

inverts is there anything else i need 13 watt 5000k bulb ,net,bio wheel filter, 20lbs sand , by the way its a 12 gallon ,9 pounds of live rock 2 fake plants hyro meter ,food, heter ,hermonter , a small power head

2007-09-15 07:53:37 · 4 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1 in Fish