Pets - 26 September 2007

I live in South Africa, Kwazulu Natal and my family has 4 Rhodesian Ridgebacks which were imported as puppies from a friends farm in Zimbabwe (before the madness!). They look very different to the other Ridgebacks that I see here in South Africa. They have the line, double crown but are taller and thinner than some of the Mastiff type Ridgebacks I see in South Africa. Have Ridgebacks been crossed to increase weight ? Ours are more like greyhounds on steroids that love to protect and hunt.

2007-09-26 18:24:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My kitten is a 5-month old male. he is very aggressive, does not enjoy petting most of the time, gets into everything, and meows a LOT, especially in the mornings. we have tried spraying him with water, we have tried swatting him (not hard) with a rolled up piece of paper, nothing works. he likes to chew on my very expensive college textbooks! he keeps us up at night playing and meowing very loudly. he bites hard and scratches and attacks us out of nowhere. i don't know what to do.

2007-09-26 18:21:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have just brought home a 6 week old ginger kitten, i already have 2 male labradors and my kitten will kiss, growl and swat at my dogs all the time, will they ever get along or should i continue to have them near each other in small doses, the dogs stay outside, and i have only put the kitten in front of them a few times, with the same reaction each time.

2007-09-26 18:04:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I was reading in People magazine about this guy that shoots cats that are about to eat a bird.

Whether it's stray, feral or owned by someone else.

Do you think this is wrong or ok? Why or why not?

2007-09-26 17:37:50 · 25 answers · asked by Butterfly 1 in Cats

Can I take my cats to the groomer, or do they have to go to the vet to be treated for fleas?

2007-09-26 17:17:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My fish have tail or fin rot or ick i'm not sure but i have increased the tempature to 79 the next one that's higher is 82 degrees and i dont know if i will kill my fish if i put the temp that high. I have but 3 tsp in my 37 gallon tank of kosher coarce salt in the water.(i have 57 guppies babies and 3 bala sharks)I just need to know if i only put the salt in once and how often do i change my water in the time period that it takes to get ride of the disease.I ahev tryed fungus tablets from petcetera and they turned my white guppies black.I took the fish into petcetera and they said to take 50 percent of the water out and and 3 days another 20 percent out in 3 days so i did and they went back to normal so i am now trying the salt i hope you can help thanks for reading my essay ...Tara Hastings

2007-09-26 17:10:55 · 3 answers · asked by tara_hastings 1 in Fish

He's swimming up and having a hard time staying high up in the tank where he likes it. He is litterally swimming vertical. Whats wrong with him?

2007-09-26 17:08:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

the ones that come in the 100 calorie pack. He ate about 7/8 of one thin crisp. Is he gonna get sick? I know that chocolate is poisonous.

2007-09-26 17:06:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I rent a room in the basement and my cats live down there with me, I am gone during the day and I only have one window in the basement, light comes in the window during the daylight but when it gets towards evening and it gets dark out, the cats are left in total darkness and I am worried that they could get depressed from it. I know that humans can but I'm not sure about cats. I have recently started to leave a small lamp on during the day so they can have light when it gets dark. Am I worring for nothing?

2007-09-26 16:54:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My 10 year old chihuahua mix has been diagnosed with a collapsing trachea! Does anyone else have a dog with this condition and if so how do you treat it? How long can he live with this disorder?

2007-09-26 16:52:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I just got my friend a new kitten, and the woman I got him from said his eyes were a little irratated due to using carpet fresh in her home. The little kitty's eyes are crusty and the right one looks funky. Can carpet fresh do this? He smells just like it too.

2007-09-26 16:37:06 · 8 answers · asked by gowpet 4 in Cats

Could it be that the cat's been taken off its mum to early?

2007-09-26 16:36:59 · 15 answers · asked by cats mother 3 in Cats

I've had a Betta fish for a week. He just started building a bubble nest. I don't know much about this, I don't own a female but is it usual for males to build one anyways? What should I do when I clean it and the nest breaks? Is that bad or will he just build a new one?

2007-09-26 16:24:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I'm sure someone on here is from GC (GliderCENTRAL)

WHERE is it?! I thought it was down for a few days for maintenance but now the page is... something else.

What's going on????

2007-09-26 16:23:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

His breath usually smells like rotten fish! We have tried brushing his teeth and that doesn't help. I have given him things to chew on (rawhide and greenies) and that doesn't help. He gags when he isn't doing anything but sitting still. He has been checked for worms and heartworms. Both were negative. I plan to take him to the vet when I'm off Friday, but was curious if anyone has any ideas in the meantime.

2007-09-26 16:21:10 · 13 answers · asked by mljk74 3 in Dogs

2007-09-26 16:18:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My cat peed on my brothers bed and I notice is was pink and there was one or two red spots in it, but sometimes hes right behind me while I'm baking in the kitchen and I back into him. Do you think it could be something serious?

2007-09-26 16:14:37 · 14 answers · asked by grace 1 in Cats

I went to a few pages and I found one that I like. potty-training-puppies- now (dot) com. But, do these books work? I went to the library but the books seem to have old content. Has any one been to this site or bought from them before I buy?

2007-09-26 16:13:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a sic year old Tabby cat who keeps killing birds in our back yard, and then he brings them in the house. He decapitates them and leaves blood in the hall and its a rental so we can have blood in the carpet. We have a dog door which is how he keeps bringing the birds in , but we cant close it because we have a dog who needs to get out during the day while we are at work ( he needs to be let out a couple of times between 8 hours. and we dont have time to let the dog out on lunch breaks because of the drive their and back) Anyway, my question is , Can this be stopped? Is it a specfic thing that Tabbys do? Can anyone give me suggestions?


Please Help!

We love this cat very much and do not want to put him down but what will make him stop bringing the birds in the house. Is there a specific medicine that will stop this?????



Please Help!!!!!

2007-09-26 16:11:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

It's loud, and my tank is also climbing in temperature for no reason, so i'm thinking it's from the filter (i turned off the lights and the small heater and it's night time here)

2007-09-26 15:51:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My husband got a red tail boa almost two weeks ago, he tried to feed her and she want eat, she ate before he got her and the rat that she has eatten has not exactly digested and passed through yet. What should I do? Should he wait a little longer to feed her or what? Can somebody please help me out. How long does it take to actually digest? What all do I need to know about how to raise a snake? Please tell me what I need to know about feeding also.

2007-09-26 15:45:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

how white should his gums be if he is bleeding? is it pure white or just a little pale?

2007-09-26 15:43:56 · 7 answers · asked by Daniel C 2 in Cats

I got her about 6 months ago at walmart (which I know says NOTHING about her age) and put her in a 5 gallon tank with 5 other small fish. She was about 1.5" long at the time I bought her.

I had a male betta in the tank but he died, and all except for one of the other fish died also. I currently have this female betta with a barb (not sure what it is). The female has grown to approx. 3.5" and has really elongated her fins, almost as flowy as a male betta. She is really fat and eats like crazy. She has a small (1/16") white thing that constantly hangs out of her anus(not sure about this location either). She looks bloated but she's not, there are no diseases in the tank because it's been treated for a long time.

She has cataracts... I think. Her eyes are covered with a cataract-like film that keeps intensifying. It seems as though she can still see fairly well.

What the heck is wrong with her? Is she just old, or is she fat and lazy with diseases?

2007-09-26 15:42:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have a dog that isn't too terribly common here in the US. Just wanted to see if anyone could guess, and if so, have you ever met one in person? Here are a few pics. For a hint, he is still pretty young and his very defining feature is still working on becoming fully noticable.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19946661@N00/1444929693/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19946661@N00/1444929271/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19946661@N00/1444929159/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19946661@N00/1444929345/

2007-09-26 15:41:15 · 14 answers · asked by Chiappone 6 in Dogs

Over the weekend i introduced my dog to our friends dog well they didnt like each other so we kept our dog in their back room and in their crate now the next day when leaving we noticed that he was really swollen on his belly and really red over these few days i notced that he is losing his hair where the swelling is . Im not sure what started it or what to do . yes i can go to a vet but im so tight on money right now i cant afford it . please if anyone knows anything for me to do let me know im so stressed out he kepps limping around so helplessly

2007-09-26 15:35:54 · 12 answers · asked by gina 2 in Dogs

What should their daily salad consist of?

What would be the best bedding? Right now I'm using paper towel

Are they best kept alone, or with another?

Thank you!!! :)

Just got him/her yesterday(feel bad I left the other one all alone but they were $75 and I would only get the other if it would be for the best) he/she is about 3 in.

2007-09-26 15:34:44 · 4 answers · asked by C M 1 in Reptiles

my tank is a 20 gallon fish only fish tank NO LIVE ROCK. my 3,3 stripe damsels fighting. the bigger one keeps fighting wit the medium 1,n the medium with the lil smalll 1.But the bigger never chase the small 1, once i put the big away in a small tank the lil 1 staring breding faster. so they i saw the medium keeping in da small so i put in another small tank. now my lil damsel still keeps breathing fast.whats wrong with him? is it cuz my tank is cycling or ??my tank has been cycling for a week now my ammonia is 4.0ppm my nitrite is 0.25ppm.???also is ok to bring the two damsels back to the store even though my tank isnt cycled? and if do instead of repleacing for another fish right away could,i make them wait intill my tank is cycled?? anyone knows?? in my tank i have no decoraatinons yet, could dat be the problem for them fighting?

2007-09-26 15:34:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My mom said I can get a pet. Bunny or Hamster is the question. Which is better, and i have two dogs which will react better with the dogs(the dogs are labs) Help!(please)

2007-09-26 15:29:58 · 17 answers · asked by YOUNGandCRAZY64 1 in Other - Pets

she has been inside in the laundry at night (used to be in the main part but she was doing to many messes on our polished floors)
but she gets seperation anxeity even when she is outside during the day. she is a very effectionate dog and loves to jump all over people. even people new to her, (but she also does a little piddle with new people)
we hate hearing her whine even when she is in the laundry. our bedroom is right next to it and lead out to the stairs of the laundry so she always sleep right outside our door (we can feel a warm spot when we get up in the morning) we have a dog kennell outside for her but she may be a little big for it. she has only ever gone in there when i have put her foodbowl in there. but she won't go in there to rest or sleep.

2007-09-26 15:28:10 · 12 answers · asked by Louiebaby 1 in Dogs

my hamster is female
she's a russian dawf
she had 2 litters ect.
but for some reson since we sold the babies and the mate
she has been biting herself and bleeding
even ripping her fur out
whats wrong with her?

2007-09-26 15:23:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets