Pets - 27 September 2007

What you see in that picture is a horse bleeding to death. It's happening in a city in Romania. He was hit by a car and his owner decided to kill him to get rid of him. The only way he could think of doing that, was by cutting its throat....
This is happening in a European Union country that has absolutely no valid laws to protect animals from any form of cruelty or suffering. A country where people of all ages find pleasure and enjoyment in beating animals to death, burning them alive, cutting their throats or ripping their bellies. A country where stray dogs are collected from the streets only to be killed by barbarian methods: locked in a cell and starved to death, gassed or poisoned....
The worst that can happen in Romania to someone who hurts, tortures or kills an animal is to get a fine. That is, to pay a certain amount of money. In most cases, he will escape even that. Do you think that's fair? Is it possible to assess a life's worth in the amount of the fine???...

2007-09-27 23:25:36 · 19 answers · asked by by_request2000 3 in Other - Pets

Thak you - I have someone who wants to send their young dog back to Canada after arriving to work in Africia? Sending it by Plane, ? Has anyone information on doing so? What kind of paper work needs to be done? Thank you

2007-09-27 23:24:56 · 6 answers · asked by Keats Gipsy 1 in Dogs

Please help i have a small cat which i didnt let out of the yard but has started jumping over the wall. I know i cant keep him in 24/7 but when he does go out he keeps going around to the front door(which is on a busy main road) . I never let him out the front, he uses the cap flap at the back. I have unblocked the bottom of the gate so he can get back in but it's as if hes loosing his bearings. I've already lost a cat on the road sadly and dont want it to happen again. I also have a big cat that goes out so dont feel its fair to not let them out. Please help.

2007-09-27 23:17:47 · 15 answers · asked by Nichola B 1 in Cats

weve been treating our dog with frontline, and treating house with spray/hoovering, we got our dog a haircut, but he's got scabs all over his coat.

last night when we put him on his bed (we were washing the cover) so its white and we noticed alot of black specks, i dont know if this is flea dirt?

general dirt (as he was walked to the groomers) ??

or actual fleas?? i sprayed it with Perymythin spray and they didnt move, so would it be flea excrement or flea dirt? how can i tell?

also is there any way 2 tell what is cat fleas and dog fleas? i would love to know as i could maybe distinguish how he got them. he either got them from the field from another dog, or maybe a stray cat (as cats come in our back yard)

2007-09-27 22:53:09 · 6 answers · asked by fairycake 1 in Dogs

I found a stray cat and I have been petting it and I feed it. Now I feel like im getting sick. Could I have got something from the cat?

2007-09-27 22:22:22 · 4 answers · asked by Tai ! 1 in Cats

I just brought a new puppy home yesterday,shes 9 weeks old and a german shepherd/labrador cross.
So far ive let her in the garden and i walked her down to my sons school which is like 2 mins away but i dont wanna take her out until shes had her jabs and im not sure what age they are meant to have them at.
someone this morning told me that they arent essential either, i always just assumed they were as they need protectng beore they can associate with other dogs? or was i misinformed??
also is it normal for a pup whose just been seperated from her parents and siblings to have the runs?? she messed ALLLL over the dining room last nite i was mortified lol!!
she whines alot too but m gonna let her sleep with a clock tonite to see if that calms her down
any advise would be lovely
thanks very much in advance

2007-09-27 22:01:53 · 3 answers · asked by saera 4 in Dogs

I would throw it away if it was just a cheap t shirt but it is a Soul California t shirt & was a present from a friend. I'm gutted, especially as the crap is purple!! Will it come out & what can I use to ensure it does? Any tried & tested stain removers for this sort of thing that anyone knows of?

2007-09-27 21:53:35 · 12 answers · asked by Angel 2 in Birds

2007-09-27 21:29:31 · 12 answers · asked by una ragazza siciliana 6 in Cats

ive posted a few questions as to breed/s of my new puppy. there has been a quite disparate reponse over the last month or so, a few(most) saying he is a jack russell, pit etc . he is now 18 pounds and 3.5 mths old. he has grown. surely he is not a JRT, he is too big. vet isnt sure about this.experts,dog lovers out there let me know what u think. just curious and its a bit of fun watching your puppy grow up. i would have thought that he will at least double in size when fully grown. he is dearly loved.see some new updated pictures here at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12561422@N06/

2007-09-27 20:38:42 · 12 answers · asked by stephen p 1 in Dogs

2007-09-27 20:18:50 · 11 answers · asked by ben t 3 in Other - Pets

My cat has fleas..poor baby, first time ever and I tried the dish soap trick, it wasn't dawn but I heard that any soap works. It did work, somewhat..some of the fleas died and rinsed off and some are still alive, not sure how many..some also were not moving after, but are still attatched to his fur..are they dead? I left the soap on for about 5 minutes..should I leave it on longer? I am going to do it again in like a week or so, does Dawn really work best? Should I buy a flea comb to use after the next time? I feel really bad that it didn't kill them all...especially since it's his birthday (he's 4) and he hates baths.....I know I am a dork! lol! After his fur dries and he stops licking I am going to use a Flea Halt brand wipe to kill more of them.... I am sad... :( I can't help but feel like I did it wrong or something!

2007-09-27 18:53:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-09-27 18:49:43 · 19 answers · asked by luv_my_lou 4 in Dogs

So my dog has this treat ball and we put treats in it. STUPID of me because I didn't check the inside of the treat ball on a regular basis. My dog ate about 2 pieces of treat and I noticed that it didn't look right..it was moldy!!!
-He's active, he was playing, running around.
-Vomited once...it was the treat that he just ate mixed with whitish substance with a phlegm consistency. Has not vomited since then.
-Feces was normal in the morning. No diarrhea..so far..
-No Neurological signs...eyes normal, not hypersalivating, gait is normal.

I;m keeping an eye out for him right now, I'm not sure if I should bring him to the emergency hosp. since I haven't witnessed any symptoms that patients get when they get toxicity.


Any suggestions? I would really appreciate it.

2007-09-27 18:42:45 · 5 answers · asked by SZ122602 2 in Dogs

we were playing tug a war and i felt it land on me...then i looked and noticed it was one of his front teeth. Hes 4 mths old...it didnt bleed or nothing was just a lil red is all...and He didnt act like it hurt or anything...just kept playing and was acting fine. Will he be alright?

2007-09-27 18:37:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

how can i save them? i have more chiclidsin the tank they might eat them when they come out

2007-09-27 18:15:48 · 11 answers · asked by x_mulawit_x 1 in Fish

i ask a question a month ago about my pregnant guppies... i got my answer, but my guppie is still pregnant she is n ow twice the size and her back is bent like a boomerang... how much longer till she has her fry???? help plz

2007-09-27 17:58:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

A week ago this stray female cat came up my driveway, she has been neglected and it's very underweight. I have been caring for her for the past week. When I first held her I noticed that her stomach was quite round for her hips being as extremely thin as they were.. Her spine and ribs are visible.
She eats a can of cat food and about a cup of dry cat food a day. Before you scold me for not taking her to the vets...I put an ad in the paper the day I found her to check and see if someone lost her, if no one claims her after the ad is up (this monday) I will be taking her to the vets. Here is my question...how can I tell if she is pregnant? I checked her nipples and they're not pink, but they look kinda swollen. Today she was laying on my lap and I heard this funny noise coming from her stomach, it sounds like fluid moving, like a crackling noise sorta. Could this be her kittens moving? Never having a pregnant cat myself, I tried to put 2 and 2 together. But, I'm not positive. Any tips?

2007-09-27 17:47:25 · 4 answers · asked by jazziegirl8751 2 in Cats

If we were moving with cats in soft carriers, how do we deal with the litter box situation? Do we keep a litter box close by and let the cats out of their carriers in the car so that they can use the litter box and then put them back in the carriers?

Help?

2007-09-27 17:43:13 · 5 answers · asked by Ihaveaquestion 1 in Cats

2007-09-27 17:40:52 · 6 answers · asked by Jessica 1 in Birds

there arent many people around me that have dogs so when she meets one she gets very timid and when the other dog approaches she starts to back away and if they get too close she starts to snarl.. plus i dont know why but she really gets scared of people when they try to pet her [they approach her gently too].. its so wierd shes quite friendly but in the beginning she gets so timid ..plus when people come over she gets very territorial and shuts up when they feed her a treat lol.. i guess its a service fee for entering the house =).. anyway to help her feel less scared and so timid all the time?

2007-09-27 17:32:54 · 6 answers · asked by jadoreejess 1 in Other - Pets

My chickens' toe nails are growing really long. What should I do?

2007-09-27 17:13:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

Wow Made it with only 14 Characters left. And.. Will I need to pre-soak pellets in water then feed it to him?

2007-09-27 16:58:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I've never known what they actually are and i'd like to know.

2007-09-27 16:56:03 · 10 answers · asked by andru944 1 in Fish

We got a 9 week old female black lab, this is our 5th day and I really want to change what we've been calling her for these 5 days. Can I? And what should we name her? I like Abby.

2007-09-27 16:46:04 · 15 answers · asked by oldschoolyo 2 in Dogs

It looks like my goldfish has a swim bladder problem. It's backside is floating, having a hard time swimming, stays near the top. It's in a 10 gallon tank with two other smaller goldfishes as well. They are all about 1inch long. I've tried peas but it doesn't want to eat it and the peas sink to the bottom. I want to try fasting but not sure if I'll have to make all the other fish fast as I don't have another tank. I've replaced the water, added dechlorinater and cycle solution. I'm out of ideas. What should I do?

2007-09-27 16:43:49 · 6 answers · asked by L L 1 in Fish

the sand in my saltwater tank have a coting of like red slime heres some pics http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1245/1451135376_226c713049.jpg?v=0

2007-09-27 16:40:41 · 5 answers · asked by bigkiller_228 1 in Fish

2007-09-27 16:39:52 · 9 answers · asked by missa 1 in Dogs

2007-09-27 16:39:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-09-27 16:37:21 · 11 answers · asked by missa 1 in Dogs

I'm new at owning my very first snake and i was wondering what does snake regurgitation look like so I'll know what to look for?

2007-09-27 16:27:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles