Pets - 3 October 2007

2007-10-03 16:00:47 · 7 answers · asked by fig 1 in Dogs

2007-10-03 15:55:53 · 11 answers · asked by njhaberli 1 in Dogs

We let her out before bed, and she doesn't go, but in the middle of the night she poos and pees in the house. We don't know what to do to break her of this habit.

2007-10-03 15:53:40 · 3 answers · asked by kitkat 4 in Dogs

This is regarding my pitbull mix. For the last few days, her hair has been shedding like crazy.. I have also noticed these (click link for pics) scabs and pink spots especially around hind legs and neck area. She has always been allergic to almost anything (grass, treats, her bed etc etc) and have broken out in hives before. However this time, there are no hives, just tremondous amount of hair shedding and those pink spots I have mentioned. She is eating regularly (recently switched to timberwolf ocean blue formula due to her allergies), energy is normal and does not seem to be in any pain. I will be taking her to a vet in couple of days but can any of you shed any light on this? I am also wondering do pitbulls shed hair during changing of seasons? I'm afraid she is gonna have no hair left at this rate! Could this be a mange of some kind? Thanks in advance for your answers.
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2007-10-03 15:53:12 · 3 answers · asked by JaNuSdEviL 2 in Dogs

is this cat blue??? http://www.tinkerfairy.co.uk/images/Smokie.jpg

2007-10-03 15:51:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

2007-10-03 15:44:00 · 18 answers · asked by susie m 1 in Cats

2007-10-03 15:42:50 · 14 answers · asked by wannawan 1 in Dogs

Every month, we have to battle with our dog to get her Frontline/Advantix flea and tick medicine on. We've tried everything--coaxing her with treats, trying to hold her still while we squirt the medicine on her back, sneak attacking her . . everything. But she's absolutely terrified -- she'll run away when she sees the medicine. When we try holding her, she's squirming so much that it hurts both the person holding her and herself. And she's big enough that she's definitely not easy to hold down (she's over 50 lbs).

I'm at a loss. What's the best way to teach her the medicine won't hurt her? And the best way to put it on? Thanks for any tips.

2007-10-03 15:41:57 · 8 answers · asked by doza1621 3 in Dogs

My German Shepherd is having only one puppy, is it normal that they have one puppy, and if so will there be any complications? A vet told me that she was gonna have to deliver the puppy on a certain day for the sake of the puppy.. is she trying to make a quick buck or is it true? What could go wrong if I just let her do it on her own?

2007-10-03 15:40:23 · 17 answers · asked by îbË 1 in Dogs

This has been something i have been wondering for a while.
Do they change thier skin cells quickly? Or is it something else?

2007-10-03 15:39:16 · 11 answers · asked by VB 1 in Reptiles

She is running a temperature. My husband gave her some stale chocolates two days ago. Could that be the reason?

2007-10-03 15:31:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

If not how many is too many ?

2007-10-03 15:31:39 · 10 answers · asked by sh00onuff 2 in Other - Pets

Hello everyone. My wife and I have this disagreement. We have a little Yorkie and my wife wants it to sleep in the bed with us. However, I told her that it's a bad habit for the dog. Can anyone give me some input. Thanks!

2007-10-03 15:30:13 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-10-03 15:24:01 · 10 answers · asked by trucker 1 in Dogs

as of the night before which was about 12 hours before he was totally active and behaving normally.

2007-10-03 15:21:46 · 3 answers · asked by Randy 1 in Other - Pets

Okay, feel free to laugh because it is kind of funny but it is very puzzling behavior. I have been coming home over my lunch break and doing Pilates for about two years. Every time I do, Molly, my cat getting extremely irritated and will bite, kick and lunge at me. Sometimes she is just playing around but most of the time she looks really upset and I usually just put her downstairs until I am finished. Molly is an extremely mellow cat otherwise and I am her favorite human in the house. She hardly ever makes a sound and I have two daughters that play with her all the time and she never seems phased by them and she is a happy sociable cat - why does Pilates stir up such anger in my kitty?

2007-10-03 15:21:35 · 3 answers · asked by Alicia S 2 in Cats

mine is about 6 months old

2007-10-03 15:08:30 · 5 answers · asked by early june 2 in Reptiles

My fish has fin rot and ICK

some people say it because of low salt in water.. so do I put the fancy salt from the pet stores in it or just regular cooking salt..

2007-10-03 15:04:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

My cat has been missing for 3 plus days, and no sign of him anywhere. He is a good hunter and there are lots of empty lots and acreage where he could be.

2007-10-03 15:01:04 · 6 answers · asked by Carolyn S 1 in Cats

my new dog is a female from the track. she is lovely, is getting
along well with my two high maintenance small dogs. i am
concerned about her learning to use our stairs to the back
yard. she is scared of them so i have to walk her around the
house to put her in the yard. my other dogs go up and down
the stairs.any ideas for a successful training situation?

2007-10-03 14:53:46 · 4 answers · asked by Lisa S 1 in Dogs

Ok, here's the story...

A skunk with rabies happened to be wandering around my cousin's backyard, so the skunk got into a fight with my cousin's dog. He ended up biting and clawing the dog and now he has a 99% chance of having rabies, but he's going to be quarrantined for 6 months to see if he 100% has it. What really makes me mad is now the Animal Control is picking on my cousin's kittens who were safe in the garage and weren't near the skunk, and now they're going to put all of the kittens and cat to sleep. They're not even going to allow for the kittens to be quarrintened. They already captured 3 out of 5 of the cats and they plan on putting them to sleep tommorow. Is there anyway me or my cousin could stop this inhumane act?! I would greatly appreciate any well thought out answers!

2007-10-03 14:52:15 · 5 answers · asked by thereisnobathroom! 3 in Other - Pets

I just got two rats. Ive never owned a rat before. Somtimes they will just start scratching themselves like somthing has bit them. I know its normal for animals to scratch themselves. I have had dogs that have gotten fleas and they scratch themselves in the same way. They will act normal and then all of a sudden start scratching one spot repeatedly. Is it normal for a rat to do this ? They already have fidgety movements so is this how the itch themselves ? Is it possible for them to get any kind of bugs ?

2007-10-03 14:47:17 · 6 answers · asked by sh00onuff 2 in Other - Pets

2007-10-03 14:43:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a juvenille bearded dragon and in addition to feeding him crickets daily, I offer him veggies (collard greens, squash, etc). Can I freeze chopped veggies to help them last longer so that I do not have to cut fresh veggies daily? If so, how long can I freeze them for? Any other methods people use to store and keep cut veggies longer?

Thanks!

2007-10-03 14:38:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

He growls when we pick him up or are about to pick him up, the previous owner warned us about this. Are there any ways to help calm it down or is this just how chi's are?

2007-10-03 14:30:48 · 15 answers · asked by Wenders! =]] 2 in Dogs

I'd also like to know if there is a breed of dog that bites the least.

2007-10-03 14:28:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I always thought the food I fed my dogs was of decent quality, but I checked out www.dogfoodanalysis.com someone had posted. Turns out my dogs' food is only one star. :(

Where do you buy your top-quality food? (I noticed Innova and Canidae are popular choices...so food like that.)

If the food is not specifically marked for "large breeds," is there anything in particular on the ingredient list that large breeds really need or something I need to steer clear of?

I also noticed many of the good foods had garlic on their ingredient list...is this not a concern?

Finally, can you just give me a price estimate for how much you pay for your good food...you don't have to tell me the specific brand. (ex. $30 for a 40lb. bag)

Sorry...lots of questions...enlighten me!

2007-10-03 14:27:13 · 20 answers · asked by KS 7 in Dogs

I'm still wondering if you anyone can tell me how soon my dog will start to have her puppies.I just brought her in side so that she would have a nice place to have the puppies.I have noticed that she does have milk and also she was digging a hole..But since I have brought her in the house she will not lay for very long she keeps walking around.But then if I would take her out side she seems to be fine.

2007-10-03 14:26:18 · 12 answers · asked by Angela B 1 in Dogs

Hy,i think i need your advice ,a few days ago i went to a pet shop owner and breeder and the area where they had the cages of their puppies,bunnies,hamsters and cats for sale was cover with glass i i have never enter in my life until yesterday OH MY GOD!! that place had a horrible smell i really dont understand how that poor animals can live their and they had 11 bunnies in a tiny cage the poor bunnies cant even move and the puppies wher just desesperate to go out(they NEVER go out )they where a lot of hamsters in a little cage i have never go to her breeder but she have told me she has 90 dogs of all kind of breeds(like 20 breeds)and she sayes its on a farm she breeds all the year a lot of dogs a year(in high volume)and she have told me that a dog can live all its life in a cage enough to go around itself (obiously i know thats soooo wrong)the thing is that i fill so sorry about the all thouse animals and here are no association who protects animals or something.

2007-10-03 14:21:58 · 24 answers · asked by Dog passion 2 in Dogs

I understand the it is cheap, but it is also CHEAP! So why would anyone feed it to their animals?

2007-10-03 14:19:36 · 22 answers · asked by Katslookup - a Fostering Fool! 6 in Dogs