Pets - 4 October 2007

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2007-10-04 04:23:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have a 4 year old male pomeranian/shelty cross - weighs approximatly 20 pounds, and IS neutered. I have had this dog for about 2 years.

I want to get another dog, a 2 year old, male pomeranian pekingese cross weighs about 7 pounds. This dog IS also neutered

Are these 2 okay to live ith eachother?-- I hav checked with the curent owner of the new dog I want to get, and it gets along no problem with other dogs

2007-10-04 04:23:46 · 9 answers · asked by jk_toddler101 1 in Dogs

Mine got REALLY hyper today and it's only the second day she's been home. Do you think this will affect her stitches?

2007-10-04 04:18:12 · 10 answers · asked by Misses Mia Wallace 5 in Cats

I have three dogs a 10 year old male springer spanial mix ,5 year old male beagle and a 2 year old female pitt/lab mix,the female is spayed the other two are not they are destroying the house!! they climb all over the furniture like they own it , and the biggest problem is when we wake up we find at least one or two pee spots on the carpet the 10 year old pees on everything baby toys,stove,book bags,clothes chairs,couches everything the other two pee but just on the floor as you can see its quite a problem i have a 9 month old who is crawling i have to spend a large amount of time everyday cleaning the mess and we get the carpet cleaned all the time when we come home the house smells soo bad they go outside about once an hour two the most and they still pee in the house!!! i currently live with my mom and she is about to give them away i dont blame her this is a big huge problem do you know of any ways to get them to stop this before we do give them away??

2007-10-04 04:13:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

We adopted an 11 year old male cat a month and a half ago from the shelter. He's wonderful - very sweet, affectionate, loves to play and we finally found the food he likes. He's had two accidents on our bed before, but we did go on vacation soon after we adopted him, so we figured that was just his getting back at us for leaving him. Then last night he peed on our bed again. He sleeps with us every night and hangs out in our bedroom during the day. We give him lots of attention, play with him everyday, brush him three times a week, has his litter box cleaned twice a day, etc. I don't know why he does this. We don't have any other pets in the house - we were just focused on spoiling him for now, so there are no territorial issues. When I took him to the vet a few weeks ago, he said he was perfectly healthy. Is there something someone can suggest to make him stop? Thank you in advance.

2007-10-04 04:06:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

He has been lost since 5pm yesterday. I'm really worried about him because he never used to go outside unsupervised, and he never left our street. He isn't neutered so I'm thinking maybe he went out to find a girl cat?

Do most cats come home if they're lost? I put some cat food outside last night and some animal ate it already, but it could have been anything. Maybe another cat ate it or a raccoon perhaps... I haven't really seen any other cats in my neighborhood.

2007-10-04 03:59:15 · 12 answers · asked by A.H. 2 in Cats

Can humans contract feline diseases? I took in three kittens a month ago. They seemed very healthy until about a 9 days ago. Suddenly each kitten died one by one. Sick, vomiting, diarrhea, wouldn’t eat, drink, wouldn’t play, them become comatose & dies all with days within each other. The kittens got sick one by one & died suddenly. They weren’t poisoned. I thought they had feline distemper. I took one to the vet he gave me antibiotics & he said they was not getting enough nourishments (food). They were eating just fine until they got sick. Well… my question is. I cared for the kitten’s night & day for days. I let them in the house & even lad with them when they cried. So could I get sick or contract something from being around the kittens a lot? Also I have an older dog & a stray tomcat could they get sick also. Any info. would be helpful.

2007-10-04 03:51:47 · 15 answers · asked by Krissy 3 in Cats

Have a wee cat that keeps popping in the cat flap whenever am out and steals my cat's food! - have seen it (gorgeous wee thing) and chased it, my hubby has chucked water over it (didnt deter it) and am beginning to think its bullying my cat. He is a big tom who usually fights with anything but not this one - I think it could be a girl. Truth is although I would love to re-home, hubby not keen and also just dont know if it belongs elsewhere and is coming in for second....or thirds...

I do lock the cat flap up at night though but as I am out all day at work its unfair of me to shut my cat in as he likes to wander freely and come back in for a snooze or when it rains etc.

Advice greatly appreciated.

2007-10-04 03:42:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

What should i do about it? Take him to the vet.

2007-10-04 03:39:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Just wondering after reading another question about collars. Dogs are required by law to wear a collar with an ID and have a certain amount of protection. Cats aren't required to wear collars and seem to have very little protection. Should the law change so that cats should wear collars in return for greater legal protection (i.e. reporting it to the police if you run a cat over)?

2007-10-04 03:25:38 · 29 answers · asked by ♥ Divine ♥ 6 in Cats

We've got a nice big 90 gallon tank that we just love... with African cichlids... one is pretty big, the rest are smaller average goldfish size...

A couple of them bred... Not sure which ones.. but we have 4 babies in there (Sorry for the terminology, I know it's incorrect.... I don't know anything about fish)

The baby fish are getting a bit bigger now.. and coming out from their hiding spots more.. all the cichlids protect the babies.. it's cool to watch..

The question is... how many babies are we going to end up with... and are we going to have to get another tank etc.

I've noticed the big one quite often digs up a lot of the gravel along the bottom of one of her favourite hiding spots...so it's down the bare glass... Is she getting ready to have babies again... I don't know if this is the fish that had them in the first place...

How many fish could I potentially end up with? The babies in there now make 13.
Thanks

2007-10-04 03:17:43 · 4 answers · asked by Mom2Boyzz 3 in Fish

i have 10 zebra danios on my aquarium... and i want them healthy, upon reading alot of infos ive concluded that velvet disease is common to them and i dont want that to happen.. and at this site
http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Minnows,%20Danios.htm
it states that:
Velvet Prevention. Keep your danio water clean. Dirty water encourages the growth of velvet. This means light feedings and frequent partial water changes. Adding salt discourages velvet.
-- my problem now is i dont know which salt it is talking about, is it rock salt or iodized salt? or what? and how much salt do i put in it? and how do i put it, drop it directly or dilute first?

i have a 10 gallon tank with live plants and a driftwood...

would the salt affect them?
and how would i know that my salt application is good?
and most of all is salt really safe for the danios?

2007-10-04 03:16:57 · 4 answers · asked by Random Loner 1 in Fish

I got married on the 06th September and had my wifes Aunt cat sitting. When we were away she got her leg trapped in something (The story is vague and not relevant at the moment) When trying to release her leg she snapped her achillies tendon. She was taken to hospital and had the tendon stitched back together.We got back from honeymoon and were broken the news that she was wearing a plaster cast and she had surgery.Anyway we get back and we are told she will need to wait another week and have the cast removed. When the cast was removed it turns out that the tendon had snapped again!!! Now I have a cat walking about on her back knee as it were.We took her to a orthapaedic specialist today and he explained that he could carry out complex surgery which may take up to5 months to heal and may not even be succesful.The other option was to have the limb removed and she would be"as right as rain in two weeks"We agreed to have the leg amputated and now I feel sick did i do the right thing?

2007-10-04 03:12:16 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Also, I am starting to itch. Could it just be beacuse I am freaked out by the possible fleas? Does everytime my dog outside, will he come back home with fleas? How do I sucessfully keeps fleas out of my home and off my dog?

2007-10-04 02:54:58 · 16 answers · asked by chocolate_krys2000 4 in Dogs

We have a 12 week old kitten, and have had her about 5 weeks. A friend told us to get her a playmate, as she may get bored. So we got another female kitten. Their age difference is about 4 or 5 weeks. We have had the new kitten about 2 weeks and have tried introducing them to each other several times. The older one has scratched the youngers eye, which needed vet treatment, and also has bitten her badly on the bum which caused her to limp. They are both aware of each others smell now, but we have to keep them in seperate rooms, as we are scared that the young kitten will get seriously hurt. Every time we try introductions the older cat protects her territory and attacks. What can we do other than leave it til the younger one is big enough to stand up for herself?

Note: this is not introducing a kitten to a placid old cat. They are only weeks apart but the older one is over twice the size and very active.

2007-10-04 02:54:15 · 4 answers · asked by Colin B 1 in Cats

Not to expensive maybe even breeders or farms

2007-10-04 02:52:58 · 5 answers · asked by tna5716 1 in Dogs

A female cat found us recently. We noticed her belly is rotund (no sign of worms) and she eats all day. She is extremely affectionate and rubs against everything. Are these definite signs of pregnancy or is there a way for us to tell without having to make a 30-minute trip to the vet? Thanks.

2007-10-04 02:52:10 · 4 answers · asked by Veritas 7 in Cats

OK, I have 2 shihtzus, they love to go to the park and chase A BALL, but it seems to have to have these "qualifications" a squeaky in it, FITS INTO THEIR MOUTH ONLY SO THEY OTHER CAN'T GRAB IT OUT, and it has to be durable. So far, every time I but something like this, when I can find the right size, the squeaky breaks. They are very picky about that it fits into their mouth and nothing hangs out so the other can't grab it when they are running back to me with it. This may sound like a silly question, but I live on pennies and I have spend about $15 on dog toys in the last month and need to find one that lasts forever. The smaller tennis ball works but if it doesn't squeak, they just tend to ignore it, I think they like to squeak it when they get it to show the other one like " "ha ha, I have it " and it helps me too in the big soccer field where we play. Any suggestions ? thanks Wendy

2007-10-04 02:32:03 · 5 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Dogs

I have 2 little cory cats - I basically now just let them eat the flakes that fall to the bottom. (I give the tank an extra feeding in the dark before i go to bed when the other fish are sleeping to amke sure they fall to the bottom. I used to feed them sinking pellets but those things make a huge mess - are flakes sufficient for the cats?

2007-10-04 02:25:21 · 4 answers · asked by ian s 3 in Fish

We take her outside all the time and we also have the pads that you put on the floor inside the house just in case. Well she uses the bathroom everywhere but there. Sometimes she will be outside forever and once we get her inside she uses the bathroom. This is my first puppy and my patients is wearing thin. I don't know what to do...........

2007-10-04 02:15:50 · 15 answers · asked by Shaunta C 1 in Dogs

And next minute their animals poop watery or pasty stinking stool without any form.
Why do I find it confusing? :((((

2007-10-04 02:04:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

We are lucky enough to be getting a Weimaraner puppy. She will not be with us until November.

We are wanting to get her spayed as we will never be breeding her and know that it would be bettter for her general health to do this.

Couple of questions:-

1. How old should she be before we have it done?
2. How much approx would it cost (Manchester, UK).
3. Do you think we should get her microchipped?
4. How long does it take for them to recover after they have been spayed?
5. We are crate training her and want a crate with a divider in so that it will be small whilst she is small and bigger when she grows up. Anybody know where we can get one at a reasonable price?
6. What toys would you suggest - I have heard that Kong dog toys are really good and wonder if anybody has ever used these with their dog.

Many thanks in anticipation for your help.

2007-10-04 02:02:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-10-04 01:56:46 · 4 answers · asked by nerfe_26 1 in Other - Pets

2007-10-04 01:53:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-10-04 01:36:15 · 4 answers · asked by karen w 6 in Fish

My 1 1/2 yo male, Solo, has a bitting problem. He has done it ever since I adopted him 5 months ago. Not only does he pull off clumps of fur, which isn't the problem, but he bites at my hands. He won't do it to my husbands when he pets him, however, he will bit my hand, somethimes, when I pet him. I will be petting him, then he will bite me, I flick his nose or tell him no, and then he will try and rub his cheeks on me and want more pets. Why does he bite me? I am his favorite out of my husband and myself..
Oh and is there anything that I can do to get him to stop the bitting? He doesn't just bite, he bites and then thrashes his head around, like he is trying to pull of flesh.

He is a completely indoor cat and is up to date on all his shots and he gets along GREAT with the other two cats in the house and is great with my husband and myself, he just likes to bite me..

2007-10-04 01:22:15 · 12 answers · asked by Jessica 6 in Cats

2007-10-04 01:12:55 · 2 answers · asked by SEXXYDIMPLES 1 in Reptiles

2007-10-04 00:51:14 · 11 answers · asked by mrs m 2 in Cats

We just got a new kitten and we are guessing that she is about 8 weeks old. She along with her brothers and sisters were dumped in a cemetery but found and rescued by a friend. So we ended up with her. Anyway, that is why we are guessing her age. She is INFESTED with fleas. Tons of the little buggers all over her and she is scratching her hair out and starting to make herself bleed from scratching. All the OTC products say not to use on kittens under 12 weeks. I tried a bath in Dawn and a flea comb and it did nothing but make her shiver like crazy for a couple hours and freaking me out.
What can I do to help my poor kitty? She can't stay this miserable for the next month. Please help.

2007-10-04 00:46:41 · 8 answers · asked by Leslie 2 in Cats

My pup has an appointment in 20mins with our local vet. I'm just worried sick about her...I didn't sleep well either, checking on her, tossing, turning, making her comfortable....
About 4-5 days ago, she stopped eating, won't drink (have to use a dropper with pedialyte).....she is extremely needy (must be held), draws her hind legs up, (belly ache)....We have never had a boxer before. She's nearly 8weeks now. Provided her supplemental milk when she came ill, have given her rice, and she did take to it well. She's run a fever and is completely lethargic and salavating.....None of our other animals are ill. She's had her first worming. She was due to have her first shots this Saturday, since coming ill, we must postpone. Do any of these symptoms appear to be consistant with something major (parvo, bowl/intestin obstruction)? She had diarrhea for the first time yesterday. She has a metallic smell to her, like "steel." Very very worried mom. Any help??

2007-10-04 00:44:56 · 8 answers · asked by Loh 2 in Dogs