Pets - 5 October 2007

Just wondered if its worth buying as its cheap from the supermarket. I could get frontline combo from the vets at about £20 for 3 vials (3months) but the canac spot on is a few quid for one.

2007-10-05 23:39:40 · 6 answers · asked by MysticMaiden2000 3 in Cats

The dog didn't have problems prior to being potty trained until other dogs were allowed in the house. After, she pee's all over house for about 2 months now. Started w/i same week other dog left. how can i fix this?

2007-10-05 23:29:13 · 9 answers · asked by ezrax7 2 in Dogs

2007-10-05 22:31:14 · 12 answers · asked by ausblue 7 in Birds

I just want to know as one of my friends refered to my cat as a Pookie and Im curious as to what you think it is ~ I ve never heard the expression before~ :O) thankyou

2007-10-05 22:26:29 · 7 answers · asked by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 in Cats

I'm just kinda worried that from my fondness of cats might become an obsession.

2007-10-05 22:26:25 · 9 answers · asked by Bobby D 1 in Cats

Do i still have to change my water if i have a subtank that has sponges, rocks and dead corals as my filter?? I also use a protein skimmer??
Is my filter system good enough?

Does having a chiller in tropical country required for saltwater setup??
Do i need to follow the 10% weekly change or 20% in 2 weeks??

Also can i use tap water from my faucet?? They say that you can use it after 1 - 2 days after you have put the salt solutions the chlorine content are evaporated???

2007-10-05 21:43:59 · 3 answers · asked by secret b 1 in Fish

2007-10-05 20:57:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I mean, zebra are almost like horse, it is just that horses don't have stripes like zebra does. So why can't it be that zebra may also race like horses do??^_^

2007-10-05 20:14:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

My cat is 13 years old, but in good condition before this happened. I recently acquired two kittens from the animal shelter- BIG MISTAKE, I know now! They had been cleared for adoption after almost dying themselves from this stupid virus! My baby became ill with it about a week ago. I promptly took him to the vet, and after trying forced feeding for a couple of days, she recommended tube feeding which I agreed to doing. It's been 3 days now, and he's no better at all. He's VERY lethargic and responds when I talk to him with a very weak "meow". It's been 9 days now since the onset. Is it time to give up, or do these things take a long time to resolve? I can't seem to get my vet to give me any specifics. I've looked up practically every source on the net for info, but it's vague. Mose sources say allow 1 to 2 weeks for recovery, but I'm getting very impatient now to see some sign of improvement. PLEASE HELP!

2007-10-05 20:03:54 · 3 answers · asked by Vicki H 2 in Cats

i have a ten gallon tank with danios in it.. i just woul ike to know what type of live plants would be most suitable for my danios.. those that they will love... thank you...

2007-10-05 19:49:38 · 2 answers · asked by Random Loner 1 in Fish

2007-10-05 19:43:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-10-05 19:37:24 · 4 answers · asked by Potter 1 in Fish

i dont know why she does it i think its a nervous tick or something should i worry?

2007-10-05 19:12:45 · 9 answers · asked by Mike J 1 in Cats

I just discovered my two indoor cats have fleas. I can't figure out how they got them, but now have to figure out how to get rid of them. Is Program worth its cost or is there a better product? Also, any advice on how to get rid of fleas for good?

2007-10-05 19:11:51 · 2 answers · asked by Pascale 1 in Cats

I think my cats have fleas and I can't figure out where they would've come from. I'm wondering if I have to keep my doors/windows shut from now on just to keep fleas out?

2007-10-05 19:06:27 · 12 answers · asked by Pascale 1 in Cats

we have some (what i assume are dried) bloodworms, that we used to use to feed my brothers fighting fish, but now are using to feed some tadpoles we got the other day, but now two of the bloodworms have come back to life and are now swimming/floating around the tank, is this possible? is that ment to happen? are they even blood worms? they are white and about 7 mm long, have a black head and a black spike thing at the back of them, and have tiny legs, almost like a millipede. anyone know? its just weird thats all :D oh and we have had the blood worms for i dunno at least a year, if not more.

2007-10-05 19:02:20 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

It's got an unnatural huge stomach, it's so huge, it can barely walk. It has a dry nose, and shreds a lot! I just brely met it, and she follows me around like shes never been loved before. it's really upsetting to see. Please tell me any ideas you can think of that may be useful for this precious dog. Thanks. :)

2007-10-05 18:42:34 · 6 answers · asked by Lili 2 in Dogs

I know you can get Persians shaved but i wasn't sure about this breed. My baby boy has a very thick coat and it gets pretty hot here in summer... Any suggestions?

2007-10-05 18:42:10 · 5 answers · asked by charglob 1 in Cats

it after the procedure. Does it hurt the deer

2007-10-05 17:57:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I have a 10 yr. old female Chow/Shih-tzu mix that weighs around 23 lbs. For the past year or two, about every other month her stomach starts to growl alot (usually happens late at night--it lasts for about a couple of hours) and when that happens she usually doesn't eat. Well, about a year ago, I took her to a family friend who was a vet and he said she had tapeworms (which a dog can get from having fleas) which were making that noise. He gave me medicine for it, but it didn't really work. So now I'm with a different vet, and a about a month ago the vet told me that he thought that she might have some fleas so he gave me some flea medicine for her----recently I have found a flea on her which I removed (she is on a flea treatment). So now I don't know if she has tapeworms again or if there is some other reason why a dog's stomach growls?

2007-10-05 17:54:28 · 6 answers · asked by Rachel B. 6 in Dogs

for her booster shots. We already paid $60 for the shots and the vet I go to wants $53 for the boosters. We don't have a LOT of money to be wasting and I was just wondering how IMPORTANT the boosters are, if they are at all.

2007-10-05 17:52:27 · 7 answers · asked by beckabaxter 1 in Dogs

i am certain that my puppy is having a minor headach from the little incident earlier [it was nothing big at all] that i posted up and some of you responded thank you very much,but if u didnt read it [please click on my profile to read the ? i posted]..my puppy is sleeping but i can tell his head might be hurting a little b/c if i move him [tocheck up on him] he will whine a little, i checked by having him walk & run a little to see if i noticed something different but he seemed alright..hell pick up his head walk but he wants to sleep so please read my last ? on him in my profile..but if YOU KNOW OF ANY MEDICATION THAT I CAN GIVE HIM PLEASE LET ME KNOW..i feel so bad for him i want to help. I tend to panic about anything so sorry..i tried calling the vet but he wont pick up or call back i mean i know it is late..but thats the responsility of having patients! [i am not a bad owner maybe new to the whole experience but from what ive seen threw out my life obviously better them most

2007-10-05 17:50:33 · 12 answers · asked by ☼love♥ 4 in Dogs

We rescued him from the shelter and we want to clip his claws ourselves, but he will not let us. We have tried the positive reward system but he will not have any of it. We don't want to have him declawed and we don't want to have to pay $25 to have the vet do it and tell us we should just have him declawed. Anything we can do?

2007-10-05 17:44:07 · 21 answers · asked by Matt G 1 in Cats

What are some colrful fresh water fish?? I need some names of some?... (no salt)

2007-10-05 17:43:01 · 7 answers · asked by star 2 in Fish

My kitten is about 6 months old & within the last month or 2 she has broken out in bumps in the aforementioned areas. She scratches until they bleed & then they scab over. I thought a wheat allergy. Her iams kitten food does not have wheat, but her new litter did. We changed the litter, but no change in a week. Probably not that.

It was suggested that it might be a plastic allergy. So, I changed the food bowls to ceramic, but how do you find a cat box that isn't plastic???? All her toys are mostly plastic. Her food comes in plastic bags.

I have ruled out bugs...I think, as she was treated three weeks ago with Advantage. Also, my other cat has no signs of bugs and was also treated.

I talked to someone at the vet office about running a couple of trials at home before taking her for allergy tests, as the test runs at $150. It's a lot, so I would like to run trials first. She said it's okay. If anyone has other ideas, please help.

2007-10-05 17:40:00 · 3 answers · asked by Aspiring Crazy Cat Lady 1 in Cats

was that a fungus? I have done a 50 percent water change used water conditioner...betta revive and betta fix remedy...i also stirred around the rocks and removed some of the plastic plants that were close to the dead fish...have i done enough? what happened to my fish? she showed no signs of a fight with the male betta in fact she was showing her egg sack and he was building a nest like crazy...what went wrong?

2007-10-05 17:38:22 · 5 answers · asked by angelstarszzzz 4 in Fish

2007-10-05 17:27:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

recently I had a neon tetra that looked like somebody had just cut off its tail fin. he was face down in the gravel when I noticed it. he really had no tail, it was all gone. he died a couple days later.he was in a 1gal tank with 3 other neon tetras and they didnt seem to pick on him. he didnt seem sick either until he lost his tail

i looked all over the internet as for a reason as to why this happened, but couldnt find one. anyone know why or what happened?

2007-10-05 17:25:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-10-05 17:09:05 · 21 answers · asked by Pierre N 2 in Cats

I am too young to get a job, so I do chores around the house, earning me 100 dollars a month to care for my animals. My dog has had a severe rash for awhile now that I've been trying to treat with homeremedies, but it just won't work. I am planning on taking him to the vet now, but to do so I need to take him off Canidae for awhile and put him on a storebrand food, which worries me. I think the rash is either some type of allergy, or hypothyroidism. In the best and worst case scenario, around how much am I going to be spending on medication, etc? Tried calling vet's, no precise answer, I don't want to show up with too little. Before anyone does start to come down on me, I live in a low income family and its getting rougher each day, I just want to get my pup well and healthy again, even if it means adopting him out to a higher income family if I can't afford treatment. Any other advice would also be highly appreciated right now, too, thanks.

2007-10-05 17:08:14 · 9 answers · asked by crzycoookies 2 in Dogs