Pets - 16 October 2007

also, she had them in my daughters room and i want to know when or if i can move them somewhere else, my daughter has been staying in her sisters room, but thats getting old now lol.

2007-10-16 04:50:50 · 20 answers · asked by Donna W 1 in Dogs

My cats came home from the kennel with fleas, I am getting bitten up like crazy. I need something to get rid of them in my home (without getting rid of my cats) but I need something safe because I have two little (2 years and 1 year) kids. Help!!!

2007-10-16 04:50:44 · 16 answers · asked by kaytdid1672 1 in Other - Pets

We are thinking about getting a kitten, for us and our 1 yr old son. We are getting one from a shelter, and you pay a fee and they are supposedly i believe alreay spayed or nuetured. My question is what do i need to have done after that? I assume a vet check up? How often do the yneed shots or deworming? We are new to having kittens so any help please would be great. Just want to know what im looking to spend right away!

2007-10-16 04:47:28 · 6 answers · asked by KK 2 in Cats

My cat is indoor/outdoor, and two months ago, he got in a fight with another cat (not mine), and some of his fur got pulled off his tail, right near the base. I took him to the vet, got him tested (everything came back negative, thankfully), and while I was there, they treated him for fleas and recommended I treat him with Frontline, which I have been doing. Ever since he lost the fur on his tail, he won't leave it alone - he's always licking and biting it! I've had to take him back to the vet twice in the past month because it gets weepy and infected from him biting it all the time. They gave me antibiotics for him both times, and this last time, they drained the abcess and put stitches in and an E-collar on him. I've been keeping him inside, but I'm afraid to take the collar off, because I know that as soon as I do, he'll be biting his tail again. I've asked the vet several times what I can do to make him stop biting it, but they ignore my questions. Any ideas?

2007-10-16 04:35:43 · 8 answers · asked by Nacha Y 2 in Cats

My male puppy (bichon/yorkie) is 10 months old and already I've recieved 2 requests for stud services...is he too young yet???

also...what kind of payment would I recieve for studding him out??

2007-10-16 04:28:44 · 19 answers · asked by itty 7 in Dogs

he has done this ever since he was fixed. why does he do this? and he only does this to me, his mommy. No one else in the family he does this to.

2007-10-16 04:28:03 · 16 answers · asked by Dragonflygirl 7 in Cats

2007-10-16 04:27:51 · 27 answers · asked by Black Beauty™ 4 in Other - Pets

i need pictures of dogs bought from breeders. (perf. purebred, not designer mutts...)
i am working on a project for our rescue..thanks!

2007-10-16 04:22:35 · 15 answers · asked by nodesignerdogs4me 4 in Dogs

My cat has just had kittens but I cant take off her labour coat, when will these come off and should i burn it, it says in my cat book that i should burn any labour coats in the fire?

2007-10-16 04:16:09 · 4 answers · asked by kollydogg 4 in Cats

2007-10-16 04:14:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My dogs have those microchips and I was just wondering what would happen if one of them wandered off or was taken. Would I be able to track them to an exact house or find them in the mountains? Does somebody come with you or do you buy a receiver or what? I was just thinking about it and wondering how they work.

If anybody out there has actually used the chip to find their dog then I'm sure you would have some great input for this question.

2007-10-16 04:12:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Cute little kitty keeps coming around my work building and getting into the building. She has a tag and owner has been called many times. At first owner says to put the cat back in the shrubs and it will find it's way home. Cat keeps coming back. Then we called the owner and had her come pick up kitty after it got into the building five times in one day. Adorable kitty, loves affection. Owner says it is a "porch" cat but seems to keep running away suddenly. She says it has food and water. It does not look neglected but obviously owner does not care or she would not keep putting it outside so it can run away. I am concerned for cute little kitty and have thought of just taking her home. Realistically, this is stealing and my conscience is reeking havoc on me. What should I do? I thought of calling Humane Society or Animal Rescue but would rather take Kitty myself because it has won a place in my heart. I feel for the poor little thing. All it wants is love and affection.

2007-10-16 03:57:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Her mate passed a week ago, but she never would take a bone at all in the house or outside. She needs them for her teeth, otherwise big bucks at the vet.Her mate was the alpha(little beagle mix)Thought about putting peanut buttter on it, she goes after that. Thoughts?

2007-10-16 03:56:01 · 7 answers · asked by Selina P 1 in Dogs

people have said

flea bombs
salt
skoosh spray
borac acid

ive already tried perithim spray on carpets since august
and hoovered and treated dog with frontline.

still seeing them

ppl say all these different things but whats the best?

please help - (nightmare!)

2007-10-16 03:51:31 · 9 answers · asked by fairycake 1 in Dogs

Ie : Labs are effortless to house break
Chihuahuas take forever
What do you think?

2007-10-16 03:20:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i have a boxer x pitbull. she can jump my 6 foot fence. any ideas on keeping her in my yard? and please no dumb answers like "lock her in the house" or "put her in a kennel". i need a real solution to this problem.

2007-10-16 03:07:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-10-16 02:31:03 · 8 answers · asked by roberto 1 in Dogs

2007-10-16 02:22:49 · 4 answers · asked by maskiter_18 1 in Other - Pets

My mom recently moved and asked me if I would watch her cat until she got everything in order and all moved in. Before she brought the cat over he had fleas. So she flea bathed him. Brought him over. It had been about a month and we finally took the cat to my moms. The same day, we noticed fleas. So we bombed our house with 3 (hot shot) flea bombs. Didn't work. By this time my son has been ate up by these fleas and has sores and scabs all over from itching. We bomb again this time using 6 bombs of the same brand as before. That day we didn't notice any, but next moring I gave my son a bath and there were a few in the bath water as well as jumping on me as I was getting him dressed. HOW DO I GET RID OF THEM??? Quickly!!!

2007-10-16 02:21:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I took my year old black lab out this morning to play fetch. I threw his ball and it went into the bushes. Oz always goes full speed to retrieve and often "crashes" through brush and bushes. When he came back he dropped the ball and wouldn't pick it back up again, which is very ususual. I brought him inside and he was smacking his lips-like he would if I gave him a spoonful of peanut butter. I gave him his water and left him for about five minutes. When I came back he was drooling profusely and still smacking his mouth. I wiped his mouth off and looked inside his mouth, but I didn't see anything. Any ideas? The search I did sounded like he possibly could have gotten a splinter that I missed when I looked. I'm just concerned about choking and poisoning. The bushes are buckthorn and he often comes back with a mouthful of weeds or leaves when he grabs his ball. Could a leaf from buckthorn be poisonous enough to make him do this?
Thanks so much.

2007-10-16 02:19:05 · 10 answers · asked by alia 4 in Dogs

Am I the only one who feels sick to hear about a magnificent creature slaughtered?

2007-10-16 02:16:08 · 2 answers · asked by ava 2 in Other - Pets

i have my dog currently on two different products. worming for every 3 months and proheart for monthly protection against heartworms. problem is, i noticed he has fleas so we got a flea collar and spray but he is still scratching. if i was to change over to revolution which also prevents heartworm, can i immediately change over and ditch my proheart worming? will i still need to continue 3 month worming?
thanks
also, has anyone had an experience with this. switching over to something? and did it work?

2007-10-16 02:12:48 · 4 answers · asked by My Name Is Trip 4 in Dogs

2007-10-16 02:10:33 · 11 answers · asked by Tanya M 2 in Other - Pets

My 11 week old boxer is good most of the time he sleeps in hes crate and he goes pee pees on the paper and outside but the only this is does like is being left on his own if i go out he rips his paper but in is crate and barks like thes no tomorrow, so what i do is make sure he's a sleep in hes crate and then creep out which did work the first few times i did it but now he knows im doing it so he stays awake. I was told to get an older dog as this would be company for him and the puppy and learn from him but im not sure if this is the case or just some old wifes tale. also any one got any tips on play bitting as he is doing this and gets very hiper and just does nor listen when u tell him off ive tryed all the saying ouch and walking away bitting him back but he still does it and bites your shoes.
thanks

2007-10-16 02:07:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My bf reckons they do but I told him not to be so silly

2007-10-16 02:01:46 · 24 answers · asked by Tanya M 2 in Other - Pets

I'm taking my dogs to an obedience class that requires the use of a choke collar but I can't figure out how to put the collar on.

2007-10-16 01:58:06 · 8 answers · asked by Tawny 3 in Dogs

2007-10-16 01:50:09 · 20 answers · asked by naila 1 in Dogs

My neighbor is complaining that my two cats are using the bathroom in his yard and climbing on his fence and he wants me to stop them from doing this or get rid of them. He even threatened me with leash law ordanence or using a BB gun on them. One cat was a neighborhood cat that I began feeding and bringing inside in the dead of winter when we moved in 2 years ago and the other is a rescue cat that was starving to death when my husband and I found her. they are both outside for the mostpart and can't be inside cats ALL the time b/c I have dogs. I will be devestated if I have to get rid of them. What in the world can I do?? I explained to him that I can no more command the cats to do as he wishes than I can command the birds to not poo on his car. He's unreasonable!! Please help if you have any experience with this sort of thing or know about law....

2007-10-16 01:49:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My cat was diagnosed 2weeks ago with anemia caused by fleas.
when the vet was checking him over she discovered my cat had a heart murmur!

could my cat die? she didnt give any tablets for it?

2007-10-16 01:47:49 · 9 answers · asked by 99moo99 2 in Cats

Has anyone ever heard of a horse with a weak back leg? I went out on Sunday to look at a horse, and noticed than when he walked (only when he walked) it seemed like the leg "popped". And when he set his back foot down, it twisted a bit to the inside or outside and then straightened up. The lady's trainer said it was because he had a weak back leg (the right one), and it'll get better with excersize. Is that something that might cause the horse problems when he get's older? I'm nervous on even going out and looking at the horse more.

What do you think? I don't really want to pay the pre-buyers checkup if lots of people think a weak back leg is bad. Also I don't want to buy him and end up having problems with his back leg later on.

2007-10-16 01:40:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses