Pets - 17 October 2007

She says its a virus and thinks he is over the worst part of it. He is very hoarse and cant bark.
He has started eating again and has an appetite.
He was caught by the dog catcher and put in the pound 3 weekends ago, and has been sick ever since I brought him home.
A lady who lives 2 blocks from me claims to be a vet tech and calls every complaint imaginable on my dog. The police have been here, He has been in the pound once. She sent her husband to my house to complain he was running around town and she was going to impound him. He was not loose, he was in the machine shop in the garage sleeping on the floor.
There are about 4 or so labs in our area. We live in a farm community and she really is working on my last nerve. The dog runs in a fenced in back yard and slipped away 3 times in 4 yrs. Everyone in our area have dogs to keep druggies out of the farm chemicals etc.
Im mad because he was in the pound and now is very sick.
What can I do to help the situation?

2007-10-17 13:07:12 · 11 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Dogs

2007-10-17 13:04:28 · 6 answers · asked by datbarguy 2 in Cats

When my vet said my dog had flea allergies, she also said that he had a yeast infection, though didn't help me out much with what to give him. She just said antifungal meds.. Is there any kind of human pills that can help, and maybe shampoo? I've read that there are certain things that help, but I've only been able to find it in a brand of dandruff shampoo. I can't use creams because he's got it damn near all over his body. So, any one got some suggestions for shampoo and oral medications? I know of one little 'set' I can buy online, but I can't afford that.

2007-10-17 13:03:43 · 5 answers · asked by crzycoookies 2 in Dogs

I am getting a 110 gallon tank this weekend and I want it to look amazing... be the center of attention. How can I get my tank to look amazing. We already have a 20 which we might use soe of the plants in it. But where can I find some great decorations?

2007-10-17 13:01:04 · 3 answers · asked by crazy_cat_lady 4 in Fish

Royal Gramma Basslet (Fairy Basslet ) together? and is a 40 gallon tank big enough? if not what do I need?

2007-10-17 12:55:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I've never heard of a moorish idol--sure looked like an angel fish to me. My apologies to the one who gave the question.

2007-10-17 12:45:31 · 5 answers · asked by sherry c 2 in Fish

i just bought 3 tiger barbs for our tank. how can i tell which is female and male? also, should i get more? i dont want them to nip my other fish. i have a goby and cherry barbs also.

2007-10-17 12:33:25 · 2 answers · asked by Diane 2 in Fish

all exist) Thanks btw to the answerer who gave me the suggestion

2007-10-17 12:32:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

OK So I work from home... and I hear this crying puppy. A maltese .. that looks like this: http://www.usapetstoday.com/Maltese_Terrier.htm and it is about the same size as my hand only hairier.

So I go over there to se if it is caught or something... but when it sees me it runs away.. so I sit down and it runs up, licks me to death and tehn falls asleep within seconds under my feet.

Now, I am not a person sensitive to emotions but I figure.. this puppy is lonely... never been left before. So I went home and left it there asleep.

I do not want to keep going over there while my neighbour is away and the dog needs to get used to being on its own all day... so what do you do with a puppy that's crying? Is there a toy or sommat? Music? what?

2007-10-17 12:32:22 · 27 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6 in Dogs

I have a few questions to ask about ferrets can anyone tell me if ferrets are hard pets to take care of or if they are easy? and what can you feed ferrets and what type of cage/toys should you get for them?
also I heard that you should get two ferrets so that they will not be alone and I have aslo heard that they get along with cats. do you need to get a second ferret if you get a cat|?

Thanks for answering

2007-10-17 12:30:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

Okay, my cat is a year and a half years old and had 4 kittens 8 weeks ago.
Due to the kittens being fully weaned we arranged an appointment with the vet for her to be spayed and checked over (for she was very skinny, though this was probably due to the kittens)
Anyways the night before the vet she threw up and had the runs.
She got spayed and the vet said she seemed in fine health and was prob skinny due to the kittens which i had already assumed.
Though she has thrown up a couple of times since the vets last week and her poo is still not... normal. (she insists on using the kittens litter which is how we know...god forbid)
Im worried about her and she seems a little lethargic, though she has always been a lazy cat.

2007-10-17 12:26:36 · 8 answers · asked by undearian 2 in Cats

Let me explain everything in a whole. Dante, my year and a half bombay has recently been neutered due to his 'marking' issue he started with after our female cat got pregnant. He's the daddy. She had the baby shortly after he was neutered. We neutered him hoping he'd stop this marking thing he had going. I mean really going down big time, the blankets, couch, clothes, chairs, even some objects. Most of it was my husbands things, but few was my own which I'd be around my husband in.
See... Dante is a big boy, but he won't stop and I don't have the money to piss away on a vet that might not stop him.. I don't want it to be a behavioural issue since i can't afford the drugs to treat it... And I don't want to get rid of him either since he is my baby... I need help with this pissing issue, and something quick before Hubby gives him the boot. D:

2007-10-17 12:18:06 · 4 answers · asked by Wicked Rabies 1 in Cats

I just gave away my 7 year old lab/border collie mix 15 minutes ago because we live on main street and we just can't keep her on a leash the rest of her life so we gave her to a lady that i know will give her a good home but i can't stop crying. i loved my dog so much but i knew this is whats best for her. i just miss her so much!! what do i do??

2007-10-17 12:15:06 · 24 answers · asked by Erikka 2 in Dogs

Is there an illness that can happen to dogs or cats that causes them to be very skinny even if they are feed regularily?

2007-10-17 12:11:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a 3 year old boxer and my in-laws have 2, 1 year old golden retreivers. About 3 weeks ago my husband had surgery and like a baby, wanted to stay at his parents house. So we brought our boxer over and we stayed there for about 3 days. Now, 3 weeks later his mom called and said that my boxer had bit one of her dogs and it had to have surgery and she is very mad. I am pregnant and now my husband says we have to talk about giving up the dog because the vet told his mom that boxers are bad with kids. I know my boxer will not do too good with the baby but everything that I have read says they are great with kids. Now my questions are, 1) If my dog "bit" theirs, how come there were 5 people that were in the house and not one of them noticed? 2) After 3 weeks, the wound was so small that 5 people didnt notice, wouldnt it have had time to get better? 3) How does she know that it was even my dog? How does she know that their other dog didnt do it while playing or it happened outside?

2007-10-17 12:06:24 · 14 answers · asked by Baby Girl Rylin 5/3/08 4 in Dogs

We found and rescued this bird and it's the size of a finch but it kind of has colors like a racoon. Grey on it's back,white on it's stomach and black on it's tail. he has two black stripes on his head with a little white stripe in between them. He has a a small,sharp black beak. He's about 4 inches long including his tail. Is he a wild bird? Or is he an escaped pet? Please help.

2007-10-17 12:05:11 · 6 answers · asked by ROBERT F M 2 in Birds

she has won one best in show she is 2 years old and she already has a litter now but I want to know if I can continue to breed her she is a purebred Staffordshire Terrier

2007-10-17 11:54:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-10-17 11:49:48 · 14 answers · asked by sniffbo 1 in Other - Pets

She's 10 months. Im just wondering how she might react to snow?

2007-10-17 11:41:55 · 7 answers · asked by l 2 in Dogs

2007-10-17 11:41:06 · 6 answers · asked by jesusfreak 2 in Reptiles

my pug is due to have puppies any day now. I've done my research and built a whelping box and everything, but this will be the first time I deliver puppies. Right now she is laying in her whelping box and she looks calm, but she is shaking and breathing heavy through her nose, but not panting. How long do you think it will be before she has her puppies?

2007-10-17 11:37:54 · 8 answers · asked by xoquincyxo 3 in Dogs

Which do you think is the best?

2007-10-17 11:36:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Preferable bay area....
We are looking to get one. So any breeder input would be great.

2007-10-17 11:27:42 · 5 answers · asked by katie 2 in Dogs

And would it be possible to make this puppy? Even if it was through IVF?

2007-10-17 11:26:05 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

does anyone no exactly how to use myxazin for fungus and more we are using it to treat ich\whitespot do i need to turn of skimmer and is it any good

2007-10-17 11:23:08 · 3 answers · asked by flamelady123 1 in Fish

2007-10-17 11:22:23 · 2 answers · asked by Luke S 1 in Other - Pets

i came home monday after being gone for a lil over a hr and my back door was open but the door was still locked? i looked everywhere and my 2 yearold housecat was missing. She has never been outside before and we live right beside a highway! I have sat outside for hrs and i havent heard the bell on her collar or her meowing. I have looked in an old building in front of my house,underneath the house(i couldnt actually get underneath it, i could just call for it) and up and down the highway.My questions are:

what are her chances for survival?
any ideas on where i could find her?

2007-10-17 11:19:01 · 10 answers · asked by LOST_fanatic:)! 4 in Cats

I need a good website for it. Thanks!

2007-10-17 11:18:59 · 4 answers · asked by Luv2no is in the house 7 in Dogs

Ok when I was younger I had a lot of kitties and they where aloud to go out on the street and they kept dissappearing on me I was irresponsible. when I got older I got a new cat named seven I love him dearly and I don't let him go outside he's been fixed and everything he's great the only thing is that the little ****** dosent let me sleep. Every morning at five am he jumps like a little monkey on the bed he jumps on the drawers he knocks down stuff and it irritates the hell outta me. What is up with that?

2007-10-17 11:17:06 · 12 answers · asked by super bad 1 in Cats

2007-10-17 11:12:44 · 14 answers · asked by jacksum 2 in Dogs