Pets - 19 October 2007

I have a 95 lbs choco lab who stays in the garage or back yard depending on whats going on outdoors. He went to the dog pound 3 weeks ago and ended up with kennel cough, so I have been keeping him in the house until his round of medicine is over.
He has chewed up everything in the house including my brand new shoes which I have only worn once and a rug, some mail etc.....
In Illinois its about 60 degrees and the wind is about 30 miles per hour today (very windy) so I brought him in and he stays in the utility room which is about 20x30 feet next to the kitchen.
My friend thinks I should leave him outdoors because he says its not cold and he is used to it out there.
Should I put him back in the back yard with his garage or let him lay here and chew up everything? He destroyed my shoes while I was in bed sleeping or cooking lunch.

2007-10-19 12:59:42 · 15 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Dogs

Dogs and cats were naturally evolved to have claws so why do we have the right to rip them out of there feet? I think it is un necessary and cruel. If you don't want to have your furniture ripped or damaged then why have pets, childern etc.
Whats next teeth extraction becase the dog MIGHT chew up your 3 peice suite?

Please can someone open my eyes as to why anyone would want to do this as I really can't get my head round it.

Thanks

2007-10-19 12:49:18 · 29 answers · asked by sarahc 3 in Dogs

How can I entertian them when im not there so they wont think I dont like them?

2007-10-19 12:42:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

2007-10-19 12:36:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

me she wont live much longer because she is such a small breed im scared but i walk her twice a week get her groomed and shes up to date on all vacinations how long do they estimated live?

2007-10-19 12:31:45 · 15 answers · asked by Aaron B 2 in Dogs

My cat has a "tail-chasing" disorder and the only way I can help her is to give her half of a tiny pill everyday, but so far she's not eating them. I've tried disguising it inside a treat, lunch meat, and I even grounded it into a powder and mixed it in some wet food. My friends have told me that I have to put it on the back of her tongue or dilute it in water and squirt it down her throat, but she is a VERY aggressive cat. I would appreciate any suggestions.

2007-10-19 12:25:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

What is the most demanding dog right now?
There are TONS of Labs out there.
I have the room, and funds to start up a very nice kennel and TONS of love to give.
I want it all to be legal and legit. My vet will stand behind me for help.
Any help would be greatly appreciate.

2007-10-19 12:23:04 · 17 answers · asked by Mom of 2 great boys 7 in Dogs

I moved to an area where ALL the stores around me sell nothing but crappy dog food such as pedigree or IAMS. There are absolutely no stores that sell the good and rare kind of dog food. Even worse, any online store carrying these good/rare dog foods will not ship to my area. I don’t have much to work with. I also don’t have the time and resources to work with a raw food meal. This is how I feed my dog, so far:
I buy frozen/uncooked chicken
I cook the chicken, adding no salts and/or seasonings.
I put the cooked chicken in the refrigerator and feed my dog this chicken for 5-7 days.

I know chicken is good, but not enough. Tell me, in regards to what I am doing so far, good or bad? Can chicken last in the fridge for 5-7 days without going bad? Tell me, what other foods (that I can buy from a regular grocery shop) should be added to the meal. Vegetables?

While you fine people help me out, I’ll go on Google some stuff myself. Thank you.

2007-10-19 12:11:52 · 16 answers · asked by River 1 in Dogs

sometimes I go into a pet store to look at and play with the puppies (I feel bad for them!) and I start thinking - I know we shouldn't support the puppy mills by buying those puppies - but those poor puppies, it wasn't THEIR fault they got into those pet stores. Sigh I guess it's a catch 22. I want those poor puppies to have loving homes, but I don't want to support puppy mills. What do you think?

2007-10-19 12:09:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

hi i want to breed my akc male sud where can i post him as a stud on wat website and a free website and i live in ga incase that maders

2007-10-19 12:05:42 · 14 answers · asked by rstyparker 1 in Dogs

Just to let you know! My dog barks only at animals on TV like cats, dogs & horses even when the sound is off/muted!

2007-10-19 12:02:08 · 25 answers · asked by GSGREEN1978 2 in Dogs

wuts ur fav dog and why???

2007-10-19 11:56:57 · 25 answers · asked by ♥gσρρєя♥ 4 in Dogs

2007-10-19 11:52:41 · 15 answers · asked by diana 1 in Dogs

2007-10-19 11:51:25 · 4 answers · asked by brenda c 2 in Cats

Why do people ask medical emergency questions on YA? If I have a true emergency I am not likely to take some stranger on the internets advice but would call my own vet or the vet service that calls redirect to after office hours. I don't understand how people can run to their pc and YA to ask whether their dog bleeding to death on the floor is a bad thing or an emergency. Behavior, training or even general shared advice I can understand but.....

Would you trust answers from anyone on the internet to offer life and death advice?

2007-10-19 11:47:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Can they live, eat, house and be in the same pastue together?

2007-10-19 11:42:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

This question has been plaguing me for a while. Just wondering what others think.

2007-10-19 11:39:28 · 9 answers · asked by Laura S 4 in Other - Pets

I found out my dog has tapeworms today. I have the pill to give her, but doesn't it make sense to put Frontline on and kill the fleas before I give it to her, to make sure she doesn't re-infect herself? I also just gave her a bath this afternoon, so, I was thinking I'd wait for two days to put the Frontline on and then give that another day to work before I give her the pill.
Is this Ok?

2007-10-19 11:38:25 · 5 answers · asked by sunluvr_1976 3 in Dogs

one of my neighbors lets her little dog do whatever it wants. it runs in the middle of the street and almost gets hit many times a day, almost bites people, chases school kids and scares them and to top it off, she doesn't let him poo in her yard. She lets him go out in the neighborhood where it crawls under fences and poos in people's nice yards and barks at them when they try to sho him away from THEIR own yard. She's been reported many times and plays it off like "well I'm just an old lady and he's too fast" but I see her let him do this! Is there anything that can be done?

2007-10-19 11:14:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Mine doesn't meow, she gurgles, or chirps like a Mexican would roll their "R".

2007-10-19 11:14:17 · 7 answers · asked by TX Mom 7 in Cats

I caught a stray Siamese cat at my job yesterday and now have IT in a 36/36 wire cage on my back porch...any tips on how to tame it?

2007-10-19 11:13:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-10-19 11:12:04 · 5 answers · asked by TX Mom 7 in Cats

Mine will watch me pass and run up behind me and bite my ankle.

If you offend her (by scolding), she will be sure she gets at least one big bite before she will leave you alone.

Last night, she jumped up on my bed, bit my foot, jumped down really fast. Then she did it again!

2007-10-19 11:10:53 · 6 answers · asked by TX Mom 7 in Cats

My black mystery snail laid eggs on the filter, I have turned it off for now. any suggestions on what I can do? If I move them will they be ok? Please help, I have no idea.

2007-10-19 11:09:36 · 5 answers · asked by Traci J 4 in Fish

"Hi i miss out the name of the filter. my question was to point at the Vortex theses filters are aim at just polishing.
I no everything elses about fishkeeping i have a ehiem pro3 runing on my 6x2x2 tank. the vortex seem good has they help to polish the water.
run along side for about 6 hours everyweek.

2007-10-19 11:08:39 · 4 answers · asked by david.rostron 1 in Fish

she was limping. and every time she walked or layed down or even turned over she would mown from the pain. how can i make tha pain go away for my cat.

2007-10-19 11:07:47 · 7 answers · asked by M 2 in Cats

Recently, my sisters cat has been having problems. It can't walk more than three feet before stumbling over, and it claws at the floor and then proceeds to rub it's face on the floor, as well and hit it's head off it, too. My sister said that she had talked to another person and said their cat did the same and that it was an inner-ear infection and that it had to be put to sleep. Does anyone else have any information?

2007-10-19 11:05:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

how can you tell if your dog is pregnant.

2007-10-19 10:58:39 · 5 answers · asked by Allie O 1 in Dogs

I have a 7 month old kitten (I got her a week ago), very smart and bursting with energy. This kiddo could play all day. Unfortunately, I'm not a spring chicken and while a few minutes of playing with her a day is okay, it's not like I'm the kitty's nanny.

If she's not entertained, she's naughty. She doesn't like to be held, and is biting me all the time. She gets overexcited and it becomes a fight of death or something. She acts as though she wants revenge and becomes the cat of hell.

My question is: what does one do with an indoor kitten like mine to wear her out and calm her down?

TX Mom

Oh, and she's NOT getting along with the older kitty in the house.

2007-10-19 10:50:10 · 5 answers · asked by TX Mom 7 in Cats

2007-10-19 10:49:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents