Pets - 24 October 2007

for carp in winter.

2007-10-24 09:49:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I'm just curious. What do you think of Cesar Milan, and why?

2007-10-24 09:45:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a 2.5 gallon unfiltered tank and I have tried two different heaters for my betta Marvin, neither which seems to be working. One was a 7.5 watt which was a waste and now the 25 watt doesn't seem to be doing a thing. I even turned it up to the highest setting, and nothing. The water temp fluctuates between 68-72 degrees and I would like it somewhere between 72-78. Any ideas? Since a higher wattage heater isn't an option, I don't know what else to do.

2007-10-24 09:43:54 · 6 answers · asked by Fernif 2 in Fish

2007-10-24 09:42:09 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

So My dog somehow got fleas and she is all itch my dad got her a collar(not a flea collar) to keep her from bitting herself,my dad is too cheap to get a vetenarian(yes were financially secure) but my dog keeps ripping the collar off and bitting herself what should i do

2007-10-24 09:38:46 · 10 answers · asked by Washington Prince 2 in Dogs

I have a 4 month old kitten and a 3 year old cat. I was letting them eat as much as they wanted but the big cat is getting really fat.

I started just giving them a few scoops of food a day and now they act like they are dying of starvation (but the big cat is not getting any lighter). Sometimes they get into the trash or a few times they ate some cardboard. I don't want to starve them but I don't want the big one eat herself to death. I'm new to cat ownership so I just don't know what is right.

The little one takes as much food as he can get his mouth on, so maybe the big cat is scarfing it down just so she will have some. Maybe I should separate them for feeding times.

2007-10-24 09:37:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

All my koi and goldfish are slowly dying.I autopsied a koi about 8 yrs old 2 ft and 20 lbs.I found his whole inards coverd with what i can only describe as fish-egg looking but about the size of a needle head.It was beize in color and there had to be thousands of them.The fish have been slowly dying over a period of 2 weeks slowly getting lethargic and hanging under the waterfall.I tried salt baths and melafix and pimafix .ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS ? Also would it be safe to introduce new fish in the future or completly empty the pond and hopefully the problem.

2007-10-24 09:34:04 · 7 answers · asked by twncam 1 in Fish

If one is male and the other female, are they capable of having babies? If so, what would the babies look like?

2007-10-24 09:28:49 · 8 answers · asked by jin dun 2 in Fish

So, I have two 4 year old labs, and 2two 4-5 month old kittens. We've had them for a few months, but haven't let them roam the house. We were waiting for them to grow a bit so they wouldn't get trampled. Anyway, we noticed the kittens like the dog's [dry] food! My question is kind of a few questions, really.

1) Will it harm the kittens, or is dog and cat/kitten food pretty much the same in terms of ingedients?

2) Do I need to worry about any aggressiveness over this? The kittens only became a constant presence in the house since last Sunday, and I don't want the dogs to feel jealous.

3) Also, do I need to worry about them not going back to their own food after snacking on dog food?

Thanks in advance!

2007-10-24 09:23:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

So yesterday my girlfriend decided to give me a kitten. Great!!

It's a female and its 8 weeks old. Can i give it a bath? How often can i give it a bath? how does every 2 days sound? I just want her to smell good all the time and not nasty! I bought this soy milk shampoo and it smells good. She's very playful and doesn't eat alot!! any recommendations or advice can help!!

Thanks In Advance!

2007-10-24 09:19:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have three cats, one of which I will NOT give up so that leaves me with the other two to make a decision on. The reason I have to give up one is cuz my lease is only going to allow me to have two (I didn't read it closely enough the first time, so now I'm stuck) anyway, both cats get along really well with my cat I'm keeping. The problem is that one of them is older (not old - just not a kitty) and the older one has been declawed, spayed, vaccinated all of that, the other one my friend gave to me because she couldn't keep it, but because the kitty is so young she can't be spayed or declawed or anything yet - this is probably the one I would give up, I love her but she's so little she can find a new home to be comfortable in, the problem is I don't want to offend my friend. Please give me some helpful advice on what I should do. Thanks.

2007-10-24 09:19:13 · 12 answers · asked by cellgirl82 2 in Cats

a severed hand and I`m dead serious!
I opened the door and here he comes with a mutiated human hand and it is covered with nasty dead flesh kinda purple and blue looking, I have a serious warrant for my arrest and I can`t call the police, What shlod I do?
He keeps chewing on it and rolling all over it and I don`t want to touch it?

2007-10-24 09:17:22 · 6 answers · asked by Kiss 1 in Cats

My new kitten is 2 mos. old. I just adopted her last week and she's adjusted to her new life really well. She eats, drinks, poops, pees just fine as far as I can tell. My only concern is that she has a big old pot-belly, and is skin and bones everywhere else on her body. When I press on her belly, she doesn't scream in pain, so I assume she's not having digestive problems. Could it be a tapeworm? Or some other kind of sickness?

2007-10-24 09:16:42 · 6 answers · asked by abbeyroadey 2 in Cats

i have 2 puppies and 2 cats. we're infested with fleas!!! i've tried front line, advantics, baths, sprays, fogged the house, flea collars-but i can't seem to get rid of them! i haven't bathed the cats-mostly because i enjoy having skin on my arms, the cats pretty much stay upstairs and the dogs down. cats are indoor cats. any suggestions about what else we can do? also does a spray "for cats" work on dogs too?

2007-10-24 09:14:15 · 8 answers · asked by Tammie C 2 in Dogs

I've gone through 4 apple snails in about a week.I feed them alpha waffers. they are in with a beta fishy and a drawf frog. is there somthing im doing wrong? only thing I put into the tank is some of that beta chemical cleaner, like a cap full. why do they keep dying??

2007-10-24 09:04:03 · 4 answers · asked by Bryce 1 in Fish

ive wanted a dog all my life and a year ago at my nans house we got one but she stays with my nan and i love her so much but she lives abroad but anyways my parents have always said wed get one when we move , were moving in in our new house on monday and they said i can get the dog , BUT THE DOG HAS TO BE A OUTSIDE DOG they told me this at the last minute , because were my parents were originally from they dont see dogs as like indoor pets that lives in your house if oyu get me, and i got really mad and said NO as its so wrong for a dog to stay outside and not be part if the family , and now im so sad that im not getting one and i know i did the right thing but i got all the dogs things and spent a year researching the right breed for our family and on top of that im missing my other dog . im 15 16 soon so no im not a little girl wanting a puppy i was going to rescue one :D
how can i get over wanting a dog so much ?
sorry if this is a stupid question .

2007-10-24 08:44:48 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I mean it went for a walk this morning! and I am not going out there now, its bloody freezing out.
How can I shout him up? he is getting on my wick

2007-10-24 08:44:08 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i took my dog to the groomer today and they said she has fleas, is it possible that she could have spreaded them to my carpet my family and my other pets? and what should i do to treat the fleas on her , my carpet ,and me?

2007-10-24 08:41:50 · 5 answers · asked by ☆☃❀ ~♥~♪ tigger bitten ♪~♥~ ❀☃☆ 4 in Dogs

every day after i pooper scoop his litterbox, he poops on the floor! while i am cleaning his litterbox, he sits and watches me. when i am done, he finds any random spot in the house and poops! why is he doing this? how do i get him to stop? he's been doing it for about 2 weeks!

2007-10-24 08:30:13 · 6 answers · asked by superyduperymommy 5 in Cats

ok so i have two cats.one of the cats are way over weight and the other one is just about to be over weight.i feed them in the morning in one bowl and thats it until the next morning i give them about two cups because its two cats.i tried feeding in seperate bowls but it didnt work the other one just ate the other cats food .and they dnt eat right away.they go to it every once in awhile.so i dont want to put one in one room and the other in another because i live in an apartment.and if i put them in seperate rooms they claw the doors open.so any one have ne advice?

2007-10-24 08:29:54 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

hey i was wondering whats the best bedding for a russian tortoise, and how often does it need to be changed

2007-10-24 08:29:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

Hi,
My kitten will always kick a big of litter out the front of her litterbox. Why does she do this? It makes such a mess!! I've bought one of those mats for under the litter box that stretches out her paws when she steps on it, so she doesn't track litter everywhere, but it gets all over the tile floor in the bathroom and it grosses me out! What can I do? She is really good about using her litter box and covering it up, so I am nervous about doing anything that would deter her....

2007-10-24 08:25:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i bought a puppy from a lady and found out 3 days later that the puppy has parvo

2007-10-24 08:24:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My oldest dog killed a mouse yesterday

2007-10-24 08:17:48 · 22 answers · asked by wolfkiss 7 in Dogs

2007-10-24 08:15:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Alright I know this sounds like some sort of Halloween question but...

I have been training my Boxer to do some simple tricks with treats, and it has worked beautifully! The problem I am facing now is getting her to perform the tricks without bribing her with treats. She simply refuses to do them if I don't have a treat in my hand or at least pretend that I have one (Which I think is kind of mean...).

Anyway, any tips or tricks to get her to do the tricks she has mastered without the treat? One of the ones I am talking about is the "shake" command. She does it as soon as she sits and I offer a treat, without me even having to say it! *sigh*...any advice would be greatly appreciated. :-)

2007-10-24 08:14:36 · 5 answers · asked by starzoomer 3 in Dogs

my dog is a black lab and is a females shes acting fine but her private part is swollen and her nipples are to I need to know if she is pregnant!

2007-10-24 07:59:36 · 10 answers · asked by paytie 1 in Dogs

I like names like
Pippy
Lennie
Kimmy
Sparkle
Poonky
Etc...Lol

2007-10-24 07:57:54 · 66 answers · asked by Cherise 5 in Cats

also, any tips on PH buffering. I use proper PH 7.0 and in one day its back down to 6.6-6.8

2007-10-24 07:56:27 · 7 answers · asked by Marine 5 in Fish

My dogs live outside my house but not sure if i should bring them inside because of the air. Can they get sick from this? Is bad for they lungs to breath the air.

2007-10-24 07:56:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs