Pets - 26 October 2007

we have had our tank for 10 weeks now and have approx 30 fish which have been introduced gradually. The tank holds 250 litres of water. We have tested for ammonia/ph/nitrate and everything has been fine, this week we tested for nitrite and had a reading of 2, we have done two 25% waterchanges and the reading has not altered, the fish seem fine and the other tests are negative, do we have a problem?

2007-10-26 09:19:54 · 9 answers · asked by malc 1 in Fish

A family member wants to buy a small breed puppy, I think she would be an excellent doggy parent; however, she's not yet decided about the breed because all little puppies are cute; however, many of them lose their "cuteness" after a few months.
Which breed do you recomend as a cute adult little dog????

PS-I don't want to be biased to the breeds I've owned, that's why I'm looking for other opinions.

2007-10-26 09:15:58 · 32 answers · asked by gigi 4 in Dogs

My fish always seems so bored in it's tank. Sometimes it gets so bored that it starts destroying the plants we have in there with it. Also, sometimes it seems to be playing with the air bubbles and the ammonia sign we have stuck on the wall.

Are there any toys for fish? Just something to play with so that living in a tank isn't so monotonous?

2007-10-26 09:14:50 · 8 answers · asked by Boogeygirl 2 in Fish

Still keeping with the vet thread...

Have any of you had to "fire" a vet? If so, how did you go about it? I know you may have mentioned it in previous questions but what were the circumstances? Did you get your records? Did you have any trouble getting your records?

I know this question may not be appliable to everyone but still of interest even if you are reading it.

My "Friend" with 5 dogs had to fire a vet once. She had a dickens of a time getting all of her records. While she had most everything in a folder for each dog, she still wanted copies of x-rays, lab tests and notes for her dogs. It took quite a long time and much arguing to get the material. Her old vet was a bit of a blow hard jerk and liked to over medicate dogs. She didn't realize this until she talked to her new one for a 2nd opinion on an allergy consult. Boy was that an eye opener!

Happy Friday all.

2007-10-26 09:13:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

The pet stores tell me different things; I understand the new liners are also supposed to be good, but what's best? The crickets don't live as long in the sand as they do in the bark (so I'd rather use the bark, but not if it's not good for the gecko). Also, anyone have any idea how long they live? I've had this one for 14 years now.

2007-10-26 09:09:00 · 14 answers · asked by Jodie G 5 in Reptiles

2007-10-26 08:58:15 · 9 answers · asked by Bug 2 in Other - Pets

I have Mosquitofish in my tank right now,are they ok to have in there?there are 4 of them alone.

and one more thing do you think Mosquitofish look like Endler's Liveberaer? here are some links

1) Endler's Livebearer http://www.aquariumhobbyist.com/endlerslivebearer/page2.htm
2)Mosquitofish http://www.nzfreshwater.org/thumbnails/gambusia.html

thanks for all your thoughts.
~Shifter

2007-10-26 08:54:44 · 4 answers · asked by Thirsty 3 in Fish

I have several livebearing fish. Mollies and platies. All my female platies (1 gold twin barred, 1 sunburst, 1 sunburst wag) are really fat. They must be pregnant. How long are they prego for? It's been close to a month now... My black molly and cremecicle molly are also pregnant, I believe. I keep hoping to see little babies but none yet. I know some of them have had babies before because we have a young twin barred platy who's almost full grown now.

And if anyone can tell the difference between a male and female rainbow fish, I'd love to know! I have 2 they look exactly alike...

2007-10-26 08:49:45 · 5 answers · asked by Kaylyn 4 in Fish

What else can I do? My son left our garden gate open today and our 2 dogs took themselves for a walk. It must have been about 20 mins before we noticed they had gone. Luckily one of them was just round the corner but we still can't find the other one. We and some friends and neighbours have spent the last 3 hours searching the area on foot, on bikes, on a motorbike and in cars but she is nowhere to be seen. I have called the police to report her as missing and it's my intention to call the local RSPCA and vetinary surgery in the morning.

I'm worried sick, will not sleep tonight and am wondering if there is anything else I can do.

2007-10-26 08:46:15 · 21 answers · asked by mummymoomoo 4 in Dogs

I just read a remark accusing the racetracks and the sport of thoroughbred (standardbreds too) racing to be cruel. Interesting, Id like to hear what everyone thinks about this.

2007-10-26 08:38:27 · 24 answers · asked by Dallas 4 in Horses

She had near 0 platlet count on October 5th. After taking harsh doses of prednisone (100 mg a day) for a week, she was up to a platelet count of 220,000.

For the past two weeks I have had her on 50mg a day. Now she is at a platelet count of 217,000.

My vet wants her to stay on this 50mg a day for the next 30 days.

Will this cause any potential long term effects? I know she has a much stronger appetite and urinates (plus drinks) more frequently. I'm just hoping this doesn't do more to her system than that.

Any thoughts on predisone? I know it was a life saver literally in the short term. I'm nervouse about too much use though.

2007-10-26 08:35:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i have a small lasa apsa dog, his heart beats at even interveals sometimes, but it goes irregular others, specially has he inhales, i think, i dont know what this is, your help would be apreciated

2007-10-26 08:14:08 · 6 answers · asked by elle4 1 in Dogs

Shes a yorkie, her name is missie but i need another name to register her with the kennel club, any ideas??
I have to give 3 different names to register her

2007-10-26 08:11:56 · 20 answers · asked by Winnie 3 in Dogs

is cat nip good for your cat?

2007-10-26 07:52:32 · 9 answers · asked by cher 5 in Cats

i just need you to say a speech to convimce them to let me have a dog? my name is derrionte and i wil copy and paste and send thim to her e-mail address thanks a lot

2007-10-26 07:46:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

because i have a boy and he's tail is always down, and i feed him 3 times a day?

2007-10-26 07:43:21 · 6 answers · asked by lol 3 in Fish

my cat is 8 he wants to be loved so i pet him and he enjoy s it then he turns arround with no warning and bites the heck out of me then goes away and comes back in 5 mins or so then does it again why is he so mean he is so sweet at first i love him but hes 8

2007-10-26 07:39:58 · 11 answers · asked by davanna m 3 in Cats

i love dogs so much. and i cant wait till i start my dog training class. its for 8 weeks every monday night for an hour and a half. after i get my certification i'm gonna work at maybe petsmart. is there anyone who knows how much ill get paid?

2007-10-26 07:27:43 · 5 answers · asked by I LUV MY POOCH 3 in Dogs

She is 4Months old, 23lbs and likely to be around 40lbs when full grown!

Here are her pics



http://www.flickr.com/photos/alane8500/1761838289/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alane8500/1762685120

2007-10-26 07:23:19 · 10 answers · asked by Alane 2 in Dogs

Would a cage that's 36 inches long and 18 inches wide be big enough for two female guinea pigs?

2007-10-26 07:20:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

I have been looking for these two little dogs for quite some time now and haven't had any luck with finding either of them. I want to get one, so that when I move into my own place I can have some company. If there are any other little dogs that you know of that don't shed and that are cute, let me know :)

2007-10-26 07:14:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I need to know because i am looking for a pet cricket, and as far as i've heard they only live five weeks. I would like to know if there are any that live longer.

Sources Please.

2007-10-26 07:14:00 · 2 answers · asked by Rachel M 1 in Other - Pets

I frequent Baltimore County Animal Control on a regular basis. These animals picked up have 4 days, not counting the day they come in, to get adopted or they are put down. I do not look for anything in particular but try to help the ones that scream Help Me!! I went this morning after my chores to check out the dogs. As much as I would love to help them all, I'm experienced to know what may or may not work in my animal household/children/ work schedule. I ended up walking into the cat room and looked at the ones scheduled to be put to sleep tomorrow. Too make a long story short, I adopted a 4 month old male cat that looks just like a white tiger w/choc. points. Must be half siamese! I payed $60 for a microchip, neuter certificate, shots, wormed, and frontlined. Where else can you get a pet and all this for $60? This is the same fee for the dogs also. Also you get a care package. So why wouldn't you adopt and save a animals life? I'm just curious.....

2007-10-26 07:13:27 · 28 answers · asked by Boxer Lover 6 in Dogs

Does anyone know the gestation period for a swordtail? My female looks like she's about to burst and has looked like that for several weeks!

2007-10-26 07:08:10 · 1 answers · asked by Carol C 2 in Fish

Yesterday in my local pharmacy i saw a flea treatment called ONE STEP hAVE ANY ONE HEARD OF THIS PLEASE.

2007-10-26 07:07:31 · 7 answers · asked by Linda 6 in Cats

I bought 2 females and a male. How long does it take them to breed? How long are they pregnant and how many babies do they usually have?

2007-10-26 07:07:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I will be living by myself in a rural area and need a good guard dog but homeowners insurance does not allow the breed I want. I do not feel safe with a Chihuahua or a Yorkshire terrier, what other options are there?

2007-10-26 06:58:31 · 13 answers · asked by silver wings 4 in Dogs

all the websites i have seen says between $1200-$2500.

2007-10-26 06:44:35 · 3 answers · asked by Achilles M 1 in Cats

i have a aqua one 320 and i am looking for cold water fish that i could keep in this aquarium. with my previous question i have been told a lot of tropical fish that could not with stand the colder water that i will be using.

can anyone help?

2007-10-26 06:37:34 · 4 answers · asked by Novice Fisher 1 in Fish

How big do you think she will get?

2007-10-26 06:16:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs