Pets - 14 November 2007

Three days ago I gave two kittens to a lady...last night she told me she has mild allergies & gives cats baths with Dawn dishwashing liquid to lower dander & kill fleas...I asked her to please not do this, as I have seen pics of cats given baths with products not for cats..such as people shampoo, soaps, dog products...not only does it remove the oils they need, it can kill them...it can act like an acid & literally burn them...it might be fine on one, then kill another...you just don't know...She says she did it to her two for years & that's just vets wanting to scare you into buying expensive products...I'm very upset & thinking I made a very wrong decision in giving her the kitties...If anyone has some facts or links I could show her, it would be greatly appreciated...& yes, I would take them back in a heartbeat..

2007-11-14 23:59:10 · 19 answers · asked by thrashqueen01 1 in Cats

i dont think its that bad , it doesnt seem to be hurting her , but she has gotten really bad fleas in the past 2 weeks cause its like breeding season or somthing every dog i know has them at the moment and were doing all we can to get rid of them absolutely everything and there pretty much gone now!! but my dog she was biting her self like how dogs itch them self's and she started sorta losing her fur at that spot but now shes got these lump things there im pretty shore there just scabs but they look a greeny colour? i think it might just be from the grass i dont know sticking to it maybe cause i put a little cream on it that i heard would help it, but now they look like it might have a bit of pus in it?? what do you think it is? the vet is way to expansive if i have to take her i defanantly will i just want to no if its nessesary? is there somthing i can get for it to put on it?? or will it just heal or go away or what?? whats the name for it?? and my other dog keeps licking it 4 her?

2007-11-14 23:49:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

but the Shetland pony does?
Can horses smell when a girl is on her period even while she wears tampons?
Mine seem to know somehow.
I have two T-Breds and two Arabians, and one Shetland...

2007-11-14 22:55:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

i bought two mice from a pet shop a while ago and they told me i had 2 females, it turned out one was male and they had 3 babies 4 weeks ago. i decided to keep them all and i have now separated them. i kept the mum with the girl baby and the dad with the 2 boys. This was about an hour ago and the mum seems very agitated and is looking everywhere for the rest of the babies. is she going to be ok?

2007-11-14 22:27:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

shes over a year now and shes allways been a nice gurl, she' gotten fixed 4 months ago so she's all healled up but latley she's been really mean not too me but my other 2 cats she was allways ncie to them before and now she has been scratching at them exspecially when im holding her or shes on my lap when another one of my cats come arounf while she's on my lap she hisses at them and **** i don't know if she just wants to be loved more and telling the others to back off or what im not too sure, help!!

2007-11-14 22:24:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have a 2 month old Persian cat whom I got 1 week ago. He knows how to use the litter box.

But the problem is he does not have a certain spot to sleep... He sleeps everywhere !!!. I've bought him a nice Cusion + Dandy but he keeps urinating in it when every time we try to teach him to use it. What should I do??. Pls help...

2007-11-14 21:56:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anu B. 1 in Cats

I was thinking of getting another dog as a companion to the dog i already have but the one i have is old and doesnt move much so i wanted to get it a companion to hangout with that will be as the same pace as her. i was thinking english bulldog, basset hound cause ive heard they need little exercise.

2007-11-14 21:15:13 · 10 answers · asked by thx1120 3 in Dogs

He is a 4 montho old American Bulldog and we are pretty sure it is him that is peeing on the bed. Our other dog is a 4yr old female pitbull and she would rather die that relieve herself in the house. We never let him on the bed. Does anyone know what inspired him to pee on our bed when we are not looking and how should we put a stop to it?

2007-11-14 21:11:01 · 4 answers · asked by bluealaska 2 in Dogs

I’m looking to buy a British bulldog, they are pretty expensive I’ve seen adds on a website call mercattel.com, with bulldog puppies to adopt for free. Does anyone know if this is some kind of scam, I’ve only been able to email these people there is no contact number. I’ll be making a 5-hour drive to even see the puppies. Just though someone out there might know.

2007-11-14 21:03:42 · 10 answers · asked by Jazz 2 in Dogs

2007-11-14 20:11:14 · 17 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4 in Cats

this was not there yesterday,she seems fine though.

2007-11-14 19:32:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

He has had it for almost 2 days. I have been up with him all night because he needs to go outside every hour. It has been getting worse. I don't know if I can give him any people medication or if white rice would help?

2007-11-14 19:23:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a 9 month old chihuahua and she recently got fleas from a kitty friend. i was wondering what the best product you can buy in stores is.
Thanks in advance!

2007-11-14 18:48:43 · 17 answers · asked by astheskysang 1 in Dogs

I am in a vet school and our rats are having their last litter (they were used to breed snake food :( ). Since there is enough 'food' for that nasty ol' snake, I and some other students were allowed to adopt some rats. I've chosen a male and female (the male will be neutered) but I have never cared for small animals before, only dogs. I've bought a three story cage, some rat chow, food dish, water dripper thing, and aspen bedding stuff (I heard from forums that it's good stuff)

My questions are these:
1) At what age should I let them be before I take them home?

2) What can I do in the mean time to help take care of the rats at school? I do not believe they are properly kept (I've read that rats need 2 cubic feet per rat for a cage size. These ones have small hamster cages).

3) Should I do anything with the babies at school such as moving separating them? If so, when and with who? Girls stay with mom, boys stay with dad?

Thank you in advance!

2007-11-14 18:33:50 · 10 answers · asked by Billy 2 in Rodents

2007-11-14 18:04:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I have a California Kingsnake, aged about 10 months.

It is in very good health, eats well, sheds well, is tame, does all the things it is supposed to do. As a result I have had no reason to take it to the vet. I have no desire to traumatize my snake unnecessarily by taking it to the vet.

The snake has not been probed, so I don't know what sex it is.

It is now about two feet long, and its body is getting fairly fat compared to its head. Its tail tapers very quickly rather than gradually tapering.

Without advising me to get it probed, what gender would you guess it is?

2007-11-14 17:37:15 · 10 answers · asked by ZCT 7 in Reptiles

Please take this post seriously. If you don't have any input or even remote experience or thoughts on the issue, don't answer.

I have a female calico cat that has been spayed since a few months after birth. She is now 5 and is a completely indoor animal.

Anyway, she can get very angry sometimes. I know for a fact that she is not playing. For example, she will rub on me, (like when she wants food) then start latching on to my ankles and start biting and scratching them. If I try to interrupt her with my hands, she will just bite and aggressively scratch them and actually leave me with permanent scarring.

No, I'm not kidding. She is very, very cute and I love her like a child. I would not ever consider giving her away, not for any reason.

I do have another, older, bigger male cat that I would also never consider getting rid of for any reason. They don't fight and he doesn't seem to be around when she gets angry.

But why does she do this? And how can I get her to be less angry?

2007-11-14 17:35:09 · 11 answers · asked by Think. 3 in Cats

Last night I bought my dogs some (IMHO) expensive doggie treats and instead of enjoying them, they wouldn't even touch them . Can anyone recommend doggie treats that your own dogs really enjoy? Mine do like dental treats ,chewy bones, and dog biscuits. I am looking for the soft ,meat flavored types , something that would be mouth watering to them that would be a great reward . Thanks in advance!

2007-11-14 17:24:01 · 16 answers · asked by Fang Pu Ren 4 in Dogs

Why don't my lab mix love swimming?

he is mixed with rottie and husky!

2007-11-14 17:08:26 · 11 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Dogs

A few days ago i noticed that there were eggs on the side of my tank and i am totally lost what i should do i did get a divider but it doesnt fit tight so i need to know if it is safe to move the eggs and place them in the breeding net i got ? ( they are black moor eggs )

2007-11-14 16:55:53 · 3 answers · asked by mekat71 2 in Fish

2007-11-14 16:55:50 · 4 answers · asked by Catfish 2 in Fish

My dog Dakota is a Rottweiler German shepherd/ Sib.Husky

She guards everything. Her dog food,her bowl,her toys especially from my other dog Duke.

Its hard to get him to play inside if she is guarding the toys even if she isn't playing with it.


Is there any way to solve this?

I always take them from her if she is guarding something she don't need like the dog food.

2007-11-14 16:43:16 · 3 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Dogs

they bark a lot at night, i think its because their not doing much during the day, so that their never tired at night (only sometimes they are) what can i do to drain their energy during the day so they can sleep at night, im at school from 7 to 3 so i cant spend time with them during that period of time

2007-11-14 16:32:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My cat is about a year old and for a couple of months i've noticed him scratching under his chin. I found tiny black pellets that might be flea poop,so i started scratching and picking at them and noticed that the skin underneath them was red and possibly bleeding. I put them on a damp tissue and they did not not run a brown color. What else could they possibly be, dried skin?

2007-11-14 16:27:56 · 4 answers · asked by Kelsey 1 in Cats

They're the same age, and they've been together since they were 5 weeks old, but they're not from the same litter. They play and wrestle together, and they get really jealous when one is spending time with me. But when they're together, they cuddle, and lick each others' ears and butts and whatever else. I don't really care if they're lesbians or sisters, or even both, because the three of us have so much love! I was just curious.

2007-11-14 16:19:09 · 8 answers · asked by Vanessa B 1 in Cats

I just bought 5- 2"piranhas and a 75 gallon tank. I went to a fish store that specializes in wild fish. The owner seems like he has a lot of knowledge and experience with fish. My question is he said for the first 6 weeks with the piranhas inside the tank I shouldn't do anything with the tank. So no water changes. That's how he told me the tank will cycle and grow bacteria. But I've been doing research and I've read that changing the water frequently is crucial to the cycling process. What should I do? He said since the fish are small and inside a big tank the ammonia levels won't be harmful.

2007-11-14 16:15:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Can I put a 75 gallon fish tank on a 55 gallon tank stand?

2007-11-14 16:08:54 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have 2 mice, Kess (1yr 4mths) and Noella (10mths) and I recently bought a new baby whom I called Nymph.
When I introduced them on a neutral level, they were fine, but in Kess and Noella's tank, Noella was aggressive to the point when she drew blood.
I had to separate them.
Now that they're separated, it's been a few days with several neutral-territory sessions, and Noella has stopped biting and attacking Nymph and Nymph is getting much more confident around the two. She has also gotten very close to Kess to the point that they huddle together to groom themselves.
I have yet to try and put them in the tank again.

Do you think they're getting better?
Will they get along?
Would they get along better if I bought a new tank and some new toys?

2007-11-14 15:48:51 · 5 answers · asked by Lily 1 in Rodents

My fish has a fungal infection on his face and a bit of tail rot, I have been using Bettafix for 4 days so far, and my fish looks the same, I know the directions say to use for 7 days, or longer .

My question is, when do I stop uisng this medicine, do I stop using it when his infection clears up , or when his tail is in better condition? Or is 7 days of medication enough?

After 7 days of using this medication is it safe enough to put him in a tank with the other fish (with a divider)?

2007-11-14 15:39:41 · 0 answers · asked by Janis S 1 in Fish

Can someone please tell me why, based on ingredients, you think Science Diet is a good food to feed your dog?

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Science Diet Adult (Active formula):
Corn meal, chicken by-product meal (including white meat, dark meat, liver and other internal organs), animal fat (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), dried beet pulp, vegetable oil, dried egg product, flaxseed, preserved with BHT and BHA, minerals (potassium chloride, iodized salt, ferrous sulfate, zinc oxide, copper sulfate, manganous oxide, calcium iodate, sodium selenite), vitamins (choline chloride, vitamin A supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, thiamine, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement).
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2007-11-14 15:38:33 · 25 answers · asked by abbyful 7 in Dogs