Pets - 15 November 2007

I have an indoor dog that has always been terrified of storms. She shakes terribly and dissapears for hours.
My vet gave me Doggie Vicodin to calm her down, which I'm supposed to give her one hour before each storm starts. Has any one had to do this??? And also, is it okay to give it to her after the storm starts?? Storms here just kind of sneek up and i dont want to just give her vicodin everytime it starts to rain or she'll be out of it all the time!! HELP PLEASE!

2007-11-15 02:29:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-11-15 02:14:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i have heard tht storing water(with chlorine)along with a good air filter will remove chlorine in the water is this true?? can i fill my tank with tap water(which has chlorine NOT CHLORIMINE)and let the air filter run for abt 48hrs and thn is the harmful chlorine removed?? i knw there are anti chlorine chemicals but i want to knw hw effective this method is....please comment....
will the chlorine be removed or atleast be reduced to a decent level tht a fish can bear??

2007-11-15 01:46:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

As a teaching lesson I slapped my kitten on her nose as a "NO" reinforcement. I felt terribly guilty. It works-but I would not like it if someone slapped me. I am going to cease this action going forward-right? I have done this four times within the last 3 months. Afterward she just curled up and ran away and looked scared. I am wondering-DOES KITTY REMEMBER if slap her? Is it really bad? Obviously it's an age-old child reinforcement - is this a terrible thing I've done? Please advise me. I love Kitty but am a new owner.

2007-11-15 00:59:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I have a 9 month old female maltese that I love very much
I kiss and cuddle her A LOT because she is so cute and she also sleeps in my bed with me
Usually she likes to lay on the pillow with her face in mine and won't go to sleep unless I put my hand out for her to sleep on top of
My mom says this is spoiling her and that she should sleep at the foot of the bed, not in my face
Also that too much cuddling/ kissing spoils her too
I can't help it! She is very cute! Is this spoiling her?

2007-11-15 00:19:50 · 16 answers · asked by marm212 5 in Dogs