Pets - 20 November 2007

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2007-11-20 15:49:59 · 20 answers · asked by shelrock64 1 in Dogs

My 4 year old has recently started bucking with me whenever I push him into a canter. He will not stop and just throw a bucking fit, he just throws in some big ones throughout. I know he is still young and full of energy (trust me, he is!), but we switched girths and blankets, checked the saddle, etc to make sure he wasn't in any pain. This is the saddle he has used since a 2 year old and there has never been any problems. I'm just wondering, what do you suggest for keeping a horse from bucking during the canter? (He has only ever done it to me when asked to canter, and even then, he only started doing this the last 3 times we rode.) I know to pull up their heads, yell no, etc. But do you have any other suggestions? He is only 4 and he is always full of energy, but he has a very sweet temperment. He is very spooky when it comes to some things and he does spook on trails, but I can tell the bucks are not from fear and we are pretty certain pain is not an issue either.

2007-11-20 15:41:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses

2007-11-20 15:40:27 · 4 answers · asked by Eric L 1 in Fish

can ginny pigs nail be cliped or are they suppose to be long ?

2007-11-20 15:29:16 · 5 answers · asked by carmuchnakov 1 in Other - Pets

Why don't the chains like Petsmart and Petco sell the high quality foods like Innova? Wouldn't it make more sense for these foods to be widely available rather than having to hunt them down in feed stores and buy them online? One would think people would be more likely to feed good high quality food if it was readily available in an easy to find location.. I know that for a long time I fed my dogs relatively crappy food just because I didn't know where to FIND better stuff. For me, buying online has never been an option.

2007-11-20 15:25:26 · 19 answers · asked by fluffy_aliens 5 in Dogs

I have a horse that i board at a public barn. The barn owner asked me if i could work with this 1 horse because nobody rides him. They just don't really have time because they r giving lessons and he always wants to run so hes not a good lesson horse. He was breed for speed and hes a really good barrel horse. I said i would and i was just wondering if thier is any good suggestions on how to slow him down a little and make him less hot. the horse is not good at stoping or collecting so if there is any thing i could do 2 teach him how do these things please let me no thanks a lot.

2007-11-20 15:25:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses

2007-11-20 15:21:59 · 14 answers · asked by girly whirlyy 1 in Other - Pets

my female blue heeler, ahd 8 pups, oct 26th, within the last few days, maybe week, she hasnt been wanting to feed them,if they try and eat, she will stand up and jump out of the whelping box, with them still hanging on. she will go to then if the cry, but that is it, she isnt paying to much attention to them anymore, what should i do? i have bottle feed on the the runts, but the other dont get to eat as much. isnt it to early for her to wean them?

2007-11-20 15:14:49 · 5 answers · asked by missy_glaspie 1 in Dogs

Hi, i just bought a planet frog and i cant wait 6 weeks 4 delivery. My mamaw said i can buy a frog for a cheaper price if i dont want to wait for 6 weeks. I need to know what kind of frogs i can put in it that live on land and water. Also one you can handle that doesnt get very big. PLz tell me what should i feed it. I would realy appreracate it!!!. THANX

2007-11-20 15:07:44 · 3 answers · asked by Shawna S 1 in Reptiles

I have two chinchillas who are brothers and have always shared the same cage. They are currently 21 months old, and they have begun fighting regularly. Everything I am finding online suggests separating them until wounds have healed, and then reintroducing them to each other. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to do that? Plus, how do I punish the chinchilla who has become violent towards the other?

2007-11-20 15:06:22 · 8 answers · asked by Charnell 1 in Other - Pets

both of my turtles are making squeaking noises whenever i come close to them...is that normal?

2007-11-20 14:59:35 · 6 answers · asked by lianglove12 4 in Reptiles

A few more things I forgot to add before....
What provokes him is when anyone but I tells him what to do and then he will bite.

Shylo is a un-neutered 8 year old 7lb Maltese poodle.
I adopted him when he was 2 years of age.
The biting first started with my father, then Uncle, and male acquaintance.Today he bit my Dad right through his had.

Is it true that after 1, it is not going to affect your dogs aggression if you get him fixed.But if done before age 1,he will be less aggressive?

Everyone he has bitten is forgiving.
But I need to help this Over Dominant dog of mine see the light.
I am very loyal to my loved ones and never give up on the ones i love...I will try anything
Except Killing him.That would be Savage.
I am very luck that I live in a State that has a 3 bite law....but if the bites where reported that he would be out of Chances .HELP

Note:I would never breed him.I believe there are way too many homeless pets already.

2007-11-20 14:57:32 · 10 answers · asked by Tiffany 2 in Dogs

My dog just ate a piece of soap but not alot she ate bout one third of an inch she sounds a little bubbly to.What should i do i dont know what will happen to her she is about 10 months.

2007-11-20 14:45:41 · 12 answers · asked by wj 2 in Dogs

I have pictures right now and if anyone is familiar with freshwater snails I can email it to you, perhaps you can identify it for me!

2007-11-20 14:45:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have a 55G live-plant aquarium.
I tried to change parcial water(about 10G) every 2 days to keep water clean. However, hair-like algea grows on leaves. here and there..
15 Ghost shurimps, 1 mid size pleco and 3 algea eaters have already been in my tank.
I am wondering who is the best cleaner expect them? If somebody have idea, please give me the information. Thanks in advance!

2007-11-20 14:30:48 · 10 answers · asked by catpatscat 2 in Fish

i just bought a purebred yorkie. and i would like to breed him. just wondering if any knows how many times can he mate and have a healthy litter of puppies? and how old is too old to mate him?

2007-11-20 14:25:25 · 8 answers · asked by LckyNmbr9 3 in Dogs

We have had a major flea problem in our house for about 3 weeks. The cat now is cured, but unfortunately the house wasn't. We got so sick of the fleas biting us that we finally invested in calling Orkin. The guy came and sprayed something all over the carpet and furniture. Can anyone tell me how long it takes for the fleas to be gone after the treatment, since I am still seeing fleas around? Thanks

2007-11-20 14:21:41 · 5 answers · asked by trumpeterny 2 in Cats

I have an 11 week old Rottie puppy. She constantly goes to the bathroom in her cage, even though I let her out all the time throughout the night. She doesn't go to the bathroom otherwise, and I know dogs don't usually go to the bathroom where they sleep. Is there anything I can do to prevent her from doing this?
She doesn't get any food after 6pm, she gets put to bed when I go to bed, at about 1am, and gets let outside lots before then.

2007-11-20 14:17:09 · 11 answers · asked by Adjrina 2 in Dogs

im trying to find ways to help keep my guinea pigs warmer, would putting a heating pad underneath the corrugated plastic even work, i wouldnt put the heat so high that it would melt the plastic
also if that wont work can i use one of those heated rock things that you put in reptile cages, and just put it in their cage so they have a warm spot to sleep by
if neither of these ideas work can you suggest something else?

please dont say turn up the heat, i have a thermometer in my room and it says that it is 20 degrees Celcius(i think that is 70 degrees farenheit) but it still feels sort of cold

my guinea pigs are 9 week old abbyssians if that helps at all

2007-11-20 14:13:40 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Rodents

she started this today. She is just laying around, breathing slightly heavier than normal. She won't drink her water, she just sits and stares at it. She has white foamy saliva coming from her mouth at times. She's just not herself. She won't play around or anything. Her stools are very loose as well. Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be wrong with her? We are only fostering her from a rescue shelter and could use any suggestions anyone has.

2007-11-20 14:11:19 · 7 answers · asked by Melody B 1 in Dogs

i jus came home from work and snuffy didnt come to say hi like usual and i called him when he came over his eyes were closed my heart sank, then he opened his left eye but the right eye stayed closed and i noticed its puffy and gooey stuff on it like pink eye but it looks so much worse then a person pink eye. his eye isnt even his natural color its all white and like pink red and rolled to the side..im so scared he wont let me wipe it and his right arm fur is crunchy i guess from wipin his own eye.im confused cus he wasnt sick when i left for work 4hrs ago how can he jus get sick so fast..he has had like a stuffy nose for the past few days as do i maybe i gave him my cold idk..help i never took him to the vet not sure if his ever been seein that i got him 2months ago from my lil sis friend idk nothin about him really i jus didnt want him in the street so i took him in but i dont have money to take him to the vet??someone help!!! thank you

2007-11-20 14:06:09 · 11 answers · asked by curlyshorthair24 3 in Cats

I have a male bearded dragon and i have it in a glass tank with a wired top with a heat lamp i keep on all time around, and another light i turn on in the morning and turn it off in the afternoon for him to sleep (i am suppose to turn it off for him to sleep?). When both lights are on durring the day the temp reaches about 100 degrees and when only the heat lamp is on in the afternoon the temp reaches to about 70 degrees( is that fine for the lizard?) I was wondering if there is a time period where i am suppose to keep just the one heat lamp on and the other one off so my lizard can "hibernate" like in the winter or some other time? or should i always turn on the one lamp in the morning and turn it off in the afternoon with the heat lamp always on?

(you can email the answer as well to HooTrain05@aol.com, please... thank you.)

2007-11-20 14:02:56 · 2 answers · asked by cvhvcvsvkv 1 in Reptiles

It is a Pomerania

2007-11-20 13:59:01 · 16 answers · asked by Kyle P 2 in Dogs

yea i deals with weather,its just that She seems like that.I want a name that seems short.thank for all answers.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee308/baller_15/mypalomino.jpg

2007-11-20 13:37:33 · 8 answers · asked by SC 2 in Other - Pets

is this typical behavior for chimps? why did that one at the sactuary that was in the news go crazy and peel the guys face off? was he threatened? how can a small animall have that kind of strength? the chimsp i see on tv are always clowning and entertaining and kissing and making faces. was michael jackson ever endagered by his chimp?

2007-11-20 13:33:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

My little tortoise have eye promblem. Its eyes swell like that of glod fish. And it have been having no appetite for nealy a month. I used chloramphenicol eyedrop and eye ointment, but they didn't work.
What should I do? Help!

2007-11-20 13:32:46 · 5 answers · asked by snowny 1 in Reptiles

I found 2 kittens I think their mom died, I have been feeding them and handling them since they where born, one of the nudges my face and i dont know mutch about kittens I would like to know why?

2007-11-20 13:28:00 · 14 answers · asked by taniae123 1 in Cats

My water turtle has what looks like algae growing on his shell. Everything else is normal . What could cause this, is it harmful and do I need to worry? I keep him clean

2007-11-20 13:23:34 · 6 answers · asked by Ashley W 2 in Reptiles

I work at a hotel, Hampton Inn, and I was NEVER told why we don't allow pets.

2007-11-20 13:21:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

is it the age old "opposites attract" or should it be more along the lines of compatible with like interests and personalities?

2007-11-20 13:14:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs