Pets - 21 November 2007

My vet didn't give me a specific time. Some sites talk about the first heating period, but that sounds risky, as she goes out in the garden and I can't let her get pregnant. There are already too many stray cats in the street, I'm not sure I can find homes for new kittens.

So, how old must she be to be neutered?

2007-11-21 23:56:38 · 11 answers · asked by Totally Blunt 7 in Cats

My 18 week old yorkie poo is doing what appears to be sniffling and sneezing. Since today is Thanksgiving and all the vets are closed, what can I do if this is a cold? Thanks

2007-11-21 23:35:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

has anyone ever had to give their dog Methylprednisolone (a steriod) , if so how much and why? My vet prescribed a low dose for my dog for allergic dermatitis and after reading up on it, I'm scared to death of the medication. It has bad side effects. Wonder why he just didnt give antiobotics like normal.

2007-11-21 23:35:50 · 6 answers · asked by hdp2496 2 in Dogs

2007-11-21 23:10:24 · 3 answers · asked by jay j 1 in Fish

what is the best plants to use with dwarf puffers? how can you care for the plants....what lights you use?

2007-11-21 22:54:04 · 3 answers · asked by lianglove12 4 in Fish

not able to let her babies suck her milk. Until now, she cannot stand because of her many bedsores or pressures.I am afraid she will die. what shall I do with her bedsores so that she cam stand again?

2007-11-21 22:51:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

other then a cat fish

2007-11-21 22:03:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

10 points for best answer.


I have 3 cats and had to invoke the first rule this morning.

2007-11-21 22:00:17 · 24 answers · asked by Dustbowl Blues 3 in Cats

2007-11-21 21:14:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

I'm breeding plant snails to feed my puffer. I was wondering if there was anything else I could breed for food that only requires one tank ... meaning, I don't want to have to seperate the males from the females when there are eggs/babies (ex: ghost shrimp). Any suggestions?

2007-11-21 21:10:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

i just got a argentine tegu its still small i have it in a 55 gal long tank how long can it stay in there for?

please help

2007-11-21 20:08:10 · 2 answers · asked by ar15olen 2 in Reptiles

My dog hit her paw on something, although I'm not sure what. Yesterday it was fine and just had a cut on the joint where the paw and leg meet. I guess it would be our elbow?

But today she didn't put pressure on it and it's swollen. Should I wait another day to see if it goes down or should I take her to an emergency vet? The regular vets aren't open tomorrow because of Thanksgiving.

Oh and we can touch it and everything and it doesn't seem to hurt her. Like I said, I'm only concerned that's it's swollen and she's not putting weight on it. Even though she was fine when it happened and all day yesterday.

2007-11-21 18:54:12 · 12 answers · asked by Kate 3 in Dogs

can i put 2 honey gouramis 5 neon tetras and 4 guppys in my 55 litre tank if im doing something wrong tell me or give me another suggestion that could live with a honey gourami

2007-11-21 17:48:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Is it possible to breed a regular molly with a balloon molly?

2007-11-21 17:47:24 · 6 answers · asked by Joeyyowee 3 in Fish

I was wondering if anyone knows what type of fish this is.

I live in Queensland Australia and i rescued this fish from a Dam down our paddock. (the dam was almost fully dried out, servere drought here)

This is the fish http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd204/heybitch1993/?action=view¤t=Picture004.jpg

sorry, the picture is kind of bad. i took it with my webcam and i had to put him in a little container to try and get a picture of him coz hes hyperactive.

Thanks for your help =D

2007-11-21 17:23:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

It laid the eggs just above the aquarium water. What should i do with them? If i dont take them out, will they dry out because they are out of the water?

2007-11-21 17:16:46 · 5 answers · asked by here_4_1_day 1 in Fish

A Male Detal to mate with a Female CrownTail or with a Female Common Betta?

2007-11-21 17:01:45 · 2 answers · asked by racm_86 3 in Fish

BTW she's a purebred foundation quarter horse, and some of the pics she's in with my brother, she just recently turned 4 this summer. I'm kinda bored and just wondering what do you think about her just from her pics? She's the sorrel color looking horse btw but shes actually a red roan, not the best pics but whatevah. The most recent are the first ones, it's winter :P

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/skip_hop_de_san_dan/horseys010.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/skip_hop_de_san_dan/horseys004.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/skip_hop_de_san_dan/horseys007.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/skip_hop_de_san_dan/Picture047.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/skip_hop_de_san_dan/Picture027.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff237/skip_hop_de_san_dan/Picture025.jpg

2007-11-21 17:01:31 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses

My cat has fleas and stresses out when the bath tub runs please help.

2007-11-21 16:58:02 · 16 answers · asked by Christina K 3 in Cats

Thanks..I can't find anything on line, pictures or anything.

2007-11-21 16:39:25 · 1 answers · asked by Song Bird 1 in Fish

I need to keep a small dog in a twenty inch kennel for a few days. Will the dog be okay? I am gonna get it spay so I need to calm the dog down for a few days.

2007-11-21 16:07:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have a 20 gallon saltwater tank and I have the following problems:
1. The only fish I can keep in it are damsels all others die off rather quickly. Damsels last me anywhere from 6 months to 1.5 years. Is that a normal life for damsels?
2. Hermit crabs for some reason even if I feed them pellets and even if they get plenty of algae once they get past a certain size they die off. I had suggestions that its because of lack of shells but, literally, my whole aquarium floor has empty shells to choose from.
3. I currently have just a normal filter on it and clean the tank/change about 2-3 gallons of water once a week. Any suggestions on what other types of equipment I could use for such a small tank? Uv sterylizers and protein skimmers always seem to be made only for larger tanks.
I'd ideally want to make my aquarium self sufficient me only needing to change water but Ive had it for years and I never get the right setup.

2007-11-21 16:05:43 · 4 answers · asked by teodor d 2 in Fish

I came home today to find one of my 2 dogs all bloody. The neighbor to my back has 2 pittbulls, and 1 got through the fence to my yard and attacked my Boxer. My German Shepherd defended my dog and nearly ripped the pitt's ear off. The neighbor apparantly had to jump in my yard and spray the dogs off with hoses to get them to quit. My dog is having to have surgery on some infected puncture wounds, and the bill is $725. Is it the neighbor's responsibility to pay the bill for my dog? The board that the dog got through was on his side of the fence, if that makes a difference. Thank you.

2007-11-21 16:01:44 · 24 answers · asked by Melissa 7 in Dogs

We just got a 4 month old Boston Terrier pup, and we noticed that her ears were a little red, she also had a few small red dots on her tummy. We took her to her vet check appt. and the vet confirmed that the ears have a bacteria/yeast infection in them and we were perscribed an ointment for them. Also an antibiotic to take orally. Her belly is breaking out a lot worse and the vet is closed until Friday. She is bitiing her legs and feet and scratching her belly like mad. She is so red on her poor little tummy and arm pits and her eyes are red where the whites are. =( Any ideas on what it is? Is the antibiotics going to treat the rash as well as the ears? I wasn't sure if that was going to work since she only had a couple of spots and the vet perscribed them to help her ears. Any tips to get her through until Friday? Thanks!

2007-11-21 16:00:46 · 4 answers · asked by Chelle 1 in Dogs

Some details for you: 30 gallon tank, 2 female guppies, 2 males guppies, 6 glass bloodfin tetras, 1 blue gourami, 1 small catfish, 1 little aquarium frog.

I'm almost positive i bought my one female guppy pregnant. If not; she's pregnant now! Haha, I had guppies before. And acutally one had babies before too. There was about 15 of them and they all died within two months.

I have one of these: http://www.petco.com/Assets/product_images/1%5C1083810255B.jpg

that the mother will go in once I'm sure she's going to have the drop within the next couple of days. Once she has all the babies, should I immediatlly put them in the ten gallon tank?

What should the ten gallon tank contain? Should i put snails in there? I plan on using fake plants.

thank you :)

2007-11-21 15:59:51 · 6 answers · asked by rotten.sushi 2 in Fish

I think they are the scariest living thing ever!

2007-11-21 15:54:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I have been bucked off before, but only once. For some reason I'm not scared of randomly loosing my balence or just like, not paying attention and falling off, that really wouldn't scare me at all... but I can't stop thinking about how scary it's going to be when my horse spooks or bucks cause it's having fun. I don't know why I'm so scared anyway. Any advice? Also any advice of how to tell if your horse is going to buck? What to do when you know you're falling out, and what to do to try and sit through it? Thanks!

2007-11-21 15:53:15 · 29 answers · asked by Apple S 2 in Horses

My dad is going mto let me get a snake soon but Im not really familliar with any thing other than the garter snakes I catch in my backyard....I know I want a small one..I like the bright green ones but I dont know what they are called? I also want one that is not venomous and is easy to take care of because my dad will be taking care of it 1/2 the time.....I also want one that is calm because I just like to hold them.....Any info is WAY appreciated!!

2007-11-21 15:52:50 · 9 answers · asked by rileymay 3 in Reptiles

i too k my clown fish out and put him in a holding tank he looks to be only survivor besides crabs and shrimp thanks for all the advice im not sure where to go from here don't want to put fish back in that water and nothing is open right now

2007-11-21 15:49:47 · 1 answers · asked by cocoa830 1 in Fish

Could she be carried off by a bird (hawk & eagles)?

2007-11-21 15:45:53 · 8 answers · asked by joleblancc 1 in Dogs