Pets - 30 November 2007

I had him for about a month now. I need to know what food is healthier for him than Wall-mart food. I'm working on getting him healthy. He is on the heavy side. His last owners fed him table scraps. He is still getting over heart worm treatment.

2007-11-30 16:38:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-11-30 16:23:25 · 25 answers · asked by princesskam1 3 in Dogs

Since they are toxic to dogs is it forsure she will get sick? I heard they get anemic and can get really sick in a few day?? She got a hold of a chicken souvlaki, not quite half of it but had onions in it.

2007-11-30 16:18:58 · 17 answers · asked by Laea 3 in Dogs

he's a 1yr. old rescue blk. lab mix. had him 3 wks now.
tried a lotta "tricks" to lure him, but have failed.

2007-11-30 16:09:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

About a month ago we got frontline for our 2 cats. The frontline worked, but my cat hasn't stopped digging at his fur. He has huge bald spots all over his body, and scabs as well. I'm at a loss as to why he is ripping his fur out. He also sits in the window all day and night, pressed against the glass. I thought at first the the frontline hadn't worked, but my other cat has stopped scratching and I haven't noticed any fleas. Could this be stress related, or something worse?

2007-11-30 16:02:38 · 7 answers · asked by Guess 6 in Cats

he is not neutered. any one know why he would rather play ball than hump a ***** in heat?

2007-11-30 16:02:19 · 17 answers · asked by dookie72 1 in Dogs

Hi, I just bought a mini crab from Petsmart, and a guy there told me it was ok to keep with my other fish if I gave it some land to crawl on, which it has. I looked it up online and found out it was a fiddler crab, and some of the websites said that it does best in brackish water.
I've only had it for a a few days, but it is healthy and is doing a good job cleaning debris in my tank and has left my fish alone, and I would like to be able to keep it. Does anyone know if the crab can be kept in freshwater at all, or if I should return it, and if I can keep it, does it have any other special water requirements? Also, if I do need to return it, are there any other small freshwater crabs that won't harm my fish?
thanks for any advice

2007-11-30 15:50:52 · 3 answers · asked by feartheloach 3 in Fish

My gorgouse black kuda male seahorse is pregnant i got it at the pet shop and it was pregnant when i got it and hes realy fat in the pouch and the people at the pet shop thinks you looks preganant and so do i so what are the signs of when it is going too have its babies?

And what should i do with the babbies? Do i REALY HAVE to take them fromthier parents?

2007-11-30 15:31:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I am trying to make some fake rocks or even a container that looks like rocks that i can put water in. Does anybody have any suggestions how what material I can use to make these rocks? It also has to be non-toxic, ie. won't harm my pets.

2007-11-30 15:16:29 · 8 answers · asked by Wright 4 in Reptiles

I have 4 two week old puppys inside with fleas. I need only safe natural ideas.

2007-11-30 15:14:53 · 8 answers · asked by Dollys mama 1 in Dogs

cockatiel ; wintertime ;

2007-11-30 15:06:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

i got a parakeet about a month ago, hes pretty young i think and i have one of those orange flavored cuttlebone for it. it doesnt chew on it on anything. im scared that this beak would grow too long. u can kinda tell that the beak is growing but itsnot too long i guess. it looks normal sized but u can tell that the end of it is growing, is this normal? i dont wanna take it to trim its beak at a vet. will it start using it if he needs it? how can i make it use its cuttlebone.

2007-11-30 14:52:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

Base of his tail. He does not have fleas. This behaviour has happened off and on for the past 3 weeks, however he has become worse today by biting until he bleeds.

2007-11-30 14:43:39 · 15 answers · asked by erin j 2 in Dogs

I was wondering if a california kingsnake could eat killed rodents because I've heard from loads of people that you should feed your snake killed food so it does'nt hurt him or snap at him. So if that is possible I'd like to feed one killed rodents.

2007-11-30 14:37:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

any answers?

2007-11-30 14:25:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

I have used advantage in the past and have had no problems with it, however, in the last couple of weeks my 2 dogs have had dozens of tiny ticks. There was sod laid about 3 or 4 weeks ago and I am assuming that the ticks are coming from there. There is nothing else that is new or different in our neighborhood . Anyway, I switched to Frontline as it is supposed to kill ticks along with the fleas. It has been a week since I treated them and I am still finding a couple of tiny ticks and the dogs are scratching like they have fleas as well. What do I do. Can I add advantage since that has always worked on the fleas or is it too soon, and what do I do about the ticks ?

2007-11-30 14:11:29 · 5 answers · asked by lisa o 1 in Dogs

The puppy does it so quickly...she walks up to it, sniffs it and then eats it. If you catch her before the act, as when she sniffs it we tell her no and kaka and bad but she still eats it. Then we punish her but not like a really bad spanking.

2007-11-30 14:01:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anthony P 1 in Dogs

I was wondering, because about a month and a half or so ago, my daughter who is in the first grade brought home a guppy and a snail from school to keep. So we put it in the family fish tank and they've done great. Well today, she came to me and told me that her snail had a couple of babys and at fist I didnt believe her. When I looked in the fish tank, sure enough, I saw 3 other snails. But as I looked a little further around, I saw over 17 other little snails! How is this? And will this keep happening, untill there are thousands of snails in the fish tank?

2007-11-30 13:51:13 · 11 answers · asked by Honeychild 4 in Fish

2007-11-30 13:48:36 · 25 answers · asked by mary tyler moo 3 in Cats

Probably poor phrasing but my cat LOVES my husband, which is nice because I never thought hed love anyone he's kind of a loner and a little mean at times, but every morning when my husband leaves for about half an hour my cat cries and makes this wailing sound. Is this something I should live with or will it go away in time do you think? We've only been married 6 months so I was thinking maybe he'd get use to him leaving/

2007-11-30 13:41:37 · 11 answers · asked by C.C 2 in Cats

I have a 2 yr old dog and I just recently took her for her yearly rabies shot and the vet talked me into getting this DHLP vaccine. I just found out that I have to take her back in for 2 more follow up shots. What I wanted to know is, how necessary is this shot? My last dog I had for 17 years and I never had to give this shot too. I am kind of strapped on cash and this is going to cost me 50 dollars each for the next two visits. Thanks..

2007-11-30 13:40:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

A black lab came to my house and was hanging around. It is going to be very cold so I brought him in. He is seems to be a great dog. He didn't have a collar on but I can tell he is healthy and seemed to be taken care of. I am going to post flyers to see if he is wanted. But my husband and kids really took to him. What should I do??

2007-11-30 13:19:08 · 15 answers · asked by tig 3 in Dogs

If you get bit by a mangy stray, and it breaks the skin, and you go to the ER, what do they do to you? What kind of shots do they give you? How often do you change the bandages? Do they keep you overnight? Please help!


note~ I didn't get bit by a dog, this is research for a book.

2007-11-30 13:07:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

What breed of cat is in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBO2U7SZ5qs

2007-11-30 13:01:28 · 16 answers · asked by woozie09 2 in Cats

In the future I want to get a med.-large active breed that I can take hiking with me and swimming. My sister says it's wrong that I want a large active breed because if I rescue a dog it shouldn't matter what breed/size it is. The way I look at it, I wouldn't get a Westie (no offence to Westie owners) to go hiking, but she doesn't see it like that. I'm looking more like Lab, German Shepherd, Pit or any mix thereof.

2007-11-30 12:58:34 · 21 answers · asked by Tiffany 4 in Dogs

and i want to get rid of them! fast! i don't want them spreading to the cats. what can i do thats not expensive?

2007-11-30 12:49:44 · 6 answers · asked by Mily T 2 in Dogs

Here's a pic of her:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2072952212&size=l

she has 6 claws, but the sixth claw is really small , i am just curious about this , and thank you for answering this question .

2007-11-30 12:47:40 · 9 answers · asked by A 5 in Cats

Post a pic or your favorite horse. Prettiest horse wins!!

2007-11-30 12:40:30 · 16 answers · asked by ◊ Ʈɧɩʂ ɩʂ ɱɩɗɳɩɡɦʈ ◊ 5 in Horses

He's sick right now, but is looking/acting a lot better now that he's gotten an IV injection from the vet (he's be given some antibiotics too but they probably haven't kicked in yet - we just got home).

From reading various sources it looks like he might be able to make an essentially full recovery from this one episode and be able to live fairly normally?

(He's an indoor cat; once upon a time he was a stray, which is where he must've picked it up. We do have other cats, but they don't fight at all, so we're not too too worried about them becoming +)

2007-11-30 12:38:05 · 5 answers · asked by Elly & Pao 4 in Cats

My German Shephard drags his right hind leg. I was told that this could be hip displasure. Just what is hip displasure and what cause it...He is not overweight and ll months old. When he runs he drags his leg and he seems to walk only short distances and sits down. He is playful, barks, and runs with his sister dog that is somewhat smaller in size. He is about 90% shepherd and yet looks 100%. His sister is probably 70% shepherd and30% retriever or whatever...

2007-11-30 12:36:26 · 10 answers · asked by Samson David 1 in Dogs