Pets - 1 December 2007

I am a widow without much money coming in each month, being disabled. i found a lil kitten that someone threw out too young in my neighborhood. she just came to me & it broke my heart that she was alone like me. i had no idea how much spaying would cost, at the moment she needed a warm place to stay & she slept with me. now she has gone into heat which means she is driving me nuts with the howling. i love her too much to surrender her...vets want 200.00 some want more. she was sick when i found her, at deaths door & the vet charged me 138.00. i had to go without that month. are there programs out there that help the poor pet owners?

2007-12-01 03:59:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I bought it 4 months ago. it looks like there is a lot of the fishes wastes under the gravel. but for a 5 gallon tank how often should i clean it??? I got 4 fish in it to. 2 platys and 2 tetras. when should i clean it.

2007-12-01 03:51:12 · 13 answers · asked by stephen G 3 in Fish

i had my boxer for bout 3 months and she was a stray so i dont know much about her and she recently became all itchy and she has places of hair missing they arenthat big mostly around her butt and on her sides and i cant take her to the vet till dec 10 dec that is when i get paid so can any one tell me what it might be and if there is any thing i can do at home to help her to i get her to the vet? my vet said to try head lice med and i tried that but it diesnt help weird that she would say to use that but i did!

2007-12-01 03:48:55 · 6 answers · asked by hott_momma_5769 1 in Dogs

Yesterday my 7 week old kitten had it's first veterinarian appointment. The doctor dusted his fur over a wet paper towel and flea droppings fell out and he was diagnosed with having fleas. There weren't many droppings, only about 5 or so, but Rex was given Advantage flea treatments which I gave him as soon as we got home.

I asked the vet if there were products to treat the house, (growth treatments, insecticides, etc.) and he said yes but because I have only had Rex in my apartment for one week exactly, he said not to worry about going through all that, that all i needed to do was a thorough clean and vacuum.

Being my paranoid self, i went out anyway and got Zodiac flea spray for upholstery and furnature and went crazy spraying everything Rex has every touched or sat on and spent the entire night vacuuming and dusting.

I brushed rex this morning and found no traces of flea droppings, do you think the flea thing is done? or will they come back? should i have done all that?

2007-12-01 03:43:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-01 03:38:42 · 23 answers · asked by BAKER 3 in Dogs

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2007-12-01 03:13:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Does anyone recycle their aquarium water and reuse it for the aquarium. If so, what method do you use? I vacuum the gravel and feel it is such a waste to dump out all that water when all the muck settles on the bottom of the container.

2007-12-01 03:11:04 · 4 answers · asked by kygirl40299 2 in Fish

2007-12-01 03:06:46 · 8 answers · asked by ITO 2 in Dogs

My hamster just passed away. I've had exactly 4 months with him.

The pet shop said he was 1 year old when they gave him to me. But I think they lied because my hamster did not have any symptoms of getting sick. I think he died of old age.

I'm really upset. Do you think I should get another one? And if so, what type? This hamster was my first hamster and he was a Syrian. And do you think I could get a refund?

Thanks!
-Kris

2007-12-01 02:57:30 · 10 answers · asked by wooo 3 in Rodents

My dog, he'll eat anything that little guy.. and I actually feel bad when he vomits... I've only been around to see him do it a few times... and my first initial reaction is to call his name in surprise mostly... and he kinda tucks his tail in and puts his head down.. and I feel bad when he does this... Im not gonna go crazy just cause he does that. I get grossed out, but I don't get mad over it.

What makes a dog think its a bad thing to do? is it like peeing indoors?

2007-12-01 02:50:38 · 6 answers · asked by シ Pete 4 in Dogs

I need some information on sites to hand raise these babies
and maybe reunite mom with them

2007-12-01 02:35:57 · 5 answers · asked by paige 1 in Dogs

I got a Webkinz Chihuahua because it is now the pet of the month! Yay me! I know that I want it to be a girl, but I don't know what to name it. I was planning on naming it Nacho (my friend had a real chihuahua named that), but I don't know if it's girly enough. I still kind of like it, but if you know any better names, please tell me!!!
Thank you ahead of time!

2007-12-01 02:15:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Is it acctully unhealthy to get a dog neutered? Will it take years off his life!!! I don't know if I should do it I love my dog and want him to be around as long as possible, and he is never around female dogs with out supervision and a leash on!!!!???? There would be no puppies and I love his personallity he isn't acting bad at all I don't want his personality to change!!! Were conidering it though???????

2007-12-01 02:10:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

i had two mice.. after 2 months the one died he was moving very slowly and shaking i picked him up to warm him up if he was cold but he would not stop. i put him back into the cage and he didnt move but was breathing heavily. the next morning he was dead in the same spot... i checked n held him close to bedtime


now my other mouse is doing the same thing yesterday he was fine and running in his wheel jumping around n everything now he is moving very slowly, shaking, n trying to run in his wheel but keeps falling over..


what is wroung with my mice, what is their illness


can i do anything to prevent them

p.s.
my mice were in my room then the one died, now the one is in the basement with my chinchillas. right next to them.. idk if the chinchillas could be a factor because my other mouse was not incontact with them and it died.

2007-12-01 02:01:17 · 2 answers · asked by dimndbabe 1 in Other - Pets

2007-12-01 01:24:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

2007-12-01 01:23:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

Think I should use over the counter worm medicine first? And watch it for another day?

2007-12-01 01:06:58 · 4 answers · asked by snuffles36 1 in Dogs

This is my plan. In seven years I will become a practicing veternarian (I'm in my second year of college). I will have an acre of land and am willing to exercise my dogs for an hour before work and an hour after work with hiking and swimming on my days off. I currently volunteer at an animal shelter and am well aware of the pet overpopulation problem. My idea is to have two dogs of my own and then start fostering dogs. I would to end up with four fosters at a time for a total of six dogs in my household. Is this too much? I understand dog psychology and I would never introduce a new dog into my pack unless I had control over the already established dogs. I would also end up adopting any foster who I have for more than six months because I believe it would be wrong to rehome a dog after that long in one place, but I would never have more than 6 dogs in my pack at a time. I realize the cost of dog food treats etc. and since I'll be a vet, my health care costs would be minimal.

2007-12-01 01:04:47 · 16 answers · asked by Tiffany 4 in Dogs

How much do they cost? and how much do they cost per month? Would they be okay outside all the time without a fence? (its big property... it used to be a farm) I could let it go in the barn(there's no animals in there.) Would I be able to keep a puggle like that?

2007-12-01 00:46:01 · 12 answers · asked by Ashley N 2 in Dogs

Yeah im getting a 5 gallon fish tank for Christmas and i would like to know that.
Oh and can a gold fish live with a Dwarf puffer? Because i won one at a fair and it just wont die! I mean im not saying im trying to make it die but still... And give me some care info one Dwarf Puffers please!!! I know they need to live in a planted tank (fake or real) but anything else?

2007-12-01 00:39:57 · 8 answers · asked by Mike 2 in Fish