Pets - 18 December 2007

My wife and I now share a house w/ some people (we live in the bottom level).

On the stairs dividing the two levels, we have a baby gate and two curtains on shower rods (one on each side of the gate). The shower rods are velcroed to the gate.

Our cats CANNOT go upstairs. This has not been a real issue until lately.

The other day, we found the male cat upstairs shredding our roommates bed.

All of a sudden, he is going upstairs, even though we (my wife and I) are both downstairs.

There is only one door here, and it is to a small room we keep the cats in while we are asleep or at work.

I do not want to have to keep him locked up 24/7, but I am running out of ideas!

Can anyone help keep my sanity and relationship with my cat??

2007-12-18 13:56:24 · 6 answers · asked by Robert C 2 in Cats

Recently we had our baby girl spayed. She about 6 years old. Ever since shes been a totally different dog. Very jumpy, doesnt want to listen and she does this weird shivering like shes cold or scared. Im not sure why shes doing it. Does anyone know what could be wrong?

2007-12-18 13:52:15 · 26 answers · asked by tinkiedisto 1 in Dogs

He's a year and a month or so old, and he loves milk. If we leave our cereal unoccupied for a second he'll jump up and try to drink some.

I was thinking of giving him a little bit, but I wasn't sure if it was healthy for him or not.
We already have taken caution when consuming milk so he doesn't get to it. Thanks!

2007-12-18 13:50:10 · 17 answers · asked by charlotte 4 in Cats

2007-12-18 13:42:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f59/r2d2tppd2/buffy.jpg

She isn't an american Eskimo!

2007-12-18 13:30:36 · 14 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Dogs

He is about 4-5 years old and I know that he is getting older but just this morning I felt a lump on his stomach. It doesn't seem to hurt him when I poke it and you can't see it but I'm still worried. I think it might be cancerous and really need to know if anyone has an answer. A vet before said that if I don't provide him with a less stressful environment that he might get cancer but he also said that if I look at his legs which had purplish color to them would show his stress. I worked with him from then on and now they returned to their normal pinkish color.

2007-12-18 13:29:44 · 4 answers · asked by screechiepie 1 in Birds

she has been treated, no evidence of fleas on her, or in our home, yet she continues to bite and scratch. could this be something else??

2007-12-18 13:26:35 · 23 answers · asked by Mikee 1 in Dogs

2007-12-18 13:23:36 · 15 answers · asked by Mikayla M 1 in Dogs

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2007-12-18 13:14:25 · 3 answers · asked by Ccallo 2 in Fish

im really wanting a corn snake i allready have the tank all i need it about $100 dollars of things and the snake and shes refuzing i really want one she said not until you move out but thats way to long can you help me

2007-12-18 13:13:19 · 7 answers · asked by rob s 1 in Reptiles

I have three tetra in a 10 gallon tank.....how many hours of light should the get a day?

2007-12-18 13:02:43 · 6 answers · asked by andrew k 1 in Fish

My best friend has a small bichon frise or something like that and it stinks like hell!!!!!! she has glade and stuff all over the house but it doesnt help.

2007-12-18 12:59:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I just got my bunny a week ago, but it is afraid of me. It won't come within 5 feet of me, so nothing about me gets implanted in her brain except that I'm scary. I can barely pet her or give her carrots unless I trap her, but then she all nervous and afraid. It doesn't seem lik she'll get used to me. She barely knows my smell, and if I get her to sniff my hand out she bites it or jumps at it which scares me and i jerk my hand back and she hates fast movements, she doesn't know my voice because if I talk she gets scared, she doesn't know my look because shes always under my bed were its dark so she can't see me, the only thing she knows is that I'm scary.

WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?!?!? I want I bunny thats fun and I can play with, what's the point of a bunny who just sits there, runs from you, isn't playful, and bites people? I need big time help.

Please help
Alex

2007-12-18 12:54:51 · 5 answers · asked by Alex N 1 in Other - Pets

Ok, I have two cockatiels, one named Bud and the other named Did ( devil in diguise, he bites ) and when I take out Bud for awhile, Did starts to chirp jungle sounds. But Bud never chirps, people say that females don't chirp that much. Could it be possible that Bud can be Budianna?!!

2007-12-18 12:50:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Birds

it has a wound on its elbow and arm and my mom wont take it to the vet. how should i take care of it so it dont get infected im keeping the cat and i dont want anything bad to happen to it.

2007-12-18 12:47:26 · 6 answers · asked by lil_sexy_beast 1 in Cats

I have two dogs...one is a pitbull and the other is a german shepard....the are both females.. and just recently the pitbull started to hump the german shepard......Does anyone know why she is doing this....They are both Fixed....

2007-12-18 12:45:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

I have been keeping my 9-month albino corn snake in a twenty-gallon long aquarium with a black-light (night-time heat bulb) perched above the tank. First of all, is a black light the same as a UV bulb? Second of all, is it harmful or helpful to keep the light on most of the time? I've searched through some webpages with mixed results: some say NOT to use UV bulbs because of potential problems and some say to use it twice a day for the snake's health benifit. I know there's bound to be someone on here with real experience with breeding and caring for this specific species of snake....?

2007-12-18 12:44:22 · 0 answers · asked by Cat's Cradle 2 in Reptiles

I was in petco and saw a food called Dick Van Patten's Natural balance dry. It said no corn, wheat, by products or fillers.
So is this almost or as good as canidae and innova?

2007-12-18 12:40:36 · 15 answers · asked by ♥shelter puppies rule♥ 7 in Dogs

i figure that the cat's claws have fecal matter on them and the matter could get into my blood steam if the scratch is deep enough

2007-12-18 12:40:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

My guppy has been pumping out fry the whole damn day and i dont know when to take her out. Will her belly be back to normal or will it still be the same? do some stay bloated for a while even though they are done giving birth?

2007-12-18 12:37:52 · 4 answers · asked by The Meh Factor 4 in Fish

my daughter has a quaker and it makes me sick to see how much this bird loves her, everytime she leaves the room the bird just freaks out and screeches loudly, i told my daughter that she has to start leaving the bird with me for a while, it has to get used to being without her. my daughter doesnt leave the house at all, ever. she has problems, but the baby bird has made a huge difference to her life, its the been the best therapy shes had. but i was wondering if this bird will get used to being away from her, its still screeching at me and its only been 20mins away from its mum. please tell me it will?

2007-12-18 12:37:37 · 6 answers · asked by lilly 3 in Birds

My mom says it has to go in the basement... She says it will stink up the ENTIRE house if it stays in my room. Is this true? Or will she be fine in my room and not smell outside of my room?

2007-12-18 12:36:46 · 7 answers · asked by oO_BuBbLy_Oo 3 in Rodents

And how long should it take? I've been trying to potty train my pup (she's about 5 months) for the last 3 months... She's been doin' good recently, but hasn't fully grasped it.

2007-12-18 12:35:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-18 12:32:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

plz help me
my neighbor shot my dog several times in the road and she crawled to to my house and when she was at my house he shot her again. we took her to the vet and we had to put her to sleep. i am soooooooo sad! what all can we do to him? can we press charges? can we make him pay? etc.
PPLLLLEEEEAAAAAAAAASSEEEEEEE HELP!!!!!!

2007-12-18 12:32:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My dog is 1.5 years old, he is a puggle (pug/beagle mix) he was always a very healthy weight. I have noticed that he seems to be thinning down A LOT i've tried giving him 3 different brands of dog food and he will eat them eventually, he seems hungry all the time, and will have food in his dish but won't touch it until he has to. We just had a baby and the dog has a habit of stealing his binky's and chewing on them do you think he could have eaten something off the binky and that could be causing him to lose weight? Or maybe he is just feeling under the weather. I figured i'd ask on here before calling the vet tomorrow morning. Thanks

2007-12-18 12:32:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

These are my dogs a Bichon Frise and a Shih Tzu. This is their Christmas picture, what do you think? My dogs say Happy Holidays to everyone!


http://pets.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Weloveourdogs/photos/view/509e?b=7

2007-12-18 12:30:05 · 7 answers · asked by ♥BichonFrise♥ 3 in Dogs

the litter owner was feeding
my pom pup this semi moist hill country fair food
i bought him natural balance premium puppy food
i know you have to wait n gradually mix in the new
food and remove the old food
my question is what happens if you switch puppy
foods too soon???

2007-12-18 12:27:02 · 9 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Dogs

Hi.I have a mixed breed of maltese and poodle named Che and he has champion bloodlines.If this informantion helps or not, what is a good product or products to buy him?

2007-12-18 12:25:33 · 11 answers · asked by canadiens_rock 1 in Dogs

She is just being really mean and she bites a lot. She is a puppy, but she won't let me pick her up or pet her. I don't know what to do so if you could just give me some salutions then I'll be ok!
Thank You,
BSB

2007-12-18 12:24:47 · 25 answers · asked by blck_srr 1 in Dogs