Pets - 22 December 2007

I just got a 7-9 wk old chocolate lab. She constantly scratches and bites on herself. She has big dandruff flakes and even cries like she is in pain when she does this scratching. There are almost no fleas on her which is what I thought was the cause of her constant scratching. She also has a knot on her stomach which looks like a tumor growing under her belly and looks painful and strange. I am aware of the problem of inbreeding in the lab mixes which is a result of their poplularity so I am wondering if my new puppy is really unhealthy or just needs a little TLC.

2007-12-22 23:35:14 · 15 answers · asked by Jess 2 in Dogs

My tender heart for animals found me taking a puppy from a Lady yesterday at Walmart tha she was giving away. I felt so sorry for the puppies. They are 6 weeks ald and no shots, have not been wormed and flea infested. Of course first thing Monday the pup will go to the vet but I need to know what to do about the fleas before then. Every flea shampoo you find says for puppies over 12 weeks of age. Does anyone know what will happen if I use this shampoo for this young of a puppy?

2007-12-22 23:14:39 · 19 answers · asked by notime101 1 in Dogs

We have also got a new kitten who bugs the heck out of her. So could stress cause her weight loss? She was not in any means an over weight cat she weighed 10 lbs and now you can feel many of her bones sticking out and you can tell just by looking at her that she is super thin. She has always been healthy and my other 3 cats are fat. So what is going on?

2007-12-22 23:06:21 · 54 answers · asked by Amelia Renae 1 in Cats

I have a syiran hamster and she sleeps in her tubes {design for large hamsters}
The tubes have lots of little holes in the sides to get more air in.....
I wanted to know is this safe and does your hamster do this?

2007-12-22 23:05:29 · 16 answers · asked by snowged 3 in Rodents

I think Giz got into my dogs' dog food and now he has diahrrea. Been giving him a little pepto and just recently started giving him some rice cooked in chicken stock. Any other suggestions what to do to stop it?

2007-12-22 22:43:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

when do females come first in season?could it be an infection?she plays,eats,drinks and has a cold wet nose

2007-12-22 22:10:42 · 15 answers · asked by siouxdarling 1 in Dogs

I have a 6 months old Red-Eared Slider.
She seems to be healthy. Her eyes, eating, swimming, breathing, basking, etc. are fine. But the only thing that makes me worry is that she can not hunt her food floating in the water. I put her food in a glass which is in the tank. So the foods don’t float and she can eat them. But with out that glass it takes 2-3 hours for her to eat her food. It seems like she can not recognize the distance or the right position of things. She keeps on trying to eat with out that glass during she is hungry. But it makes her tired.
Maybe I’m supposed to let her practice hunting. Maybe she has become lazy, or maybe there is a problem with her vision.
Anybody know anything about this?

2007-12-22 22:06:50 · 5 answers · asked by Elham Doost 2 in Reptiles

Imagine dogs got opposable thumbs- what would be the first tool they would invent to make their lives easier?

2007-12-22 22:05:36 · 19 answers · asked by Buzzard 7 in Dogs

2007-12-22 22:03:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-22 21:55:13 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-22 21:44:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Like when you see them outside, they fly in flocks that are shaped like an arrow.

2007-12-22 21:40:08 · 9 answers · asked by Dominic 3 in Birds

I recently took the baby tortoise out of its cage to let it roam the back yard like the other adult tortoises (I have 3). But we noticed the baby doesn't extend its limbs n doesn't eat much. We thought what was wrong with it until we saw the adult tortoises biting the baby tortoise!! the sides are injured and 2 of its fingers are gone!! WHAT DO I DO?? I am so sad to see my baby tortoise all chewed up.. =( please help me...

2007-12-22 21:38:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

2007-12-22 21:20:16 · 6 answers · asked by kcwhisker@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cats

It looks like a German Shepherd except it is solid Orange. It is not a Belgian Malinois or Belgian Shepherd and it is not really a German Shepherd. I have been told it is a rare breed from India (very few breeders in the U.S.A.) I Spoke to someone in Hawaii he stated he sells the pups for twentyfive thousand U.S. dollars. I need to find a female cheaper than this to be a companion and breed with the male I already own.

Thanks for the help!

2007-12-22 21:02:51 · 6 answers · asked by Al M 1 in Dogs

2007-12-22 20:18:50 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I found this puppy. His body was the size of a chihuahua and his face looked like one too. But his Forhead was abnormally large. He looked exactly like Brain on "pinky and the Brain" Is there a disorder or deformaty that makes dogs heads do that?

2007-12-22 20:09:17 · 12 answers · asked by VickysMom 1 in Dogs

can anyone solve my problem as i dont need the little things crawling all over my xmas dinner thanks

2007-12-22 19:56:56 · 15 answers · asked by Donna S 1 in Rodents

I want to noe all the names of the meerkats on meerkat manor whoever can get the most names get the top answer.I need the names as i am gettin zoo tycoon 2: african adventre on the computer for chistmas and i want to make a meerkat manor

i noe there is over 40+ meerkats in the whiskers family i have 33.

there is about 15+ in the Lazuli and i have 6.

In the Commanders i think there is about the same i have 5.

In the zappa there is 17+ i have 5.

In the Starsky there is 7 i only have 4.

i LOVE meerkats and want to make a safari thing with all the animals and meerkats on the show i have all the animals but i need the meerkats if anyones noes any i will like u yo tell me plz thankz


p.s if you only noe 1 or 2 and i dont have the name u can still get the top answer thankz

2007-12-22 19:55:04 · 5 answers · asked by animal_expert123 1 in Other - Pets

I have an orange tabby named Emmett. He is just over 4 years old. Besides from being the cutest orange tabby in the world, as well as the smartest, he also hides a hidden desire to take over the world. He tells me his plans in a series of meows and chirps.

When the time arrives for this force of power, his one weakness is crackers. It may be our only hope.

2007-12-22 18:09:31 · 10 answers · asked by CreepyOwl 2 in Cats

I feed 3 feral cats who hang out in my neighborhood, and occasionally they'll bring me a small dead animal and put it by my feet or on the porch. They never let me pet them or touch them, but they let me get really close. They're kind of b*tchy to be honest, and ungrateful that I'm feeding them. I don't mind feeding them because I love animals but these cats aren't friendly at all. They hiss at me even when I bring them food sometimes. Sometimes they do bring me dead animals though and I was wondering what it meant. I'm sure they mean something by doing that?

2007-12-22 18:06:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-22 18:03:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Thanks for looking into my question. Can an anubias plant be attached to a pourous or holey rock such as lace rock like a java fern plant and grow successfully. My java ferns have flourished in my cichlid tank which are attached to the lace rock, but the root system on the anubius does not seem to have the soft root system like the jave fern, and i am wondering if they would be best suited in the substrate.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.

2007-12-22 17:32:06 · 3 answers · asked by Arch 2 in Fish

ok 2day i whent to malibui and i found a few hermit crabs. i took them hime with me and i have no clue what to feed them or how to take care of them!
please don't tell me i have to buy them a hole bunch of stuff! :-)

2007-12-22 17:26:47 · 8 answers · asked by lelounge 1 in Fish

i have a molly in a 5 gallon aquarium.she has been on the bottom all day.i looked for a solution and came up with ammonia.so i rushed to the store and bought an ammonia test kit.got it home and sure enough the ammonia was in the "harmful"stage i got the jungle fizz tabs for ammonia now im waiting an hour like it says.i was also wondering if i should give my molly a fungus tab because she is swimming on her side i red that might be swimbladder disease.if so can i add the tab with the other fish in there?can i put the tab in there and let it dissolve before i put the fish in?i have algae eaters that all will the fungus tab hurt them?

2007-12-22 17:12:15 · 9 answers · asked by kyle c 2 in Fish

My daughter had 2 walking fish, and she lost 1 and the other 1 got very sick. We thought we were going 2 lose it as well. The only thing we can think of, was when she topped up the tank and put liquid into the water to take out the chlorine. She also feeds them mealworms and bloodworms. Well, the mealworms had fungi growing on them from sitting in the bottom of the tank for awhile. Could this have caused it? A couple of days after she put the liquid in, the dark walking fish died. The white 1 was sick. We took it out and brought in some pond water from the front yard. Filled a small tank with water just enought to cover him. He seemed to get a lot better. We tried to put him back in the big fish tank again and he went lifeless again. We had to take him out again. Could somebody please help me.
Thank you.
Diane

2007-12-22 16:55:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

Where can i buy a dog pregnancy test?

2007-12-22 16:45:42 · 22 answers · asked by Lilly 2 in Dogs

My friends are saying I should get a dog but I am out of the house 6am-6pm. Do you think an older dog would be OK? Any suggestions? Would a cat be better? Would love to get a pet but just don't know if it would be practical or fair. And I'm not into fish or snakes or other "stuff" Thanks

2007-12-22 16:42:56 · 6 answers · asked by mpento 3 in Dogs

my local petco does not have sand for fish tanks, would it be possible to use reptile sand for the fishtank instead, the reptile sand is usually a calcium substrate i believe.

2007-12-22 16:38:10 · 5 answers · asked by kevinlasher 2 in Fish

so i convinced my parents to get me a dog for christmas ive been researching on dogs for about 4 months! now tht ive decided 2 get a male pug i dnt noe wat to name it u could giv me some usual names too if u want

THNX! ^_^

2007-12-22 16:32:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs