Pets - 29 December 2007

We recently adopted a cat and want to bring her to the vet for a "wellness" visit that we want to do annually. I'm not familiar with the average cost of check-ups at the vet so I'd just like to know what to expect. I believe she is also due for certain vaccinations, but the vet's website says those are part of the wellness visit. Does anyone have any insight on average vet costs? Thanks!

2007-12-29 14:59:45 · 4 answers · asked by Grace1228 3 in Cats

We just got started with Rimadyl,Snovi-MSM,and Royal Canin Mobility has been ordered. Blood tests will be done again intow weeks. She is from a puppy miller that we sort of rescuded. What do you think of 3 surgerys?

2007-12-29 14:57:01 · 2 answers · asked by Julie D. 7 in Dogs

I am trying to train her.

2007-12-29 14:53:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Horses

My dog hasn't been acting right...scratching...losing hair on ears, tails, and nose....thought it was mange...still could be...going to doctor monday....My dog pooped and I saw blood but only in small amount...then I saw some kind of red wrapper in the stool as well...I threw it away...She pooped again and I looked again...small sign of blood again but not as much as before but this time I noticed what looked to be like a tape worm. Can I get this too?...and are there any other worms that look like a tape worm..its got that "segment" look about it...I saved it to take it to the vet monday...will my dog be ok till then? I gave her a small pinch of Garlic powder in her food and I'm giving her Ice chips to keep her hydrated

2007-12-29 14:45:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-29 14:45:19 · 18 answers · asked by sylvia s 2 in Cats

I know it's impossible to tell if a hamster is male or female. But how do hamster get pregnant and have babies?

2007-12-29 14:37:05 · 13 answers · asked by g2loveguitar 3 in Rodents

2007-12-29 14:36:09 · 5 answers · asked by Linda R 1 in Reptiles

I used pills that dissolve into the water today. THe water is blue and everything. When do I put carbon back into the filter bed to neutralize the medication?

2007-12-29 14:34:47 · 7 answers · asked by lumi 4 in Fish

2007-12-29 14:31:40 · 32 answers · asked by stevemxusa 6 in Dogs

Has anyone tried it?!

2007-12-29 14:29:33 · 8 answers · asked by Ang 22 1 in Cats

It's a Gardneri Clown Killifish. I'd have to order it direct, which I'm a little wary of, but I'd absolutely love to center a community tank around one or two. This is probably a small gimme spell that will never end up happening, but humor me anyway. What's it like?

http://www.azgardens.com/images/Gardneri-ClownKilli.gif

2007-12-29 14:28:24 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

i see one but don't know what type are be [short, little black and very fast can't see moore is a doubt bay

2007-12-29 14:26:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

what are the things to prepare the fish tank?, i know i cant just stick the fish right in the water as soon as i fill it. all im getting is a couple algae eaters and some cheep fish, its a little tank. how do i go about setting it up and what things do i need besides food?

2007-12-29 14:24:51 · 11 answers · asked by ASEDNISE 2 in Fish

2007-12-29 14:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

2007-12-29 14:22:28 · 11 answers · asked by pookiemct07 5 in Cats

well its something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/tapeworm-tabs-praziquantel-cats-and-kittens-3-tabs_W0QQitemZ160193157089QQihZ006QQcategoryZ117432QQcmdZViewItem

it says expires 12-10 like mine does that mean 2010 or already expired? i want to know cause i got these also
and no i didn't bought them from ebay lol i alreayd have them for over a month and i thought if i knew what 12-10 mean then it would save me the trouble seeing the vet :(

2007-12-29 14:20:11 · 2 answers · asked by risaru@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cats

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2007-12-29 14:13:13 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

A few months ago, I got a red ear slider (about 4-5"). Then about a month ago, I inherited my sister's yellowbelly and western painted which I let live with my red ear slider (the 3 of them are about the same size). There doesn't seem to be any aggression. I noticed that my red ear slider is spending a lot of time in the water, sleeping perhaps? His head is always underwater. He hardly ever basks even though the other 2 do it all the time. The basking area is big enough of all of them. I'm housing them in a HUGE tank, water temp is what it's suppose to be, and so is the basking area temp. I've also got the needed UVB bulb. I did tons of research! I was just wondering if it's normal behavior for my RES to spend so much time under water. He eats just fine, doesn't look sick. Should I put another basking area somewhere else for him to use? Any idea?

2007-12-29 14:08:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

I want a spotted puffer but I want to know their requirements... I already know they need brackish water and they are VERY mean. What exactly IS brackish water and haw do you create it?????

2007-12-29 14:05:57 · 11 answers · asked by somebody 3 in Fish

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2007-12-29 13:59:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

2007-12-29 13:56:40 · 4 answers · asked by Williew 7 in Cats

There is something VERY weird going on with my betta. I have no idea what is wrong and need some help, its actually scaring me.

I posted this question a month ago, please take a look:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhXayTPq2VHvoYC5dONlzVbsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071128165614AAXVlyF

Now, it hasn't been eating in about 3 months. I see him floating up to the top, so I put some food in there (tube worms) and he actually ate! It's VERY rare that he does this. When he comes up to the top he sort of.. like, floats to the side. He has trouble swimming because his tail end keeps floating up. For the past 3 months he just hides in the plants and doesn't bother moving.

This has got me SO confused. I haven't got him any medicine because I don't know what it is that I'm treating. I hate seeing my fish like this.

He does have a light so the water is heated, in case you wanted to know.

Please help

2007-12-29 13:45:51 · 7 answers · asked by ms_lotr_freak 3 in Fish

2007-12-29 13:45:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Fish

I have a female bearded dragon named Irwin(lol).I feed her crickets,mice,fruits and vegi's etc...I was wondering if anyone knows for sure if feeding her feeder goldfish will harm her?

2007-12-29 13:37:51 · 8 answers · asked by ready4relief 1 in Reptiles

The water has this light tint to it, like it's not a deep fog but a touch of white to the water, and it's not the light. Do you know what's causing this? Is it bad? If it is how do I stop it?

2007-12-29 13:35:44 · 25 answers · asked by Pepsi T 2 in Fish

i have 2 questions.

Today i was in a pet store. I know where the pups come from, puppy mills. I watched helplessly as a family was debating wheter or not to take home a min pin pup. I wanted to take them and shake them. i wanted to tell them that it wasn't worth the pain...

i looked down the rows. i hadn't realized it before, but they all looked sick. they slept, and slept, and slept. it broke my heart.

1)How do you feel about the petstore/puppy mill business?

2) why do people just blow this issue off like it isn't a big deal?
"this puppy won't have any health problems, it's a purebred."

This makes me want to scream.

2007-12-29 13:34:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-29 13:28:44 · 6 answers · asked by DavE A 2 in Fish

im in my single digits for age and have 8 stuffed animals on my bed. How many should i have???????? And how do you make hospital corners.

2007-12-29 13:26:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Pets

My turtle is kind of iligal, because its less than 4 inches, and i dont know what to feed him he isnt eating the pellets that i give him. Should i feed him lettuce?

2007-12-29 13:18:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

This has got to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard of. These people are animal lovers, but they prefer cats over song birds, chip monks, rabbits, and all the other NATIVE animals that feral cats kill by the billions. Whole species have been wiped out by cats.

BUT, yet there are people who go trap the wild cats, spend the money to go have them neutered, and RELEASE THEM BACK INTO THE WILD. They feed them, but still cats eat anything that moves.

In a world where PEOPLE are starving and dying by the millions why in the world are we saving feral cats.

They are not even from America, they are an introduced species. They are nothing more than weeds.

2007-12-29 13:17:48 · 16 answers · asked by bruce k 1 in Cats