Pets - 30 December 2007

2007-12-30 06:39:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

Well, I adopted an adorable 1yr old Maine Coon a couple of days ago......and I also have two dogs.

my dogs are curious about him (they're both girls and very sweet)

but my kitty does nothing but hiss at them whenever they come near him.

I want for them to get along.....and i don't want this to end with my mom kicking my kitty out.... how do I get them to get along???

2007-12-30 06:34:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

I've had my budgie for about 3 months now he looks to be about 4-6 months old. I think he knows me pretty well. But everytime i take out of his cage he always flys away from me. I was wondering When he goes into adulthood will he mature and get used to me more and let me hold him withought him flying away?

2007-12-30 06:33:35 · 7 answers · asked by Joe K 1 in Birds

Cats have been documented to live over 30 years; in the Guinness Book of World Records, the oldest cat is 34-36 years. In human years a 30-year-old cat is over 130, and a 34-36-year-old cat is between 150-160. In Scotland, a cat is reported to have lived to be over 40 years old.

The average domestic cat lives 14 years, and mixed-bred cats live longer than purebred. Feral cats live about half as long as domestic cats because they have more fights, accidents, illnesses, predators, and food shortages. Cats can continue to breed even in their senior years. Twenty-year old cats have reared kittens. In human years, a cat that is 20 is about 95 years old.
So for you that keep saying that you dont know what to do take to a vet get some help for child(en)

2007-12-30 06:32:59 · 9 answers · asked by holyolean 1 in Cats

My dog is a border collie shes 3 yo and she is obsessed with footballs so much that if i put a football match on the tv she lies and watches it does anyone elses dog do anything like that?

2007-12-30 06:31:08 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-30 06:30:44 · 3 answers · asked by Amanda C 2 in Cats

My baby corn snake seems to be about to shed and i was wondering if its ok to use a new damp sponge to put in his tank. Don't have any moss or a spray bottle, will this work?

2007-12-30 06:26:44 · 6 answers · asked by james K 2 in Reptiles

Do you like the name Colbie for a dog?
other names we like:
-Montana
-Marilyn
-Peyton
-Brookyln
-Abigail
-Maya
Any other ame suggestions?

2007-12-30 06:24:43 · 16 answers · asked by tooseythemoosey 3 in Dogs

like hip dysplasia,or Retinal Atrophy(in labs)or elbw dysplasia,or OCD.

Or could you breed and not get these problems

2007-12-30 05:46:24 · 21 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Dogs

Both of my dogs are mutts. ONe of them i think has a good chance at winning if she went to a show. I am dying to find a 2008 Mutt Show in New England. Pleas help!!!!

2007-12-30 05:41:00 · 4 answers · asked by Cassie 1 in Dogs

Some dogs do just fine on pedigree or Purina or even kibbles and bits. My dogs even eat those except for my lab mix he can't eat those except purina and the grain free cause it will give him the runs.

Im not gonna tell you that their not good but there are better its just that some people really can't afford the price of a rain free bag like me.

I don't need you elling me that I should be feeding grain free because I have heard it before.

I have fed them it too just not all the time because its expensive.

2007-12-30 05:40:52 · 5 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Dogs

I have 3 rats with hair and am thinking of getting a hairless but i am hearing that a hairless must be housed seperate...is this true?? Whats the difference between owning a hairless rat in comparison to a fancy rat??

2007-12-30 05:39:58 · 5 answers · asked by Thia 3 in Rodents

Feral cats, by the very definition are wild animals. About the only other animals you can not shoot are endangered species. And in many cases feral cats are contributing to the endangerment by eating the endangered animal. We can not shoot the endangered animal and we can not shoot the feral cat that is eating the endangered animal.

Makes no sense

2007-12-30 05:39:57 · 10 answers · asked by chapellecasitas 1 in Cats

I've only had him a week but he will only poop on bushes... I've only seen him go in the grass once... He was a stray before I got him...

2007-12-30 05:39:36 · 2 answers · asked by phreadriquebean 3 in Dogs

My cat Lori is mischievous .

2007-12-30 05:35:52 · 15 answers · asked by A 5 in Cats

Interested in buying a boxer puppy but have been told to always try to buy from the first litter. For some reason, the first litter seem to be better pups than the following litters that the mother may have. why is that? also have checked around and found prices ranging from $400 to $1800. Some of these dogs aren't even show dogs, so what drives the price so freaking high. Last but not least, does anyone know where I might be able to get a nice boxer fawn from at a reasonable price?

2007-12-30 05:35:12 · 12 answers · asked by buckskinbabydoll♥ 4 in Dogs

We have two new puppies that are close in age (3 days apart), a pekingese and a pug. They are both 12 weeks old. We want to buy something natural (not toxic flea products) that will easily remove the fleas and keep the fleas away. We know they have fleas because we have a flea comb and found them on both of them. The puppies didn't come from the same place and they got the fleas from our home because our older pekingese (16 years) that passed away had them constantly and no matter what we used, they never disappeared. And we know to wash every linen, bed, carpet, that the fleas could be in.
We are just looking for a safe natural way to get rid of the fleas before our puppies destroy their body by biting and scratching themselves.

2007-12-30 05:34:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

which dog do you think is the best and why out of chihuahua, jack russell or rottweiller

2007-12-30 05:30:39 · 34 answers · asked by vityhgurl 1 in Dogs

I am considering switching my dogs (two GSDS, ages three and ten) to a raw meat diet. They are currently being fed a commercial food that is nowhere near good. I have been learning more about dog food recently and I want to get them off the food they are currently on. So here are my questions...

Our older dog has hip dysplasia. Has there been any research about how raw diets effect dogs with hip dysplasia? I've read that it helps lower the risk of dysplasia (which is important for our younger dog, as the older dog is her sire).

What is the best way to switch a dog to a raw meat diet? I know with kibble dog foods you switch to the new food little by little. Do you do the same thing when switching to raw meat?

My main concerns are bones and bacteria. I've always been told that chicken bones are bad for dogs--that they splinter and can hurt a dog. I've also always been told that raw meat has bacteria and whatnot. Are these not true or do dogs have their own way of dealing with this?

2007-12-30 05:26:18 · 5 answers · asked by Winged 3 in Dogs

I thought they just lick it to turn it wet but I may be wrong......please answer!!!!!!

2007-12-30 05:26:06 · 7 answers · asked by bubbles L 3 in Dogs

Who agrees that it is sometimes the only solution in a given area for the problems ?

NOT who doesn't agree and why. I want to hear from people who have personal experience. I don't think its any paticular breeds fault. I don't believe that any breed is more likely to do this or that. But sometimes thats the breed in an area that is causing the problems

2007-12-30 05:25:25 · 5 answers · asked by Grayline 4 in Dogs

I have a Red Ear Slider who was born with no eyes. She is blind, but eats and lives perfectly well. Every time it gets brought people's first reaction is that it is cruel. I mean I didn't do this to her, she was born like that. Here is the video if you want proof:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CvrduS1mVGo

2007-12-30 05:21:48 · 9 answers · asked by delaneythehorsegirl 2 in Reptiles

I have an Irish setter and a Golden retriever,i don't know which one is doing it but around 3 in the morning and one of them starts to howl like a wolf, like a real deep moan wolf howl and its usually when its snowing or after it snows, anyone else have domesticated dogs that howl like wolves?

2007-12-30 05:21:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

My pure bred pit bull ate a box of christmas cookies and a small box of chocolate this morning. She seems to be fine , she threw up a little but I am not sure whether or not to take her to the vet. Will she be okay?

2007-12-30 05:20:04 · 18 answers · asked by sarah 1 in Dogs

im curious of people's opinions. go on youtube and type in sammy the dog chasing a dot and you will see him. tell me what you think and watch the entire video. sorry i couldn't give a link.

2007-12-30 05:17:53 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dogs

2007-12-30 05:17:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

i have recently found a little 8 month old stray kitten and as we are in the middle of storm season I want to bring her inside of a night (she has no problems with this she WANTS to go inside, also she has been living in my backyard for 3 or 4 weeks,) but my problem is that my parents own another cat (they are both female and my parents cat is desexed the kitten is not, don’t worry im going to get her desexed but am slightly worried as she might have owners somewhere looking for her) anywho the older cat always hisses and makes other such noises whenever she sees my kitten and this annoys all of us. We try to get them used to eachother but the other day the older cat charged her didn’t attack though just charged but I cannot leave a kitten out in the midst of cyclone season either there is no way they can avoid eachother all night?
Please help
Also the older cat was adopted from the pound (not sure if that makes a difference)
Thanks heaps
Angil

2007-12-30 05:14:09 · 17 answers · asked by angil 4 in Cats

The Tenpin Turtles In A Tropical Tank?
What Do They Eat?
How To Care For Them

2007-12-30 05:04:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Reptiles

My family just got an adult male himalayen and he loves to hide. Every room he has gone into he found a way to get into a spot. (Bathroom - behind the potty livving room in a recliner on a bar that he got on from underneath living room behind the ferret cagewhile the ferret is locked in there) this is the first time this cat saw anyone in my family please help me by telling how to coax him out

2007-12-30 05:02:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cats

It is safe to get a branch from a tree (unkown name of the tree), for my budgies to claim up and down. do i have to prepared before i put it like wash it ore something???

2007-12-30 05:01:09 · 9 answers · asked by Marialucia 2 in Birds