Recent questions tagged pet care

Description : Pet owners/lovers, what's your personal $$$ cap?

Last Answer : To be clear, I am not asking for advice, just personal stories/insights.

Description : How does one be prepared for a beloved pet's passing?

Last Answer : My dogs were really quiet one morning in January. They were in their teens. I went down and one was gone. The other was lying next to him. That was my planning experience. My vet said they could cremate him. That’s what I did.

Description : What am I doing wrong with this bunny!

Last Answer : answer:Rabbits tend to startle easily and are very perceptive of threats (whether intentional or not). Are you hyper or high energy, even when trying to say calm? Do you speak loudly? Do you make ... hold him and put him down. Just remember to stay calm, quiet and move slowly/gently around him.

Description : Is carpet okay for the bottom of a snake cage?

Last Answer : It might not harm the snake but it will collect odors and other stuff after repeated poops and pees in it. Possibly carpet fibers might not be good either.

Description : How to train a new hyper puppy?

Last Answer : Why are you isolating her in the garage? She is a baby pack animal- would you keep a human baby in the garage at night?. Get a crate (no more tearing things up), get up to take her out (so she learns housebreaking), and have her in the house with her family where she belongs!

Description : When feeding my ferret real meat - are there guidelines (raw, cooked, fat content)?

Last Answer : I once had a ferret and we fed him cat food. A little wet and dry, he seemed quite content.

Description : Is it really true that fixing your pet prevents early death?

Last Answer : I have read somewhere that with Dogs, bitches can gain weight after being fixed not too sure about the Male Dog though, I never had my two German shepherd bitches done & they both made it to twelve ... their beds from natural causes . Up until their final illness they were both still very agile :-/

Description : Problem with an aggressive cockatiel?

Last Answer : I have used forced handling to tame very aggressive birds when all other attempts failed. You sound knowledgeable, and it sounds as if you have exhausted your options. Are you familiar with forced handling, or would you like a small briefing?

Description : Any ideas how to stop chickens pecking each other?

Last Answer : Cut off their peckers? Sorry. I just couldn’t resist.

Description : Which is less humane, subjecting your cat to a 10-hour car ride or a 1 hour plane flight?

Last Answer : I think the answer is drugs, despite the mode of transportation. Personally, I can't imagine either of our cats surviving a plane flight, despite the duration. We drove with our cats from Baltimore ... , with light sedation they tolerate it well....they will just complain vocally from time to time.