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2 AnswersRodents5 years agowhats the fastest way to get rid of ring worms on animals ?
already took them all to the vet, its ring worms, i bought this dip that smells really badly but first it was just the kitten that had it, then when i came home it was one of my 5month old puppies, the next day it was my 4yr old dog, the next day it was my 1yr old dog, and today it is now my other 5month old puppy, so need to know whats the fastest way to get rid of it, i am putting this different medicine on them that i used on my pitbull when she was a puppy it work great, reason i don't want to use it, cause my animals are indoors and the medicine stains everything purple, cause that's the way it is,
so anyone out there deal with a ring worm outbreak in there animals, please let me know what medicine is the fastest way to get rid of them, gonna wash all my sheets and dog bed tomorrow, and the kitten seems to be fine, the doctor could barely tell that he had it cause i had already used the purple medicine on the kitten, im using it on the dogs as well, but they seem to be getting them everywhere else on there bodies now, so need some help asap
1 AnswerDogs1 decade agowant some info on boxers from other boxer owners ?
so, i took in a boxer puppy about two months ago, want to know some info on them, my brother had a boxer when i was a teenager but she wasn't my dog so don't know much, do they get hip displecia, don't know how to spell that sorry i know big dogs can get that thing where there stomach turns and the only way to fix is with surgery, but what are other things that boxers can get, she is 4months going on 5months, she is on puppy food, feed her 2 cups, 3 times a day, and loves to play with water, she has had all her puppy shots, has been d-wormed when she turns 6months im gonna put her on heart worm medicine
2 AnswersDogs1 decade agoNeed Help With 4 Week Old Kitten With Dry Skin ?
so i rescued a 4 week old kitten a couple of days ago from a lady who was feeding him people milk, when she brought him to me, he smelled like poop and dead animal, i took him a bath in a kitten shampoo i have, the water coming off of him was black, to brown sometimes red, i dried him off, he was very unresponsive the first day i had him, ive now have had him for about 4 to 5 days and he is doing a lot better, he runs around, plays with my dogs, and i even got him to use the litter box, i have him on kitten food and kitten formula, but i noticed the other day that he has a bunch of dandruff of dry spots all over him, and the tip of his tail has no hair at all, im assuming its cause the lady who owned him never took him a bath and he was covered in his own poop and pee, and that caused the skin irritations now that i have him, i want to know if anyone out there knows of a special cat shampoo for young kitten that i can use to help him with his dry patches on his skin, its not mainge, ive dealt with mainge before and that is not what it is
1 AnswerCats1 decade agoNeed a good prissy girly name for a female apple head chihuahua ?
well i have a little apple head chihuahua, she is all white with a black mark over her right eye, and a black patch on the base of her tail, her mom is called lady, i want a good name, something girly, cause she is a skinny girl with long legs, and a big apple head, i don't want princess, but i want something like that, anyone out there know the names of the greek goddess, i don't want molly, bella, lucy, sarah, lady, or nala, i don't want roxy, that's my friends name,
13 AnswersDogs1 decade agook, no rude comments just need some info on my dog ?
so here is the question, my dog is pregnant, her due date is on the 17th, but ive been seeing a lot of movement in her belly tonight, the puppies in there are kicking a lot, so wondering, will she have the puppies today, cause of the movement there making, still haven't seen any other signs, the panting, i did see her have one contraction about an hour ago, but hasn't had any since, and, she isn't panting hard like all dogs do when they go into labor so wondering, will she have the babies today
6 AnswersDogs1 decade agoMy dog wont take his heart worm medicine, what should i do ?
well i ordered my dog heart guard plus for him, and he wont eat it, its the chewable ones that are suppose to have beef in them, or taste like it, what should i do, should i crunch it up and stuff it inside a hot dog,
7 AnswersDogs1 decade agoNeed to know what the symptoms are to feline leukemia ?
4 2week old kittens were given to me, they are now 3weeks old, 3 days ago, the big male kitten, was acting strangely like if he was drunk, couldn't get his footing right, he passed away, today i was getting ready to bottle feed the remaining 3, and the big female kitten is acting the same way, she is acting like if she is drunk cant get her footing right, ive never had kittens so young die on me, was wondering what are some signs that cat show when they are dying of leukemia, the owner of this kittens just mention to me right now that she had a previous cat that died from leukemia don't know if the momma of this cat was near that cat, they found the momma in there front yard dead, ive always taken in stray kittens and bottle fed them till they were old enough to have new homes, and this is the first time i have kittens that are perfectly healthy one minute then the next there acting sick, this is the second kitten, the first kitten was a big black male kitten, this one is a female black kitten, both were the same age, they are 3weeks old going on 4weeks old
5 AnswersCats1 decade agowhat shampoo is safe for 3week old kittens ?
well, took in 4 - 3week old kittens, there all doing good, drinking kitten formula, and am rubbing there bottom to make them pee and poop, but seeing as they don't have a momma cat to clean them the right way, need to know if there is a soap, or a shampoo out there that's safe for 3week old kittens, cause there getting kinda stinky
2 AnswersCats1 decade agoCan heartworms cause a dog to vomit blood ?
ok so my dog vomited blood two days ago, her whole kennel was filled everywhere with blood, when i found her she was still spitting out blood, but like 30minutes later she was running and playing and jumping on me, wanting me to play with her, anyways, want to know, seeing as she hasn't been check for heart worms and she is a 24-7 outdoor dog, if heart worms can cause a dog to vomit blood, i know the two other options is an ulcer or cancer but wanted to know if heart worms cause that
7 AnswersDogs1 decade agoNeed answers from vet assitants, or vets or people who are very smart in doggy info?
ok, so my dog got sick over a week ago, probably 2 weeks ago, she got bloated, and wouldn't eat her dog food, called the vet, they said to give her gerber baby food flavor chicken or turkey, did that, she lost weight, so they told me to make her chicken and rice in water, i did that, she got way better, and started gaining her weight again, but she develop a cough, but she would only cough, when i would go out to feed her, that's the time where she would cough, and cough, but, then she got better, today, it was sunday, went outside, and found over 20 big puddles of blood all over her enclosure, i called every vet i know in my city, seeing as it was sunday they were all closed, and none had a emergency number to call, ok, so i cleaned her enclosure, cleaned her blanket, gave her new water, and put down food for her, she hasn't cough again, and hasn't cough up blood ever since 2pm on sunday, which its now sunday after 11pm, she ate, she didn't want to eat her dry dog food, so i gave her, her can dog food for healthy digestion, cause she has constant diarrhea, she already saw the vet for that, they said that she needed the can dog food for healthy digestion which help, she got better, the amount of blood in her enclosure, it should of knock her off her paws, but she was up and acting like normal, still has a bit of a cough, also, i found a big branch in her enclosure, thinking she might of swallowed a small piece of it, and it got caught in her throat, she vomited blood and threw up the stick, don't know, anyone out there know anything about this
2weeks ago, she was bloated, wouldn't eat her dog food didn't poop for 3days
vet said to put her on gerber baby food chicken or turkey flavor,
fed her that for 4days, then put her on chicken and rice in water
fed her that for about 7days, i gradually introduce her normal dog food back
she is now eating a can of dog food for healthy digestion mix in with dry dog food,
and went outside, today and found her enclosure full of blood puddles everywhere
check her mouth, it was nice and pink and the blood did come from her, she had blood fizzing out of her mouth cause she was still coughing
like i said, i know 3 different vets, called all 3 today when i found her enclosure full of blood, the vet offices were closed, and there was no emergency number left on there answering machine to call
will call the vets tomorrow, to make an appointment for one of them to come out to my house to check her, draw some blood, take it back to there office, and do some test
just want to know from other people, what the h*ll could of cause this
3 AnswersDogs1 decade agoPierced The Top Of My Ear Now Its Swollen, What Can I Put On It To Get The Infection Out ?
well i pierced the top of my ears, on both ears, the left ear is swollen and red, been cleaning it with the ear piercing medicine liquid, and peroxide, and the neosporin spray, was wondering what really works on ear piercings when they get swollen and infected,
2 AnswersFirst Aid1 decade agoMy dog got sick one me very bloated, vet said to put her on Gerber's baby food, need some recipes to give her ?
ok so i got a soon to be 5yr old pitbull, two weeks ago she got really sick on me, got very bloated, wouldn't eat dog food at all, so i called my vet they told me to feed her Gerber's baby food chicken flavored, so i did that, but she lost a lot of weight, someone else told me to feed her chicken with rice made in water, ok am feeding her that, i tried putting her back on her dog food little bit at a time, but she throws up every time i try to feed her dog food, so now she is just on chicken and rice made in water, but i have to feed her little by little, cause if i give her a normal amount at once she gets bloated, so was wondering what else i can cook for her, to make her gain her weight back, somethings that's high in protein, and has fat on it, on the chicken, i take off the skin cause skin is the bad part, and with her throwing up, i don't want to give it to her and risk her vomiting all her food out, i already talk to the vet, she said to put her on a different diet, no dog food at all, so now i need some good recipes, that i can make for her, she loves the chicken and rice, but need something that will give her her weight back, chicken and rice isn't gonna do it
3 AnswersDogs1 decade agoAdopted A Female Blunose Pitbull Puppy Need To Know Something?
ok so i adopted a female bluenose pitbull puppy, she is 6weeks old, what ive noticed, is that my friend adopted her sister, and her bluenose pitbull puppy is twice the size of my blue nose pitbull puppy, and there sisters, what ive learned that she was the runt of the litter, the question is, that her upper jaw is about 1/2 an inch longer then her bottom jaw, i know that with boxers there lower jaw is a bit longer then there upper jaw, but never seen a puppy with the upper jaw being so much longer then the bottom jaw, she is getting check by the vet next week on monday, but wanted to know if its normal with the runts of the litter, and as she grows that it will even out, or is it always gonna be like that, has anyone else out there adopted the runt of the litter if so, what were the problems you had with the puppy
7 AnswersDogs1 decade agoNeed A Good Name For A Bluenose Female Pitbull ?
well i just adopted a female blue nose pitbull with crop ears, need a good name, haven't been able to come up with a good name for her, she will get really big, from what i heard her father is bigger then my 4yr old rednose pitbull her name is nala, need a good strong name for the new female bluenose pitbull puppy
9 AnswersDogs1 decade agoMy dog hates getting her nails trimmed?
anyone out there use something different then just the regular dog nail clippers, if you have used something different and its works great, send me a picture of it, or the name of it so that i can go buy one
i use regular dog nail clippers, she hates it, ive never made her bleed, cause i know how to trim them, but she pushes me away with her back legs, pulls away, does everything to get away from me, i trim her nails every 2months, cause they get to long,
i saw that commercial on it, of that doggy nail filer, but don't know if it actually works, and want to get opinions from people who actually use it, before going out and buying it
if you use something different then the regular dog nail clippers, send me a picture of it, and the name, or the website of a store that carries it
3 AnswersDogs1 decade agoPuppy Itching A Lot Near His Private ?
My 11 week old puppy a shih tzu mix with chihuahua, starting itching and scratching himself a lot lately
thought he might need a bath time, seeing as he hasn't gotten one so i took him a really nice with warm water puppy shampoo bath
yet his still itching a lot near his back end, not his butt, but in between his legs, where his i don't know a proper word to say well his balls are going to be at, he itches and whines while itching himself, don't know whats wrong, has no fleas at all, not ticks, his skin is nice, whitish pinkish color, ive been seeing him scratching himself, lately but now his itching with purpose and whining while doing it,
thought maybe he might need medicated shampoo
was wondering what are some puppy shampoos out there, that are medicated
his a white puppy with brown spots, three big brown spots on his body, two brown spots over each eye and ears, his light tan, with brown, with liver brown color spots, his very cute, looks like a purebred jack russel terrier
3 AnswersDogs1 decade agoHave A 4 1/2 Week Old Puppy That's Constipated ?
The person who sold me the puppy said the puppy was older, We brought him home and realized, that his back bottom teeth aren't in, He has all his other teeth, And on the bottom in the back it seems like he isn't going to have teeth cause his row of gums back there is really thin and it seems like there isn't going to be teeth there
Well we have him on Pedigree wet puppy food, We bought him Pedigree dry puppy food but the food is to hard for him we put water in it, but it doesn't get soft enough for him anyways he isn't pooping that much today, and in the morning when my boyfriend tried to feed him he didn't want to eat, yet when I fed him he eat, his eaten three times today, poop once, and it was only really little, compared to his poops yesterday, and his poop is a bit watery, not to bad, but still a bit watery, wanted to know what to give him to get him to poop some home remedies, i heard awhile ago that olive oil helps them poop, but not to sure if its right, need some answers to see what to give him to make him poop, he usually poops twice to three times a day, yet today he poop once and it was only a small poop, like really little compared to his poops yesterday am flat broke right now, need some answers from experienced puppy owners, who went through this to
4 AnswersDogs1 decade ago