kittenslayer

The fish I'm talking about is a 6-7" koi who has just been moved into a pond

Preferably, something that has flowers or is otherwise attractive.

About 8 months ago, my cat started acting sick. She didn't want to eat much, didn't move much and didn't want to play. I took her to the vet and had a blood panel done but they couldn't figure out anything wrong with her and they wanted to do a bunch of tests I couldn't afford. I took her home and she was fine a few days later. This past week, she started acting sick again. I didn't take her to the vet, and now she's back to herself. Any ideas?

She is indoors only, spayed, and we don't use poisons or anything around the house.

He's been absolutely obnoxious and non-stop twittering and singing. He did this when we first got him last year, but settled down. Any ideas why a year and a half later, he's started to be obnoxious again?

He was screeming non-stop for 45 minutes at 6:00 this morning; I had to get earplugs.

About 8 months ago, my cat started acting sick. She didn't want to eat much, didn't move much and didn't want to play. I took her to the vet and had a blood panel done but they couldn't figure out anything wrong with her and they wanted to do a bunch of tests I couldn't afford. I took her home and she was fine a few days later. This past week, she started acting sick again. I didn't take her to the vet, and now she's back to herself. Any ideas?

I live in CA in the San Francisco Bay Area, and there are tons of gigantic black bees that like to hang out around my purple potato bush. There's always at least 5 or 6 of these guys. They're about 1.5 inches long and very thickly built.

Oxford Ranch

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Windsor

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or Vaquero?

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I want a dog that can both herd and do very well for tricks

I am looking to purchase one for a ~100 gallon pond and I would like it to be strong enough to make a small waterfall. Does anyone have any reccomendations on a brand?

I just put in a new pond and I was thinking about moving a tank koi out to it, but the water temp is 65 degrees. Will that be too cold for him?

I have a koi who is about 5" who has lived in a 10 gallon aquarium for about 5 years. I am planning on putting him into a pond 10x that size; will he grow any bigger when he has more room or is he permanently stunted?

I just put in a new pond that is more or less 100 gallons. It has one goldfish in there who is a survivor from the old pond. I will also be putting one goldfish and a koi who has lived in a 10 gallon tank for 5-6 years.

I saw a stunning butterfly koi at a pond shop, and I was considering getting him. Would that be too many fish for the pond?

I was thinking about getting one of these. I've heard they are supposed to be nice and affectionate.

I'm moving to an apartment and can't take my obnoxiously loud jerk conure with me, and I was thinking a bird who is actually friendly might be a nice addition.

How can I solve that equation?

How can you teach a dog to do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LvaAals6F8

I don't mind barking at the doorbell, etc, I just don't want a dog who barks for no reason or at a blowing leaf. Are most or even all shelties obnoxious barkers?

Not the statistics of the most popular breeds, but the actual individual dog rankings. Some breeders will say, "#17 German Shepherd of 2008", etc, but where can you look up the ranking info?

I just moved my conure's wood pot toy closer to his perch, and he has been rubbing his butt against it and making a soft "errrhhhh.....errrrhhhhh" sound when he does it. Is he, um, jacking off? I am not sure he is a male, he has not been sexed. Should I take his toy away from him, or let him do his thing?

I like Umbrellas and Moloccuns, but they're just too loud for me and too dependent. What are goffins like? I've heard they're not that loud and not as neurotically needy as the bigger goffins.

I have a conure now who is kind of a jerk to most people and prefers to be left alone, and I'd like a bird who is more people-oriented and actually lets you pet him.

"A pilot flew a jet from Montreal to Los Angeles, a distance of 3,000 miles. On the return trip the average speed was 20% faster than the outbound speed. The round trip took 8 hours 45 minutes. What was the speed from Montreal to Los Angeles?"

How much do you use, and where do you put it?