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jimmychoo posted:Well, I guess more what I am worried about is whether or not it is a problem at all. Maybe some cats have slightly mismatched eye shape? I can't say it is a very marked difference, or even if it has always like that. It just seems slightly swollen, but maybe that's just how his eye is. If by "mismatched eye shape" you mean one eye is open more than the other, that's a sign of pain in the eye that is more closed/squinting. Sometimes that's the only sign you get that their eye hurts. No, eyes should not normally be different sizes or open different amounts. If you are referring to pupil size, that isn't good either and should be checked out soon.
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Even just giving her a half apple last night she started pacing around before bed. I had to take her out for a dump at night, even though she usually only needs to urinate at that time. I think the apple experiment has been a failure.
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Oct 7, 2011 15:40
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Poor Abby! I hope you keep posting about her, it is a little bit like a greyhound version of criscodisco's thread. Mine won't eat apples, but she does like to take the lettuce-heart when I cut it out and rip it to shreds all over her bed. It's a pain to clean up but I let her do it because it's too cute. She does get apple in her veg mix though (I raw feed her).
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Oct 7, 2011 16:27
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Silver Nitrate posted:There's absolutely no difference between store brand and name brand bendardyl just make sure the chemical name diphenhydramine, I think, and the dosage are the same. The generic Benedryl worked out great. He's not even drowsy. ToastFaceKillah posted:Yeah, my dog has pretty severe allergies, and without the benadryl he's miserable. And dogs develop allergies over time, just like people. Just don't let him drive or operate heavy machinery, and you should be okay. Will definitely keep him off of the backhoe just in case. Thanks y'all.
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Oct 7, 2011 19:41
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actionjackson posted:Even just giving her a half apple last night she started pacing around before bed. I had to take her out for a dump at night, even though she usually only needs to urinate at that time. I think the apple experiment has been a failure. It's not bad for her to poop more, unless it comes out as diarrhea.
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Oct 7, 2011 22:51
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Anything unusual about this pimple?: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3410887&pagenumber=1#post396319837 Linked for possible context; I dunno if any of the other issues could be related. The food, maybe?
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Oct 8, 2011 02:54
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Hopefully there are a few fish experts reading this - I was checking the local pet stores tropical fish section and one of the fish they had looked absolutely bizarre. It was freshwater tropical, about ten centimeters long and it had an eel like body, though it had a fin along its back that had large spines every so often and its head was almost completely snakelike - I saw it head on first, and I honestly thought it was a snake and not a fish till it moved and I saw the body. All the staff at the store could tell me was 'it's mean, yeah? name starts with a P... P something, can't pronounce it, yeah? it's like, yeah, right?' Obviously, that wasn't very informative. Can anyone take a guess as to what it was I saw? I'd love more information on the thing.
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King Doom posted:Hopefully there are a few fish experts reading this - I was checking the local pet stores tropical fish section and one of the fish they had looked absolutely bizarre. It was freshwater tropical, about ten centimeters long and it had an eel like body, though it had a fin along its back that had large spines every so often and its head was almost completely snakelike - I saw it head on first, and I honestly thought it was a snake and not a fish till it moved and I saw the body. All the staff at the store could tell me was 'it's mean, yeah? name starts with a P... P something, can't pronounce it, yeah? it's like, yeah, right?' Obviously, that wasn't very informative. Can anyone take a guess as to what it was I saw? I'd love more information on the thing. Maybe a bichir (Polypterus sp.)? You could also try asking in the aquarium thread. vvv No problem  Bichir are pretty distinctive. vvv
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Oct 8, 2011 18:57
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I looked to see if there was an fish keeping questions thread, saw that, assumed it was for just showing off your tanks and moved on! Not really an issue though, since I'm pretty sure you were right and it was a Bichir. Thanks for the almost instant reply!
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Oct 8, 2011 19:13
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Olive Bar posted:Maybe try the burrito method? Burrito cat > wipe butt. After my cat put her stinky butt on both my hand AND my favorite pair of designer shorts, I had enough. Wiping her butt sucked every bit as much as usual, but your advice got the job done. Thanks!
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Oct 8, 2011 19:27
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How come my dog can tell the sound of my car apart from every other car that drives by on a daily basis, but he can't figure out that every doorbell on TV isn't my doorbell?
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Oct 9, 2011 17:02
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My outdoor cat came home this morning with a bunch of black gooey stuff (odorless, hard to remove) stuck to her fur, mainly her backside, paws and whiskers. I rubbed some vegetable oil on it and about an hour later gave her a warm bath with some light dish-soap. She's still got some on her, and is trying to lick it off. What should I do from here?
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Oct 9, 2011 20:24
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Tangy Zizzle posted:My outdoor cat came home this morning with a bunch of black gooey stuff (odorless, hard to remove) stuck to her fur, mainly her backside, paws and whiskers. I rubbed some vegetable oil on it and about an hour later gave her a warm bath with some light dish-soap. She's still got some on her, and is trying to lick it off. Sounds your cat has been exploring the underside of cars. Try taking a soapy paper towel to the individual spots as best you can and get as much out as possible. Stop letting your cat outside unsupervised.
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Oct 9, 2011 21:04
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There's a stray cat outside my house (he's been neutered) and he's really affectionate. I don't feed him but I hang out and pet him sometimes. Anyway this cat rulllles, and I want him to be healthy. It looks like he might have a gum disease? Are there over-the-counter meds I can give him that might be okay? I am thinking of taking him a low-cost vet but I'm a student with 2 cats already taking up all my cash. Thanks yall. 
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Oct 9, 2011 22:09
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I'm likely being a super paranoid owner BUT... My male kitten got neutered yesterday. When he came home he was right as rain and bouncing around and eating and drinking, looks like he's had a bowel movement too, haven't found any urine though. Today however, he has barely moved. He's incredibly lethargic, even after I gave him his pain meds. Is this normal?
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Oct 9, 2011 22:17
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PutinOnTheRitz posted:I'm likely being a super paranoid owner BUT... My male kitten got neutered yesterday. When he came home he was right as rain and bouncing around and eating and drinking, looks like he's had a bowel movement too, haven't found any urine though. Today however, he has barely moved. He's incredibly lethargic, even after I gave him his pain meds. Is this normal? No that does not sound normal at all and not peeing can be a crisis situation. Please call a vet immediately.
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Oct 9, 2011 22:53
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Instant Jellyfish posted:No that does not sound normal at all and not peeing can be a crisis situation. Please call a vet immediately. Agreed. If he has some kind of urinary blockage, you literally have hours to get him seen, not days. Definitely an emergency.
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Oct 9, 2011 23:27
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I have an adopted female red eared slider, that spends summers in a huge garden pond, and moves inside the house for winter into a giant tank. I just brought her in for winter this week, and noticed she started rubbing (scratching?) her tail area with her back legs. It's more like pushing motions. She also refused to eat anything (elodea, fresh fish, dried fish). Is she about to lay eggs? I don't have a proper nesting area for her in this tank, just bought a new one today, but it will take another 2-3 days to get the woodwork done before she can move into her new place.
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Oct 10, 2011 00:54
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BLUNDERCATS! noooo posted:There's a stray cat outside my house (he's been neutered) and he's really affectionate. I don't feed him but I hang out and pet him sometimes. That's a rodent ulcer. It's usually caused by allergies. They usually go away on their own in a week or two but my vet has given my cat antihistamines for really bad ones before. Also, I need advice. My pup is 5 1/2 months old and as of few weeks ago she was reliably housetrained. All of a sudden about a week or so ago she's developed a habit, seemingly randomly, of pooping all over. She'll even do it right behind my chair, she's done it in her ex-pen, and even when I take her outside and she goes she'll go again 30 minutes after I bring her inside. She was coming to me reliably and getting me to take her out, but she's stopped doing that entirely now. She hasn't peed in the house in months. I've tried starting over on her housetraining (crating her and taking her out every 30 minutes until she goes, tethering her when she's not crated, keeping her in an ex-pen) and she's still having about 1 accident a day. She's on a feeding schedule and only gets small treats between feeding times. What do I need to do here? It's frustrating and I feel like I'm failing at training her, here. 
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Kerafyrm posted:She hasn't peed in the house in months. Where is she having accidents if you're going back to puppy-K with her? In her x-pen? My gut reaction is to suggest that whatever you're doing, be more strict about it. Have her tethered when she's out and you're watching at all times. Otherwise have her crated. It feels like jail, but the curbing of freedom now will allow you much more later. She's lost her preference for pooping outdoors, so you need to make it impossible for her to make the wrong choice while simultaneously trying to re-instill that preference for outside. My guess is that you're doing the right things, just not thoroughly enough. If the poop is gross and runny or in any way unusual you might want to bring her to a vet for a fecal.
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It's usually in her ex-pen, yeah, or I've had her tethered a few times while I'm working and she's gone back behind my chair and done it. Today's accident was when I forgot her lead when we were going out, so I left her out when I went to get it and in those thirty seconds she did it near the door. And no, her poop's normal. And, okay. I'll crack down on her a bit more. Sorry pup.
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Kerafyrm posted:That's a rodent ulcer. It's usually caused by allergies. They usually go away on their own in a week or two but my vet has given my cat antihistamines for really bad ones before. Seconded, we discovered my old cat had an allergy to the plastic in her food and water dishes when she started looking like that. Maybe feed him from a ceramic bowl and see if it helps him until you can get him to a vet?
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Oct 10, 2011 03:11
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Veruca Salt posted:Agreed. If he has some kind of urinary blockage, you literally have hours to get him seen, not days. Definitely an emergency. I checked his box an he's definitely peed twice today, Which is a very good sign. He just seems to have been very tired. I knew going into this that I'd need to be careful of him blocking... He's on good wet/dry food and always has access to water, and has non-clumping litter. I take my non-blockage seriously.
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BLUNDERCATS! noooo posted:
You can't actually seen into the cat's mouth from that picture, so all I can really say is that the chin looks covered in saliva, which can be caused by inflammation in the mouth or related to dental disease. He should be seen by a veterinarian because (a) dental disease usually cannot be fixed with medication, let alone something OTC, and b) oral inflammation (stomatitis) can be related to FeLV or FIV, or it can be an auto-immune condition requiring steroids or other immunosuppressive drugs.
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Found a stray kitten yesterday and took her in, and I'm waiting to get her placed in a cattery in a few days. Thing is, I can't tell if the kitten still needs milk. She took to the slushy kitten food pretty well so I assumed she was past nursing. But I took another look at her eyes this morning and they're kinda a blue gray. Should I go get some formula for her? Pictures:  
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Oct 10, 2011 07:33
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Naw that cat is way past the age of needing milk. Kibble or wet food is just fine.
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Thanks, that's a relief to know. People were saying blue eyes means the kitten is still nursing, so I kinda freaked a bit (and turned to PI).
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Oct 10, 2011 09:54
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It can take the eyes a while to change--so yeah, her eyes are still kind of a baby-cat color, but she's plenty old enough to be eating. Gorgeous cat!
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Oct 10, 2011 13:04
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She's adorable. She looks like my friend's cat named Em. For the big M on her forehead. 
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Oct 10, 2011 13:14
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So I have 2 cats (one I got somewhere around 5 years ago and is really skittish) and another which we got about 2 years ago. They have been getting along great up until yesterday when they randomly started charging at one another (usually the non-skittish one is doing the charging and the other is doing the growling/hissing). I suspect that it may be because there is a stray cat that keeps randomly going past the window they like to sit in. Anyways my question is, what can I do to help them out? I kept them separated overnight because I didn't want them killing each other in the night and cat fights freak me out. This morning they started doing it again. Edit: This just got more confusing. They just got into a fight and I ran after them to break it up and they both ran under my bed to hide together? 
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Any breed recommendations for a small, short hair, lower energy dog? In the ~~5-15lb range give or take. My only criteria is that it does not look like those fluffy toy doodle dogs ie maltese, shi tzu, havanese, bichons.. I realize its not that great to judge by looks but I really dont like they way they look. Not too serious about getting a dog right now nor would I be getting a dog from a breeder but Id love some suggestions to keep in mind while I browse petfinder every few days. Unless people know of good breeders in nyc :I ie: Ive honestly never considered a good breeder from out of state with shipping, I dont know if thats a good or bad thing... Id definitely want to actually SEE the dog/puppy first before committing so I dont know if I should be keeping that as a real option Malalol fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Oct 11, 2011 |
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Oct 11, 2011 01:14
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Malalol posted:Any breed recommendations for a small, short hair, lower energy dog? In the ~~5-15lb range give or take. My only criteria is that it does not look like those fluffy toy doodle dogs ie maltese, shi tzu, havanese, bichons.. I realize its not that great to judge by looks but I really dont like they way they look. Yappy rat dog thread probably has more suggestions though.
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Italian Greyhound? They're kind of fragile though. Griffon bruxellois have a unique look, if you like squishnoses. Chinese crested are different again. My advice would be to go to a dog show and have a look around the toy breeds to see if anything catches your eye.
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Maybe a tibetan or king charles spaniel? I agree with notsoape, go to a dog show and do some window shopping!
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Seconding IGs: they don't need to be fragile at all! Radar's breeder also breeds Iggies that have won Best In Fields while coursing next to the big guys--plus they are frigging adorable. Here:https://www.alfheimigs.com/karl.htm If I didn't have kids, I'd be all over them. (Okay, that and the potty thing that toys have.)
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^Tell that to rescues, thats going to be another hurdle : ) I had found one that was perfect on petfinder because it was good with another animals, especially birds, but they wanted a big yard and other dogs to play with, neither of which I have. Long haired dogs dont agree with the family : ( I adore italian greys...the whole fragility thing is scary, there is a local rescue who requires that you have couches backed against a wall (which we don't and cannot change) because apparently they like to jump off and injure themselves. What the hell dogs >: \ Malalol fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Oct 11, 2011 |
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Oct 11, 2011 02:10
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Does it have to be purebred? My 18lb mutt Cooper was a rescue and he's low-energy, super sweet, and travel size. I couldn't even begin to guess what breed he is but he's the perfect mellow, cuddly apartment dog. You could visit a shelter and probably find exactly what you're looking for.
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My friends have three Iggies. One female is very tiny, slightly below the breed standard, and sustained a broken leg from leaping off a bed when she was a puppy. The other female is a bit bigger, but did break her tail as a puppy by wagging it into a coffee table. As adults, they are pretty indestructible. The male is the largest, near the top of the breed standard, and has had no issues with fractures at any age. They are definitely a breed that you want to get from a solid breeder, though. My friends didn't know any better when they bought the older two (pet store puppies ), and they both have a ton of inherited health problems. Thyroid issues in the male, digestive and eye problems in the older female.Other than making sure you get a dog with the best possible health history and genetics, you just have to be careful with them when they're little babies, really. No different than other breeds of similar size. My friends' dogs are tough enough to deal with a very active three-year-old, and they played pretty hard with my full-size greyhound without anybody getting hurt.
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Even if its a mutt, Id like to know what breeds to look out for I would assume terrier mixes to still have more energy needs than, like you guys suggested, a pug mix. Do IGs really have terrible teeth problems? If I were to look into a breeder and not rescue, I'd be dealing with a young puppy that'll be a terror to housebreak...and making a broken bone fund too it seems.
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Malalol posted:^Tell that to rescues, thats going to be another hurdle : ) Well, unless you have to go through a rescue for some reason, try finding a breeder that does stuff with their Iggies, and ask for the whole truth. Yes, they are wee, and especially as puppies, but the couch thing sounds beyond silly. Some people get off on the weirdness of their breed, such as excess fragility or whatever. Avoid those people at all costs! (Although, I guess Iggy rescues probably have a lot of BYB puppers that may well be fragile.) There aren't too many other smooth-coated toys that aren't smoosh-faced. MinPins? I personally wouldn't, but that's me. Cresteds? They're not very hairy. Doxies? Edited to add: A good breeder will likely have a retired adult available, if you don't want to deal with an evil puppy. But I don't think IGs are any harder to deal with as puppies than any other toy--they're just the toys I've had the most contact with, so they seem so itty bitty and insidey-poopey in comparison. badmomrising fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Oct 11, 2011 |
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