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I found a kitten today under a car it was about 94 F outside, she looks about 2 weeks old. I fed her small bottle of milk through out the day but she won’t poo or pee. I read online that we have to stimulate them like their mom would so I tried but she just won’t, I don’t know what else to do.
The two females dog never fought before. I dont know why they wont get along anymore.
Intact bitches will fight, especially if they’re of a breed known for same sex aggression. You need to get all three desexed…the bitch he mated with needs to be desexed NOW, before puppies happen.
Also, be prepared to crate the bitches separately. Once bitch fights start, depending on the breed, they may never stop.
Well they are siberian husky. Why does she need to be desexed before the puppies happen? Why should i desex all of them. I got the male because i wanted puppies but i didnt know they would fight
Your lack of experience speaks volumes, Erick.
What sort of health testing have you done on them? What is your intention for breeding? Who is your mentor? What happens when a puppy gets stuck and you need an emergency cesarean on the dam? How do you know these dogs SHOULD be bred?
Please, leave breeding to people who’ve put the time in to learn more about their breed. Please. Don’t contribute to the overwhelming number of dogs in shelters.
Can i get help from someone that is actually trying to help? Can you please just answer the question and not hate on what im doing. Please be mature about this. I care a lot about my dogs.
I am being mature.
There is no easy answer to the aggression problem. This could have been started with irresponsible breeding (the other bitch shouldn’t have been permitted anywhere near the breeding couple while they were tied). This could be hormone related. This could be due to questionable temperament of the dogs living in your yard. In truth, you will most likely have to deal with bitch fights until you start crating both bitches and rotating which is permitted out of the crate OR until you rehome one of them. Bitch fights only escalate.
Beyond that, I have said my piece. Take my advice or don’t, but don’t complain about the advice you’ve been given. You bred irresponsibly, and now you risk having puppies with questionable temperaments. It would be irresponsible to allow this pregnancy to come to term for that reason alone.
Thank you for your advice. That actually really helped me
I agree with Laura on all counts – breeding dogs should be done by people that understand a breed, want to improve the breed, or breed dogs for a particular purpose, and have a full understanding of how to go about it. NOT because they want some cute puppies or because they think they can make money selling the pups. It is okay to be a novice at this – but you should have educated yourself by reading a few books, or finding a mentor long before you threw three dogs together and hoped for the best. And especially with huskies! All the Northern breeds are closer in temperament to wolves than most other breeds and typically will fight to keep other females from breeding, and may kill other female’s litters if they can get at them. You have created a very dangerous situation for your two girls – you need to rethink the way you are keeping these dogs, what you want to do with these dogs (how would you even run them as a team if they want to kill each other due to your mismanagement? Pretty serious consequences to have some cute pups.
Our cat is about 8 years old, and we got her from the humane society 2 years ago. Her problem is that she poops outside of the litter box frequently. Sometimes she poops in the box, sometimes not, sometimes on the couch, the table, the laundry, the floor, wherever. Never the same place twice. She’s not sick and doesn’t have worms, and she pees in the litter fine. We’ve tried different litter, moving it to different places, and nothing works. We are so confused by this cat! Help if you can please, thank you!
Dr. Magnifico often suggests using dirt in the litterbox. I would also have at least one other box on hand…most cats really don’t enjoy pooping where they pee.
Does the litter box have a cover on it? My vet told me one time that cats can become intolerable of their litter boxes if they are enclosed (have covers on them) no matter how much you scoop or change the litter. That did the trick and did not happen anymore.
You need to remove the tick. If you aren’t comfortable doing so, take your dog to the vet NOW to have it removed.
Mixed breed. About 8 months old. Noticeably less active over last 24 hours. Presently can barely stay awake and seems to have chest congestion. No money for a vet. What can we do to help him?
not breathing right has not eaten all day and seems to have a snotty nose what should i do as we do not feed him foods that contain bones we are worried naighbours may have given him wrong food
I’d rush him to the vet if I were you. This sounds like an emergency, particularly the bit where he isn’t breathing right.
took him to vets hes fine now
I have a persian kitten of 2 months she is becoming very weak and there is too much hair loss n there are red bumps on her ears n neck n some thing yellow type in her hairs..
Take her to the vet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodluck.
Vet immediately
I have a hamster it is loseing its fur behind one ear and it looks like dry skin what can cause it
Skin issues should be handled by a vet.
My dog ate a used tampon and the person who used the tampon has herpes, is it possible for my dog to get herpes??
No – the human version of the herpes virus is not transmissible to dogs. I would be more worried about obstruction, depending on the size of your dog.
I’m planning on buying a cat this coming semester. I’ll be living in a fraternity house with 20 or so other people. I was told that, when I inevitably move (likely in a year) the cat will mourn what it percieves to be the deaths of its former housemates, since it will not be seeing them around its living space any more.
“Buy a cat. I presume you mean adopt a cat? ”
Yes, you are correct.
“It is too noisy, too chaotic,”
I have considered this factor, actually. The house I’m living in is actually not loud or chaotic at all 99% of the time.
“and there are too many people coming and going.”
As long as they watch to make sure that the cat is not going to dart through the door when they exit, it should be fine, yes?
“Most college kids lack resources for all of the possible needed pet care items, and especially lack resources should emergencies happen.”
This is, obviously, something I have considered. I wouldn’t even think of adopting a cat unless I had secured a decently paying job and had sufficient savings to cover most emergencies.
“I just strongly believe that this is not a stable, healthy, safe environment for a cat. I have seen too many misguided attempts at pets in college. Please wait until you are out of school.”
I will certainly consider your advice and concerns seriously before I make this decision. Thank you for your time!
Do you know if you are stimulating her correctly? You really need to contact the local humane society or cat rescue for help and instruction on how to properly stimulate the kitten. U should use a warm moist washcloth to rub on belly to stimulate the kitten.