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How can I train my dog to behave for grooming?
My 2-year-old Yorkshire Terrier really hates to be groomed, and with the amount of hair Yorkies have, this is not good. To my knowledge, he hasn't had a bad past with groomers, unless it happened before we adopted him at 6 weeks. When I try to…
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How can I make a dog recognize another person as her owner?
My uncle bought a female dog, but had to go on a business trip and gave her to me. The dog stayed with me for 6 months and became used to me. Now my uncle is back and wants to take the dog, but any time he takes her, she doesn't want to go with him.…
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What's the best way to get a dog and a cat accustomed to living together?
My boyfriend and I are planning on moving in together in the near future and I am curious as to the best way to get his dog and my cat accustomed to one another. My cat has never been around dogs except one time and he really freaked out. His hair…
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Identify algae in aquarium
I have been trying to reduce the algae I have in my 60 gallon aquarium that has been caking to the leaves of my planted staurogyne repens. I have reduced my lighting to only be on for 9hrs per day and I am dosing daily with flourish XL. I have 4…
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Why might Chameleons die soon after being brought home?
A co-worker mentioned they bought a Chameleon but after that weekend said it died. This week she got another one and said that it also died, this time within 4 hours of being brought home. Is this a common occurrence?
I'd like to know why these…
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How can I train my cat to use the toilet?
I asked a question How do I manage a cat litter box to maximize hygiene? and received this answer suggesting to train my cat to use the toilet.
How can I train my cat to use the toilet?
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Why is my cat growling at the laser dot?
I have recently gotten a laser pointer to play with my two cats (mother and son). The son is overweight and I thought the laser pointer would help with giving him a bit of extra exercise to help him lose weight.
I have noticed though that sometimes…
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How do I give a cat *with a cone* liquid medication, by myself?
My cat just got spayed. She has a head cone on. She has fresh sutures on her belly. She is a fighter, and she is clearly mad about this whole thing. I have to give her 1cc of antibiotics (amoxicillin) in a syringe twice a day. Also I live alone, and…
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Leopard gecko sick with shed on arms and very thin
Sister's friend left me her two geckos to babysit while she went on a trip with my sister and said that one is sick.
She is very, very thin to the point where you can see her ribcage/lungs, and they perk up over most of her body.
She has shed…
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What danger signs indicate health issues when aquiring a new dog?
I am considering buying or adopting a new dog, and was wondering what signs I should look for to indicate health issues?
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How can I improve the relations between my 3 dogs?
Five months ago, I added a male dog to the family, a 7-months-old, Boxer / Pit Bull mix (though he looks like a Shar Pei) named Butcher. The existing dogs are females: Brownie, 3-year-old, Weimaraner / Boxer mix, and Cochi, an almost 2-year-old,…
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Is it normal for a cat to go out and go back home voluntarily?
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I live in an apartment at the 12th story of a high-rise residential apartment building in a typical Chinese city. The building has elevators and stairwells. In every story of the building, there are tens of apartments along the long…
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What is the best shape for a cat's food bowl?
I have noticed that while my cat eats, he has trouble getting his food pellets into his mouth, perhaps because of the shape of the food bowl? The food bowl I use is a small, circular, flat bottomed dish with 2 inch side rims -- pretty standard.
Has…
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How can I prevent my dog from injuring/killing my rabbit?
So I have a dog in my house and I let it outside and it all of the sudden went for my rabbit and almost killed it. This has never happened before when I put my dog outside with my rabbit. What should I do to help my dog to never do this again? I…
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My pit bull cries for 5 minutes when I leave for work. Is he ok?
I just adopted a 2 year old american staffy / boxer mix 5 days ago. He's been an absolute angel so far!
I'm out of the house for 9 hours on week days since I have to work. He cries for about 5 minutes after I leave, then he's quiet. He hasn't caused…
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