Recent Content by sweet72947

I guess its worth a shot, but he had a box for an entire day when I first got him and he never used it.

Update: On Monday, I took the kitten to an evet (because there were no other vets open due to the holiday), and he received another enema, upon which "a lot" came out, they said. They also gave me some kitty stool softener to use. My friend then took the kitten home that night to watch him for...

He is too young to use a box, so I don't have any litter boxes for him. He does not go pee unless I stimulate him. What, in your opinion, is the BEST kitten formula on the market? I was told KMR was one of the best, but everyone seems to have different opinions on raising kittens! No, he's...

Ok, so on Wednesday I took home a little kitten from the no-kill dog and cat rescue shelter I work for (to foster temporarily), my coworker had taken one of the dogs to the vet, and came back with a kitten. A woman found him on Tuesday night just randomly somwhere, we think a stray/feral mom...

I see by your signature that Poppy appears to be part terrier. I do understand that terriers can be a challenge to train. I have a small terrier mix myself, and he is a challenge to train. He was abused by his prior home and thus had some confidence issues we had to work through, and he also had...

And I've actually heard a lot of BAD things about them. Throwing stuff at dogs, "growling" at them, squirting them with water, its all suppression techniques. You are punishing her for things you don't want her to do, but you aren't actually teaching her what you DO want. Suppressing behaviors...

First I want to say, there is nothing wrong with using a chain or tether as a means of confinement. Chains/tethers do not abuse. Humans abuse. It sounds like this guy got a dog to be essentially a living alarm system. He says he's going to let the dog run loose at night? Do you have leash laws...

This is true. On another forum a person told a story about a pit bull getting out and running over to play with a horse. He got kicked multiple times by this horse, and it didn't even phase him! He just trotted happily back over to his person, not a mark on him! And the paper here ran an...

Helpless? I volunteer at a rescue shelter for dogs and cats, and I've known dogs who knew how to open their runs, knew how to climb out of their runs/the exercise area, and knew exactly which way to throw themselves at the building's door to get it to open. Many dogs are very intelligent, and...

Please don't follow this advice. Alpha rolls and other such dominance theory related things are from from faulty wolf studies, and are not good ways to train a dog. Please see this link - http://www.wolf.org/wolves/news/iwma.../alphawolf.pdf For teaching a puppy not to jump up, simply turn your...

Guinea pigs, while they seem to eat constantly, do have a concept of "full". Their digestive systems work quickly, and so they eat frequently, which gives the appearance of stuffing themselves. Your sister's guinea pig should be fine if she leaves plenty of pelleted feed, water and hay while...

If you decide to foster this dog, I advise you to buy a crate and put the dog on strict crate rest. A crate will make it much easier on you to keep her quiet. I would also keep my current dog away from her until she is healed so that he won't excite her. I also advise you to please stop by...

A lot of dogs have no concept of being "full" or "not hungry". My lab would eat until she died, and she is fed regular meals. For contrast, my terrier mix actually has a concept of "full" and will stop eating when he's full. Can you close off where you feed the cats and install a cat door so...

In some ways dogs are similar to cats, in that they like to pee where they have peed before, and inappropriate elimination can also be caused by a UTI. However, if health problems have been ruled out, I would go back to housetraining basics 101, just as if you are training a puppy. Do not leave...

This. I don't feel guilty that I can't adopt/foster an animal. I feel sad sometimes, but I know I'm not in a position to help by fostering right now. You have to know what you can handle, and help based on that. It can be hard to turn away animals, but if you try to take them all, you will...