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Dog just swallowed a toothpick
She snapped it in two, and as I tried to get it out of her mouth, she swallowed it
Induced vomiting, but didn't see it come up. Keep trying?
>Inb4 call vet, they're closed, I called. Looking for emergency centers
I have actually heard of dogs swallowing toothpicks before. One of my friends had her dog eat an entire tray of cheese bits, toothpicks and all. They called their vet, who suggested mixing wet dog food with cotton balls. Giving it to the dog immediatly and then bringing the dog to the vet to be monitored. The cotton balls wrapped themselves around the toothpicks, creating a mass that contained them all. It was passed uneventfully the next day.
>>2008577
I wish I had it that easy
I found an emergency vet, and she tried to make her vomit it out too... and there was lots of blood
Waiting to hear news back, but it isn't looking good
>>2008577
>Feed the dog cottonballs
Yeah don't do that OP
I impulsively bought a female veiled chameleon yesterday. I've never owned a reptile before and I understand chameleon's are high maintenance animals and I have a lot to learn. I bought her a Zoo Med Repti Breeze Chameleon Kit from PetCo (same store where I bought her) as well as a kind of bendy branch thing (also fake) a moving water source, a mister and a humidity gauge. I've been feeding her crickets and mealworms, but she doesn't seem to be touching the mealworms. The temperature fluctuates between 65 degrees and 90 degrees, but I try to keep it above...
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>>2007092
you're fucked.
or more accurately, that chameleon is fucked and you're an idiot.
>>2007094
WHY??? WHAT AM I DOING WRONG WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO MEAN AND SO VAGUE. TELL ME HOW TO FIX IT
fuck it i'll ask reddit
Why the fuck does my cat meow at me to go to sleep? Every night around midnight she run into my room and meow incessantly no matter what I'm doing. She won't stop until I climb into my sheets and allow her to curl up on my left shoulder. Cuddling is fun and all, I guess, but why do cats do this? Or is this even a common cat thing?
>>2007089
she wants the D
>>2007089
Cats are weird. Just lock your room.
She just loves you, OP. Cherish it.
My cat opens and closes a door, and he brought a rabbit inside the house and stored it in the cupboard for later. I only found this out today when he was pawing in a cupboard. And a baby rabbit ran out of the cupboard. So I rescued it from the cat and I've been getting it to drink water, I've also put antiseptic cream on an old scarred wound where the cat grabbed it.
So pet rabbit advice, is what I'm after.
How many hours of sunlight do rabbits need per day, and how large of an enclosure, at the moment I have the rabbit in a cardboard box with some...
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Edit: it's antibiotic/antiseptic cream.
Wild rabbits do not make good pets. They do not tame well and most die from captivity stress.
>>2006490
Well this one likes me, she closes her eyes when I hold her.
I have a 4-month-old puppy (though I've only had her for a month), and about a week ago she started to play with her fesses. This is really annoying because it happens half of the time she defecates, and she always makes a mess by spreading it on the carpet, plus getting some on her nails (meaning I have to go to the shower and clean her paws every time). I've also been unsuccessful in training her to defecate on a certain place (tried putting some fesses on said place, and making her smel it). Urinating she got quickly through a liquid thing that I bought, but this...
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>>2006047
>faeces
Teach her "leave it"
My puppy used to try and eat his poop but eventually he learned that and I rewarded him for not touching it a few times. Now he doesn't even sniff his own now that I think of it...
All puppies play with poo, anyway OP. I've known dogs who just kind of grew out of it
My dogs love to EAT poop and they tend to let it somehow make its way into the house. If your pup eats it, there is a medication that helps stop that desire. And if you see her do it what would work for me was squirting her with a squirt bottle, yell stop and show her the mess she made, grab her collar and put her face to face with the mess and tell her no that's bad and continue to put her in a time out. I'm no expert but these are somthings that helped me.
Hey guys. Let's have an animal guessing quiz. We post images that would hint what animal we are thinking about. The one that guesses correctly posts the next riddle. Here's mine.
>>2005369
Oh come on, it's not a hard riddle.
Uterus bat
Photo Shop animals?
HAS SCIENCE GONE TOO FAR Y/N
So hey :D. I have a doubt: I want to get a cat for Chrismas and I'm very nervious about how to educate him. Can you help me, /an/? Just want some recomentations. Thank you ;)
Animals aren't presents.
>>2009821
I'm not going to give a cat for present!! I just want to have it for Christmas. For me only :)
Most shelters are flooded with animals around February/ March. That's when people start to get tired of their Christmas present pets.
Consider adopting after Christmas.
Any hamster black markets in Australia?
Guinea pigs a shit
>Guinea pigs a shit
Guinea pigs are awesome! Pic related: my awesome guinea pigs being awesome.
But anon hamsters are a bigger shit.
>>2009505
Sod off they are not
Alright, I've had it with these fucking pests of birds! Sure, BAVI, but I'm pretty sure that THESE specimens are nothing but a pain in the ass! Canada geese are the fucking worst. They shit and nest on your lawn and never fucking leave you alone afterwards. It's time we've done something about this! Rev up those ovens, we're gonna be cooking a few million geese!
do the meanyface geese remind you of how much of a pathetic weak beta you are?
>>2008533
Actually, I take pride in my beta-ness. On another note, that is an ebin meme, sir
>>2008536
>I take pride in my beta-ness
good, because there's no one to do it for you.
My cat is about 24 years old now. He's been in amazing health, still runs around and hunts mice in the house and everything. He's been deaf for a few years now, though. Recently, his ear has been oozing this really funky waxing buildup- we clean his ears regularly, and this is beyond the normal ear wax. Don't think its mites, but scheduled for the vet later this week. Any ideas what it could be, and what treatments I can do for him in the meantime?
>>2008004
get it checked.
>>2008004
There is probably an infected cut in there. Carefully wipe up as much as you can with some q-tips, try to keep it clean until the vet appt, keep her/him from scratching at it.
What does it smell like? It could be mites, a bacterial infection, yeast or a fungus.
So I've never been on this board before and I need help. Pic related is my cats mouth, I've had her for 7 years and she has never has a scar like that. She is missing a whole chunk of her top left lip and I don't know how she gotten it.
Would anybody happen to have any clue, also I'm sorry for the shit quality. Wish I had a better phone
>>2006912
Pic is a bit of a better shot.
>>2006914
If anybody can please help out or give me a clue that would be great
>>2006912
And don't you dare say 'I can't afford it'.
Post ur pet
>>2003970
Dog
>>2003971
Horse all these are me op btw
>>2003972
What's your favorite tree?
Ginko
Dunno about a single favorite, but I really like sugar maples, sweet gums, and ginkos.
Conifers, they're comfy and look great with a bit of snow on them.
I want a small pond in my backyard, with its own ecosystem I can observe.
I live in Tacoma Washington state, It rains a lot down here.
A hole and a pond liner or preformed?
>>2009630
dig hole at its deepest ~5' deep. Buy high quality pond liner so you don't ever have to replace it. Fill with hose water, throw some potted marginals in and let nature take its course. Since you are so far north, you have to dig deep otherwise the whole thing will freeze solid in the winter.
buy one of these pond tubs or whatever they're called put it in a hole and glue some rocks to it.
>>2009664
pond liner is a pain in the ass.
