For safety issues concerning the safety of pets, and also the safety of people from a pet.
Issues about keeping pets safe, within the environment, and with basic care. Also about issue about an aggressive pet and the safety of people with that pet.
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How can I fix my relationship with my 7 month old cat after I've constantly abused her the past month?
My kitten is 7 month old, and I...
[Content Warning: Descriptions of animal abuse behind spoiler]
...critically abused her the last month (including throwing her hard on ladders and hitting her hard, many times, with almost no apparent…
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Why do cats lick plastic bags, and is there any harm in it?
Most of my cats (past and present) have liked to lick plastic trash bags and grocery bags. Assuming that they are not tearing off bits of plastic and swallowing them, but just licking, is there any harm in this? What are they getting out of this --…
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Is it ok to pick my adult cat up by the scruff of the neck?
We have a 18 month old male, neutered cat. (His full name is Mr Sid Cuffuffle- Sid to his friends - no lie!)
A mother cat carries her kittens by the scruff of the neck, as the skin is very loose. I am wondering if it is ok to pick a full grown adult…
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How do you safely evacuate with cats?
Every now and then when some natural disaster hits, I see stories in the press about abandoned pets or people being turned away from emergency shelters because they have pets with them, and I think: "I don't want to be those guys". I live in an…
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How can I keep my cat from climbing on my desk?
My cat loves to climb on my desk at home. Problem is, he is constantly knocking things off (he broke a cup and a couple other things this week), and messing up stuff on my desk, bumping my monitors, etc.
I have tried spraying him with water to get…
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How can I free a snake from duct tape?
I left some strips of duct tape on my patio because I was gonna paint it, and a milk snake or king snake from outside got tangled in it. Sorry, but touching it is out of the question.
I'm trying a little water, then dirt, and agitating the tape; it…
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Do invisible fences pose long term health risks to dogs?
I know that invisible fences work by giving the dog a shock through his/her collar when they get near the fence. Is this shock dangerous to dogs? Can repeated exposure cause long term health risks?
I also know that some of these invisible fences use…
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Are there health risks to leaving a dead fish in the aquarium?
Sometimes one fish dies, without any apparent disease. In previous aquariums I would always remove them as fast as I could.
Now my aquarium is a bit bigger, and I have some laziness to remove those bodies: they are too deep, or in the back, or…
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How long can a healthy cat go without food?
I am trying to change the kind of food my cat is getting, and he is refusing to eat it. He is completely healthy, he passed his last annual physical without issue.
If I give him some of the old food, he eats it no problem. But he turns up his…
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How can cat owners protect cats from secondary poisoning from rodenticides?
Modern rodenticides are specially designed chemicals that cause vermin death by altering vermin's metabolism. One often used group of such chemicals is called anticoagulants. No symptoms are displayed by a vermin earlier than several days after…
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How can I keep my cats safe in my car?
When transporting one cat I put the carrier on the passenger seat (with the front grill facing me). When transporting both, somebody gets the back seat (with the carrier similarly facing the center of the car). I never gave this much thought until…
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What level of output laser pointer is safe for a cat?
I've got a few laser pointers: a red one, and a green one. The green laser pointer is much stronger than the red one, it's the type that you can seem the beam if it's dark enough (it's 5mW).
What level of laser output is safe to use for playing with…
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My cat loves coconut oil. Is it safe to give him some?
I use coconut oil to moisturize my skin everyday. If my cat happens to be around me by the time I'm using the coconut oil, he goes nuts and tries to lick it from the jar. Occasionally I give him just a tiny bit (around the size of a pea) but he eats…
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Can I use human medicine on dogs?
Sometimes our doctor advises us to use to use human medicines for our dogs. For example, when my sister's Labrador was small, the doctor advised us to administer children's syrup for stomach disorder.
Is this good advice or should we ignore it?
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Are chicken bones dangerous for dogs?
I often heard that chicken bones are dangerous for dogs as they may break, splinter and damage the internal organs.
Is there any truth to this claim?
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