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Can furry pets get sunburn?

If my pet is outside do I need to be concerned about sunburn? Does their fur protect them, if so what about exposed areas, like nose and inside ears.
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Is it a problem to pet my kitten while she is eating?

For purely selfish reasons I like to pet my ~10 wk old kitten while she's eating. I mean, she's really soft, and she just lets me give her the attention while she purrs and eats. How could I not?? Anyways, in all seriousness, is this OK or could she…
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How long can a kitten be cat-sit before it affects her development / my relationship with her?

I have a kitten; about 10-11 weeks old, who I rescued at around 8 weeks. I also have an adult cat, about 14 years old. I have two unavoidable trips coming up. Next week I will be away for 6 days. In 6 weeks I will be away for nearly 3 weeks. I am…
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Are there benefits to feeding my cat homemade chicken broth?

I make a homemade soup by bringing to the boil and then simmering a chicken. I do this without seasoning, then when the chicken is thoroughly cooled, I pull all the flesh from the bones and use this and the water as the base for the soup. I then add…
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How can I protect my dogs from my neighbor's two pitbulls without shooting them?

This is a question pertaining to the protection of my pet in a dangerous situation and also about how to deal with another pet owner. Hopefully I'm not asking something outside the scope of this site. I have had two large dogs nearly killed (ripped…
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Is it safe to shave a Chow-Chow for the summer?

We own a 6-month old Chow-Chow. We'd like to take him to a professional groomer now that summer is here. Are there any special precautions we should pay attention to? I've heard that some dogs have a two-layer coat and that it can be dangerous to…
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How can I train a dog to reliably stay off the road?

I am brought here by the fact that I have recently lost a dog to an eighteen wheeler in front of my house. She was an English Golden Retriever puppy, named Ellie, with champion bloodlines, going on a year old. She was very well trained-knew all the…
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How can I prevent my mouse from escaping the cage?

My mouse found a way to get out by using her head and body to force the bars further apart and then escape through the gap. She has been doing this for the past two days. How do I make her stop or not let her get out? She can get out fairly…
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How can I teach my deaf puppy social graces?

We have a dachshund that is about a year old now. We found out at about 2 or 3 months that he was deaf stemming from him being double dapple. We have tried to socialize him as much as possible and he does really well with larger dogs. However, he…
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Can I give my dog an ice cube from time to time?

I see a lot of conflicting advice online. I have a 2-year-old, 66 lb. boxer-ridgeback (probably, we're not sure), that, at some point was given an ice cube and loved it. Whenever I make a smoothie, she hears the sound of the freezer door opening and…
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How should I treat an open head wound on my dog until veterinary care is available?

My dog was just attacked by two pit bulls, and it's badly injured as you might suspect from such an attack, but there is one wound in particular that I do not know how to handle. At the top of the head, near the neck, there's a bone-deep gash 2…
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How can I make sure my Bearded Dragon's terrarium is safe after my apartment has been fumigated?

I just received notice that my apartment is getting bug-bombed this weekend. I'm planning on moving my bearded dragon to a smaller terrarium so that it's easier to move him out for the day, but I don't want to bring him back at the end of the day…
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How To Introduce Additional Clownfish

I've had two clownfish for 6 - 8 months, one orange/white and one black/white. Now I'm trying to add more, but meeting heavy resistance. I realize that you can't mix species but I always thought mine were Ocellaris (the least aggressive). I bought…
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How should we handle our two new senior cats having different food than what our other cats eat?

Today we will be picking up two senior cats (11 and 13 years) that had to be given up by their previous owner. These two cats are being fed a different brand of dry food than what we give our other cats, and the food is a "senior" formula. Our…
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How to convince my cat to continue living with me

Update To clarify for everybody who suggests that I just give more food and attention, or arrange myself with him going out more: He is not 'going out more'. He is not here. After a life spending more time at home than outside, he suddenly went…
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