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What causes bald spot between eye and ears on a cat?
My cat is 7 months old and I've only got her for 2 weeks. She came with symmetrical bald spots on both sides of her face that ran from her ears to her eyes. What might have caused this?
She rarely grooms those spots, and I haven't been seeing her…
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If sterillising dogs and cats deprive them of sex hormones, does that not cause the likelihood of osteoporosis the way it does in humans?
Someone told me that surgically removing these organs negatively affects their hormone profiles, and that people started vascectomising male dogs and cats for this reason, but I don't know if a similar technique has been discovered for those with…
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Cat meows very loudly when I lock her out of the room
My first cat is now 4 1/2 months old (female) and has always meowed briefly
when I leave the room or when I go to sleep and lock her out of the bedroom.
But now she's meowing much more. Since I can't sleep with the cat in the room, because she's…
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My cat keeps washing his paws in our dog’s water bowl
Our cat keeps washing his paws in the dog’s water bowl after going to the litter box. Never his water bowl; always our dog’s. We’ve moved both water bowls far away from his litter box yet he keeps up this pattern. He even pats his paws on the dirty…
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Pet sidecar for an office chair?
When I am working on my computer at home, I like to put my feet up on the desk with a laptop or keyboard on my thighs. This leaves a nice space at my waist for a furry friend to lounge with me while I work.
In my case the friend is a rabbit…
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Hens and no rooster: what happens to hens and their unfertilized eggs?
I looked for the answer, but didn't manage to get clear information.
If I have a bunch of hens, but no rooster, hens will lay unfertilized eggs (as far as I know).
From what I read, hens will brood them anyway, but then what?
How long?
Will they…
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Mother Cat Attacking 3 Weeks Old Kittens
My pet cat has two kitten, each 3 weeks old. Suddenly I'm noticing it sometimes bites and scratches the kittens with legs when making "meow" like sound.
Is it normal? Is the cat only attacking the kittens playfully or to teach?
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Is my cat afraid of guinea pigs?
About 8 months ago we got a cat from the shelter. About two months after that we bought two guinea pigs.
The cat seems to be both interested and afraid of the guinea pigs. When the guinea pigs are just eating, sleeping, or whatever she likes to…
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What should I do about a mysterious hole found in one of my cockatiel's beaks?
First, Some Details:
I have two young adorable little cockatiels named Schala and Janus. They are very sweet and ridiculously human friendly.
They are less than a year old and only 5 days difference in age (they will be 1 in 5 months).
They are born…
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How can I help my dog differentiate between "sit" and "down"?
Recently I have come to the realization that my dog doesn't really seem to know the difference between the commands "sit" and "down". He will usually try one and then wait; if you repeat the command, he will try the alternative regardless of whether…
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Can an 11 year old dog be castrated?
Five and a half months ago I took home from a dog refuge a cross-bred Britanny Spaniel to be company for our Border Collie (who at the time was 7 months old). So today the Border is one year old and the Britanny (Jake) is eleven.
Generally, they get…
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Deaf cat screaming to get attention
My sister has 2 cats and one is deaf.
Every time the other one wants our attention (mostly when she wants to get out or she's bored), she meows constantly. It's not loud, just a little annoying.
But the deaf cat screams, literally. It's really load…
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Hair loss on stray cat's head behind ears
There are two stray cats (around 6-7 months old I guess) near my house. I often feed them boiled chicken or cooked egg yolk. About 10 days ago I started giving them Whiskas Dry Kitten Food.
Few days ago I observed a hair loss small spot on one of…
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What is the benefit of an ovarian-sparing spay?
What is the benefit of an ovarian-sparing spay? It seems like this would be a great way to avoid Pyometra but also keep the benefits of hormones. Ovarian cancer would still be a risk but I don't know the rate of occurrence on that.
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Can I contract rabbit fever (tularemia) from my pet rabbit?
If my pet rabbit lives inside, can I contract rabbit fever from it? I would think that if it never goes outside, there would be no chance for it to become infected. However, if I take the rabbit outside to munch on grass or run around, maybe it…
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