Hi guys. My idiot brother tried to grow marijuana in his bedroom (the plants died but are still in his room) and I just found the kitten chewing on a dead stem or something. I've heard marijuana is toxic to animals, and she's so small, but do you think she'll be fine since the plant is dead? It's like.. shriveled up. Idk, I don't know anything about marijuana. Just worried about my baby. :^(
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I share weed with my snowshoe almost every evening. She has eaten it her entire life, with nothing but positive results. She's going on 11 this year, and she's had it here and there since she was a year old. She dislikes catnip, but goes nuts for marijuana. She plays and is the sweetest ever when she eats a little bit.
Your cat will be fine.
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In college I knew this woman who would smoke that stuff incessantly. The few times I went to her apartment there was a literal cloud of the stuff lingering in the room and her cat was fine. Mellowed out, but fine.
I don't know if chewing it would make any difference, but if it was dead then it's probably harmless. Just keep on eye on your beastie.
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It'll be OK, but they can't handle as much as a human.
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Hey guys
Today I went to the animal shelter to find a cat to adopt. There were many to choose from but I honestly could not make up my mind on the spot, so I said I'll give it a day or two to think about it.
I'm currently deciding between two kitties.
One is a white, 8 month old, relatively playful and energetic kitty, who likes to be pet now and then.
The other is a black, 1,5 y/o, more timid but loves to be pet. I put my finger in it's cage and it started rubbing its head on it.
I honestly wish I could take 2 of them, but I don't have enough room in my apartment.
Wat do?
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>kitten
>at the shelter
>day or two
Sorry to say but if you wait a day they'll both be gone. They probably are now. I made the mistake of saying "I'll come and pick him up on Friday" and he was gone the next day when I went to see him. There's not even a very high demand for cats in my area (NE England) so if there's at all a positive attitude in your area towards them, rip,
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>>2337481
Having said that, the 1 and a half year old. Older cats are much less likely to find a home, though like I said that's probably not an issue if it's still a small kitten.
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>>2337482
Yeah they told me that, but I figured they wont both be gone by then.
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Hi guys,
I think my cat has megacolon. Every few months, she gets constipated and needs an enema. The vet has administered her two, so far and I don't want to have to do that to her every month.
She could also get surgery, but that's really expensive and might not work.
She's on cisapride, back up to twice a day, but hasn't pooped in over 24 hours and I'm worried.
Do you have any advice, or do you think we'll just have to put her down?
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cats are a diamond dozen
and they're gross
put it down and get a better pet
don't waste your money on garbage animals anymore
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>>2337414
Please tell me you're joking.
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Redemption thread
A while back, I posted on my new puppy. it was my first pet and I made a lot of blunders which included trying him up and feed ( I fred him milk and biscuits)
I then posted a thread about him and got the ass kicking I deserved. I took the helpful advice and criticism and decided to work on it.
my parentsgrew up surrounded by the stigma of animals as property ( they were children of farmers) and so they basically wanted a guard dog at the end of the day. everyone who owns a dog around me raise it as cheap as possible.
but I gently redpilled them by the info about raising puppies I found from you guys and amazingly it worked! things are better now and I would love to talk about them.
so this thread is for first time puppy raisers who always try to improve with the pupper's best intention.
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>>2337275
I remember you OP. Is your doggo ok? I remember he got ill. I'm glad you didn't respond negatively to all the negative comments, which is usually what happens when people post here
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>>2337275
Post more pictures of saved pupper. Did he get a little dog house?
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Op here. I kinda had to compromise on the dog house. The deal is, he gets the entire house to himself by day and at night, hes kept tied in the backyard. My dad wants the dog out at night, cause "yeah, watchdog need to be out at night"
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Lesion on dog is getting worse.... 2017-03-18 01:47:06 Post No.2337253
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/an/ros,
A few days ago, my dog got a small bump on his back that seemed to irritate him. I've been watching it and hoping it goes away, but it's been getting bigger as he's been scratching and reopening the wound. I'm not sure what it is, or what to do, and I don't want to go get my money stolen from the vet. Pic related. What do?
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>>2337253
Go to the vet stupid
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GO
TO
THE
VET
>don't want to go get my money stolen from the vet.
they're treating your dog you cheapo
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>>2337253
Get a cone you fucking knob. Check to see if polysporin is okay to put on dogs
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Why
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>>2337240
Got a fuckin' problem?
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>>2337240
The animal equivalent of Brendan Fraser
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Ok daddy
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What do you think would be an appropriate name for this little guy?
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Rocket.
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>>2337132
Tooyoungtobeawayfromhismother
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Cock
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Can you guys help me find out what kind of spider is this? I found them where I work.
Sorry about the shitty quality.
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Another pic (even shittier)
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>>2337022
Some kind of Nephila?
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>>2337030
I don't think so. Nephilias have multiple colors and that spider is black with some red spots under them.
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What would it take to develop a breed of dog suitable for an adult human to ride like a horse without causing harm?
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>>2336861
>would it take
alot of time & money spent on selective breeding
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>>2336861
Being born on a frozen shithole breed.
Also, Irish wolfhound or Caucasian Ovcharka for adult with dwarfism.
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>>2336865
How many generations? What breeds would you start out with? If there was a group dedicated to this in the long term (even say over a few hundred years) how should they go about it?
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What's the verdict on these
flying rats, /an/?
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>>2336779
I think they're cute, intelligent, and love them, too bad they shit on everything and transmit disease
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>>2336779
Rock Doves shit everywhere and I caught a pair screwing on top of my car in a parking garage.
Mourning doves are superior Columbidae.
They make a pleasant cooing noise and are super friendly (though shy at first).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oNljd7R1f8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1vLUwznCgg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS0nkxA1hg8
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>>2336846
Pigeons don't transmit any more diseases than wild birds in general do.
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>>2336699
Why do baby rabbits have that white stripe on their forehead?
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>>2336701
That's where you're supposed to aim.
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Are prong collars really all that bad? 2017-03-17 01:42:48 Post No.2336679
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Are prong collars really all that bad?
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I have used a starmark collar and it worked great to help train my dog. I tried it on myself and it really is just a little uncomfortable pressure, not painful at all. I wonder what the herm-sprenger collars are like though.
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>>2336679
It's a *training* tool (particularly bad, too), it's not meant to be used for every walk.
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Have a K9 officer helping to train my dog, he highly recommends them.
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>>2336679
The problem with prongs are people don't know how to use them so I never recommend them. I watched people misuse them right after I fucking showed them what not to do. You never tug on the prong collar, the point is the dog creates his own pain. You have to get a proper fitting collar, which no one does. Then you have to put it on properly. It's not just sliding it over the dog's head. It needs to fit snug but without pressure, and you need to fit it so the prongs aren't applying pressure to the trachea. If you can't do that you have the wrong size prong collar. There is no fucking reason to sharpen the prongs, they are supposed to be dull (some even rubber tipped) so if you sharpen the tips you're just an asshole. Then there are the dickheads who keep it on their dogs 24/7. Those people, along with idiots who keep chokers on, need to die painfully. A prong collar is a training tool, not a crutch for people who got a dog that's too big to handle.
Prong collars are so often misused that I do cringe when I see them. However when used properly, they are so much better that choke chains. I don't understand why people think a collar that literally chokes and can kill a dog is less risky than one that pinches. Prong collars are actually advised for pulling dogs with trachea issues as the prong collar is supposed to not apply any pressure to that part of the throat, and is actually safer in that regard than a normal collar.
If you raised your of from a puppy there is no reason to use a prong collar unless you fucked up raising your dog. Puppies don't need prong collars.
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catto
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ow sux, this is cat oppression
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Help my new dog figured out how to lick his neuter wounds with the cone on and I need to find a way to prevent him from doing that so I can sleep. Pic related
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Did the cone come without a lid?
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>>2336640
Yes this is how he was at the shelter. I wasn't aware they make them with lids...
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>>2336642
they dont make them with lids lol. just get him a bigger cone or a cloud collar.
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Feel like a bad pet owner but feel like I got swindled. 2017-03-17 06:17:14 Post No.2336591
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Feel like a bad pet owner but feel like I got swindled.
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About 6-7 months ago I took my pup in for a general check up, he's getting rather old, (9yro) and I was concerned over his eyes.
My vet, who I've been with over 15 years, assured me his eyes were okay but his teeth weren't. I never noticed his teeth, and I am the one to groom him, so I check nearly weekly. His gums were nice and pink, no bad odor, he had no overly nasty plaque, and the teeth were strong.
However, he told me he had bad plaque, and would benefit from a scaling. I agreed to it, which at the time was $900 (under anesthesia), and I've noticed now the front teeth beside the canine teeth have receded and the teeth have become loose. I've been very attentive to his teeth. We brush them weekly, hes on a nice quality food. Anyways, I called my vet who told me at this point - the teeth are done but need to be extracted. There's no sign of 'gingivitis' but the teeth and roots seem badly damaged.
I feel like I've been swindled.
I paid $900 for a cleaning, and 7 months later, now ironically teeth need to be pulled when there was no sign of issue before. I only agreed to the cleaning because yes I seen a bit of plaque, I figured if he got it then - it would assure the dog would have all it's teeth to death. .
The vet wants to charge me over $2k for this, its 4 teeth pulled under anesthetic. His breed rarely goes past 10 and being as he's saying 'it happens with age'. I see no reason to have them pulled if there is no sign of infection, but let them fall out, but I feel like something happened with his first cleaning to cause this because they were strongly in place half a year ago. I get dogs get old - things change.
I feel pretty upset, I mean, it's a dog, not a profit on 4 legs.
I guess this is more a vent, but I'm also curious to opinions. I've been going to other vets to see if these teeth are savable but they're all quoting me the same price, and saying 'they're too damaged to save'
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>>2336591
Does your vet rub his hands together a lot?
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>>2336604
Does he have a tan line in a V shape from his nose to his chin?
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