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I think you're a retard and you should be worrying more about all the STDs you can pick up from the toilet seat and men your boyfriend has been fucking.

If you cat is not up to date on shots then yes, do that. As for the fleas and ticks, you could put down some flea power or something.

You might also want to go around with a blacklight and spray an enzyme cleaner in case any of those spots are piss from the previous cats possibly making your cat want to pee there as well

>>2160430
Go away

As someone who just moved into a place where there were previous animals, I wish I would have had the carpets steam cleaned. Like super deep steam cleaned. The carpets were disgusting and the thing I rented wasn't good enough. It made due but I had to go over it like twice.

If you are paranoid about fleas and ticks, maybe hire an exterminator to do a bug bomb and fumigate the house. Will kill everything. There is also special spray you can get for fleas and ticks for the back as well.

And your cats should always be up to date on their shots.

>>2160285
Tell us where you're from nigga
anway it's definitely a falcon, looks like a female kestrel

>>2160285
>Should I be concerned about disease or will it be fine?

Nah if she's eating she seems healthy enough.

that's a falcon.

>>2160197
I have toy poodles.
I sit on them to clip their nails.
one leg over the doge's shoulder to hold it down and then clip away.

if they're really feisty I'll wrap them in a towel with only their face and one paw sticking out.

>>2160197

You need to train her to like it. Do you use a clicker? Start slowly, so...

> Touch paw for a second- click and treat
> Hold paw for a second - click and treat
> Touch nail for a second- click and treat
> Hold nail for a second- click and treat
> Get nail scissors out - click and treat if she even looks at them
> Hold nail scissors close- click and treat
> Place nail scissors near paws- click and treat
> Touch nail scissors to paw- click and treat
> Touch nail scissors to nail- click and treat.

And so on... Keep going until she practically wags her tail the moment the nail scissors comes out. You need to associate trimming her nails with good things. Just go slowly, don't expect her to change overnight.

>>2160206
My mother used to have to wrangle my grandmother's dachshund like that to clip her nails.

>>2160279
She's never been trained before, but I'll try that.
Question, though: can pets substitute treats? I know treats probably work best, but she's already a little overweight (we're working on it) and I don't want her to get too chunky off of treats.

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Sydney is very cute, but not quite as cute as my pitbull Brutus

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>>2160163
>>2160164
There is only one way to resolve this contest.

>>2160164

Ill give you a gold star for how far your going with this pitbull shitposting, it is admirable.

>>2160041
Checked some more. Apparently i need milk substitute. Everything is closed at this hour.
What do?

Take them to the vet

>>2160043
I plan to in the morning but everything is closed right now, i called all places i could find

>>2160023
It's still shitposting even if you do it ironically.

>>2160023
*raises paw*

*slaps you with it*

i hope you die

>>2159968
is his poop soft? try feeding food that causes firm stool, the glads then get cleaned with each shit.

>>2159968
My foster dog had somewhat chunky glands that need to be expressed. Not that often, but it is not unheard of. If your dog isn't difficult, see if you can ask the vet to show you how to do it so you can do it yourself.

I just brought my dog to the vet to get it done because fuck that.

>>2159971
No. His poop is pretty firm.

>>2159972
So not unheard of, huh? That makes me feel better. This just seems really strange to me.

My vet charges 15 dollars for it and I don't need an appointment for it too. For how revolting I have heard it is to do, I will fork over the 15 bucks.

>>2159870

Likely to be an abscess: if it's green then I'd bet quite happily it is filled with pus.

Take your dog to the vet to get it drained, and then get some antibiotics if the vet deems it necessary.

>>2159870
Are you sure that's not a fat tick?

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>>2159770
I think it's a Swainson Hawk? The white inside and dark outside of the wings, along with the white patch under the head makes me think that.

>>2159776
That's it! Thank you.

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Ok can anyone help me identify this butterfly? Again, southern Saskatchewan. Taken yesterday.

>>2159767
Make him the food yourself.

My grandmother used to feed her dogs a bowl of chicken and rice every day.

They were pretty healthy and one of them lived to be 19.

>>2159812
This is a terrible idea

>>2159812
Chicken and rice is okay if your dog has an upset tummy and needs bland food. Just chicken and rice is not nutritionally sufficient for dogs.

That being said, there are tons of very high quality dog foods. Go to dogfoodadvisor.com and use the powers of the internet to get a 5-star food delivered to your door.

>>2159525

rabit

>>2159525
it's one of those weird evolution things-
animals that can't swim don't usually survive.

both are still around, so they're both equally capable of swimming if needed.

>>2159561
Okay, but which one is better at it?

Car rides around town? My 16 Year old chow has trouble moving so she likes to chill in the back seat with the windows rolled down

>>2159451
Car rides make him stressed.

>>2159531
Opium should make him pretty happy

>>2159396
space program

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Possibly parasites or some underlying sickness that struck hard and fast. Genetics could also be why. Do you have a cat or dog? Something may have scared her during the night and a heart attack could have done her in.

Fortunately I don't have to deal with any dead hamsters in the pet store where I work because we get them from a local breeder who takes really good care of them and manages his genetics properly. If you get another one, maybe trying purchasing it from somebody who breeds them or buying from a store who gets them from somebody like that. Places that supply most chain pet stores hardly give a fuck about genetics or animal wellbeing. Dropping a little more money on a well managed, we'll bred animal will be worth it in the long run.

Regardless, sorry for your loss. RIP in piece, hamsterino.

F

>>2159409
This

Launch it into the stratosphere with a balloon

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>>2159384
wut

>>2160353
It's a guinea pig, brah.

>>2159384
Another reason we need to build the wall