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Take it to the vet

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Great black wasp?

i cant see shit

>>2144030
i don't have the money for a vet that's why I'm posting

Make sure you always have $1,500 set aside for pupper disaster relief and then do your damnedest to find one you can adopt. If not, then buy from a breeder that asserts health is a priority over breed standards.

Then, finally, are you gucci.

>>2143971
>are you gucci?
Idk what you mean dude

good idea about the 1.5k pupper relief fund. Imma definitely get super good insurance though, so will take the vet's advice about whether a cash reserve is necessary.

Adoption is a good plan, I have been looking at local breeders too though. I'm in the UK.

>>2143975

It's always good to have cash on hand in case there's ever an emergency that absolutely cannot wait for insurance verification. That's where most of the insurance horror stories I've heard come from - a super awesome plan that takes a day to verify and can end up being too late. The cash can always be reimbursed.

>>2143876
this is most likely a Sphinx moth pupa, but I can't say which species

>>2143877
are they native to australia?

>>2143881
There are a few species native to Australia, yes

No that's just a small man

For you

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Theres been some big feral cats shot in Australia and NZ.

>>2143713
>had my 8 month old puppy on a long line practising sit, stay and come, sit in an area away from everybody
welp, there was your mistake. why would you take a dog to a public off-leash area, and then not allow it to interact with other dogs? it sounds like the other dogs were just checking you and your dog out and you flipped the fuck out and started beating on them.

>>2143735

Yep, you got me.

>>2143713
i'm with you man, sick of hopeless owners and their huge dogs.

He saw the future of Harambe and knew to back off.

>>2143654
I'm just talking out of my ass here, but the drunk guy probably displayed total confidence (because he was tanked) and the lions could sense it. There's a whole hunting tactic that african bushmen use that revolves around this same thing- they wait for lions to make a kill, and then they just boldly stride in towards the pride and for whatever reason, it freaks them the fuck out and the lions retreat long enough for the bushmen to take their cuts of the meat and leave.

Basically he drunkenly freaked out a few lions and then swam off before they worked it out in their heads that they could in fact chew on him like an oversized pizza roll

>>2143725
I'd believe it. When tiny little insects fly straight at me I flinch.

Or if my cat pounces I'll always run away like a bitch.

That looks more like a puncture wound. I wouldn't mess with it. Try to avoid making the animal move around a whole lot before the vet. Avoid any stress on the animal. Vet asap.

>>2143634
Ahh this makes me nervous since there's been a raccoon around lately. I wonder how it could have happened? There's no bleeding or scabbing which is why I assumed larvae.

>>2143594

What's going on there? They give each dog a loaf of stale bread?

>>2143600

I guess, they seem to be enjoying it like it's the best thing ever.
Fills me with humbleness.

Poor doggos

We feel the water on your skin. If it's too hot or cold for you then it probably is for him as well. Whatever temperature works for you will be fine

As >2143548 said. Just be aware that on some dogs (most of all greyhounds) it's better to use water a bit colder than that. In the case of greys it's because of the really low body fat percentage, which doesn't isolate the muscles and blood system causing it to heat faster. They can faint if you give them a hot shower.

>>2143548
a good trick i learned was to stick my elbow in water and it feels a pleasant temperature it's fine.

>>2143493
I guess she was trans...

pink is what all budgies are until they get older.
males will turn blue/pink

females will get crusty brown

This is a male you can tell by the blue colour above the beak

>>2143481
None

Google better, it's not hard to find.

>>2143481
I always thought the idea came from the fact that moths leave "dust" all over your hands if you try to hold them.

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>>2143473

I think you need to go to a vet if he's rubbing himself raw.

Think of it this way: if you had an ear infection that you were rubbing your ear until it bled, would you not go to a doctors for further diagnostics?

It's quite clearly not going to clear up on its own.

look in his ears. ear infections are usually very obvious: they'll be all kinds of gunk in his ears and it'll smell bad.

take him to a vet.

They don't know anything we don't.
It's just that they actually value discipline and responsibility moreso than Americans who consider pets a form of live entertainment.

In Japan (and most other 1st world Asian countries) "cute" is valued above almost all else so they strive to make and keep their pets cute. As soon as they aren't cute anymore they are often thrown out

Things in Eastern Asia and here are pretty much similar, veterinarily speaking.

Societies there value animals and recognize a few rights.

But like another anon mentioned, it differs in social views, though.

Because of different social values, there's usually a much higher reverence for other life forms in Japan than in the west, that's true.

What a French would call a "nature reserve", a Japanese would call an "animal sanctuary".

A trespasser in the west would be worried about his own skin and in Japan they'd be worried about desecrating the purity of the sanctuary.

People just have different priorities.

>>2143202
HISSSSSSS

Cats hate other cats.

Time. You can do some things like feed them on opposite sides of a door so he starts to associate the kitten's scent with food. You can also try artificial pheromone products like Feliway too. But at the end of the day, the only thing that will fix this is time.

It's normal if the cat isn't used to being around other cats. They'll usually get along with time, especially if one is kitten. Introducing two unsocialized adult cats is much harder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grLyTX8Dpso

you forgot to mention the climate.

>>2143191
The island is located wherever would be most convenient for the creatures of your choosing.

Do I have infinite money?