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>>2087002
Muhammad's merry mutt mujaheddin

No, are you shilling that, what even is it, feed your cat better food.

Ok, no, some stuff that turns pet water into drinkable mouthwash I guess, what would you reccomend

>>2086730
I recommend checking with the vet to see if it's a medical disorder.

>>2086245
Aww what a pupper with paws

That's freakin adorable anon

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cute pic anon

bamp plz

I think the one on the left is prettier, but the one on the right is also wearing a tie so this is an impossible choice just by looking at them.

Do you know anything of their personalities? Go with that.

>>2086126
nope, they both say they're friendly. I should go check them out.

>>2083397
It means less people will be exposed to whales and ultimately lose interest in them, resulting in no one caring when they go extinct in the wild.

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They should be replaced with captive breeding programs for endangered whale species.

Pic related, the vaquita is the most critically endangered cetacean in the world. Captive breeding efforts are desperately needed, and marine parks and zoos are the few places that have the facilities to do so.

The also announced a partnership with the HSUS. They're already trying to stop other dolphin breeding programs. Pretty much any breeding program is a no-go as long as HSUS is involved.

It really should be rat and mouse general in my opinion.

When my rats ever got excited due to petting or food they would get the hiccups, along with the normal bruxing and boggling. Has anyone else had their rats get hiccups? I doubt it's anything serious but I was just curious.

everyone says rats are smart and shit like little dogs almost. They also have small bladders and pee everywhere.

So can you potty train a rat like a dog? Just have like a small litter box when they are out of the cage that they run to every time they need to tinkle

Because we are not trees/plants.

a plant doesn't replace anything, it just grows as much as it can. if you think about it, this is why pruning works. lrn2biology

The wiring that plants have to run through things to make them work isn't as finicky and their body plan is a lot more modular.

firstly, post pics

second, play with her, reward her when she's happy. make a positive association with being away from home

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>>2087318
I currently cannot find a single pic of her but I'll see if my brother will send me one. She looks like this, only her head is a little wider and her eyes have more of that smaller' squinty look apbts have and her ears perk up more. She also has white spots on her toes.

She also just doesn't play at all. Just mopes around. At most, she will take her bone if I offer her it and chew on it once or twice before laying back down to mope. Its sad to see her go from the happiest dog alive to just be a sad sack of shit but since she doesn't freak out, misbehave or anything I'm not sure whether or not I should talk to my parents about just not bringing her at all.

>>2087321
If they go on vacation often what would be their other option? Would they hire a pet sitter or would they crate her where she would still be away from home and still be unhappy

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>>2078627

OP does it seem like an infection?

Looks like it could be an ulcer. My cat had something like that recently in her mouth. Does your cat struggle to eat? Take 'em to the vet to be sure. I got an antibiotic and a steroid and she was fine in about a week and a half.

>>2087179
Have you found any damaged electrical cords? Might be an electrical burn from chewing on a cord.

>>2087040

>the fuck is master doing
>fuck i want to shit so bad
>we've been in this position for ten minutes i want to go

>>2087040
no but it will make you a bigger prick than you already probably are.

>>2087040
>My paws hurt
>The smelly human with the flashy thing is making funny noises... she won't stop even though I am staring at her
>Human promised me a walk if I did this
>Where is the walk
>I wish I were in my bed chewing my bone

As long as you can do everything you said that should be great. I assume since you said you are going to build a doghouse, he has access to a fenced yard all the time? Other than that, you seem concerned enough to make a good dog owner, just remember that they can be extremely expensive though. Food, vet bills, medicine, and any emergency care that could be needed can be expensive. I would build up a large reserve dedicated to the dog in case of emergency vet bills, unless your willing to use your savings account for that (if you have one).. I see to many people on here who don't want to take their dog to the vet for potentially life threatening conditions because they can't find $500 to help their pet.
That said, your going with a mutt which tend to be much healthier, so your avoiding some of that risk. If you have the means to support a pupper, totally do it. I guarantee you won't regret it

Get an outdoor cat instead.

>>2087016
thanks sorry for taking me so long to answer but was doing some stuff around the house, dog would be on a terrace which would be pretty small for a dog imho (like 200x800 centimeters) but i would walk him a lot and would go running on the nights since its my only real free time, then maybe with time and trust bring his bed close to mine and watch some shit on netflix then going to sleep, im very concerned with the dogs mental and physical health, i didnt adopted before because i saw it was unreasonable and i wouldnt be able to handle him correctly, but now i think i can give him the love he needs and maybe if he is young enough to have some mixed puppies with another mixed or mutt female, always had something inside that made me love the look of those dogs, maybe its they natural looks and that they are not destroyed by human sense of aesthetichs
>>2087052
already had cats in my family, not a cat person, loved the one we had but its not my thing, they are too cold and introverted it bores me to have one, they just come at you when u have food

>>2086962
I know that feel.

I gave my cat who was very thin and dying a prescribed medication for appetite that I suspected would kill him, and it did.

Don't get another pet for a while. I'm not sure how egregious a mistake you made since I don't know a ton about birds, but consider reading up more on whatever pet you get next.

>Get new bird that looks different (Different pattern, different species, dosent matter)
>Name bird something that doesn't even sound like original birds name
>Put bird in a new location of the house
>Love bird
>Get bird to love you back
>Remember what you did to first bird
>Never do it again

I was in the same boat you were anon

RIP Richard

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>be me, real young
>have first parrot, its a cockatiel
>know nothing about proper bird diet
>feed it nothing but seeds and millet
>one day im at my desk, the bird is on my shoulder
>it has a fucking stroke or some shit and and falls off my shoulder and dies right there
>i am traumatized
skip ahead half a year
>get new bird, it's a green cheek conure
>do everything completely right
>even train it to do some really neat stuff >feelsgoodman
>my parents fucking kill him by accident
>he flew into a door and hit his head
>i was like 10 minutes away from home and would have taken the bird out myself
>it was 100% avoidable
>feelsbadman
>am sad
haven't gotten a bird since. I really do love them though. Their intelligence and desire for affection amazes me.
pic related, was my bird
RIP Joker

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Pademelon!

They are native to Australia, and are in the wallaby family

>>2086833

that just looks like a fat, retarded rat

rats are pretty cute tho

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tree kangaroos

The Hunt with David Attenborough, but it's only available to watch in the UK so torrents are your friend.

Antarctic Edge: 70 degrees South and especially Nature: Meet the Coy-wolf. The coy-wolf one was pretty awesome. It explores coyote wolf hybrids living in urban environments and adapting to us.

Black Fish