Questions tagged [behavior]
Behavior of the pet, including social interactions with either humans or other animals.
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Why does my 10 month male kitten destroy everything?
I grew up with cats so I'm used to having them.
However my fiance and I decided to get a kitten about 7 months ago (he was about 3 months old then). We had some minor issues when he was younger but ...
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My dog hates the bell ring [duplicate]
I have a Maltese Bichon that every time the house bell rings, he starts barking as if it were going to kill him. We have tried to ignore it, to try to silence it, but once we look away from it to open ...
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pet mouse just started biting
We've had Winston for just about a year, we got him as a baby.
When we got him we already had two grown mice (all caged separately but next to each other) and all was well. We (my son and I) held/...
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Cat siblings suddenly fallen out with each other
We have a couple of two year old male neutered cats, Ed and George, who have lived with us since they were kittens. Until yesterday, they were on exceptionally good terms, and would play, groom, and ...
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Should we remove the infertile budgie eggs and box? [duplicate]
We have a pair of budgies who we purchased 6 years ago. They have had two sets of babies, totalling 6 live babies. As they appear to have an interest in breeding again, we put the breeding box back on....
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My cat seems to think he is being punished due to being bandaged. How can i convince him it is not a punishment?
My cat who is currently a four year old male has gotten Dermatitis at his neck. We took him to veterinarian and we received some medicine for him. I am not sure if it is the Dermatitis or the medicine ...
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Dog chewing the fur of its companion and vomit it later
My 1 yr old maltese shitsu Harley keeps chewing his fathers , Tubby, fur. He has chewedvoff all his ear fur and all his chest fur. Hoe can i stop this as Harley keeps vomiting large fur balls. I dont ...
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6 month old cat still nursing [duplicate]
My kitten is now 6 months old but my year old cat is having kittens anyday now and my 6 month old is try to nurse on her and he’s been doing that to his older brother who is also a year old. Why is he ...
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Introducing a blind cat and a playful kitten
I am currently fostering Alex, a two year old cat who was left completely blind after a car accident about two months ago. He has only recently left the vet clinic but is already quite well adjusted ...
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How can I identify which cat is peeing on my bed, then what can I do about it?
I have four cats. Pepe is a male orange tabby about six years old. Smudge, Buddy, and Pudding are male, male, and female grey tabbies about a year and a half old (they're triplets from the same ...
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Can goldfish have opinions?
I have two goldfish for 2 years named Archimedes and Nelson. They lived in an aquarium with big white gravel. I changed their soil with dark blue pebbles as a result of advice given by my breeder. A ...
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Why does my female rotty stare down my female cat?
We recently picked up a medium to large 5-year-old Rottweiler, and she is very well behaved. Rarely barks, loves to cuddle, quiet, timid, knows release, heel, and sit. When handing her treats she ...
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Why does my African Clawed Frog keeps banging into the tank glass and pawing at the corners with his front feet?
I just recently got an african clawed frog which I rescued from being dissected. He used to live in a large plastic bin with 3 other frogs and sometimes I'd see them nipping at each other. He keeps ...
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Deaf cat screaming to get attention [duplicate]
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 ...
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Dog won't eat without an explicit order
We feed our 5 year old mixed breed 3 times a day (Royal Canin, gastrointestinal, 3/4 cup recommended dosage per day for her 10 lbs weight), around our own meal times. She never gets table scraps, ...
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How to train my parrot to not poop on me?
Please don't say it is their nature and they just do it. Because then it would be a dog's nature to poop in a house (which my dog never does).
Also, I have 2 parrots, for some reason the one NEVER ...
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My cats used to groom each other, now they are fighting [closed]
I’m in need of help with my cats. To preface, I’d like to consider myself one who knows a great deal about cats and behavior. I’ve read a number of books and have searched webs and watched many videos....
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Have an older cat that lost her sister and now meows all the time, why?
We adopted both cats from the shelter on the same day.
The younger one was 1 year old or so and the other was closer to 2 years old the vet said.
We had them for 14 years and they really didn’t play ...
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One cat licks the other, but hates being licked
I have two 3-year-old cats. They are siblings (same litter), one female, one male. They get along reasonably well, with the occasional boxing and hissing match but nothing too serious (see my previous ...
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Sump Pump Aggression
My dog is obsessed with my sump pump. This has gotten so bad that she will rush down the stairs every chance she gets and sometimes just sit at the door until someone would open it. Now it’s to the ...
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13 week old kitten will not stop sucking on me [duplicate]
I have a 13 week old kitten, which I took away from her mama when she was 9 weeks old. She stopped nursing from her mom and started sucking on my ear lobes and neck (and sometimes the tip of my ...
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How does heat affect the relation between a mother cat and her child?
My mommy cat has a 1 year old. She was always a great mother she weaned them perfectly. However one day recently she stopped wanting anything to do with her even as a friend. I was worried I was going ...
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My cat is keeping his eye closed. Why?
My cat is keeping his right eye closed most of the day, and when he opens his eye, there is something wet coming out of it. Here is a picture of him.
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My cat has been hissing at her sister after 4 years of being with each other
I've noticed my cat Azula is hissing at her sister Divina a lot more than usual lately. Of course, cats play with each other and sometimes hiss but they are twin sisters, they've never been separated ...
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Leave a dog alone during night/daytime?
Where I live there are some regulations about leaving your pet alone. I don't know the details but I guess it is ok to leave a dog alone for a couple of hours, while fishes probably can be left alone ...
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Training for Canine Parking Lot Anxiety (?)
I am fortunate enough to be able to take my dog on an afternoon outing (nearly everyday) with the goal of wearing her out. We typically stop at one of the local grocers on the way home for any missing ...
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My dog after 7 years is now walking behind me; she now hates her harness
My dog always walked at my side or a little in front of me, both positions allow me to see her clear and predict if she is sensing a dog nearby. She used to be slightly to moderately reactive. But ...
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Cat won’t let kittens grow up
My cat ( who was feral at first but is now a “skittish” pet) had 4 kittens. She has them sheltered but not completely hid. Around 3 weeks of age she let me touch them with no hissing or growling. She ...
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I got bitten by an almost 1 month puppy [duplicate]
I got bitten, on my nose, by an almost 1 month old puppy. I had a scratch. I bled for sometime and then stopped. I had applied alcohol to the spot.
I don't know whether the puppy has rabies or not.
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Cat staring at the wall all the time
My cat Annie is staring at the wall by her food bowls, so I keep changing her water every hour. She won't come out of the kitchen now. Annie and I are extremely close. I have always told her to show ...
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My cat mixes up the floors in my building. How can I help him?
My cat comes from two home cats with English shorthair father and Russian blue mother. I live in an apartment and he enjoys walking through the corridor and sniffing everything.
The problem I have is ...
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rats not getting along,rats too young?
Im a new rat owner, and Iv'e gotten three rats at the moment. As a new rat owner I made the mistake of not getting my first rat in a pair or group and I got the largest one at the pet store. His name ...
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What's the most efficient way to burn my young cat's energy?
We own two cats - a Russian Blue female turning 7 this year, and a Russian Blue/Maine Coon Male who is 2 1/2. Both are rescue cats from the local area, and both are very well-tempered around us.
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My dog has been acting strangely around one of my cats' butt
Our family has a dog and four cats. The dog's name is Brutus, he's male, 6 years old and a Boston Terrier/Beagle mix. The cat relevant to this question is named Smudge; he's a male gray tabby cat, ...
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Why the dog of my girl change the behavior when I am with him?
My girlfriend has a dog
He is 5 years old
We can not understand why when I'm with him he changes the behavior.
If I take the little one and put it on top of me with my belly towards the ceiling. He is ...
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Cat is tipping over bed-side lamps during the night
I've had my newest cat just a couple months. This is a female spay DSH tortie, shelter rescue, estimated age 1.5 years.
I have small tables at each head corner of my bed, holding various things on ...
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I over correct my dog and now he's scared
I and my roommate both have dogs and we recently (6 months) moved into a new place. I thought the dogs were getting adjusted fine, we walk the dogs around the new area to get familiar and now have a ...
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Could I leave 3 cats alone during a trip of 3 days/2 nights
We have 3 cats who have been part of the same household for several years and are all friends. Age 10, 6 and 6 (the two 6 year olds are litter mates who we have had since they were kittens)
We ...
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Cat ate small amounts of dried daffodil flower, should I be worried?
Title tells it all - my cat found some dried daffodil flowers in my flat and I couldn’t catch him before he managed to ingest one (it’s not the type of daffodil with huge flowers but rather small ones,...
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How to help my cat adjust to a new routine?
With the diabetes diagnosis for my cat, we got a whole new routine. I used to feed him his wet food at 6-7 am (basically whenever I got too annoyed by him trying to wake me) and then he would free ...
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How to ensure that my cat always remains indoor, no matter what?
The area where I live is extremely lethal for a domestic cat. There are scorpions, tarantulas, poisonous snakes, dogs, foxes, eagles, vultures, larger wild cat species, and even sometimes leopards. My ...
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How much depth of sand in litter box is ideal for cats?
This question is really puzzling for me.
My cat is comfortable with any depth and has never shown any problematic behavior.
Even she is not concerned with the company which is making the sand and ...
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How to make a cat remember where did he placed his toys?
My cat is 4 months old now. He always takes his toy off the bed, and once he doesn't want to play, he left his toy somewhere and just forget it.
And when he wants to play with his toys, which I ...
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Why does my cat eat thin plastic?
My cat is obsessed with eating thin plastic. For example, the plastic from bulk food bags and thin grocery bags. I will actually find large holes in the bags, but he's yet to have bathroom issues or ...
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Shy and nervous kittens are too scared to eat
I recently adopted two kittens (both are siblings) and since having them I've noticed they are extremely nervous and scared. They only come out when nobody is home, and I'm trying to get them used to ...
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My 8 month old puppy won't eat
Raja, my pup, and I just moved back to college and she won't eat. When I give her her food she just noses it until its everywhere and keeps nosing it until it's wedged behind my desk. There was ...
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My cat has uncontrollable twitching on her back near her tail
My cat has been having an issue where she is clearly agitated and looks like she is trying to run away from her own fur. It will start with appearing very agitated, meowing, and twitching her tail and ...
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Is my kitten growling at her sister while playing with toys?
I recently adopted 2 kitten sisters and are 3 months old now.
They play together everyday, with toys and each other, chasing each other or play fighting, climbing and other activities but for the ...
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Is that true that taking pills causes stomach discomfort or pain?
A few days ago my dog started taking one antibiotics pill a day for a mild otitis. Then he started to cry a lot at night, always next to the house frontgate, as if he had a desperate need for walk. ...
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New cat's third eyelid showing when asleep
I have a new rescue cat who is slowly settling in - she's very timid, but getting braver every day. This question is about her eyes.
When she is falling asleep/already asleep and her eyes are half-...
