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Should I added a little salt to frozen diluted homemade pure chicken stock?
Due to this hot weather I am giving my cockapoo puppy frozen diluted (10:1) homemade pure chicken stock to help her keep cool and hydrated. If I was trying to protect a human from dehydration I ...
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My puppy is addicted to junk food
So, I’m kind of a pushover and will let my dog (a 4 month old teacup Chiweenie) eat my food. Just small amounts. However, now that’s all she wants it seems and worse, she started to love sweets and ...
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What are the possible causes of my dog drinking his own urine [duplicate]
This is more of a kudo than a question . Under this topic and the the final answer edited by DogMumbler.
My husband's 10 year rescue shipperkie, Whisky" drinks his pee, every time inside. He's ...
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Puppy eating food, covered with hair, problem?
My puppy will sometimes refuse to eat his food and dump it in his crate. So every once in a while I'll pull out his tray and let him eat it. But as he got older he has shed more. Now the trays are ...
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14 year old cat not eating
I have a 14 year old indoor tabby that has slowly been losing weight this year (and is currently around 9lb, down from 10 or 11 lb), and has reduced her eating a lot. She doesn't respond very much to ...
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Is there any research on the long term effect of dry foods on dogs?
Ancestors of dogs and cats mostly ate meat in the wild as well as after domestication. True that they ate hard bones. Nowadays we use dry kibbles mostly because that is cheaper and easier. Given that ...
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Why are prescription pet diets "prescription"?
I have an older cat who, like most older cats, is starting to have some kidney issues. Not severe, but she's noticeably drinking/peeling more.
Our vet says that the "senior cat" mixtures ...
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How can I keep one cat from eating from the other cats bowl? [duplicate]
I’m in university and i keep a cat where i live out of town while i’m in school and move back home for the summer. My cat cannot regulate her eating and she needs special food but the other cats do ...
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Can a cat drink human milk?
My mom always gives our cat human milk, because our cat loves it.
But I'm scared because it might be bad for him, even though he likes it. And I heard that it's bad for cats to drink milk because they ...
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Inulin and fat absorption in dogs
Just been looking around for some new food to feed our small dogs, the one in question is about 6kg (13 years), and have found Bestie Kitchen, which looks interesting.
The ingredient list is below (...
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How to avoid snails/slugs on pet's food outside?
My two rabbits get some additional tasty food when I close their enclosure at night. This helps me to train them "Coming home is tasty" and they will come in without pressure.
But the last ...
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Diet for cat with higher liver enzymes
My cat is almost two years old, Persian and weight around 3.3 kg.
After adopting her 6 months ago I noticed that she poops outside the litter box unintentionally (once I caught her trying to remove it/...
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My cat has stopped having food since its kittens passed away
Our cat has stopped having food after its 2 kittens passed away last week (the remaining one was adopted 2 weeks ago). It's been 4 days since it had anything to eat or drink, except water which is not ...
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Goldfish stopped eating after moving to a new tank, how to help them eat again?
I used to have a very small fish tank (can be seen in this older question), and finally upgraded it to much bigger tank, moving the fish into it.
In the old, small tank, the fish used to hover a lot, ...
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What is Rabbit Mash and how is it useful for challenged rabbits?
I read something about mash for rabbits.
What is it made with? How to prepare it? In which cases is it useful?
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Custom Hay Blend/Diet for a small fur-chewing Chinchilla
Pixel the chinchilla lost her cagemate in late Dec. 2019. Before the loss, she was a happy, healthy chin, with a preference for hay over pellets, but would gladly eat both.
After the loss, she became ...
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Mollys appear bloated after eating bloodworm
We have a 60 litre tank with around 6 adult fish, and 6-8 juveniles. They are mostly happy, rarely swim at the surface, and spend much of their time foraging. On the rare (maybe monthly) occasions I ...
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Baby ball python has never taken food
I got a baby ball python about a month ago. He was born in August and has never taken food. I have assist fed him a number of times, which I don’t particularly like doing as it causes him stress. I ...
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My 9 month old bearded dragon poops only every week or two
I know baby bearded dragons are supposed to poop multiple times a day, but mine only poops every 7-14 days. He always eats his bugs (BSFL) and vegetables (Kale), but I am concerned that he is ...
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My dog is extremely overweight [duplicate]
Over the years my dog has been taking on weight. I didn’t notice at first until I was going through some pictures of him when he was at a healthy weight. I am not sure what type of dog he is, but I ...
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Is it normal for cats to periodically vomit dry food?
I have two 1 year-old cats that are brothers. For a while now, they have been occasionally vomiting up dry food. Each cat will vomit maybe 2-3 times a month, and I haven't been able to figure out a ...
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Devastated and Lost Due to My Cat Not Wanting to Eat
Hi all fellow pet lovers, I am trying to find some courage on here. I have a 1.5 years male cat. Found him outside and decided to take him in and we formed a great bond. He acts more like a dog. Last ...
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Dog Atopic Dermatitis
I have a Scottish Terrier with major skin issues and food intolerance.
Only eating Royal Canin Hypoallergenic food. This has reduced itchiness, but the skin is still red and flaky.
The Royal Canin ...
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Can't find a reason for my cat's soft stool
I've recently bought a kitten. She is now 3 months old, and I've had her for one month. The first week I had brought her home, I was only feeding dry food (Applaws kitten). I think she had mostly ...
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What is the suitable diet for Feline Urethral Obstruction?
My male cat had just a little operation to remove a 'crystal' which blocked him from peeing. After that the vet nurse advised me to strictly cut any food apart from certain Virbac dry food brand ...
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Sudden stop of wet food diet is causing my cat to vomit
I went to the vet on Saturday for my cats yearly checkup. They are 2 years old now. The male cat (Joe) weights around 8kg (or 17.7 pounds), and the female cat (Moe) weights around 6kg (or 13.2 pounds)....
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How to help an infant palm squirrel that is not drinking milk and seems like it's suffocating
My dog brought the squirrel infant from somewhere. We were giving him buffalo milk for the last 2 days, but today he stopped taking milk and is kind of suffocating with his mouth open.
What can we ...
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What to feed 5 week old rabbits?
A friend of mine called me very stressed today, because she became an owner of two rabbits that were given as a present for her children.
The grandparents bought them from another farmer in this ...
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Why does my cat like licking tape so much?
One of my cats (3 y.o. female Bengal, spayed) absolutely loooves the taste of the sticky side of tape - especially packing tape (or at least, that's what's usually available) but I've also caught her ...
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Kitten keeps throwing up and clear liquid keeps coming out of her butt [duplicate]
My sister fed my kitten cereal milk and now she keeps throwing up milk and oozing out clear liquid or goo out her butt and she's drooling a lot. What should I do?
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DIY food for cat with kidney stones
We have one 3 year old, male, Persian cat with some kidney problem, which I think has something to do with stone formation in the bladder and kidneys.
We have some food of this kind:
We have a ...
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Cats not eating their wet food
I have two cats they are brother and sister. They are refusing to eat their wet food. I tried many brands: Applaws, Royal Canin, Hill's (out of question), Schesir, Cosma nature.
They have no problem ...
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How to cure my 8 week old kitten's orange diarrhea? [duplicate]
4 days ago I adopted a little kitten who looked really sick and didn't eat for days. She seems 8 weeks old and doesn't have a mother. When I fed her hours later, she started leaking yellow diarrhea ...
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My cat has stopped eating wet foods
My almost 2 year old, tortoise shell cat, named Korina, used to eat her wet food really well. She always has fresh water and dry food out for her. She has a set breakfast and dinner time, a pouch in ...
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Cat will now only lick food from my finger - how to provide high calorie food for a cat?
Backstory:
Cat has always had a good appetite. Only problems in the past have been with hairballs getting out of control and suppressing his appetite for a while.
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Lately, he stopped eating ...
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Is there a way to treat milk fever at home?
Our cat had her first litter last night. She's been away from the kittens most of the first day while they were sleeping. Early this morning, I noticed she tried to jump on some furniture, and she ...
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Dog not eating her food
Luna is a ~1.5 year old rescue mutt (our guess is border collie-pointer mix).
When we first got her 6 months ago she would devour her kibble instantly, but nowadays she barely touches her food when ...
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Cat vomiting every day
My cat (approximately 16 years old, short hair, no specific breed, indoor cat) has been vomiting pretty much every day (sometimes multiple times) for almost a month.
She had a scare with her kidneys ...
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Cat with newly diagnosed diabetes not eating much before insulin injection
My 10 1/2 year old male cat has just been diagnosed with diabetes.
He usually grazes on dry food through the day and has a wet pouch. He is on 1 unit of prozinc. I've been told not to change his food ...
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Cat with kidney disease eats wet dog food, but shuns most cat food
Since my cat is old (17) and has kidney disease I Try to give her whatever she will eat. She won't touch the canned cat food anymore, and I don't often see her eating the dry food. She will eat scraps ...
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Do cats benefit from human probiotics?
My cat is going through a 4-week antibiotics prescription, and due to it he’s having a bad diarrhea.
I have a probiotic supplement containing:
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Bifidobacterium longum
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My Siamese eats like a model
My concern is my 2 year old long hair seal point female cat is light as a bird and in my opinion overly thin. She hides it well under a luxurious coat that in recent weeks seem lackluster at best. It ...
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I’m dog sitting for my mom for 10 days but her dogs won’t eat the food she always feeds them
Is this because they miss her or because they are in a different setting?
It’s been 5 days and they only really will eat snacks. Just not their food
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Kitten got into espresso beans [duplicate]
My kitten got into a small bag of espresso beans. I am unsure how many he ate. My husband had left the bag on the counter. He is getting to the point where he climbs everything. He hasn't been snipped ...
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Can horses eat lawn mower grass clippings?
I've heard over the years that horses shouldn't be fed grass clippings from lawn mowers.
Is this dangerous and why would it be?
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What could I feed a dog if my budget is small?
After reading this question: Is cheap human food for street dogs good for their health?
I thinking about cheap foods for dogs (for example stray dogs one wants to support), if one does not have the ...
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Is the FDA's announcement on luxury brand, grain-free dog foods implying the food simply is not complete?
The FDA announced 16 brands, typically higher end lines advertising grain free foods, may be linked to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in canines.
As I am not a vet or a scientist, I am not completely ...
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Do Hermann's tortoises enjoy mushrooms, are they healthy for them?
Do Hermann's tortoises enjoy mushrooms, are they healthy for them?
I have read in some forums, that mushrooms are not natural food for Hermann's tortoises.
But I think that it should not be true. ...
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Should I consider switching an older (around 10 years) cat and maybe soon-to-be-7-years cats to "senior" food, what are the benefits?
I have 3 cats -
one around 10-11 years old (was a stray so I don't know exactly but not far from this)
two littermates 6, nearly 7 years old.
All female and spayed. No particular breed, just "...
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Is raw pork bad for cats?
I'm wondering if there are some health risk associated with feeding cats with human grade raw pork?
My cat is quite picky about foods. I've tried pork several times and the cat definitely prefers it ...
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