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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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How to get 19 pound cat to lose weight
I need to get my cat to lose weight, she is a 4 year old, 19 pound, shorthaired cat.
To clarify, she is not naturally a large cat, her weight is an issue. Her supposed ideal weight would be around ...
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Is it okay to keep a dog chained in a room at night with proper food and water?
I recently got two stray puppies. One puppy died because a stray dog had bitten him. We tried our best to save him, but unfortunately, he died. They used to sleep together in a separate room. Now ...
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My cat is only interested in eating tuna or food she is probably allergic too
My cat is 17, adopted last year. Generally lively, no obvious signs of distress or pain besides mild arthritis.
She used to throw up a lot, and after a battery of tests the vet declared that she was ...
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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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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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What are the effects of an all meat diet in cats? [duplicate]
Is there any harm in this or do I need to add nutrition to the diet? Also, how long would the health effects of a harmful diet take to appear and what are these, if any?
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Is senior cat food OK for my young cat? [duplicate]
I have two cats, one three years old and the other 13. I want to change the older cat to eating an expensive cat food for senior cats; both cats eat from the same bowl.
Is it okay for the young cat to ...
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Cat may have consumed some garlic - will he be alright?
My flatmate left some garlic butter out and I think I just caught my cat licking it.
He probably had about 3 "licks".
Is that a toxic amount? He is almost a year old.
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How to increase goldfish color?
I was fooled a bit when buying this one fish, when the fish arrived it looks not so appealing to me... is there something I could do to brighten it's color or should I just ask for a bit refund?
I ...
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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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Correct identification of "adult dog weight" when using dry food
I have a little zwergpinscher and we are using dry food. There is a table to identify proper amount of food for day. It depends on weight of adult dog, but it's not obvious how to detect it. I thought ...
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What are the risks to my cat from eating wildlife?
It is well known that cats like to hunt and eat wildlife like birds and mice.
Cats can have a significant impact on wildlife, but I want to know what the impact to the cat is from consuming the ...
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Does hay quality affect my horse?
I opened a new round bale recently and the hay was so dry it had a straw-like texture and quality to it. It was also very dusty and I found myself frequently coughing/sneezing while filling the hay ...
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How to feed oral medication?
My (8 month old) puppy is currently on antibiotics (amoxicillin), specifically 250mg Noroclav twice daily. I've tried:
putting it in her food (she just eats around it);
crushing it into powder and ...
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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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What risk is given if I feed my rabbit pellets?
In the pet shops I have seen a lot of various pellets as rabbit food.
If there is so much it must be a good food, isn't it?
What is the risk in feeding pellets?
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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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Are cats used to a food for a lifetime?
As we all know, cats have very sensitive stomachs. That makes me wonder. Once a cat gets used to a specific food, are they used to it for a lifetime?
To make an example:
I feed my cat Food A for a ...
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How much water should a nursing dog drink?
I've read that dogs need roughly an ounce of water per pound of body weight each day and that nursing dogs need more than that to produce milk. My pit bull terrier recently gave birth to a litter of 9 ...
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How to convince my cat to eat its enzymatically hydrolysed diet?
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Our oldest cat (Persian, about 13 years) developed a pretty nasty allergy to almost all foods. So she's given enzymatically hydrolysed cat food. If she eats anything else, she'll quickly ...
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Is it common to feed cats only 1 brand/flavor of canned/dry food for their live?
I was wondering what the general consensus here is. Do people tend to feed their cats a single brand/flavor of dry/wet food, or is it usually recommended to switch between flavours to give them some ...
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How to get kitten used to wet food (transition from BARF)?
TL;DR at bottom.
I've been posting a lot lately, as I've gotten a new kitten.
I'm told by the previous owner, that she is used to dry food and BARF, apparently.
A week or so after bringing her home, I ...
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Is milk a good treat for my cat with kidney disease? [duplicate]
We have one Persian cat (2 years old) with a history of kidney disease that led to Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease.
His food is similar to this kind (which is prescribed by our veterinarian):
So ...
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Is it dangerous if cat eats food meant for bearded dragon?
I had my bearded dragon out of his enclosure and my cat likes to crawl in there if I leave the door open. Last time she got in there when I had the dragon out, she chowed down on some of his food. I ...
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Betta fish appears to struggle to swallow food pellets
I recently acquired a Betta fish. I also purchased "standard" Betta fish food pellets. My Betta fish does try to eat the food, but sometimes appears to struggle to swallow the pellets. I can ...
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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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Why does my cat vomit almost every time I refill her food bowl?
Normally I fill up her food bowl all the way and it will last her 3-4 days. When it's starting to look empty she will come find me and I fill it up again. It's hardly ever completely empty by the time ...
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Is 100g of wet food sufficient for 1 year old cats with different weights of course?
Do you think that 100g/day of wet food based on the following diet is enough? Taking into consideration that I feed them also dry food all day long.
My cats are 1 year old, they are sister and brother ...
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Feeding 25-day-old kittens with buffalo's milk in addition to mother's milk
My parents and sister are giving buffalo's milk to 25 days old kittens, even when we have the mother cat to feed them.
It's like just some moments ago the mother cat was with her kittens in her bed, ...
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Cat will eat normal tuna but not tuna cat food
My cat is 14 and has had some health troubles for a few years, off and on. We've mostly been able to manage it. But it has often resulted in needing to adjust his diet - either because what he is ...
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Are store-bought biscuits harmful for dogs?
I have a lot of stray dogs in my street. I would like to give them something to eat everyday. I don't have a lot of money (as I am a student), so giving them dog food is not possible.
My questions are
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What are good fiber substitutes for hay in a rabbit's diet?
There are a couple of reasons that a rabbit may not be able to eat hay.
Occasionally for a dental misalignment issue a rabbit will have it's teeth removed.
When a rabbit is sick it may be unable to ...
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Urinary S/O cat food
Is there any difference between urinary S/O wet cat food and urinary S/O dry cat food? My cat had crystals and the vet said to give him the wet food as it was better for him. I was just wondering if ...
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Authoritative resource for toxic foods for rats
Is there any authoritative resource for what foods are toxic for what animals? I'm getting conflicting information from around the web.
In this case, I'm specifically interested in rats.
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Is using fertilizer in my cat grass bed safe for pets?
I have a lifted cat grass bed that I grow on my porch. The neighborhood cats are frequently in it, which I encourage and don't mind but it was not my intention in growing it. I feed it to my cockatiel ...
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How much calcium and vitamin D₃ supplementation is beneficial to an adult tortoise who may be deficient?
I have a 10 year old redfoot tortoise. Her natural origins are in South American, so she's not desperately dependent on UV-B radiation to survive like an African species is. She gets plenty of ...
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Can dogs eat yoghurt?
My dog loves eating yoghurt. I'm wondering if this is good for her.
Can dogs eat yoghurt, is it good for them?
Are there any dangers?
What should I be looking for when selecting a yoghurt?
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Is it normal for a long haired doxie to like yogurt? [duplicate]
My 9 month old puppy loves yogurt and I don't know if that's normal or not. Is it normal for a long haired doxie (Dachshund) to like yogurt?
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Is it harmful that my rabbit eats bugs?
My rabbit is now eating bugs such as crickets and those things. She hasn't shown any signs of health problems while she ate them, but I'm not sure if they're healthy at all for her. The crickets are ...
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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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Can you water down wet food to trick a cat to drink more food? [duplicate]
I had a 15 year old Maine Coon with severe kidney problems. With my current cat, who is a domestic short hair of seven years, I don't want him to suffer kidney problems when he is older. However, he ...
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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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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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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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Is it correct that processed cat food makes cats unable to eat natural food?
I heard that if you feed cats processed cat food for a period of time, their palate/stomach will be unable to eat natural food again (meat, rat, etc). Is that correct?
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Cat stooped eating what could be the cause and should I force feed him? [duplicate]
My cat is 16 years old.
About a month ago he started eating a lot less. I've tried different foods, both fresh and canned. He ate some but very little and lost a lot of weight. I took him to the vet ...
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How can you clean feathers so they're safe for cats to chew on?
I have an affectionate, devoted, fifteen-pound tuxedo cat named Milo who loves nothing better than chewing on feathers. He is so good to us I want to indulge him, if I can do that in a healthy way.
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How can I tell if my cat food is spoiled?
I ordered wet cat food from Chewy - Sheba brand Perfect Portions paté. When I opened the container, the consistency was different than usual. Instead of sort of solid wet it was more watery with some ...
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