Tags
A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Small, furry (usually), domesticated members of the feline family.
3232 questions
Domesticated canines commonly kept as pets. Please mention the breed / sex / age in your question if you feel it might assist in getting a more focused answer.
2443 questions
Behavior of the pet, including social interactions with either humans or other animals.
1778 questions
*Specific* problems or concerns regarding the physical well-being of a pet.
1297 questions
Training includes correcting problematic behavior and teaching a pet new behavior or habits.
663 questions
Indoor containers holding water and creatures (fish, crustaceans, snails, etc.). For specificity, consider adding a "freshwater" or "saltwater" tag.
634 questions
Food or overall nutrition comprising "what" is being intentionally fed to a pet.
543 questions
For safety issues concerning the safety of pets, and also the safety of people from a pet.
490 questions
The "act" of feeding a pet, including feeding methods and situations.
389 questions
Regarding a pet's mental status, or motivation for behaviors or attitudes.
366 questions
Issues related to housebreaking, training a pet to use certain areas and problems encountered with toileting issues, such as marking.
317 questions
Covers aggressive behavior exhibited by pets towards humans, other pets, or other animals in general
292 questions
Any medical condition with specific symptoms which causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death.
256 questions
Regards concerns about pet medication, including prescribed, over-the-counter and homeopathic treatments.
227 questions
The "act" of a pet consuming or chewing on something, whether the action is appropriate or not (pica).
209 questions
Regards concerns about households containing multiple pets of the same or different species and their interactions.
188 questions
Relating to keeping a reptile as a pet; housing, feeding, care. No generalised reptile questions.
183 questions
Issues to do with the reproductive cycle and process of mating and breeding a pet, including gestation, birth, feeding and weaning.
183 questions
Questions about places where pets live, including housing, designing and maintenance, keeping pets in the place, restricting access, or keep other animals from these locations.
164 questions
Covering any type of bird kept as a pet. From parrots, to exotic birds and poultry that are kept as pets and not primarily as livestock. Can include wild birds where there is a definable dependence an…
161 questions
Questions about keeping your pet clean and maintaining various parts of their body.
156 questions
The sounds a pet makes: barking, meowing, or otherwise, and how to manage or interpret them.
156 questions
For use with questions regarding the interaction of pets with other animals or humans
151 questions
For questions about rational and irrational fears that pets develop.
150 questions
Managing an existing wound or injury either immediately or helping the pet cope over time, and methods of prevention.
141 questions
Aquariums which are freshwater-based, indicating a different maintenance style from other water types. The "aquarium" tag should normally be included with the question.
141 questions
Aquatic shelled reptiles, commonly kept in tanks or ponds; as opposed to land dwelling tortoises which have their own [tortoises] tag.
139 questions
For questions about skin conditions, care and treatment of a pet. Concerns about whether the skin is normal or healthy, what may be the possible causes and treatments of a skin condition. Include deta…
136 questions
A tag for questions pertaining to the Siamese fighting fish, also known as the betta fish or fighter fish.
136 questions
Play between pets and pets and their owners. Solutions to encourage healthy play time for pets, what is normal and how to curb destructive play habits.
117 questions
Refers to the act of a pet gripping something with its teeth to sting, injure, affect (or sometimes carry) that thing.
113 questions
for questions about interacting with a veterinarian (trained medical practitioner including doctors, surgeons, and specialists, and their facilities). For questions about specific injurie…
112 questions
The act of permanently assuming responsibility for a pet from the original owner(s).
110 questions