Unanswered Questions
506 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Need advice to help a sick and, possibly, dying cow
I'm in a rural area in Kolkota right now and there is a 14 year old downer cow who is lying on her side. She is malnourished and looks like she might die. The local vet gave her a calcium injection ...
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What to feed newborn wheel bugs
My baby wheel bugs hatched recently, and I'm having a hard time finding food for them. I tried to make a fruit fly trap with a bottle, a funnel, and some smashed tomato, but I guess it's too cold ...
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My cat has a wormy eye discharge
I have 2 cats in my house, both Ragdolls, age 6-7 months each.
The older one of the two has recurring eye discharge which you can see in the
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Can cancer/growth surgery on fish be successful?
This is a general question, on if cancer surgery on fish can be an effective treatment. An answer on the related question Tilapia - Growth on neck suggests that all cancer surgery on fish will be ...
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Dog behavioural changes on gabapentin
Has anyone got dogs taking gabapentin, particularly for back pain, who have noticed any behavioural changes? My 12 year old Canaan dog has been on gabapentin for a few months now for spondylitis (...
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Temporarily Adopting a Problem Dog
My in-laws had bought a puppy, of the breed Staffordshire Bull Terrier, to replace an elderly Staffordshire that died some 6 months before. They never had a puppy before and had little dog training ...
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What could cause muscle spasms in a litter of piglets?
While feeding a mother and her newborn litter of piglets this morning, I noticed that most of the piglets seemed to have persistent muscle spasms, specifically on their backends. They were pretty much ...
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Indian Tortoise all Puffy
We have two baby tortoise (twins - from the same egg).
Recently we went on holiday for Christmas and left both Elmo and Leon at a pet boarding (which had good reviews). When we came back yesterday ...
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Why did this fish kill my Kissing Gouramis?
I got two of these recently, and they killed my Kissing Gouramis. The shop owner said that they would be compatible. I don't know what kind of fish it is, nor what would have caused them to kill my ...
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How can I treat mosquito allergy in cats?
I have two cats who have an allergy to mosquitoes. It creates scab-like sores on their noses and ears that bleed easily.
The vet gave me this stuff called Ovitrol to put on their heads with a cotton ...
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What are the health risk difference between elastration & surgical neuter?
Elastration is the banding of the testicles restricting blood flow and resulting in removal of the testicles. This method is commonalty used on farm animals, sheep and goats in particular.
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Did the Bird's Eye chili kill my pond fishes?
I have a small garden pond (1x1m and a foot deep) that is surrounded by plants that bear red/orange flowers/fruits. When the chili plant became mature, the chili peppers just fell off into the pond ...
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Caterpillar has stopped eating - what can be done?
I need some help with my caterpillar. I have two young caterpillars which hatched a while ago and I have one big one that doesn’t want to eat.
He/she stopped eating 5-6 days ago which I know because ...
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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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Dark Hairless Spot On Skin
While brushing our 5 year old Schnauzer-Poodle we found a bald spot. We have not noticed him trying to lick or rub this spot. It is completely flat, and looks like this:
Any ideas on what this could ...
