My dad got his cats Tucker and Patches to eat only treats as their daily food. He his tried several times to switch them back but they wouldn’t. He tried mix dry food in and wet food in but they refuse to it until dad picks every last treat. They need more than just cat treats. Can anyone help on how to switch them back to regular cat food?

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I have several times and it is a most wondrous feeling
It is good to know that many of us interact with the critters around us and have the ability to truly understand that they do try to communicate with us.

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I love animals, But I am getting sick of the smell in our living room. She thinks that its ok to clean out this cat box like whenever she feels like it. I have spoken to her several times and she doesn’t care. I even told her that its like she enjoys smelling cat crap and pee. What should I do? Why is this not a problem for her?

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My vet suggested I take my 6 month old Pekingese to a pet behviorist. Since her spay last month she has been very mean. She has always bitten my ankles or tried to nibble my fingers but, since the spay she bites hard to cause pain, she has broken skin several times. She actually yells back at me when I yell at her or punish her. If I put her in her crate she throws a holy fit, poops all over it and when she comes out she looks like she is going to have a heartattack she is so out of breath and frantic looking.

When I called the speciaist they were talking about medicine like puppy prozac, I really don’t like drugs for humans or dogs. Are there alternatives that have been prven to work… perhaps homeopathic like acupuncture or herbs along with training?
To address some questions/comments:

Bella is on lamb and rice Canidae.

I never used to yell or put her in her crate until I was told by a trainer that I was not showing my dominance and that I did need to be firmer. They also told me "It is ok to use the crate as punishment, they said when I you were younger and got sent to your room you didn’t get mad at the room and that it is the same for her"

I have tried everything but the STRICT trainers and medicine.

My definition of strict trainer are the ones that say she cannot sleep with me, she cannot be picked up ever and brought to my level and the ones that use the choke collars and shock collars.

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I put a foam pad in her crate and she shredded it . Now she sleeps on towels. She has not touched the two dog beds in the den. However the outdoor beds are a problem. She took the stuffing out of one and chewed on the other bed. For a while I kept putting the stuffing back in. The other two dogs do not seem to mind. Since the weather became cold last week, I put a new bed in one of the dog houses and new bed on the porch. She shredded both to usless pieces. I put bitter apple on them, but it did not prevent having clusters of fluff all over the lawn. She shreds soft toys, so I take out the squeakers, This helps them last a bit longer. I have told her "bad" and shoved bits of stuffing in her face several times in the past few months. I can’t catch her in the act! She only likes to chew fluffy toys, sticks and rawhide. This is getting expensive!
She gets exercise by weekly outings to the creek, running around the half acre yard with the other two dogs, chasing squirrels,birds, and every one who walks or drives by, and playing ball every day. I imagine she may be bored. Sometimes the other dogs get tired of playing with her.

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Neighbor lets his dog out several times a day to do his business and the dog does not know better so I’m not blaming the dog. I have spoken to him and he said ( don’t worry it will dissipate ! ) and shut the door ! What would you do at this point. Others on the street feel the same but are afraid of him.

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It is flluffy and we double it over several times to make a really large bed for our dog. Is this ok or should I get a real bed?

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When we moved into our apartment the landlord at the time required a first and last month plus all other deposits. We moved out Nov 30th 08 by this time the apartment had gone through about 5 managers. Well this new lady proceeded to tell my husband that we had only paid a 200$ dep. Let’s just say all the numbers she gave us didn’t match the numbers on our lease paperwork we also saved all of our receipts because we have had an apartment manager pull one over on us. So we put in writing exactly what we were owed which totaled 1300$ after all refundable Dep. and our last months rent oh and we were supposed to be getting a 27$ discount on our rent for the first year we were there and did not receive that discount we also have proof that we never got it. So we kept all receipts gave them copies because they had NONE of our original paperwork. Well it is now Jan 9th 09 and we have only received 485$ which was just our security dep and the refundable part of the pet fee. I have contacted them several times to resolve this and they keep telling me they will contact me when they hear anything this is not ok with me. Owe they owe us the last months rent because we paid it when we moved in and we ended up paying for the last month again instead of just giving notice. I know a lot to read but we need some advice, I want to contact a lawyer because I am tired of getting the run around and I can’t just show up because I now live in Alaska and all this happened in Washington state. HELP
We gave them a 30 day notice.

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I bought a medium sized female rabbit from a pet store and a week later, my boyfriend bought another dwarf one. Most of the time they lived at our separate places but for a week while we were on vacation, they lived in the same hutch. A couple weeks later…SURPRISE!!!!!!!! my boyfriends bunny is NOT in fact a female…we decided to try to breed them but my doe would simply not accept the buck. He mounted her several times and after a few seconds, my doe would run away. Does this mean she’s already pregnant??? Could that have happened the week they were together? By the way, she is about 7 months old and we think he is the same age.
Thanks!
I bought a medium sized female rabbit from a pet store and a week later, my boyfriend bought another dwarf one. Most of the time they lived at our separate places but for a week while we were on vacation, they lived in the same hutch. A couple weeks later…SURPRISE!!!!!!!! my boyfriends bunny is NOT in fact a female…we decided to try to breed them but my doe would simply not accept the buck. He mounted her several times and after a few seconds, my doe would run away. Does this mean she’s already pregnant??? Could that have happened the week they were together? By the way, she is about 7 months old and we think he is the same age.
Thanks!

PS My sister and my best friend each want one of the babies and my boyfriend and I plan on keeping or finding wonderful loving homes for the rest =)

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I have a shampoo machine, is there something I can add to the cleaning solution? My dog was ill and urinated several times, can’t afford new wall to wall.

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