5 days ago my 4 year old daschund was sent to the vet because she couldn't support herself on her hind legs. I was confused what happened because she is very healthy and is not overweight one bit. The vet said that she had an inflamed nerve in her spine and that she needed steroid injections...

Phineas is losing hind leg function, just as his brother Shiloh did several weeks ago. Shiloh's was sudden though, and Phineas's is gradual. Also his seems to be explained by the tumor that's developed on the base of his spine. I made the decision not to have it removed. I think he is too...

about two weeks ago i picked up a black and white mouse, female. a day later i then picked up another two female mice, a suitable cage, bedding, etc. this past weekend (saturday) i cleaned their cage and all the mice looked and where acting fine. just a minute ago i noticed that one of my mice...

Has anyone air traveled with their degus? Any tips you can give me? I'm moving abroad in a few months. I already contacted the authorities as far as importing a degu to EU, etc. However, no one seems to give me any particular info on air travel. I know I can have him in the cabin, as long as I...

last night we went to pat's dad's house for dinner adn to pick up our stuff left there. dinner was great! his dog is named Toby, he's a husky/akita mix. MAN is that dog hairy, bleh! lol i only say this because i'm allergic to most hairy things, aside from mice, gerbils, etc (small small...

I did do a search to see if this has been brought up before and several cases have been, but I've seen this too many times and I'm getting so soo mad!! Just think a minute, do you like to go and see the animals perform at the circus, take your kids as a treat maybe? I was talking to someone who...

Hercules (rat) has started favoring one of his hind legs. He still walks on it, but he kind of hops and when he sits he puts all his weight on the other leg. I've examined him and there are no visible wounds on his leg or foot. I moved his leg and foot, and squeezed everywhere, but he didn't...

ARG! Hoddy Toddy is such a pain sometimes. OK I love him to death anyways, but I just CANNOT get him to stop eating the carpet. I'd say he's just completely impossible, except he's become REALLY good at one command: "back!" When I say that and point to his cage he'll even run from across the...

Ok as most of you's know i got 2 baby rats named toto and novo bout 2 weeks ago now and everything is going fine accept .. TOTO < after about 3days he wanted to come out and play and came running out of his cage to us and now about 4days ago he WONT come out at ALL he hides so we can't see him...

Okay well I told you all we lucked out and got the sweetest prettiest blue dumbo girl this weekend. Last night we took her out and played with her. She just adored my husband Chris. She gave him kisses and groomed his beard and cuddled him. She was playing and taking treats, seemed fine. No...

We were having issues with gracy using the litter box for the first several days that we had her. But now she seems to go pee in there almost all the time. Except for a quarter size pee spot on the rug. But poo abounds. She is making pelets everywhere. We have her cage with a fence surround...

I noticed a little over a week ago my almost 2 yo hamster Mittens seemed to be having some trouble using her hind legs. Everything else seemed to be fine with her at that time though and it seemed to get better within a few days. Now today I noticed her trying to get into her favorite high...

i'm new to owning a leopard gecko. i just took over the care for my friends gecko after a year. it's been in my house for about a week and hasnt eaten at all. even when he was in his home for the past year for a week maybe 2 before i took him he wasnt eating. his tail is plump but looks a little...

Check out my bunny videos. You need sound for the first one. It shows how smart they are. http://youtube.com/watch?v=0eYBcWJjyZ8 http://youtube.com/watch?v=9be-LLI3F0M The smart one is Bambi The lazy one is Zenith Kibbles Mom

I got a new winter white dwarf hamster only a week ago and she's started biting me really hard. i'm worried it's my fault because on the second day when she started to get used to everything, i changed her house around because she was'nt sleeping in her bed. I am hand feeding her and everything...

I am a new hamster owner and I want to know which type of hamster you guys prefer and why? thnx!:D

Smudge can come when called (only if you have treats!) spin in a circle, and stan on his hind legs. :P what can your bunny do? :D

I had wanted to write this earlier but I've been really sick all week. For those of you who hadn't read my previous thread, I had to euthanize my oldest rabbit on Tuesday morning. She was very sick from liver failure although we don't know what caused it. I had her cremated and plan to keep the...

Feline Memories Found to be Fleeting The research was designed primarily to compare cats' working memory of their recent movements with their visual memories, and found that cats remember better with their bodies than their eyes when they have encountered an object placed in their path by say...

Hi everybody! My name is Peggy, and I'm a true blue animal lover. I'm a volunteer at my local Pet Rescue Center, and an official member of many Wildlife Rescue funds. My pets include two dogs: A border collie named Luke and a Papillon named Oliver. 4 zebra finches: Zazu, Rainbow, Stinker, and...