I am a 20 year old college student interested in getting a dog. I am not planning to get one, however, because I am unsure if I will be able to afford veterinary bills and other incidental costs. I am wondering if there are any charities out there that will fund vet bills for owners of pets received from animal shelters, or any other ways to make pet ownership affordable.

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Lack of space: I’ve seen 3 dogs kept in 1 small cage, 30 goldfish is a 10 gallon tank, 10 hamsters in 1 cage etc…

Handling of pets: ???

Pet vaccinations: I heard petshops inject dogs with ‘terestrol’ or something so they don’t grow to big; bad news is it kills them early…

Anything else?

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I wish to make cookies for my pets but am unsure what can and can’t be used.
I have received multiple answers to this question.

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Why do they make good pets? I was considering setting up a tropical looking aquarium, any suggestions?
what can you do with fish? Is it cruel to keep them in aquriums? Details, please.

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Two years ago I had my dog Mikey (boston Terrier) vaccinated at a pet clinic and then two days later he went into kidney failure. Our regular vet was able to save him but he had to stay in the hospital for 5 days. He is fully recovered but we have not gotten his shots again out of fear. Then just Wednesday Oct 3rd, 2007 we had our other boston terrier Maggie vaccinated at our regular vet. On Saturday Oct 6, 2007 she went into a grand mall seizure and respitory failure and sadly never recovered. Now my husband and I are extremely reluctant to have any of our other pets vaccinated out of fear it will either make them severly sick or possibly kill them as it just recently did. We are not sure if the vaccinations did this but we are nervous that it has now happened twice.

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Where I live my city requires that we license our dogs once a year. Any intact dog is /year, any nutered/spayed dog is /year.

Loads of people I know refuse to license their dogs… why is that? I asked the shelter people what was so important about licensing and they said it was used as a way to make sure people are keeping up with their animal’s vaccinations AND to make sure people are not exceeding their alotted ratio of pets (we’re allowed 3 cats and 2 dogs per address. The most important thing they said was that if my dogs ever got accused of biting whether it be on the street or on my property, I wouldn’t have to scramble to find their rabies records because it’s all on file with the city.

I guess my question is — why wouldn’t you license your pet? How often / how much is your licensing?

My dogs wear 3 id’s on their collars - ID tag, License & Avid ID.
In so far as what do they do about too many pets, they simply won’t adopt out anymore animals to you if you’ve exceeded your maximum.

I’m relying much more on the Avid (microchip) to return the girls home should they ever be lost.

The shelter also told me that if the girls ever bite OUTSIDE our city, they won’t have to be taken to a strange shelter, they would be returned home right away.

I see no reason not to license, just wondering why some people are against it. I see no ‘con’s.

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My Gramma in Law is currently in a nursing home, however, they do allow your pets to come visit, assuming that they have all their shots. Well, my boyfriends Aunt, whom Gramma lived with, won’t take the cat to get his shots and we want to because my daughter gave her a stuffed cat and she was just about in tears because she misses her real kitty so much, and seeing all her roommates pets just make it worse. The horrible thing is that we have no money to do this, but we are gonna try because no one else in the family will do so.
So what’s the average cost of your basic cat vaccinations?
Thanks!
Also, does it hurt a cat if it gets the same vaccinations twice? I think someone said Smokey had all but one shot he needs, but we don’t know where the records are…

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Shes 8 weeks old… only has her first shots. Is it safe to start introducing her to other pets… I have a bunny but im not sure if shes safe to go near its cage. I know it’s not a good idea to let them near other dogs but what about other animals such as cats, bunnies, ferrets etc?

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I only want the best for my pets, I have a 3 year old Golden Retriever and 2 Kitty cats. First we were on Science Diet, but I didnt want by-products so we switched to NUTRO max natural for about a year… now I heard of "raw meat alternative” kibbles sooo we switched to WELLNESS CORE my pets love it, but I was just wondering if there were any concerns anyone had with this food, or anything that I could do to give them something better…. Thanks!!!!!

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Shes 8 weeks old… only has her first shots. Is it safe to start introducing her to other pets…? I have a bunny but im not sure if shes safe to go near its cage. I know it’s not a good idea to let them near other dogs but what about other animals such as cats, bunnies, ferrets etc?
Im not worried about the whole temperament issue, im worried about spreading disease that the pup isn’t immune to, yet.

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SEE LINK: http://www.examiner.com/x-1911-Dallas-Pet-Scene-Examiner~y2009m8d10-Pets-give-the-hair-off-their-backs-Pet-hair-clothing

Even though it really is "earth friendly"…I think it’s kind of odd.

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I’ll sew some clothes for my cats and my dogs. I need your help where can i find some free patterns for my pets. Thanks!

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I would like to start a new useful hobby that me and my pets are sure to love. Does anyone have some basic instructions for sewing pet beds or collars? Thanks xx

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I am getting annoyed with the increasing number of people who are carting their animals to work, stores, restaurants and hotels. These are not guide dogs or working dogs I am referrig to but rather the pesky toy dogs that are now a fashion trend. They are not cute no matter how many accessories you put on them. The sanctions against smoking in public places need to also exist for pets.

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I have a cat, a dog, a rabbit, a ferret and a hamster.

I live between Kobe and Osaka. My Japanese isn’t very good and I want to find a good English speaking veterinary hospital or clinic near me.

I love my pets and I really want to find someone who really cares about animals.

Can anyone recommend a good veterinarian?

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