Pets
Posted: March 17th, 2011, 5:54:50 pm
Old thread is located HERE.
This topic includes but is not limited to your favorite pet, pet behavior, care instructions or information, fun pet videos, breed bans, animal rights, and designer breeds.
Things your discussions might include:
- a picture of the pet (be reasonable and keep in mind that some folk have slower modems and older computers!)
- the history of that pet with your family (how you got him or her, what made you decide on that particular pet, research you may have done on the pet, any restrictions --- such as apartment living or allergies --- which may have impacted the choosing of the pet, etc.)
- things your pets can do (training, bad or good innate habits you noticed and trained or trained out, training tips and techniques, methods of dealing with behavior problems)
- other personal experiences with pets (as a groomer, breeder, trainer, vet tech, veterinarian, zookeeper, etc.)
- general educational measures (interesting links or videos WITH discussion, please...don't just spam the thread with whatever you find on YouTube)
- ethics issues
You can ask about health issues or behavior issues as we do have people in the veterinary field here on MS who may see the thread. Bear in mind, however, that if your pet is very ill your best bet will be to take it to a vet as soon as you can. The same is true for behavior issues. While we can advise you, if the problems are severe you should seek a professional's help.
This topic includes but is not limited to your favorite pet, pet behavior, care instructions or information, fun pet videos, breed bans, animal rights, and designer breeds.
Things your discussions might include:
- a picture of the pet (be reasonable and keep in mind that some folk have slower modems and older computers!)
- the history of that pet with your family (how you got him or her, what made you decide on that particular pet, research you may have done on the pet, any restrictions --- such as apartment living or allergies --- which may have impacted the choosing of the pet, etc.)
- things your pets can do (training, bad or good innate habits you noticed and trained or trained out, training tips and techniques, methods of dealing with behavior problems)
- other personal experiences with pets (as a groomer, breeder, trainer, vet tech, veterinarian, zookeeper, etc.)
- general educational measures (interesting links or videos WITH discussion, please...don't just spam the thread with whatever you find on YouTube)
- ethics issues
You can ask about health issues or behavior issues as we do have people in the veterinary field here on MS who may see the thread. Bear in mind, however, that if your pet is very ill your best bet will be to take it to a vet as soon as you can. The same is true for behavior issues. While we can advise you, if the problems are severe you should seek a professional's help.