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Showing posts with label Pets and Animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pets and Animals. Show all posts
Give a Rabbit Medication

So, the vet has given you some medication to give to your rabbit and you don't know how to give it properly. You've tried but your rabbit just doesn't want to know- well maybe you're doing it wrong? I don't blame you, it's hard! This guide will help you with giving a tablet.

Steps
  1. Creams and gels: clean the wound with a cotton-wool pad and antiseptic, and clip if necessary. Apply the cream from the centre to the edge of wound, to avoid bringing germs from the fur to the wound.
  2. Syrups and teas: put a plastic dropper or needle-less syringe in the corner of the mouth and push the liquid down slowly, to avoid choking.
  3. Eye drops and ointments: hold the eye open and apply a line of ointment along the edge of the lid, or insert the drops in the lower lid pocket.
  4. Ear drops and ointments: Keep the ear upright and insert the applicator tip into the ear canal. Don't push it too far down, or you could risk damaging the middle ear. Massage the ears for a few seconds, to allow the medication to reach inside the ear.
  5. Pills and tablets Gently part the lips on either side of the mouth and place the pill or capsule at the back of the tongue. Alternatively, hide the pill in a green leaf or a piece of banana and handfeed it to the rabbit.

Make a Turtle Live a Long Life

Helpful hints to help your turtle live a nice long life!

Steps

  1. Make sure you clean out the turtle's aquarium every week at the least! When cleaning out a turtle's tank put the rocks in a drainer and rinse them in the sink. Then, wipe out the aquarium with a wet paper towel. Make sure you fill the tank up 2x your turtle's size. So, say he or she is an inch long, fill the tank up with 2 inches of room temp water. Make sure you have a place where the turtle can come up out of the water, on a rock preferably. Note - If you have a specially made turtle tank with a filter you will not have to clean it as much.
  2. Get a light bulb that is specially made for reptiles or amphibians. You can find them in most pet stores. Put the lamp with the bulb in right over the tank where the turtle would come out of the water. Make sure the bulb won't fall into the tank.
  3. Buy the turtle at least two kinds of turtle food at your local pet store. Give your turtle a variety of food, they will enjoy that. If the turtle is not interested in one of the foods, try and get it a different kind, and if it isn't eating anything, call your turtle's vet to make sure everything is okay.

Take Care of Your Fish

Many people buy fish without learning how to properly care for them. Some common mistakes include putting goldfish and bettas in bowls, adding fish before cycling your tank, and placing incompatible fish together. These steps will make caring for your fish easy and enjoyable.

Steps

  1. Research different kinds of fish and decide which ones interest you. Be sure to find out what they need to live, such as tank size, food, and compatible species
  2. Buy the food, the tank, the filter, substrate, lighting, a heater, and a test kit to measure ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH. You also need water conditioner to remove chlorine and chloramine.
  3. Set it all up and fill it with water. Then, turn on all equipment and check that they're all working.
  4. Cycle the tank.
  5. After the tank is cycled, you can add fish slowly (only 1 or two at a time). Learn about proper acclimation methods before adding fish- don't just float the bag for 10 minutes!
  6. Feed your fish the proper food in small amounts, twice a day.
  7. Do a partial (25-30%) water change once or twice a week. Be sure to vacuum the substrate. Don't replace the filter media if it looks dirty, just rinse it gently in used tank water so as not to kill off the beneficial bacteria that lives in your filter.
  8. Have fun loving your new fishy family!

Get a Cat for a Pet

Many people enjoy sharing their lives with cats. However, a cat is a living being with its own bonds to its family. Therefore, go about adopting your new family member carefully.

Steps

  1. Mull over your motivations and selection criteria for a cat. Do you want a young cat that needs training and extra attention, or an older cat that is already litterbox trained? Do you already have a pet, and how will they interact? Do your children know how to treat a pet? Are they in danger from a nervous cat or from cat allergens?
  2. Research your options. Many commercial pet stores host pets from agencies that care for pets in need of a home. These pets are relatively inexpensive ($100), not any particular breed, and often from homes that are relocating. Other alternatives include looking at pets on online listings such as your local craigslist or similar website. The city pound or other adoption agencies also have numbers that can be found in the phone book. There's always the newspaper.
  3. While waiting for your cat, start getting its home ready. Plan where the litter box will go, where it will eat, what will be appropriate areas for it to have some privacy. Be sure to get recommendations on a veterinarian.
  4. Go to the pet store. Look at all the cats. Find a healthy cat. The cat's eyes should be clear, the coat should look like healthy hair, and the cat has to be responsive.
  5. Pick out a cat. Start asking the shop assistant questions about the cat. Start playing with the cat. If you like the cat, then say to the shop assistant you want the cat.
  6. Start shopping for your cat. See "Things You'll Need."
  7. Introduce your cat to your home in a controlled environment. Have the doors closed and let the cat smell and listen to the environment. This may need to be done with the cat in the carrier if there are other pets or young children in the area.
  8. Show your cat where the litterbox, bed, and food is, and provide it with a safe place to hide. Expect a level of nervousness in the first few days. Expect other pets to take a month or more to be come acclimated to a new pet.
  9. Some vets recommend keeping the cat indoors for a month so that it understands that your home is its home as well.
  10. Take your cat to the vet within the first week of purchase for a check-up. An obviously sick, bad tempered, or incompatible cat may be returnable depending on store policy. Vaccinate and deworm your cat. Make sure it has an implanted microchip for identification should it need surgery or kenneling or it gets lost.
  11. Enjoy loving and playing with your cat.