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4 days ago

Review Icon MiniDachsieMom reviewed Steve's Real Food in Raw Pet Foods:
My miniature dachsunds have been on Steve's for a week and a half. I noticed that they were both having trouble with their stool and the output had decreased significantly. One dog got diarrehea but was still straining. Yesterday he started to bleed from his anal area. I took him to the vets today. He has an abscessed anal gland. This dog has never had problems with his stool - in fact of the two dachsies he has always had the healthier stool. I chose Steve's because it was the only raw diet I could get in this area. I think it's the rice in the diet that constipated them and maybe something else. I'm throwing it out today and it was expensive. The dogs have been on Evo small bite kibble for over a year and are good on that. Up until August, they were getting a small medallion of Nature's Variety Organic Chicken and they did fantastic on that. Their coats improved and so did their energy. Not all raw is equal is what I learned. My poor pup had to go through this in my attempt to get him on a good food. He is in pain but he is very brave.
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6 days ago

Review Icon Ridgewalker reviewed Fish in Pets:
If there is a more delightful, intelligent and, even, compassionate fish than a Red Capped Oranda, I haven't found one. But, they are high maintenance and extreme polluters. We lost our last pair, Laurel and Hardy, while transporting them in the RV, which stirred up too much gunk and this did them in. Our search for some new fish led us to a smaller fish that would be easier to take care of and ended up with an elegant pair of Neon Gouramis. They have a pair of functional feelers that they use like arms. Cool fish.

Right off the bat, one established itself as the dominant fish and kept the other fish confined to a small portion of the tank. When they fed, he was free to roam while the bully was busy eating, but when dinner was over, it was forced back to its side of the tank. Anyone who has ever read "On Aggression" by Konrad Lorenz understands that there is no such thing as a "bad" or "good" fish, in human terms...there's just variations of aggressiveness.

Well, over time, the bully grew larger than the less aggressive Gourami. One day, we noticed that little guy wasn't looking right; its tail fin was clamped shut, one eye was larger than the other and there were some new patches on his head. So, after some research, we set up a hospital tank next to the aquarium, moved him into it and determined that he had parasites. We started the routine with Epsom Salt, which did nothing. We moved on to antibiotics. Nada. We also realized that the other Gourami was just fine, as was the Pleco (algae eater). The little guy was still eating and moving around and whatever he had wasn't affecting the other fish, so we put him back into the aquarium while we searched for other answers, which we found the next day.

When we walked into the house, it was impossible to miss: The Big Guy was committing a murderous assault on the Little Guy. His feelers were bitten off, most of his tail fin was gone and the Big Guy was targeting his gills. I never even considered that a Gourami had Piranha genes. It actually was frightening and brutal. Back in the second tank, it took four days for the Little Guy to shut down, completely. He received a proper burial.

We decided to go out to look for a replacement, with some reservations, but ended up buying a Pink Kissing Gourami. He was slightly larger than the Big Guy and equally beautiful. The murderer immediately attacked the new guy. But New Guy didn't back down. The are called "kissing" Gouramis because they can open their mouths very wide, in what looks like a kiss. Well, the murderer found himself staring right down the pipes of the new and slightly bigger fish and slammed on the brakes. But, he's aggressive and didn't relent. Kissing Gouramis, as it turns out, have a reputation of being extremely ornery, so after separating them several times with a glass partition, which didn't abate the aggression (they both rammed the glass trying to get at each other), we removed the glass and let them have at it, hoping that they would realize that they were both in a lose/lose situation. Seems that the new guy just wants to be left alone, but the tension was high. The murderer orchestrated a series of attacks...each of which was met by a physically superior fish and when the Kisser had enough, he wailed on the killer, slamming him against the glass and onto the gravel. Ever stick your finger into a tank and touched a fish? The torque is incredible. For the killer, it was credible enough and he hasn't attacked since. Tension is still high and they are both keeping a sharp edge, but the fighting seems to have stopped.

Please don't call Child Protective Services on us, okay?

The Killer:
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9 days ago

Review Icon northbynorthwest reviewed FURminator deShedding Tool for Cats in Grooming Products:
I have a medium to long-hair Maine Coon cat who was suffering from hairballs every week, he hates grooming plus grooming him is hard since he has an undercoat and sheds like crazy. Tried many different brushes, shampoos, but non worked as well as this.

This thing works great and he actually enjoys it, grooming sessions have now become a great bonding time for us!

It is a little expensive but it's worth it, there are a few other brands that do not cost as much and these work well too.

TIP: it took a few sessions to figure out how to use the tool, I found that the instructions that came with it were wrong, I guess it will depend on your pet and his temperament. The method that has worked best for us is to start slow with very little "pulling", and once your pet has settled in and is calm (this is very relaxing for them), angle the tool down more so that it starts to pull a little and continue like that from head to end of the tail. Also, don't expect to get all the hair in one try, or even in one day. Will take many little sessions of 5-10 minutes to get the best results.
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10 days ago

Review Icon FranksWildYears reviewed Praying Mantis in Pets:
There are distinct advantages to having a pet that when you get tired of caring for it, you can step on it.
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10 days ago

Review Icon FranksWildYears reviewed Monkey in Pets:
In all likelihood, the people who are rating monkey's highly as pets are the type that would also like to have a unicorn in the back yard by their playhouse.

We came face to face with an ugly, angry monkey that dropped out of tree when we were walking down a resort pathway in Mexico.  They try to scare the hell out of you in the hope that you will drop all of your stuff and run.  Then they go through your bags looking for snack food.

My son, who was 9 at the time said after the face off that not only did the monkey look really mean but he had the biggest balls he'd ever seen.
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10 days ago

Review Icon Sharon_206 reviewed Rat in Pets:
I actually had some white mice for a month . didn't take me long to take 'em to a pet store for a good home when I saw how
fast they breed
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10 days ago

Review Icon Sharon_206 reviewed Skunk in Pets:
de - skunked or not I still don't want one
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10 days ago

Review Icon Sharon_206 reviewed Monkey in Pets:
NOT ! who wants to get their face ripped off by an angry ape ?
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10 days ago

Review Icon Sharon_206 reviewed Praying Mantis in Pets:
nope - sorry
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10 days ago

Review Icon Sharon_206 reviewed Horse in Pets:
great animal to have if ya know how to ride & can afford to take care of him
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