Tag: Pets

oneofthemtheaternerds:

magicianmew:

socialjusticeichigo:

loveofvetnursing:

being-childfree:

kaleidoscopictigerism:

furbearingbrick:

aimeefrommars:

schim:

Cats who can’t figure out walls [x]

PLEASE TAKE YOUR CAT TO THE VET IF YOU SEE THEM DOING THIS BEHAVIOR OVER TIME.

It’s called “head pressing” and it occurs in dogs and cats. 

Head pressing is characterized by the compulsive act of pressing the head against a wall or other object for no apparent reason. This generally indicates damage to the nervous system, which may result from a number of varying causes, including prosencephalon disease (in which the forebrain and thalamusparts of the brain are damaged), or toxic poisoning.

http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/neurological/c_ct_headpressing

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/toxoplasmosis.cfm (head pressing is listed as a symptom)

http://sevneurology.com/patients/clip-multilobular-osteochondroma (About a dog’s brain tumor but head pressing is listed as a symptom)

YOU JUST SAVED THE LIFE OF MY CAT THANK YOU!

SPREAD THIS LIKE WILDFIRE. THIS COULD SAVE YOUR KITTIE’S LIFE!

IT SAYS IT OCCURS IN DOGS TOO SO LET’S JUST SAVE AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE.

always reblog for a dog or cat

Reblogging again~~

The links don’t appear to be working anymore so here’s the first plus a few others:

http://www.petmd.com/cat/conditions/neurological/c_ct_headpressing (Cats)

https://purrfectlove.net/2015/03/head-pressing-in-cats/ (Cats)

http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/neurological/c_multi_headpressing (Dogs)

https://wagwalking.com/condition/head-pressing (Dogs)

https://animalwellnessmagazine.com/head-pressing-warning-sign/ (General)

IMPORTANT!!

My elder cat had head pressing as one of her symptoms when she had toxoplasmosis. Many people, dogs and cats have this, and the vast majority never get sick, but when it arises as clinical disease, it usually presents as neurological problems and brain damage.

HEAD PRESSING IS A SERIOUS SYMPTOM OF BRAIN ISSUES, DON’T IGNORE IT!

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ATTENTION PET OWNERS

wolfplushismynamedealwithit:

st-rks:

japantheband:

demonhunter-dean:

toxic-w0nder:

cutewalmartboy:

This post is going to rushed but I’m still shaking and it’s hard to type but I NEED people to know this

My mom just took my dog to the vet
She(my dog) was(still is?) having a seizure

Last month we took my dog to the vet and they told us she had developed diabetes, they told us it was caused by the food she was eating, purina beneful.
They told us that there have been many many many reports of Beneful has been causing diabetes, seizures, and even death in dogs.

We had no idea

We immediately switched her food and put her on a special diet plan for her diabetes, unfortunately the effects were already permeate.

Today at 11:20 my mom woke me up crying, I helped her carry my dog to the car (while she was still having a seizure) and watched her drive away red faced and still crying.

Please please PLEASE if you are feeding your pets Purina beneful PLEASE switch their food ASAP
Beneful is poising dogs and I don’t want anyone else to experience what I just did
Also if you could please help me signal boost this so everyone can know

This would explain why my dog has seizures now…fucking hell

Reblog and save lives of dogs

found out purina was the reason my dog winston had been having seizures and puking. please don’t feed your dog purina.

reblog even if you don’t own a dog or even if you’re not “a dog person” because I can’t even imagine how horribly depressed I would be if this happened to my dog

AAAAAAAAAAAAA

karrova:

listen, you need to acknowledge your dog, imagine living in a house with someone and you enter the kitchen and try to talk to them and they just ignore you, it would feel bad, so greet your dog when you enter the room or vice versa, give them attention 

acti-veg:

arsanatomica:

Rib breaks are really common injury in chameleons. They result from being picked up wrong. 

Here’s an interesting specimen with lots of rib breaks in various stages of healing.

The proper way to pick up a chameleon is to let them step onto your hand. 

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Just to add to this, I see more and more people wanting chameleons, but I’d strongly advise against it for anyone who isn’t a very experienced reptile keeper. They are extremely difficult to keep happy and healthy, they’re very time consuming and vets know so little about them that they often die young with no real explanation. I’ve had dozens of different species of reptile in my care and I’d say that chameleons are the most difficult. If you’re experienced enough and are going to take one on, make sure they are a rescue and that you’re not supporting the breeding of exotic animals.

flashiefins:

optometrictzedek:

wtf-fun-factss:

Why you shouldn’t put goldfish in a bowl – WTF fun facts

By the way, bettas are the same. It’s a myth that they live  in puddles. Wild bettas live in rice patties that look like this: 

And you know how males fight in captivity? Yeah see, in the wild, each male betta has a territory of roughly one square meter [X]. That’s over 260 gallons of water per betta! Of course they’ll fight in a tiny 1 gallon tank! (The myth about puddles exists because, in the dry season, a betta may get trapped in a puddle, and it is equipped to survive that, but only for a short period of time). Also, notice how much is growing in that water – bettas need a lot of places to hide in and rest on, not just a single bamboo shoot in  the center of a vase! They will get stressed and even more aggressive without the hides. 

Fish are animals just like your other pets. Do your research before buying and treat them appropriately. If you can’t afford a proper betta or goldfish set up (at LEAST 5 gallons for a betta with a heater and hides, at LEAST 20 gallons for a goldfish with a strong filtering system and NO GRAVEL, and I recommend adding at least 10 gallons to those minimums for healthy and happy fish), don’t get one. They are living things, not decor pieces. 

Here is more information on how to properly care for:
Goldfish: 1 2 3 4  
Bettas: 1 2 3 

flashiefins:

optometrictzedek:

wtf-fun-factss:

Why you shouldn’t put goldfish in a bowl – WTF fun facts

By the way, bettas are the same. It’s a myth that they live  in puddles. Wild bettas live in rice patties that look like this: 

And you know how males fight in captivity? Yeah see, in the wild, each male betta has a territory of roughly one square meter [X]. That’s over 260 gallons of water per betta! Of course they’ll fight in a tiny 1 gallon tank! (The myth about puddles exists because, in the dry season, a betta may get trapped in a puddle, and it is equipped to survive that, but only for a short period of time). Also, notice how much is growing in that water – bettas need a lot of places to hide in and rest on, not just a single bamboo shoot in  the center of a vase! They will get stressed and even more aggressive without the hides. 

Fish are animals just like your other pets. Do your research before buying and treat them appropriately. If you can’t afford a proper betta or goldfish set up (at LEAST 5 gallons for a betta with a heater and hides, at LEAST 20 gallons for a goldfish with a strong filtering system and NO GRAVEL, and I recommend adding at least 10 gallons to those minimums for healthy and happy fish), don’t get one. They are living things, not decor pieces. 

Here is more information on how to properly care for:
Goldfish: 1 2 3 4  
Bettas: 1 2 3