Also try local no-kill animal shelter

My sister's first dog was an AKC standard American Eskimo she got from a no-kill shelter.  He was supposed to be a show dog, but wasn't *perfect*, so his original owner considered him a worthless mouth to feed and left him at the shelter.  For my sister's family, he was a beautiful and loving pet for many years.  You will pay for the necessary shots and probably to have your pet *fixed* as well as perhaps a bit of a mark-up to support the shelter, but you will have a healthy pet, and you will get the one you see.

My sister's current dog is an AKC Pomeranian she got from a Pomeranian rescue organization.  Again, she got a beautiful and loving dog.  His original owner had decided that he was just too much trouble.  If I remember correctly, the rescue service had pictures of available pets on their Internet website.  Again, there was a good-sized fee to cover having him checked out by a vet and *fixed* with again probably a bit of a mark-up to support the organization.  She had to drive a ways downstate to get him - they would not just ship him.

My sister considered the fees reasonable.  As she says, it's a reminder that this is a living creature whose life has value, not a toy to be played with for awhile and then discarded.  I hope you will be as fortunate as my sister has been in whatever way you find your pet.

• This is the baby I want to buy. He was born in June - and is a teacup sm - Y-me
  • I don't mean to rain on your parade...sm - GLF
    • how about a Yorkie rescue organization - MT4eight
      • For anyone interested in adopting a pet - desperado
        • Craig's List also has pets. - Also
      • Also try local no-kill animal shelter - Glory1863
    • Listen to above. Go to a local breeder. He is cute, but - please buy from a local breeder.
  • He is dogalicious! - Lynn
  • Precious! Many places will have state-to-state drivers form a chain - to move animals to new homes. Good luck! NM
  • Oh, he's too cute! - LinK
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Police Dept., or whoever handles animals in your community.  I hate to break it to you, but you're *already* paying for it.  So why not have your tax dollars spent on spay/neuter, education, and training programs thru the shelter *instead* of having to be spent (as they currently are) on housing, feeding, and ultimately euthanizing so many animals?  Because a TON of $$$ is spent on that now.  Look it up for your community.  You'll probably be shocked at the costs. 

Honestly, looking at it strictly from the financial aspect of it, it would cost *less* to do more spay/neuter and education.  We have it completely backwards.  Makes no sense. 

That being said, many communities do have organizations that offer low cost spay/neuter for seniors and low income families.  And many shelters are starting to get things going in a more postive direction.  More power to them.  Now if we could only get the pet stores/puppy mills and backyard breeders under control... *sigh*

Go out of the house to do it, call from a pay phone, not your cell phone or anywhere that it would leave a trace. They will be able to help you get out of there safely. It is dangerous to try to do this on your own, especially if your husband will come looking for you. You need the help of people who are experienced with this kind of situation and can offer you a safe haven while you are figuring out your next move.

Call them TODAY. Don't wait any longer. Just tell your husband you need to go to the grocery store (and be sure you come home with some groceries). Call them from a pay phone. If you don't know the name of your local battered women's shelter, call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) and they can guide you. There is a link below to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

Good luck. Please keep us updated on your situation.

We really wanted to give an older one a home too, because our little local shelter here is PACKED with cats and the poor things only have a 'shelf life' of 7 days before they are euthanized.  We have 3 small yappy dogs and they just didn't have any older cats that they would be comfortable placing with us, and I can COMPLETELY understand that.  It's just so sad to see these cats in cages looking so sad and deserve so much better than whatever life's circumstances caused them to be brought there.  The volunteers told us more and more people are surrending their cats because they have to choose between cat food and fuel.  I'm sorry, but you can feed a cat (healthy ones anyway) the cheapest of cheap dry food, I mean, if that's what it takes to get by.  I couldn't imagine just dumping my cat off at a shelter, where you know they will be put to death...I would walk the streets and collect cans first. 

Sorry for the rant.  Just so sad to think that people just throw their pets away like this...or worse and leave them outside to fend for themselves. 

So no, no cats in the near future for me I'm afraid. 

Worked for a vet, have a 16 year old dog on two aspirin a day.  Works better than the expensive NSAID's.  My dog had seizures also.  Don't know why this has become so much more prominent lately but has.   My dog is part chow/lab mix.  She began with the seizures after being on prednisone -- I say that had something to do with it -- they do not.  Very bad seizures.  Age 6.   Had her on medication - not phenobarb but something else that a dog neurologist said to put her on.  She took it for almost a year - no seizures, slowly tapered her off of it and she did  have little ones now and then -- 2 to 3 a year but over the past 7 years has not had one to my knowledge.  She is 16 and quite healthy, except for being quite deaf, hip dysplasiad and arthritis and takes aspirin for it.  I am sure her end is near but we still walk a mile a day and she chases her friend our cat every now and then.  But her birthday is Valentine's Day -- was actually born on that day and she will be 16.   Go on line and read about seizures.  A neighbor has a chow that just had hsi first one -- age 4 to 5 also.  So it is more common than one would expect.   Good luck.  Actually the visit to the dog neurologist was cheaper than my regular vet and he spent a lot of time with us.  So it was well worth the money.   Patti

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You have to be careful what is in the candles. I don't burn them with birds around.  Self-cleaning ovens will also immediately kill birds, as will a Teflon-coated pan that overheats.  Also be careful with home permanent solutions, room deodorizers, and DO NOT USE FEBREZE (yes, I am shouting because so many people use this and it is a KILLER for birds).  Just be careful with any of these types of things.  Birds are ultra sensative to inhalants.  Better not to use them at all. 

Regarding the eggs, if you remove them she will just lay more before she's had a proper rest and that will deplete her of calcium. While she's sitting on her eggs, her body is rebuiding for the next clutch.  Try to find things that resemble the eggs in size and color, like marbles, beads, etc.  Put them in place of the eggs.  Don't let her see you doing this.  Warm them in your hands first (NOT HOT) and sneak them in one at a time when she's not looking.  She should sit on them and you can pitch the eggs.  But let her sit until SHE abandons them so that she maintains proper calcium.

Also, if the eggs aren't fertile, there is no problem in letting her sit on them.  Take them out and hold them up to a light, like a light bulb or a flashlight, and look into the egg.  If you see red lines or a solid dark mass, you've got babies.  If you see just space and yolk, you've got a dud.  She can sit on duds and get her rest and you won't have to worry about babies.  Not all eggs are duds, though.  You have to look at each one.  Date them lightly in PENCIL and then you can tell when you last looked and keep checking until you're sure they are duds. 

Keep plenty of cuttlebone around for her calcium and sprinkle baby bird handfeeding formula on her food to give her extra supplements for the egg laying whether duds or not.  It's good for her.  Even if you don't want babies, her body needs to be replenished with this stuff to keep her healthy. This is a good treat anytime for a bird. 

I'm sorry to hear about your experience with babies before.  Many times the youngest die in the next because the larger ones get on top of them and they don't get the food. Finches are tricky.  I'm crazy about them but they do need careful watching.  Parrots are SO much easier to raise!!!  Guess you don't want to suggest that to your kids, though LOL!!! 

Feel free to e-mail if you have questions!

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where would you suggest I put him????  He was an indoor cat but managed to escape.  Ate through 3 or 4 screens to get to the * wild *.  It was in his blood.  He was found in a field and I rescued him. 

That's what some cats do.  They kill birds.  Period.

But you don't need to worry about the birds anymore, because the cat left one day and never returned.  He was completely white.  He left around Halloween and was never seen again.  My daughter worried for months and wrote a story about him to the local newspaper hoping to get him back.  Did not happen.

Maybe a bird ate him.  Would that make you feel better?