By Pete Wedderburn 623PM GMT eighteen March 2010
Cold joy tiny dachshunds chill simply Photo ALAMY Q I have a four-year-old tiny short-haired black and tan dachshund, who mostly shivers, nonetheless he never feels cold to touch. He infrequently shivers when he"s watchful for food, or when I collect him up, and when he"s only sitting. L M, by email
Video Vet Pete Wedderburn on your pets health Pet Subjects residence rabbits, flea control, scavenging Labradors and should a cat splash treated with colour pool water? Pet Subjects rabbits, people allergic to cats and guide dogs for the blind Advice on pets portly rabbits, cats, territorial dogs, Pet Care Team Pet Subjects bald parakeets and hand-rearing a kittenA There are 3 possibilities. Firstly, even if he feels comfortable to touch, he might be cold. Little animals have a larger aspect area to physique weight comparative measure than bigger animals, so they can chill really easily, and short-haired dogs don"t have majority of a hair coat. In cool weather, a comfortable cloak would be a great idea. Secondly, majority dogs shudder when they"re concerned or excited.
The third reason is the majority appealing learnt behaviour. I know someone who watches her dog when she"s outside, wanting to come in. When the dog can"t see her owner, she"s fine, but as before long as the owners comes in to view, the dog starts shivering. Many small dogs love being since courtesy and they"re discerning to sense that they can appeal some-more cuddles by shivering.
Q How prolonged after a dog has been on feverishness would you suggest watchful prior to spaying it? I know a little vets will do it dual weeks after the draining has stopped, but alternative vets contend to wait for for up to dual months. M B, by email
A If you sterilise a dog before long after heat, the remarkable dump in progesterone levels (because her ovaries are removed) can impersonate the outcome of whelping, so a fake conceiving physically might outcome (the dog "thinks" that she"s had a litter, and can handle really not mostly until it settles down). This is because majority vets cite to wait for for until the theatre of hormone cycle when the progesterone levels are low, around dual to 3 months after the heat.
A red blood exam can be accomplished to be sure that progesterone levels are low. Having pronounced all that, a little vets hold that it might be improved only to "spay when you can", that might be only dual to 3 weeks after the deteriorate has finished. Even when this is done, the occurrence of fake conceiving physically seems to be low and, if it does happen, majority animals get over it after a integrate of weeks.
Q We have dual seven-month-old rabbits that we hold are female. Up until a integrate of days ago they got on with each alternative fine. But they have right away proposed to fight. This involves charging at each alternative and biting. What can we do? C D, by email
A You need to get them both spayed. Rabbits masculine and womanlike mostly turn really assertive as they reach passionate maturity, that is at around 7 months. As well as rabbit-to-rabbit aggression, majority rabbits begin to conflict their owners.
There are additionally receptive to advice health reasons for removing the operations done, with spayed womanlike rabbits vital longer afterwards their unspayed sisters. Malignant uterine cancer is astonishingly usual in comparison rabbits, with up to 80 per cent of unspayed womanlike rabbits building uterine cancer by the age of five.
Visit rabbitwelfare.co.uk for utilitarian tips on selecting a befitting rabbit vet.
Q Our one-year-old moggy is wrecking the home life. We not long ago paid for a three-piece-suite and he became spooky with sucking on the fabric that covers it. How can we heal him of this vitriolic habit? E P, Liverpool
A Fabric-sucking (or wool-sucking) is usual in immature kittens, but they customarily grow out of it. When it becomes a compulsive poise commotion of comparison cats, it can be formidable to resolve. Try charity him opposite ways of giving him the same verbal sensation, such as grass, rawhides (or lamb"s ears) to chew, or stuff oneself him from toys that recover treats as he plays with them. You could additionally give him alternative things to take up his time (such as a fish tank with a secure lid, bird feeders at the windows, or cat videos on television). Vicky Halls is a obvious consultant on cat poise who will plead problems similar to this over the write (vickyhalls.net).
Many interjection for the tales of pets with weird tastes in food. I"m compiling a list of a little of the examples watch this space subsequent week Send problems to pete.wedderburn@telegraph.co.uk We bewail that he cannot answer all letters personally. All ill animals should be taken to a vetRead Pete"s pet-related blog at blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/author/peterwedderburn
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