Questions tagged [fear]
For questions about rational and irrational fears that pets develop.
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Cat hissing at kitten after rough night
I have 2 cats, Al (age 9) and our new rescue, Tom (12 weeks). When we first brought her home Tom and Al were surprisingly close. They played often, he would follow her around and call for her when he ...
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Minimum age of cats, to be safely administered Gabapentin?
Gabapentin is prescribed by veterinarians for cats, for fear, anxiety, or stress (example: to be administered to a cat before a vet office visit, to reduce those symptoms in that situation).
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Chronic illness meds and trust
I found a sick female orange tabby kitten 4 months ago. One eye was completely covered with the 3rd eyelid, upper respiratory issues and a high fever. She ended up hospitalized but everything came ...
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How to manage a skittish new kitten
Last week, I got two kittens (SJ and JE) from a local shelter, a bonded male and female pair.
They were both very fearful at first, but I attempted to manage this by making sure they had their own ...
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I scared my kitten [duplicate]
So, I got a kitten about two weeks ago. Today I had to shave my legs, and she was scared of the electric razor. I didn't realize how scared she was and turned it off and moved it towards her. She ...
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Is a cat likely to be traumatized if it is physically forced to take medicine?
My cat was prescribed some ointment drops for yeast infections in both ears.
But, when I try to give him his medicine, he yowls pitifully, fights me tooth and claw, and runs away.
Clearly he doesn’t ...
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Bernese Mountain Dog That is Skittish and Scared of Everything
My friend's dog is a 1 year old Bernese Mountain dog that they got from a breeder when she was 8 weeks old. They are very loving with her and give her a TON of attention. She is very skittish of new ...
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How can I train my dog's reaction when she goes into full panic mode?
When my dog sees or hears something scary, then she can go into full panic mode, and in there she is uncontrollable. For example fireworks. She can handle 1, max 2 explosions, after that it's full ...
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Making a cat less scared [closed]
My cat is a very sweet guy, and around a year old. He's very cuddly, but still gets scared by my wife and me around the house. There is no shortage of love that he receives, and we thought he would ...
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My cat will get mad at me for hours after getting medicine. How do I keep our relationship happy?
My senior cat has a chronic illness and needs to take a liquid medicine for the rest of her life to keep her healthy. While she's still largely happy and energetic now, if she doesn't get this ...
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Why is my dog scared of me all of a sudden?
I have a mix of hound and retriever and she is the love of my life; we got her when she was about 1 year, maybe a few months old, and raised her up. However, she will all of a sudden just be scared ...
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Advice on my abused rescue cat
I am getting a rescue cat from a local charity, she is 3 to 4 years old and seems very affectionate in the videos. She has had a hard life so far, though, stolen and repeatedly bred, then booted out ...
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My cat is skittish and scared of my brother all of a sudden
Baggins is a two-year-old domestic short hair. I found him in the forestry near my house when he was only weeks old. He was starved and very nervous. It took a long time to build trust between us as ...
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Why does my dog act normal when he is alone with me, but acts afraid when my wife is around?
He is a rescue dog that belongs to my wife, so I know he was abused and I know I am the the rule maker and my wife didn’t really have rules for him before, but he only acts scared of me when she is ...
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My new cat won't stop meowing [duplicate]
I just got a new 1 year old cat on January 31st 2021.
He's of course hiding, which is understandable.
He's a domestic medium hair cat.
Last night I went to sleep and he just kept meowing like crazy, ...
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