Hi Moms - I have a 2 year old boy who loves animals and is very gentle with them, but I don't have time for a dog/cat right now (I'm the one who would end up taking c...
So my parent's dog just passed away yesterday and I need your wisdom in how to prepare my 3y/o for the fact that he will not be there the next time we go over. He's ...
My nine year old daughter is begging to have a pet gerbil. In addition to questions about how well she'll care for this pet, I have several concerns, including odor,...
I recentlly got my children each a hermit crab. My sons died after 1 week. He found a turtle crawling across our backyard and decided to keep that as a pet. After rea...
is there a pet that is good for a soon to be 3 yr old boy, that is good for an apartment ,or should i hold off until he is older?
i want to teach him how to be gentl...
Hi Everyone,
I saw a posting about this several months ago but I can't seem to find it. Last weekend my four-year-old daughter accidentally squeezed her pet rat to ...
We are a pet loving family, 1 cat and 2 dogs (rescue pets) and 1 Chihuahua full blood. Well last night the Chihuahua who is 1.5 yrs old started having seizures. Thi...
I've read some posts in the past about spending excessive money on pets but what really sparks my train of thought is that one of my coworkers just recently spent nea...
Hi all,
Yesterday the vet told us that our 18 year old cat is blind. It explained a bit of his behavior-- we just thought he was getting old and dotty. (We do take...
I'm trying to decide on what pet, if any, to get for my 5 year-old son. He wants a pet really badly. I don't think that I'm ready for the committment and work that co...