Traveling with Pets: Myself
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Has Anyone Ever Done a Road Trip in an RV?
Asked by L. from Dallas
on October 6, 2006
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After a couple of exhausting vacations to Disney, my husband and I have decided to try a more relaxing, less commercial, vacation and take the kids on a road trip (am ...
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- Yes, best experience ever while traveling with our children. Although we had some challenges with the rental (i.e., we had to vacuum because there was too much cat ha...
- GO FOR IT! We are RVers...and love it. I hated the idea of camping, but RVing is like bringing your own little hotel with you...A/C, microwave, shower, beds....I hig...
- Hi L., We have a 40 foot motor home....with kids it's the best way to travel, with little stress....Just take your time and DON"T have an iterary!! It is to stres...
Advice on Our First RV Trip
Asked by D.F. from Spokane
on July 1, 2008
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Hey Ladies- We are about to ebark on our first trip in our travel trailor. We will be going to a lake about an hour or so away for just a couple of nights. My husban...
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- Hi D., I'm a grandma now and we have a motor home but when the kids were young we had a little trailor. If this is your first trip the most important advice I could gi...
- The only things I can think to add as we ran into other campers... know how to do your gray/galley/black water draining know how to start up your water heater test ...
- D., I have many a fond memory of traveling in my grandparents Motorhome as a child. They had an oooooolldd Champion that looked like a Winnebago. It had a factory...
Pet Lovers ~ What Would You Do About This Cat??
Asked by L.M. from Chicago
on February 27, 2012
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I have a cat who is 12 years old. As she has gotten older, she has developed a sensitive digestive system and often has very soft poo. It's not diarrhea where she ca...
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- I suggest that since the cat and the family are not enjoying life and the cat is old and sick, that putting her down would be the humane thing to do. I have a very ...
- I had a similar problem with my elderly cat but with urine. She would rarely go in the box, usually near it, occasionally in random places. It was a symptom of what tu...
- buy Cat Attract kitty litter and a new litter pan. I was SHOCKED at how it was that simple to solve the problem.
What Would You Do If Your Cat........????
Asked by D.R. from Benton Harbor
on May 7, 2008
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Ok, I have a cat and we do love him dearly, but I'm not so sure it is worth it to keep him!! We live in an apartment house type thing and when someone new moved upstai...
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- First, I would call the vet to find out is kitty has some kind of infection or ailment? Check with the vet and see what the vet suggests. I'm a devoted cat lover and a...
- The way I see it is that your cat is a part of the family. I've never had a cat, so I have no idea about training cats, but I have had dogs all of my life. Our curre...
- I have had my cat for 11 years and when i moved out of my parents he stayed there until they got another cat, he started spraying everywhere, so they called me to take...
What Do I Do About My Cat!
Asked by A.J. from Kansas City
on October 10, 2008
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I'm expecting my first child in 5 weeks. Ever since we put the crib together my cat has been sneeking in there to sleep in it. I've scolded her every time I catch he...
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- Hello - congrats on the new baby! I have a 3 month old and was also very scared how my cat would behave - she did try to get in the crib a few times before my son ar...
- A., they have these mesh tents that fit over cribs that zip up so kitty stays out of the crib. I just had to send my oldest cat baby to live with the in laws since he...
- Try putting aluminum foil in the bassinet or filling it with balloons. I used the balloons and a friend used the foil. The sound of landing on the crinkled foil scar...
Cat?
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on August 20, 2009
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Hi Moms...ok, I swear I'm not a slob but I have a mouse problem in my house. We have been using an exterminating service for a year and he says that he thinks there m...
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- Cats definitely help. Don't tell the adoption places you want a mouser though! As strange as it sounds, my sis and her four loving kids were turned down because they s...
- Oh, half the people I know in Oak Park have dealt with mice. Old houses. We spent half a summer sealing holes and cracks a couple of years ago to get rid of ours. Our ...
- My husband is a pest control technician, so these are his words: With a home that's over 100 years old, there are going to probably be multiple places for a mouse...
Parents Wanting to Visit with Their dog...what Would You Do?
Asked by M.E. from Jacksonville
on October 15, 2011
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My parents are wanting to come down for a short visit. The only issue: they want to bring their dog. I live in a very small 2 bedroom, 1 bath house with my husband and...
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- well, i would suggest a pet-friendly hotel for them to stay in while they visit if I lived in a small 2bedroom 1 bath place - that's not fun to have 6 people vying for...
- i don't understand why anyone would assume that their dog needs to be included when they go visit someone. that's just plain rude to me, and that's before adding the f...
- If you "ABSOLUTELY" will not let the dog in the house, then the best thing IMO is for them to have a neighbor come take care of their dog while they're away - at THEIR...
The Death of a Pet
Asked by *.M. from Tucson
on June 24, 2010
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How do you tell children that their pet(cat) is died........one child is 5 and one is 10........I'm asking for my sister!!!
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- I simply explained to my children that Earl returned to the earth, and that his energy would be used in new life. They seemed to accept that and although they were sa...
- I agree, tell them the truth, that the cat was old and sick and it died.....don't go into much detail because you don't want them to think everyone that is old and sic...
- We just lost our cat of 16 years. We were honest with our kids. It hurt so bad to see them so heart broken, just as we were, but we all cried together as a family an...
Dog
Asked by P.M. from Harrisburg
on January 2, 2011
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My husband and kids REALLY REALLY want a dog. I REALLY REALLY do not want a dog (been there done that). How do we resolve this??
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- Hi, P.: I suggest you do a circle meeting about the dog issue. Everyone come up with their reason for the dog and you give your reason for not wanting a dog and ...
- I read something on the wall at the vets yesterday. It said "To err is human...to forgive canine". Every dog I have every met loves you with it's whole heart and nev...
- I really like Julie B's answer, that sums it up well. Do you both work, and kids in day care? If you get a puppy, that first stage of chewing, digging, and potty tra...
Airline Travel with a Cat
Asked by M.E. from Los Angeles
on June 23, 2009
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HELP! I am moving to CA and need to travel with my cat on Continental Airlines. I will only do in-cabin carry on with him. I will not subject him to travel in cargo...
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- go to the TSA website, to make sure of travel with a pet. www.tsa.gov Or, perhaps you can call them. There are size/weight restrictions, and per "carry-on's" and wh...
- I know the medium size carriers actually fix. I use to travel back a forth between TX and CA with my dogs. I say that you go with the medium size one. Get an aisle ...
- I would go with the medium size. I used that size with my Maine Coon, and he fit in it just fine. While I'm sure that you could probably fit a large under the seat, ...
