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Pets and Newborns
There are many studies that show children with pets develop less allergies. It's a myth that a cat (or small dog) will climb in a crib and strangle a baby. ...
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- Echoing many of the responses to your question, I would first consider asking yourself if your puppy may be aggressive towards your newborn. Being a puppy, it may be ...
- Hi M., I'm going to make this sort and to the point. We have 4 kids and one on the way and we have had German Shepherds from the very beginning. We have never ha...
- I am a mother of 4. I have a 21yr old, 19yr old, 17yr old and a 22mos old. We have always had dogs and cats in our house and none of my children have ever had any prob...
Fish for Christmas?
We ended up giving the fish to a friend, and adopting a Guinea Pig (from either petco or Petsmart, you can adopt unwanted/returned small pets such as ...
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- I think I would forget about a fish for a 2 year old...I dont see anything that he can connect with...and it is just a lot of work for you. Why cant he learn to help c...
- My kids were about 1 and 4 when we got a fish tank with 3 goldfish. It was a very good thing and they took turns feeding. I had to do the suction clean as it takes q...
- I hope you're getting him something else,too. The fish interest thing isn't exactly the kind of active play thing that a 2 year-old needs.
My Daughter Wants a Rabbit
Read all 5 responses: "Are rabbits good pets for 1o year olds ? How does one find a pet ... but since our rabbit was mostly indoors, she needed to be small. ...
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- So, I've always been a cat person - since I was born (and I am now 26) I have never lived anywhere without having a cat. When my mother got a bunny when I was in high ...
- Do allergies run in your family? You might want to make sure no family members are allergic to bunnies before you purchase one. Check out your local petting zoo, or ...
- After having 2 rabbits, I would say NO NO NO!!!!! We got 2 at the same time, so they could keep each other company while my husband and I were at work. We ended up hav...
Ants in Our House!
I'm against chemicals especially around small children and pets. I always try to find an alternative. I never use sprays or the exterminator. ...
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- Ants are drawn to moisture - you need to check out whether your sliding door has a good seal around it or if water is seeping in. If there is water in the wood around ...
- Vinegar works well. you just put it where you have been seeing the ants. Maybe do it at night for a few nights in a row? That way she won't get into it?
- cornmeal, in small little piles (I put it in the top of a pop bottle lid & place outside, the ants will eat the cornmeal or bring it back to the nest? but then it swel...
Fun in Naperville?
... an animal adoption building with lots of small pets to pet. ... It's an intimate and charming small zoo with red brick rolling paths to follow. ...
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- The public library downtown has great family story times. Also, the riverwalk is great - I just took my 2 2/4 yr old and 4 yr old down there the other day. We packed a...
- There's Cosley Zoo in Wheaton. It's on Gary Rd. And the kids will love it. It is free and small, but it's enuf for younger kids.
- CHildren's Museum in Naperville, right on Washington, near the train station would be perfect for that age. They might love it so much that you might want to get a me...
Is a Teflon Pan with Many Knicks Okay?
Apparantly, it even states on the directions when you buy a new pan that small pets and animals should not be in the cooking vicinity due to the toxic fumes ...
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- I heard the same things as the other two moms and so when my teflon pans started to show scratches, I told my mom and aunts last year that I had a Christmas list. They...
- If it is scratched in any way you should throw it out. Actually, we just started using only metal pans. They actually work very nicely as long as you use non-stick spr...
- Get rid of your scratched up Teflon pots/pans. I have a few "rusty trusty" pans that I've had since college, and one day my mom came over and noticed them in the dish ...
New Kitty........................................
If you might be interested in other kinds of pets, most young kids do really well with "small furry" creatures. It might sound crazy, but my daughter and I ...
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- Just my opinion but w/ a kitten you never really never know what you will get until the kitten is an adult you ought to try an animal shelter for a young adult cat the...
- S., This is great you want to get a pet for your child. Kittens and cats are usually king to babies and kids. Are you prepared for the additional expense and wor...
- S., I honestly would say a kitten may not be the best choice. I have had cats all my life and I think your best option is to find an older more mature cat (at a lo...
Ringworm
... but i know our small town pharmacy carries it, u might want to ask some one in the ... Unfortunately, you don't have to have pets to get ringworm. ...
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- Have you tried treating it with Melaleuca oil? It is a really great fungicide that has worked well for me in other situations, though I've never used it for ringworm....
- It took me MONTHS to get rid of my daughter's ringworm. Once you see the last signs of the spot, you need to keep putting the medicine on for I think for a week or so...
- Unfortunately, you don't have to have pets to get ringworm. The best thing that I have found for ringworm to treat and get rid of it, is LAMISIL Cream. It is an anti...
Please Help. Family Pet Has to Be Put to Sleep.
Small children somtimes start thinking they will die if they sleep or keep asking when the pet is coming home. Telling them that the pets we love don't live ...
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- tell him the doggie has to go be with Jesus in Heaven, Jesus needs a good dog to love and yours was is the best he found. We had a similar situation, only we were takn...
- Sorry to hear about your dog. We had to have one of our dogs put down in the early spring. Our oldest son is now 3 1/2. We didn't have to say much. I waited for him to...
- I am so sorry to hear about your soon to be loss of a family member. I would explain to them that the dog is old/sick/etc and it is time for he/she to go to Pet Heaven...
How to Safely Get Rid of Ants?
If you have small children or pets, put around cucumber peels. Just put them where you see the ants, and the ants will disappear! (Frieda) ...
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- Repel ants. Sprinkle Baby Magic Baby Powder in cracks, along a window sill, or under doors where ants enter. Ants will not walk through baby powder. Mix in a smal...
- I use Melaleuca cleaning products and many of the products can be used to get rid of ants, spiders and many other uses. and are safe and natural. That is why I use t...
- If you can find the spot they are getting in through you can sprinkle cinnamon it that area and it actually suffocates them. It may sound weird but it works. We did ...
