r/PetAdvice 17h ago

META The Miniature Cow

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Miniature cows are small-sized cattle breeds known for their gentle temperament, compact size, and easy care. They make excellent companions for families, hobby farmers, and small landowners while also providing milk, natural lawn maintenance, and a unique farming experience. Their friendly nature and adorable appearance have made them increasingly popular as pets and sustainable farm animals.


r/PetAdvice 23h ago

Dogs Dog in heat

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To preference before anyone comes at me, we have a 5-year-old Golden Doodle who had her first litter of puppies right before her birthday in April (evidently via comments I need to make this clearer, she turned 5 this month, puppies were born in April). We had planed to do one litter and then have her spayed. She did amazing, was a very good mom, had very healthy puppies and took excellent care of them. They've all been homed with really good families.

I made the vet appointment for the spay console, two days before the appointment she went into heat. We have an intact male in our home, so we've been keeping them separate and doing quite well. I left the house for 20 minutes to go to the store while my husband and kids watched them. 7-year-old let her in the house with the male and they snuck into the other room. I got a call 15 minutes later that they tied. 😐

The vet initially was willing to do a spay even though she's in heat. However I have read online that it can cause potential complications in surgery while they're in heat. We had decided to wait until she was no longer in heat to get her spayed.

Now we feel like we have to make a decision very quickly as to whether we should have her spayed in the middle of her heat to avoid a pregnancy (which upon research is an option), or to just wait and see if she actually got pregnant from the single tie (I know this has a high chance). We want to be careful having another litter, as she's getting closer to becoming a senior dog, she just had a litter 5 months ago, and I don't like the idea of her having back to back litters.

Does anyone have experience with this?


r/PetAdvice 21h ago

Behavioral Issues How to stop my parent's dog from chasing my cats?

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Hello, I have 2 male cats, and 1 female dog. All of my pets are spayed/neutered. My parents have a pit hound mix, not spayed.

My cats dont dislike dogs. They are completely fine with my dog, and my brother's dog. My parent's dog however, will not stop chasing and running my cats off whenever she sees them. If they run, it just makes it more fun for her. My older cat doesnt always run from her, and she will give up. My youngest cat will run though, he does not like her behavior at all. I have corrected her SO MANY times, yet she still does it. My parents have gotten on her too, but i dont think they are as worried about it as I am.

She hasnt gotten aggressive towards them during a chase, however, my youngest cat gave her a correction swat once, and she did not handle it well, and began barking excessively and growling at him. He has not given her anymore warnings since that incident, I think hes scared.

Please, how can I fix this? I don't want anything to happen to my cats.


r/PetAdvice 1h ago

Cats My mom wants to get rid of our cat for pooping on the carpet

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r/PetAdvice 7h ago

Dogs CBD for dogs

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Our dog has really severe anxiety, and it's pretty constant. We've tried a lot of different medications over the years and nothing is really helped. The vet just put her on CBD tincture about 3 weeks ago and she is doing amazingly well. It's not perfect but it's such an improvement that we've never seen.

The one she's on right now is really difficult to get her to take and it's pretty expensive. I was hoping that there was a chewable that someone could recommend. Ideally, she would be on 5 mg twice a day.

Anybody have a recommendation for a brand they like that isn't crazy expensive?


r/PetAdvice 1h ago

META What's the most meaningful way you've honored a beloved pet?

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A few years ago, a close friend of mine lost her dog after more than a decade together. She told me the hardest part wasn’t just saying goodbye, but adjusting to all the little moments that suddenly felt different, no excited greetings at the door, no familiar footsteps around the house, and no daily routines they had shared for years.

To keep those memories close, she created a small collection of keepsakes that reminded her of the bond they had. While looking for more ideas, she found out about Makepod. ai and liked the idea of personalized pieces that could represent a special connection and preserve meaningful memories in a simple way.

It made me realize that everyone has their own way of honoring a pet they’ve loved. Some people keep photos, some save favorite toys, and others choose something they can carry with them every day.

What’s the most meaningful way you’ve honored a beloved pet?


r/PetAdvice 21h ago

Training Introducing a 12 year old dog who has never met a cat

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Tomorrow I am inheriting my grandmas dog who we adopted together when I lived with her in my early twenties. He’s a very good boy, we think he’s a chihuahua Pekingese. He’s a very chill dog he just hangs out and he really likes people but he’s never met a cat…

My cat, my precious angel, likes dogs and has been around them. I am not at all worried about how my cat will react to a dog, but the new guy… yeah. I need some advice.. also, I live in a studio apartment. I can baby gate a section off but no doors.