heidibur

@heidibur (310)

United States • Age 52

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Dogs who play with skunks

savypat @savypat (20216) • United States 27 Dec 10

In the country dogs and skunks coexist. If owners are alert they can keep these two species apart. In the Summer time it is a bad match at best, but at least baths may be taken outside and if necessary dogs may even be kept...

ups and downs with dogs

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heidibur I am a dog groomer and work for a Vet. the key to de-skunk is to get a large bottle of hydrogyn peroxide or 2 it depends on how big your dog is or how many got skunked. any way you can alawys make a double batch. here is the recipe large bottle peroxide...

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cats

goodhunter @goodhunter (334) 27 Dec 10

I have been always a cat lover since I was a small boy. Funny thing is up to now I have not owned a male cat that has three colors on its fur. I also asked my cat loving friends if they have owned one and they also responded to...

rare

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heidibur I have worked with animals for over 10 yrs. now and in that time we have only seen one male calico in this clinic they are rare. we spay and neuter alot of animals here, we found out when we shaved her\his belly and then looked down. that poor boy hand to go...

27 Dec 10

do you think that declawing a cat is right?

jhl930 @jhl930 (3601) • United States 26 Feb 09

i read in todays paper where it said that it hurt cats when they were declawed and i didn't know that, i thought that they couldn't really feel it but thats what they said, and i know that when you get that done, its hard to let a...

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heidibur I was a vet tech for a long time and they put them to sleep during the procedure and if you look at your fingers its exactly like cutting them off at the first knuckle with a dog nail cutter. thats how its done then supper glue the skin back together. nice...

27 Feb 09

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how do i remove nicotine from walls?

jazemind @jazemind (52) • Canada 27 Feb 09

We moved into apt. where the walls are covered in nicotine. Does anyone have suggestions on how best to remove it. (cheap)

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heidibur I am a smoker and I clean my walls all the time all you have to do is use either bleach or viniger put it in a big bucket with hot soapy water and get to scrubbing thats the only way but you cant miss a spot or it will stand out. If you try to paint over it...

27 Feb 09

worried about my daughter's teeth

poppoppop111 @poppoppop111 (5731) • Canada 14 Jan 09

my daughter has lost her first tooth not that long ago, the tooth is almost all grown in and it's really crooked, her second tooth is just about to fall out right beside the first one and the tooth is growing in behind it. her...

teeth

tooth

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heidibur once the other tooth falls out the there should be enough room that they will fall into place but if you are that worried about it then take her to the dentist its never to early.

14 Jan 09

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your view on tatoos?

bookreadermom08 @bookreadermom08 (5614) • United States 14 Jan 09

My husband has a tatoo on bicep of the Tazmania devil....he got it when he turned 21...ok this has been several years ago....LOL!! I was watching the Biggest loser last night and coulnt help but notice that Bob the trainer has...

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heidibur I like them I have 5 of my own, I got them a long time ago, but I was careful even back then every tat that I have can be covered easly. now that I'm older I'm glad I did that. I have to attend my husbands museum functions with members being in thier 70's...

14 Jan 09

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Toilet training tips please for a child who is scared to use a toilet.

cokyjazz @cokyjazz (429) • Australia 8 Aug 08

I am at my wits end.My little girl is still not toilet trained and she will be 3 in December.When i put her on the toilet(i have one of those step up toilet seats that you put on the toilet),she just cries and holds it in.As soon...

girls

toilet training

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heidibur Try letting her be there when you go to the bathroom and tell her what you are doing and when you are done have a big party maybe even have a piece of candy.

8 Aug 08

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Bring On The Executions...

twoey68 @twoey68 (13627) • United States 8 Aug 08

With the overcrowding of prisons and the rampant rise in crime, should we be looking at other means of punishment. Mainly executions. What if we made the punishment for capitol offenses like murder, rape, torture, child molesting,...

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heidibur I agree it should be done in the town square, Thats the way it was done in the past. Everyone sentenced to death just sit in prison so the system can get the money.

8 Aug 08

Are dogs more clever and trainable than cats?

goddessofbeauty @goddessofbeauty (713) • Philippines 6 Aug 08

I just wonder because most of the time i see dogs trained by their trainers. I havent seen trained cats or maybe i am not aware that there are.

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heidibur My cat passed away last yr. at the age of 20 but when she was alive she would play fetch if you rolled up a foil candy wrapper, you throw it she would run and bring it back and put it on you feet. my step father would get on the floor like he was doing sit...

6 Aug 08

What breed is small and can fit a mug?

trishasantos @trishasantos (1297) • Philippines 6 Aug 08

You read it right a mug, but the bigger mugs not the small ones. So anyway, I really want one. But I do not know what breed are they. I saw them on pics before. What breeds does not grow big. I like puppies but when they get big,...

mugs

puppies

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heidibur They are called Tea Cup breeds like a tea cup chihuahua or a teacup poodle just remember TEA CUP. You can look them up online.

6 Aug 08

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Fleas on cats

huntingbear @huntingbear (4) • United States 6 Aug 08

I have two cats, one is 1 1/2 years old and the other is 5 months. The kitty got fleas and moved them onto my older cat. Now the house has fleas and I'm getting bitten up. I've tried using some powder stuff I got on them that i...

cats fleas frontline cat flea treatment huntingbea

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heidibur yes frontline works but if they already have fleas it will take about 2 treatments to do the job. My dog had a flea here and there all thru the winter and it took 2 treatments and just when I thought it would not work they were gone and I dont know where you...

6 Aug 08

What side of the bed do you sleep on???

pixiedustforyou2008 @pixiedustforyou2008 (2422) • United States 2 Aug 08

I just want to know what side of the bed that you sleep on.. I sleep on the right side of the bed...

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heidibur I used to sleep on the left side yrs. ago but the I was in a motorcycle accident and broke my right arm, its crooked now so I have to sleep on the right side.

2 Aug 08

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Sandcastles

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 3 Jul 08

I remember going to the beach as a child with my little metal pail and plastic shovels to make sandcastles. When I grew up I took my own child to the beach to do the same thing. It's something that all kids love to do. The open...

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heidibur I wish that I could do the castles that they can do, I guess I just didn't have it in me,. but I to this day wish I could do what they do. It is amazing, all I could do was put sand in a bucket and dump it over. , put that was ok for me and my son.

23 Jul 08

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Oh no, not Grissom too!

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 16 Jul 08

William Peterson (Gil Grissom) on CSI Las Vegas will be leaving the show this season, it was just announced. He will leave after the 10th episode, which will probably take them to the Christmas break. How will...

csi

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heidibur I dont think the show will stand when he leaves... that being said, I heard that it will be a BIG name that takes over, but I think the show will NOT be as good.

19 Jul 08

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Rabbit Ripper

nova1945 @nova1945 (1612) • United States 11 Jul 08

It's a tough time to be a bunny in Germany. In the last year, about 40 pet rabbits have been brutally killed in the Ruhr Valley. Many of them were decapitated. Police call it the worst case of animal cruelty they've seen....

rabbit ripper

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heidibur That is insane, I have worked with animals for the last 8 yrs. and have delt with animal cruelty on countless ocations. I think they should be in prison and after some time they should have to work at an animal shelter on a daily basis for at least 3 years of...

11 Jul 08

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plunged into darkness

inked4life @inked4life (4224) • United States 28 Jun 08

Just had to sit my way through a major thunderstorm and a loss of power. It was pitch black here and I had to fumble my way through my apartment. Do you guys keep a flashlight or candles handy for just such an occassion. I don't,...

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heidibur We have to here in the panhandle I kepp the flash light out so if we lose power i can find the oil lamp and candles. When we had the tornado last year the power was out for 4 days we had to make the morning coffee on the BBQ grill. Now thats fun, 1 hour just...

4 Jul 08