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My cat has recently been ganged up on by another cat in my area. He is constantly around our house starting fights with her. She’s a small cat and she’s had a few nasty bites these last few months. Usually after she gets bitten there’s a $300 vet bill to pay… What could I do to stop this other cat hanging around? Or if there’s nothing I can do, what kind of antiseptic cream could I put on the bite to stop it getting infected (that wont hurt her if she licks it off)?
I’ve been told she may be on heat, but this fighting has got to stop.

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Dog Bites and Dog Attack Statutes

In California, the short explanation is that for the most part, a dog owner is liable for the bad actions of his or her dog. For a dog owner to be liable for the damages suffered by a person bitten by the owner’s dog, there is no requirement that the owner had knowledge of the dangerous propensities of his or her dog, or any requirement of knowledge of any previous bite by the dog.

Under California Civil Code Section 3342, the owner of the dog who bites another person, is liable regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner’s knowledge of such viciousness. Under this statute, the owner is said to be strictly liable or subject to strict liability.

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Question.

How many people die every year as a result of dog bites?

Answer.

Ten to 20 people die every year as a result of dog bites in the U.S. By far, the majority of the victims are children. In a three-year period between 1999 and 2001, 33 people died after being bitten by a dog. A vast majority of these victims (24 of 33) were under 12 years of age.

Question.

Why do some dogs bite?

Answer.

There are many reasons why a dog bites. Dogs bite out of fear or to protect their territory or to establish their dominance over the person bitten. Some owners mistakenly teach their dogs that biting is an acceptable form of play behavior. And every year a number of newborn infants die when they are bitten by dogs who see them as “prey.” Because dog bites occur for a variety of reasons, many components of responsible dog ownershipincluding proper socialization, supervision, humane training, sterilization, and safe confinementare necessary to prevent biting.

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Cat licensing program would be hilarious if it didn’t come with a very real tax bite
Delta’s latest scheme to rip money from the pockets of residents reminds me of Monty Python’s skit about pet licences. To paraphrase John Cleese, “I’d like a licence for my pet fish, Eric! ‘e is an ‘alibut!”

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Dogs are social animals, and a friendly dog in a stressful situation would never attack or bite. However, many cases of individuals bitten by dogs belie this. Thus, it is important to know how to prevent dogs from biting.

If you want to own a dog or already own one and you want to prevent dogs from biting anyone, there are two things you need to remember: first, you have to train your dog to be friendly; and second, you have to avoid putting him in stressful situations.

Dogs feel stressed by unfamiliar objects, people or places, or by unpredictable behavior. However, the degree of unfamiliarity and unpredictability is different from dog to dog. In a crowd, some dogs are friendly to strangers while others are not. What spells the difference between these dogs isn’t breed but how well they were raised. Thus, you can prevent dogs from biting if you properly train your dog.

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When hamsters are comfortable and content, they will not bite. Hamsters are quite docile creatures whose top priorities are eating and sleeping. When they do bite, it will be for two reasons, they are either scared or the owner has food like peanut butter on the fingers.

Hamsters can get scared when a new owner is bringing the hamster home. The ride back will be nerve-racking as most of the time they are put into a small box for transport and this will cause the poor hamster to become claustrophobic. At that moment is when the hamster is most prone to purposely biting someone’s finger. The new owner will have to take great care in taking the hamster out of the box and putting it into the hamster cage. Even in the first few hours in its cage, the hamster might still bite as it is in unfamiliar surroundings. It is best to leave the hamster in the cage for a day with food available at all times. Let the hamster eat and take a nap. The hamster will calm down and will come to know that the hand that feeds it is not an enemy.

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My son is 15 years old and is very gentle with my dog( bloodhound) and even feeds him. But my dog will start to growl when my son goes near him. My bloodhound has CHD and is having trouble moving and that can be a cause for aggression but my dog is just attacking my son. How should i handle my dog.