public int executePreparedUpdate(String query, ArrayList<String> parameters) throws SQLException{
		PreparedStatement stmt = null;
		int result = -1;
		connectToServer();

		try{
			stmt = con.prepareStatement(query);
			System.out.println("1");
			if (parameters != null){
				for(int i = 0; i < parameters.size(); i++){
					if (parameters.get(i) == null)
						stmt.setString(i+1,"null");
					else
						stmt.setString(i+1, parameters.get(i));
					System.out.println(parameters.get(i));
				}
			}
			System.out.println("2");
			result = stmt.executeUpdate();
			System.out.println("3");
			return result;
		}catch(SQLException e){
			System.out.println("executePreparedQuery crashade!");
		}
		finally{
			closeConnection();
			try{
				if (stmt != null)
					stmt.close();
			}catch(SQLException e){}
		}
		return -1;
	}
			String query;
			ArrayList<String> parameters = new ArrayList<String>();
			if(name.getText().length() != 0 && race.getText().length() != 0 && sex.getText().length() != 0)
				try{
					query = "INSERT INTO T_ANIMAL (owner,species_name,name,race,sex) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?)";
					parameters.add(this.c.getEmail());
					parameters.add(this.animalRaces.getSelectedItem().toString());
					parameters.add(this.nameText.getText());
					parameters.add(this.raceText.getText());
					parameters.add(this.animalSexCombo.getSelectedItem().toString());
					DatabaseUtility.getInstance().executePreparedUpdate(query, parameters);
					if(journalText.getText().length() != 0){
						try{
							DatabaseUtility.getInstance().executeUpdate("INSERT INTO T_JOURNAL VALUES ('" + journalText.getText() + "')");
						}catch(SQLException sqle2){
							System.out.println("Error saving animal journal to database!");
						}
					}
				}catch(SQLException sqle){
					System.out.println("Error saving animal to database!");
				}