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I have a question about…arthritis in dog
Enter your question here Yr rec for arthritis in my 12 yr old mixed lab/shepherd. “Scooby” has missing front R leg but problem seems in hind legs – weight approx 48 lbs. Currently on PetMeds Super Joint Enhancer tablets @ i per day. Difficult to walk around.
Strange condition
This is about my cat, John L., who I had ethuanized at the age of 14 because of an odd condition. I trust your answers and hope that when you have the time can help me with this one.
I had John L. from a kitten and he was always a huge tiger cat, eating everything in site. He was faithfully by my side every holiday when I was cooking and I had to empty the food bowls overnight for he and my other cats because he would eat everything. One day he jumped off the couch and his back legs would not move. I immediately took him to the vet where he scooted around on the floor. They did an xray and couldn’t find anything so I had to cage him for a while because of the litter box. In a short while he was able to walk again but his appetite was never the same. He would eat and then tire of the food and I had to find something new. After he ate his bowel would immediately move (mostly diahhrea). Medicine didn’t help. I had an ultra sound done but it showed nothing. He still wanted to eat but would turn away from the food. After ten months and a great weight loss I had him euthanized. I never understood what happened to my big tiger who once loved so much to eat. Any thoughts on this? Thank you.
I have a question about…
I have an 11 year old black lab and rott mix. Last Tuesday, the 1st, I witnessed her first seizure that I know of. She has eaten very little since then. Although on Thursday evening and all day Friday she, she was acting like nothing ever happened. She even ate and drank everything offered to her. Then on Saturday evening she took a turn for the worse again. She has lost a lot of weight and only wants to lay in the creek that flows through my front yard. Today, May 8th, I have pulled her out of the creek twice to prevent her from drowning. She is also having a hard time walking. For a lack of a better description, she’s actually walking like she is drunk. What can I do to help her? Her mother was age 11 when she passed.
I have a question about…feeding home cooked meals for my 10 yr. lab
I am feeding my dog white fish and chicken both cooked in water with potatoes or uncle Bens white rice 1/4 cup green beans and carrots three times a day. I give her about one chicken breast or three small filets a day I ran out of omega 3 fish oil and will substitute it with a dry omega 3 from the vet. Some times I add olive oil 1 tsp a day but I really dont know how much quantity to give her. I have read so many conflicting stuff on the internet. I am confused. The online pet meds asks for 250. to give a formula, kind of a high cost for me. Reason for this home cooked diet she developed colon problems about a year ago slimy poop with blood in it diarea and BAD GAS problem started after I gave her antibiotics for a swolen leg gland from a cut in her paw and 4 days after the poop problem started from the antibiotics she ate a scowering pad like S.O.S. She has had anal gland problems needs to have them internally expressed and she has arhritis. I had her blood tested xrays and poop analyzed and the vet said the blood was normal. Prior to the 6 months of irregular poop I fed her Hills ZD.
I have a question about…pooping
Enter your question here my shih tzu is four years old and is five pounds,and has not pooped for six days,and has not ate much for the last two days
eye problems in kittens
I work with a TNR colony at a local fairground and there is a long haired orange and white mommy cat (Sally) that we have been unable to trap for three years. Only her female kittens survive and of those, we have taken only 3 and adopted them out. Twice a year she has kittens and only two seem to survive. These last two, three week old orange chubettes, are having eye problems. When she’s not with them I pick them up nd notice that one cannot open the eyes at all (it resembles Gizmo of the Gremlins) and the other has one beautiful blue eye and the other the same as it’s sibling. I fear they will be blind so I have been treating them with eye antibiotic and now Amocillin. I am still really afraid for the one with no visible eyes. We would like to trap mom and take them but at least we would like to get these two very soon. I fear the one will be blind. I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
info you gave to me..
my american bulldog, sniffs constantly,, you said to give him amitriptylline,, and clomicalm for his boarding stay,,, where do i get these??? thank -u
I have a question about…side affects from rabies shots or parvo shots
My Chiuhaua dog 10 years old had her rabies shot on 4-10-12 and parvo,distemper shot on 4-25-12—now she is not wanting to eat and when she does, she vomits yellowish liquid and also noticed her stools are very small and loose and black colored. Is this a side affect from the shots????
I have a question about…Flies biting my dogs ears
Enter your question here What can I do to stop flies from biting my dogs ears. His ears are bleeding from the bites. I have tryed mixing rosemary oil with water and spraying my dog, I tried creams and antibiotic cream but nothing seems to work. I tried hanging fly glue strips to eliminate some of the number of flies . Please help.
I have a question about…behavior
What can you tell me about “spaniel rage”? My 5 year old Springer Spaniel has bitten me and my husband (on separate occasions) badly – unprovoked and without warning. She doesn’t even seem to recognize us when she does this.
Otherwise she is an absolute cuddly angel.
We are having a consultation with Dr. Nicholas Dodman at Tufts Veterinary Hospital in Grafton, Mass. in about ten days.
