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What is the best vitamin supplement for dogs?

I have 4 small healthy dogs ages 3, 6, 10 and 11. I am also getting a puppy of a large breed. They all eat (daily) chicken and rice with fresh vegetables, all organic. Can you recommend a general vitamin that I can give them?

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feline inflammatory bowel disease. Will the new cure for human IBD, fecal transplantation, work for cats with IBD? New articles are saying there is a 90% cure rate for humans and Mayo Clinic says they are looking into the fecal transplantation now for other diseases such as celiac, diabetes, obesity, autism, allergies, and arthritis. I have 2 cats with IBD and several cats and one dog with allergies. It would be great if they could all be cured with this new procedure. Also, does anyone out there have any more 5 mg prednisolone tablets I could purchase for my 2 cats with IBD? The prednisone doesn’t work and they hate the liquid form from the compounding pharmacy.

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Enter your question here. How can I help a feral cat I have had for 10 years who is not eating. I cannot get it to the vet as it is too wild to get into a carier and once when I did get it to the vet, he couldn’t get hold of it to exam it. This has been the case for two months now and I am very worried
Please help. I have tried every kind of food but no improvement.

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My cat is sneezing and seems to be congested. I would say she has a cold. She is a house cat. She does not go outside. Do cats get colds? What can I do to relieve her cold symptoms (sneezing, congestion, and a pink to red nose that she keeps licking when she sneezes. Thank you for all your help.

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cassie is a 10 year old Labrador Retreiver who has developed a stiffining in her left leg. Her paws seem in no pain or when massasging her leg or paw, no reaction or pulling back. When this condition arose, we immediately took her to a vet who put her on 100mg Rimidyl. Now vet requests x-rays at $155 and sedation at $165. This is expensive for us on retirement. Cassie jumps and leaps and tugs on her leash happily when out in the snow (we live in Ohio.) When in the snow, she is as active as ever. Any suggestions on another procedure not involving putting her under sedation? I contribute regularly to DELTA Rescue.

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I have a very expensive GSD who is 2 years old. He has dealt with fistulas, allergies and is now on skin meds Atopia, and 2 other prescriptions. We will learn if my husband is allergic to him in a few days. I don’t know if there would be anyone to adopt him in this condition. In your experience, what does it cost to treat this skin condition long term, and the threat of fistulas again?

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I have three dogs (2 females and 1 male) that have been together for almost three years without any problem. I don’t know what to do about it besides keeping them apart. Their fights had never broken the skins until yesterday, now I’m concerned that they could kill each other. I’ve been trying to keep them apart but they’re big dogs and this is difficult to do sometimes. Everyone is telling me that I need to get rid of one of them? Do you have any suggestions?

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I hear conflicting info about whether an indoor cat with no contact with other animals needs the annual shots….they are rather expensive so I wanted to know if she needs these shots…thank you. Eileen Alcott

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How successfull is patella surgeory
? I have a two year old Chihuahua who needs this done on his knee. Will I be doing him good in the long run?

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our dog is a rescue, we love her … she is Wolfhound -mix, smaller than normal in height, she will be walking with us on her leash,sees another dog drops belly down to the ground..people say she wants to attack thie dogs, but she doesnt, attack , unless the dog forces themselves on her, what is this behavior ,is it dangerous ? (weve had her 4 years now …) thank you …

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