Coming out of lurker mode to ask whether anyone has heard of - or, preferably, used - a product like PetzLife Oral Care? On another list I'm on, a few people...
Hi, My mothers 13yr old un-vaccinated raw fed toy poodle has a heart murmur and the vet has prescribed Fortekor Flavour 5 - Benazepril Hydrochloride. Has...
... It even gets up under the gum line. If that's true, I'd definitely give it a try in your situation. I don't know what's in it, nor the safety of the...
... Okay, back up. NEVER just "treat" a heart murmur. First, find out what's causing it. Then determine how severe it is, and what stage it's at. Do not give...
***************************************************************** Hi Christie, Thank you for responding. My mother was on a caravan holiday and she noticed the...
A heart murmur is just a sound, but it indicates that blood is backflowing through a heart valve, meaning that blood is leaking backwards, going in the...
I gave the wrong webpage in my last post. It should have been http://www.cavalierhealth.org/mitral_valve_disease.htm Rod Russell Orlando, Florida USA...
For general illnesses and heart problems I suggest the book "Animal Healing with Australian Bush Flower Essences" by Marie Matthews On page 163 there is a...
My pet column on the website of the San Francisco Chronicle ran a day late this time, because of the holiday Monday. It's a scintillating... SCINTILLATING, I...
From the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Jan, 2002 "Efficacy of Enalapril for Prevention of Congestive Heart Failure in Dogs with Myxomatous Valve...
... perhaps should -- be prescribed before congestive heart failure sets in. Most veterinary cardiologists in the United States will prescribe an ACE...
... said he has a grade 4 murmur and said to continue with the diuretics and prescribed the Benezepril. < I would say your mom's dog has not had a real workup....
I bought the PetzLife gel and spray for my 7 yr old Chinese Crested dog with the horrible teeth and gums. He was a rescue and has always had dental problems. I...
... I think that we need to agree on a definition of "congestive heart failure". I tend to think of it as close to the end stage of endocardiosis, and you...
No one has commented on my question about giving cow hooves for cleaning teeth. Is it a dangerous item for them to chew on or is it safe? Anyone have any...
Interesting. I don't interpret VETPROOF as supporting ACE inhibitors prior to CHF at all... the difference in the two groups failed to reach statistical...
Apples with the skin on, of course, really do the trick. Mine love apples
and my 9 year old pointer who has dental issues now has much whiter/cleaner
teeth. I...
... There are holistic alternatives for treating mitral valve disease even after the onset of congestive heart failure. There are alternative diuretics and at...
I didn't comment because I didn't know the answer, Gail. Every hoof I've ever seen has been processed in some way, so I wouldn't give it to Cedar. Sharyn &...
lola542000, I did some searching on cow hooves. Please read the sites below and see what you think. I don't use them, but for no specific reason. Mine LOVE...
Tonight and every Thursday night is when Nancy Campbell, LVT, and I host a somewhat loosely formatted "Holistic Care Chat" over on DogHobbyist.com. We often...
... I've never had a problem with them, but I've heard that they are the cause of many broken/ fractured teeth. I would suspect it depends on what type of...
Having just gone to a doggie dentist specialist because my retriever was wearing down his teeth, I can answer this question. The dentist told me to stay away...
Thanks for the feedback on cow hooves. The one website that was included stated that any kind of bones as well as cow hooves were not good. Obviously lots of...
Gail, I hope those sites helped in some way. I wanted to give you some reading to make an informed decision that best fits your dogs needs/desires. My lab...
Oh yes, Lola loves raw bones too. But since she was treated last for lupus we have decided not to give her them. Several times she had episodes of IMPA or...
Where is her calcium source coming from if she gets no raw bone? Cheers/Barb Behaven Shelties- -- In BeyondVaccination@yahoogroups.com, "lola542000" ... for...