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Thank you. You have been a big help with my newly diagnosed diabetic dog. Now I am wondering what kind of "people" food she can eat without causing problems. ...
Hi to all, I'm posting this message for my friend Pierre as since he can't write english, I do it for him in order to have someone's advice and if they have...
flu in kittens may manifest with some joint swelling and lameness and inetrestingly usually affects the left fore leg but not with any obvious swelling....
My dog requires Vetmedin 5mg twice a day and 1/2 Fortekor tablets once a day. These tablets are expensive, is there a cheaper alternative? Thanks, JS...
Hi JS, you can get vetmedin cheaper at http://www.bestpetpharmacy.co.uk/search_results.asp just ask your vet to sign the prescription. You mail Bestpet your...
Vetmedin is Pimobendan .. to my knowledge there is no generic or alternative brand out there. Fortekor is an ace inhibitor and there are many alternatives out...
Missy is about 10 or so years. She has a rib that sticks out and a hernia from old injuries from another owner. She HAD stomatitis and was on antibiotics and...
My spayed female chow mix is licking her vaginal area for the last month. However, the skin is not red upon examination. I have let it go "this long" because I...
<<Would this pose a problem for a vet in terms of how to proceed if the skin is not red or no rash ? What could be going on?>> .. any diagnostic approach is a...
<<Does this sound like cancer or what? Will a blood test show anything or should she be xrayed? ... What it does sound lke is that either there remains a...
This is probably nothing like your dog¹s behaviour, but I had an elderly toy poodle who in later life started licking herself. Yes the skin got red from the...
One of my co workers asked me what the technical or scientific term is for a smiling dog. I am wondering if there is a name for it? I just call it a smile, but...
.. dog's with tetanus have a 'sardonic smile' called a rictus - which may be what you're thinking of.. Peter G Knapp MRCVS Parkside Veterinary Centre 61 Ruskin...
Our male cat had a prepubic urethrostomy surgery 2 weeks ago after many bouts of urinary blockages. Unfortunately, his urethra was very damaged from...
..removal of sutures may in itself halp urine flow with less turbulence or forking of the stream... apart from that the use of some form of barrier cream...
Thank you for your response! I didn't think about how the removal of the sutures would affect the urine flow. That makes sense. We've tried applying 100%...
prednisone is converted in the liver to prednisolone which is the active glucocorticoid. Peter G Knapp MRCVS Parkside Veterinary Centre 61 Ruskin Rd.,...
I'm not a fan of aloe vera but if vaseline bothers cat then a less sticky barrier cream may be better... discuss with vet. Hygeine and cleaning are important.....
Oh dear...he IS a fastidious cat. I'd say he is extremely so normally. I'll definitely ask our vet about what else we can use on his sore spots other than...
I'm hoping someone can put my mind to ease. I have a pair of very rambunchous kittens.Marcus is a 15 lb bengal who has a very loving 7 lb singapura kitty...
<<Would that make prednisolone easier on the liver? Is one preferred over the other? >> ..exactly - particularly where liver function is compromised Peter G...
..I usually end up confusing folk and scaring them rather than re-assuring them <s>.. since these things aren't always straightforward or simple.. Vestibular...
Our cat seems to be in pain at his prepubic urethrostomy site, and the skin at the site itself is scabby and darkened as I posted previously. It also looks...
tissue necrosis is just that ./. death and decay of tissue. Do not confuse decay at a surgical site with scabbing on the suture line that may lift clear with...
Some of the scabbing is on the suture line, but the suture line looks like it has healed up very well overall. There is no wound failure there that I can see....
I will have to call upon my living dictionary, Gini are you there? I have looked scab up and got this: SKAB, noun [C] INFORMAL DISAPPROVING an insulting word...
