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What's the normal procedure for a cat with gingivitis? His 4 canine teeth are horribly red and swollen..I'd post a pic but I don't think Yahoo alows html in...
Dogs are basically routine eaters.They like a steady diet of the same thing. Ham, turkey,(skin or not) or anything not in the daily diet is a possible...
I have a female cat 2-1/2 yrs. old. Just noticed last night that one eye was dilated and the other eye was normal. Please advise what this could be and is it a...
I have heard of cats having steroid treatment for Gingivitis so would think it was important for the redness and swelling to go down first with antibiotics ,...
Oh I would take the cat to the vet for a diagnosis as it could be anything from a mini stroke to who knows what. Please keep us posted and hope all is well, ...
And very common. My cat gets ear irritation due to food allergies. Yes, it looks like ear mites or yeast, too. But switch his food and it is gone in 1 day. Fur...
I've heard that grass tolerates diluted dish soap coming from an ortho sprayer, and that it kills fleas. But I don't know what it would do to roundworms. I...
I just posted this elsewhere but relates to a blocked cat ... Can any vet here comment on the desirability of (a) canned food and (b) moving water to...
Dear Sue Diluted dish soup doesn't kill the fleas, roundworms or grass. The fleas are pretty resistant to everything, except specific substances made to kill...
Take her to the vet because it can be a neurological disease, that requires inmediate attention, and the sooner you get her medicated, the better the...
I'm not a vet, but my cats love it when I have to let the faucet trickle in
the winter (to keep the pipes from freezing), and I got them a little kitty...
Yes, enzymes and herbal cures are famous for not working anyway. I'd stick with medical ways. Simple immodium helps my cat, btw. I start with 1 /12 of a human...
Carol Lee wrote -- ... Brilliant. Thanks for the suggestion. Does anyone find that their cats prefer bottled or distilled water ... or does anyone add juice...
I one had a cat that did similar stuff to this but worse. We later found out she had been injured... like hit by a car probably. But what brought her appetite...
spray these in your yard , you will be rid of the fleas and ticks too. http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol/nemas.html Beneficial Nematodes are microscopic,...
...I've always admitted to not being much of a birdy vet.. very flaky beaks suggest mite infections or fungal disease to me.. ..I'm not familiar with those...
mites, nutrition, toxicity (zinc or lead most commonly) and self-trauma or being pecked are the most common differential causes as far as i understand.. Peter...
You should find evidence of REM (rapid eye movement) under the closed or partially open eyelids if this is dreaming Peter G Knapp B Vet Med MRCVS Parkside...
there are several possible reasons for gingivitis in the cat... a simple infection (rare); infection associated with tartar accumulations and harbouring...
..I have always been an advocate of canned foods for bladder cats.. with added water to make it sloppier, with additional syringed water by mouth and cat...
I am waiting and haven't heard back yet from my vet. I have a 1 1/2 year old DSH boy who is taking atenolol 6.25 twice a day for HCM. Is it safe to treat him...
I'm not a vet, but I have had birds for many years. A somewhat flaky beak is normal. Not to the point where it is loose and flaking off, tho. As for diet,...
... I too have a young DSH on atenolol for HCM. I was given Revolution for fleas. All was well on the first monthly dose. However the second dose seemed to...
You're absolutely right Mary. I've cared for all types of birds over the years and it saddens me when I see people just give their pets commercial foods. I...
I have 1 1/2 year old mixed dog that has medium length hair. She has lost all of her hair from the mid part of her body all the way to the tail. She gets these...
Could you please tell me what DSH & HCM stand for? I've been on atenolol for years for a heart problem so I was wondering what else it was used for. Dorothy ...
Thanks for your replies. My vet diagnosed Tony as having been infected with Giardia, probably from eating something in the backyard. He is on Flagyl pills and...
""I have a female cat 2-1/2 yrs. old. Just noticed last night that one eye was dilated and the other eye was normal. Please advise what this could be and is it...
