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PawMaid
Puppy Vaccines ?
When I got Vinny from the rescue he’d had his rabies shots and two puppy vaccines. They told me he’d need one more. I was trying to remember how many Vaccines puppies need to have . I looked it up on the net and it also said Three. The same amount all my other dogs had. When I took Vinny in to...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Oct 6 2011 4:13 PM
Tashmoo5454
Heartworm treatment
Hi All - I'm hoping you can help or give some advice, or even tell me if this is true. We have a 3 year old cocker mix at our shelter who has been diagnosed with heartworm, but we were told by our vet that there a national shortage of the medication used to treat this and he put Tux on a waiting...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Oct 5 2011 12:25 PM
Liesje
Pan's skin?
Pan had his first SV show this past weekend so a few days before I took all the dogs to the self-wash station at the pet store. I like using the blow dryer because it gives me the chance to carefully inspect everyone for wounds, ticks, hotspots, etc. I noticed on Pan's underside in his "armpit"...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Oct 4 2011 1:56 PM
christina rose
aiha complications
Hello everyone- I don't think I have posted on here yet (or I may have once awhile ago) but I am really in need of some help Lola is my 2 year old 3 lb chihuahua (at least she was 3 lbs when she was diagnosed LOL) now shes almost up to 6 lbs but even cuter I have recently moved back to my college...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Oct 1 2011 5:22 PM
dyan
What to use for pain and stiffness
Hi Guys...its me again....yep...with dear old Gibby! EEKS! So...as we seemed to be getting him from licking his feet a lot...I kind of cut back on the Benadryl I was giving him and I didn't put any ointment on that the vet gave us because he would automatically start licking when I put it on....
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Sep 29 2011 9:40 PM
Boxermom2Marley
Bump/Lump on my boxer
Last Tuesday, I noticed Marley had a quarter sized raised bump on his side behind his left shoulder. Honestly, the first thing I thought was wow...that mosquito must have been huge to leave a welt like that! because it wasnt unusual for Mar to have bites from mosquitos since they have been SO bad this...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Sep 27 2011 9:38 PM
olddude
Heartworms and lyme desiease
I responded to a thread afirefly wrote the other day and it got me to thinking. About heart worm pills and products like Frontline or Advantage for instance. I have two dogs that are outside dogs but for the most part they live in our attached garage. I just leave the back door open so they can come...
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LAST POST: ON: Sat, Sep 24 2011 10:47 AM
bogert
Great Information regarding Grooming of DOG
Hi All, I want to share some great information about Dog's Grooming. Please have a check *removed* Hope you will like the information. Regards.
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LAST POST: ON: Fri, Sep 23 2011 10:26 AM
Cita
Fleas!
We has them! Argh! Rascal's been on Frontline, but... who knows. Was just brushing him and found one, which I promptly flushed down the toilet. I've never had to deal with this problem myself before - what are the next steps? Is Frontline enough, or do I need to do stuff to the carpet, too? Is...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Sep 21 2011 9:13 PM
JVillescas
Newly diagnosed, looking to help boost pup's health with natural meds...
Totally new here so not really sure what I'm doing... My pup was diagnosed with IMHA about 30 days ago. She's now only on 40mg of prednisone a day, and an antibiotic for a UTI that she developed. When she was on 80mg of prednisone her hematocrit rose very quickly, but now she's slowly...
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LAST POST: ON: Tue, Sep 20 2011 10:35 AM
One dog 2 many
FURminator vs. Shedzilla
I had an opportunity to use the Furminator and WOW . . . it did wonders on my dog's coat. "WOW" was also my reaction to the price . The shedzilla, looks like a very similar tool, but it cost half as much. Has anyone compared the two? Or tried one or the other? Is the FURminator worth twice...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Sep 19 2011 9:44 PM
dyan
licking and biting
Oh man...Gibby is licking himself to death, especially his tops of his feet, looks like all the toe joints are missing fur and red. Then a few places it looks like he is biting also...few areas looking nasty. I have been trying to put his feet in epson salts water but thats tough to do because the big...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Sep 15 2011 7:01 PM
dyan
What do you think?
Hi Guys...my friend sent me an email....I wanted to ask what you guys thought about this because I am not sure. At the clinic I worked at I never ever remember metal staples...but that doesn't mean anything. The price of $240 is not that bad because of the anesthesia, but a pea size lump making a...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Sep 14 2011 9:46 AM
Kris L. Christine
Rabies Vaccine -- 3 yr Vaccine Relabeled as 1 yr
The USDA allows vaccine manufacturers to relabel their 3 year rabies vaccines as 1 year products. This link http://www.calmanimalcare.com/vaccine.htm , you will be taken to the Calm Animal Care website, which has posted Colorado State University's Small Animal Vaccination Protocol for its veterinary...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Sep 14 2011 2:18 AM
Dottie1982
"brusing" on belly
duplicate
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Sep 11 2011 11:01 PM
babelfish
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasic ( BPH)
7 year old, intact male; Bernese Mountain Dog. History of BPH triggered when signs of female in heat. Anybody has experience using Proscar or Ovuban to control flare ups?
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LAST POST: ON: 9/10/2011 4:04:53 PM
oranges81
Allergy shots
Maze's allergies are brutal this year and it's hurting me to see her scratching and chewing constantly. She's already chewed a major hotspot on her butt to the point I had to shave it and treat it with polysporn. Thankfully that is healing but still. I've been considering allergy...
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LAST POST: ON: Thu, Sep 8 2011 9:41 PM
Xebby
Should I trim that fur or leave it?
Rummy had his puppy booster and rabies vacs a couple days ago and everything checked out great, as puppy as could be. Only thing the vet recommended is that I may want to think about trimming the fur back around his eyes. I really wanted to keep Rummy in a natural coat (edit to say full length coat)...
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LAST POST: ON: Wed, Sep 7 2011 7:43 PM
jeanniemk
Help! 5 yr old golden with ITP
Hello, My very beloved 5 yr old golden, Emmet, went through 2 transfusions at the beginning of August and was diagnosed with ITP. He was sent home after 6 days in hospital with an optimistic prognosis and on 300 mg of cyclosporine and 80 mg of pred a day, plus an antibiotic and tagmet/pepcid. He has...
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LAST POST: ON: Mon, Sep 5 2011 3:12 PM
dyan
L-Theanine
Its an animo acid. Its the main ingredient ( actually I think the ONLY ingredient ) in a supplement that a vet sells at a behavior clinic that I took Gibby to for fitting of a Thunder Shirt. They sell it for dogs in a liver base for $40 for about 2 days worth..then a generic brand for half the price...
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LAST POST: ON: Sun, Sep 4 2011 7:07 PM