Bladder stonesQ: My 3 yr old cat had a stone in his bladder. the vet hosp. had him in the hosp for 3 days giving him some medication to disolve the stone. after that he was on a type of food that continued to disolve the stone for about a month. he has to have prescription canned and dry food from now on to prevent the reocurrance of the problem. it is hill's prescription diet, feline c/d (4 lb bag - dry) and canned in a 5 1/2 oz. can. do you sell this? it seems expensive. $11 for the bag and $1/ can. A: I'm sorry about your cat's problem. unfortunately we do not carry pet foods.
Skin careQ: My blk. lab has white flaky skin and it looks like dandruff also once a year she gets an allergy from mold in the fall and it starts in the tail area and spreads to the back ,they are sores with hair loss my vet will no longer give her prednisone . she is 11 yrs. old and starting to scratch her undr belly and getting a sore at the base of her tail ..is their anything i can get without prescription. i'm 80 years old and can no longer lift an 85 pound dog into my suv as she is to old to leap in and everytime i take to my vet he charges over 150.00 to 200.00 and i am on afixed income can you help??? thanks A: Try giving you dog diphenhydramine (benadryl) 3 of the 25mg tablets 2 or 3 times daily. you can purchase them from us very inexpensively and it does not require a prescription.
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Shaking??Q: About 3 months ago i took my dog to the groomers for a bath. i have a mutt (shepard mix) about 7 years old. ever since then she constantly shakes her head. i thought maybe she had water in her ears or an ear infection but there is no smell. if it is water wouldn't it have come out already. what cold this be from?? what can i do?? A: Likely underyling allergies either inhalent seasonal allergies and/or food allergies which causes head shaking, paw licking excessively in some cases, etc. go to vet to sort out
Stool eatingQ: My puppy is aprox. 8 months old and eats his stools. i have never had a dog do this before. what is the cause of this. is it a lack of something in the diet? A: Most of time we dont know and some dogs outgrow this while others continue it at varying amounts throughout life. make sure on good natural diet as well as have on good multivitamin supplement like missing link from designing health as well as prozyme from 1800petmeds Shop for: vitamin, prozyme, 1800petmeds
Swollen eye membraneQ: My sister-in-laws dog, jack, has an eye irratation that has caused the membrane in the eye next to the nose to swell and become red. she's been told that she can use the medicine that is used for pink eye for kids to help with this. it doesn't seem to be doing anything. we were wondering if using this medication is even a good idea since it's made for humans. what should she do? thanks. bev A: I would see vet asap for eye exam and true diagnosis ofproblem. can see article i wrote on eye care on education part of this website for some helpful suggestions as well
Which intercepterQ: My dog is about 60 lbs. he uses intercepter but my vet gives it to us on a card not a box. how do i know which one to order from you? karen A: You would use the interceptor "white" which is for dogs 51 - 100 pounds.
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FleasQ: Can i use advantage on my dog after using frontline? the frontline is not killing the fleas. A: You can use the sentinel tablets along with the frontline.
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