FleaQ: My cocker is allergic to almost every kind of flea medication. can you recommend anything i can use on him ? A: Try natural flea control methods such as product known as cloud 9 made by company called halo or halopets. also see book dr. pitcairns guide to naturalhealth for dogs and cats by richard pitcairn, which has detailed options in this area
WeightsQ: I want to use frontline plus, but i only saw medicicne for dogs 11 pounds and up and my puppy is 9 and a half pounds, could i use the medicine for the lowest weight catagory or find something else? does it come in a dose for smaller dogs perhaps only available at the vet? A: I think 11 pound dose would be fine. for further dose questions ask 1800petmeds pharmacist
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6 year old german sheppard right hind legQ: Ever since our german sheppard was attacked by another german sheppard last summer, he has had problems with his right hind leg. he's to the point now where he won't put pressure on it much. when attacked, he had a bite wound on the inner part of his leg. we took him to the vet and they gave us antibiotic and cleaned and wrapped it. it healed fine. we took him back to the vet because he was favoring his leg. they gave us an anti-inflammatory (don't have the name of it with me) for dogs. that helped a little, but we took him back for ex-rays. they showed nothing wrong. what should we do next? we can't stand seeing him hurting like this? A: You probably need to continue the therapy for a longer period of time, especially since you did notice some improvement when you did use it.
Kennel coughQ: Is there any way to get rid of kennel cough without seeing a vet for those who can not aford to take there dog to the vet? A: You can try childrens robitussin as needed a few teaspoons at a time depending upon size of dog(1 teaspoon for small ones) can also try echinacea and goldenseal from health food store which boosts immune system as well as giving extra vitamin c in form of ester c
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DemodexQ: I started treatment that the vet suggested and my dog got worse. i discontined his treatment and the dog got better. how do i treat demodex? A: You might have seen an inflamatory reaction as the mites were dying. sometimes they look worse for a while, then look better. i suggest you stick with the treatment your veterinarian recommended. i use a dip containing amitraz. ivermectin can also be used.
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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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Toe-nailsQ: Why is my dog chewing and biting off her toe-nails; right rear paw? it's reminds me of when a person chews their finger nails! A: Could be allergy or nervous habit
PoopQ: I have two 5 month old puppies who insist on eatting their pooh.. i have tried deter, sep, tobasco sauce, bitter apple, yelling at the pooh (not the doggies)...this habit has to be breakable..any other advise on how to stop it? A: Noit really. try good supplement like missing link from designing health
