Preventic plus collar for older dogQ: I read the information about putting a collar of this type on an older pet. i have a lab which is 11 years old. he weighs way over 100# and has the fatty tumors all over his body. he is still quite active and we live in the woods with a pond in our back yard. i want to have the best product for his age. A: Preventic collar is fine as long as does not get collar submerged in water from swimming which will inactivate it. if this occurs, better product would be front line
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Cushings diseaseQ: My setter is 9 years old and has cushings disease. i'm sure she has been ill for about 9 months to a year now. she has been leaving wet spots when she sits every now and again and yesterday on her way down the steps she wet all the waydown. she never had an accident in the house before. now when she eats she has to go out side right away because it goes right through her. she doesn't want to be bothered. she has been sitting in my car for the last 3 months for hours at a time. at first i thought she just wanted to ride (i take her everywhere with me), but now she just sits in the car and when i try to get her out she'll growl at me. does she feel that poorly? i can't afford the meds that the vet suggested. the exam was $550 by the time it was over. i love the dog but don't want her to suffer, it's not easy watching her go through this. has the time come to let her go and if so is there something i can give her at home? the vet wants $125 to put her down. i'd just like her to slip away during the night. it would be much easier on all of us this way. she weighs about 60 lbs. thanks for your help john A: There is nothing i can tell you which will let her slip away at home. if you decide putting her to sleep is best for all, then best done at vets office. you may want second opinion as the symptoms you describe are not those of cushings disease which many vets overdiagnose based on blood tests which can have false positive results
Fleas and tapewormsQ: My 12 week old puppyv(4.5 lbs) had tapeworms which were treated with droncit. does the tapeworms always mean that the dog also has fleas? how should they best be treated in a so small puppy? A: Your puppy may have simply ingested a flea at some point in his life, but may not be currently infected. try a flea comb to see if any flea dirt or fleas. if so you can use advantage Shop for: advantage, droncit
CatQ: My cat is old and he is getting very skinny. do you think he can have a tape worm. A: I doubt tapeworms causing the problem as most of time tapeworms dont cause much significant disease in dogs and cats in most cases. i would suspect some other geriatric disease and would have complete exam, an dblood workup at your vet to start
