Wounds on earQ: My dog has open sores on his ears from scratching, i'm cleaning it with salt & water and using cortizone is this ok? A: You might be better off cleaning the wound with mild soap and water. i would not use cortisone products on an open wound because it may prevent healing. you may want to use a product such as nolvasan as a skin and wound cleaner.
Advantage flea controlQ: Does advantage flea control enter my dogs' blood stream through his skin or does it remain on the surface? thanks! A: When applied to the skin, advantage is absorbed into the oily layer of the skin. it is not absorbed into the bloosdtream.
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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
PreventativeQ: I have a maltese that wighs 7 pounds and i am looking for an oral pill that i can give once a month instead of applying the topical treatment once a month. this would be so much simpler than trying to apply liquid to my dogs skin. he is only 1 year and 4 months old and loves the outdoors. he is in great health and has had all his shots and been nuetered. thanks for any assistance. A: You can use program tablets once a month for the control of fleas. program does not protect against ticks.
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Teeth/won't eatQ: I got a 6yr old huskey that is afraid of everything & won't eat most days. she is a retired sled dog that was an outside dog all her life. she was fed dog food, raw turkey & water one a day every day. i don't know if she has ever had a dental so i don't know what her teeth are like( i can't afford to take her to the vet right now). i started off by feeding her dry dog food. she didn't like it. i switch brands then she started eating it. that was ok for a while then she wouldn't eat again. i started mixing it with wet dog food. again she took it for awhile & stoped again. i was told by a dog trainer that dogs will not starve themselves, do not spoil her. & after taking her to the vet i was told that she has a chipped k-9 & mix with wet dog food again. after talking to a differant vet they said dry dog food, wet dog food & chicken broth. there again she ate it for a while & is not eating again. the second vet said that the worst thing i ever did was take her off the dog food, raw turkey & water. this is getting to be an expencive diet. what do i do? i am so confused. she won't eat hard dog food but she will eat hard dog biskits. what should i do? & she loves you i follows you one day & is scard of you one day. how do i get her out of her shell? A: Sled dogs do best on raw meat diets in my opinion. check out book dr. pitcairn's guide to natural health for dogs and cats by richard pitcairn as well as do barf search on internet. also try flower essences for fear like rescue remedy and aspen from health food store which can be used daily and is safe.
Do puppies naturally develop wormsQ: Our dog gave birth to 9 puppies 5 weeks ago. all all very healthy and we will begin their vaccinations this weekend. i was told that all puppies develop worms. is this true? if so, is there a wormer that i should administer to them now to prevent infestation? A: I would use wormer known as nemex from 1800petmeds and give two doses 3 weeks apart. then start on monthly heartworm interceptor to prevent future infestations. i would wait on vaccines until 8 weeks old. then get one further booster at 12 weeks of age, before getting rabies which should be separated from others to lessen short and long term side effects.
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Ticks in my houseQ: Is there a product that will not harm my children to use in my home to get rid of and prevent ticks? A: Most tick prevention products are insecticides but are fairly safe around children if you follow packaging inserts.
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Metacam & diabatisQ: We had blood work done on our schnauser about 60 days ago and it showed a glucose level of 149. after noting signs of diabetis, we did the blood work over again and the level had gone to 476. during this same period we started him on metacam for arthritis. do you think there is a relationship between the metacam and the full-blown diabetis in so short a time. thanks nt. A: None that i am aware of.
