Lower gum tissue injuredQ: My dog got loose yesterday and got into a fight with another animal. his lower right gum bled for quite awhile but the bleeding has stopped. my question is "should i take him to the vet or let him heal on his own?" A: If no deep laceration he should be fine, however depending upon state you live in, you should check about laws about boostering his rabies shot
Multiple catsQ: I would like to know if since i have three cats, if i use frontline flea drops on the back of their necks and they lick eachother, is this toxic? i have had a problem with fleas for a few weeks and have used powder, carpet powder and spray, but nothing is working. these cats do not go outside, however, we have two dogs that have brought the fleas into our home. we have treated the dogs with frontline, but i am leary of using it on the cats. any suggestions? A: Applying the frontline between their shoulder blades and controlling them during the rapid drying process should prevent any problems. i use it on my three cats and have yet to notice any untoward reaction.
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Pug has coughQ: My daughter paid a recent visit with a new 2mos. old puppy she just purchased from the aspca. we have 5 dogs at our house ranging in ages from 4mos. to 12 1/2 yr. old everyone except the oldest dog was kept away from her new pup. we were told it was given its first vac. and wormed & neutered ( still has sutures) we took him to our vet the very next day. our vet suspected he could possibly have kennel cough since he had a teary eye and when she had applied gentle pressure to his throat he had a dry cough, the alterative diagnosis was some irritation from a trach tube when he was neutered, this to she explained could be the reason for the teary eye( if it had not been kept moist durning the surgery)this was on 7/07/04 we noticed our 10 yr. old pug starting to cough more often than usal ( he has a reverse sneeze) on 7/11/04. should i be worried about kennel cough? A: Could be kennel cough which is more nuisance than severe health threat. take to vet if persists for good antibiotic like doxycycline. also can give extra vitamin c in form of ester c at dose of 500 mg twice daily and try immune stimulants like pediatric echinacea and goldenseal from health food store.
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Hair loss and skinnyQ: I noticed my dog was lossing his hair and he had some fleas on him so i treated him for the fleas but he was still loosing hes hair and hes skin was red and irratated, so i got some sulfodene medicated shampoo with antibacterial, is that shampoo a good choice, it looks like it is working. he looks like he has been losing weight to, not because of the shampoo it start around the time he was loosing hes hair. do you have any ansawers A: Shampoo is good choice however if weight loss persists should have complete medical workup at vet to sort out. try prozyme from 1800petmeds added to food for digestion as well as all natural diets such as pet guard or wellness
Shop for: prozyme, 1800petmeds Perscriptions for fleasQ: I have 3 dogs and two cats. this year the fleas are more numerous on my pets. i tried dips, powders and collars. is there any perscriptions that i can get to get rid of the fleas? A: The over the counter flea products such as advantage, frontline or program are very effective. however, when there is a flea infestation, you need to treat the pets, the house and the outsidfe environment as well. sentinel and revolution are two prescription heartworm preventatives that are also used to protect against fleas.
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