Puncture and Bite Wounds

Thanks for this great articles! two thumbs up to you. I was totally devastated because a stray cat which was bitten by my dog died a few hours later. keep blaming myself for not able to save the cat and it is a good awareness for me to understand more about the situation. Thanks again for your arti...

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Allergic Dermatitis

a new vet but my dog on Chlorpro. I have never used it before & can not find info online. Is this safe for my dog?...

Kittens and Play Behaviors

I have a four year old male Golden Retriever mix. We adopted a six month old male American Shorthair kitten. They had some contact beforehand, and after a few days of separation, they are getting along well. However, when they play together, it seems too rough to me. They have a game they play w...

Vocalization Issues

My 17 year old cat has been crying quite a bit especially at night, have spent $$ for bloodwork, for Prozac to try to help, but nothing is working!!! He has a moderate degree of renal failure and that's being addressed, but still the meowing/crying persists. Does anyone out there know of anythin...

This is wonderful and so informative. I had bought a Great Dane puppy over 10 years ago and it developed Dermodetic Mange and what an ordeal to find out what it was and deal with it. I had never had a dog over the many years of owning pets and dogs. I wish that there was a way to really prevent it a...

Allergies

When you go to symptom checker & click on the paws of the dog, it has only 2 options either chewing & licking or just licking, & no matter which one you select it will read that the dog has allergies, & my dog didn't have allergies, she has lice on her paws close to the nails & because of the ha...

Hi, i need to go out of town (Friday morning coming back Sunday evening). My cat is on Baytril. I can give it to her Friday morning and Sunday when I get back. Will it be awful if my cat misses the Saturday dose? She is on it for 14 days and this will be the 11th. Can I just continue to the 15th be...

Our dog's vet prescribed Ammonium Chloride powder, to be used on her food twice a day, about a year ago. She is 11 now and has had a lifelong problem with UTIs/struvite crystals, tail-chewing...The Ammonium Chloride has totally relieved those problems but now, for several hours after her meal w...

Comment: Hello! My pup Rocco is now 5 months old and he has not been eating all of his food lately. Rocco is sneezing more than a few times a day. Also, Rocco’s new peculiar behavior started on Monday last week and made me fret before coming home from work every day because I did not want t...

I wish I had this information two weeks ago. Our darling Yorkie Isabella came into the house, and she was so sick that I (dressed only in a blouse and underpants) grabbed her and my husband drove us 50 miles down to Gainesville to the University of Florida's Small Animal Clinic. They tried and b...

Addisons Disease (Hypoadrenocorticism)

I recently had a male shih tzu age 14 who was being treated for arthritis with Rymadal. On a Saturday night, he stopped eating completing but continued to drink water and urinate. He had dry heaves vomitting and kept going over to his food dish, acting like he wanted to eat, but couldn't. Our v...

Leptospirosis (Canine)

Johnathan, It is almost impossible to identify what type of parasite your puppy, without a fecal test performed by the veterinarian. Roundworms are long, skinny, and round-they look much like strands of spaghetti. Tapeworms can be seen by the naked eye, they usually look like dried pieces of rice...

Conjunctivitis

GENERAL DESCRIPTION The conjunctiva is the tissue that is present around the eyeball; it serves as a lining around same and the eyelid and third eyelid. When this tissue becomes swollen and/or inflamed this is referred to as conjunctivitis. SOURCE & CAUSE(S)

Heartgard

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Heartgard® is used for the treatment and prevention of heartworms, and is also effective against roundworms and hookworms. It is also an effective treatment against some other parasites, including ear mites. It is a beef-flavored chew or tablet that is given once ...

Interceptor

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Milbemycin is used to prevent heartworm and other parasitic infestations on your pet. It is found in two drugs, Sentinel® (Milbemycin Oxime and Lufenuron) and Interceptor® (Milbemycin Oxime only).Interceptor® is to be given every 30 days, prefera...

Alopecia (Hair loss)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Alopecia is the loss of hair. Alopecia is not a disease; it is a sign or symptom of a number of diseases or disorders. SOURCE & CAUSE(S) Alopecia can be caused by many conditions including hormonal problems, nutritional diseases, ...

Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION Progressive retinal atrophy or PRA is a hereditary blinding disorder involving the retinal tissue. SOURCE & CAUSE(S) The cause of PRA is an inherited recessive trait that causes a degeneration of and loss of retinal tissue. SIGNS &...

Triamcinolone Acetonide

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Triamcinolone is often used to treat red and itchy skin caused by a number of conditions. It is a corticosteroid, which reduces swelling. Triamcinolone is often used in conjunction with antimicrobial and antifungal drugs in the drugs Animax and Panolog to treat...

Sentinel

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Milbemycin is used to prevent heartworm and other parasitic infestations on your pet. It is found in two drugs, Sentinel® (Milbemycin Oxime and Lufenuron) and Interceptor (Milbemycin Oxime only). Sentinel® is to be given every 30 days, preferably on t...