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My dog’s behaviour seems to have changed significantly recently.
She is weeing and cowering whenever any of us go near her. She is
also yelping whenever she plays ball, but is fine when running and
walking. We think it is something to do with her stomach but we
are not sure. |
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Kirstie - Northampton, England |
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I have a 13 year old castrated border terrier. Since coming back
from the groomers after being hand stripped for the summer he has
started to loose clumps of fur from his hind quarters and both flanks.
He is not scratching or licking these areas and his skin looks healthy
- maybe a little flakey in patches. He is up to date with both Frontline
and Drontal. Any suggestions what it could be? I have been bathing
him with anti-bacterial shampoo from my vets, which has not helped
to date. |
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Katy Quinn - Hertfordshire, England |
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Our 6 month old Jack Russell bitch is not very good at car travel.
Any suggestions or remedies? |
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Pam Mills - Powys, UK |
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Our dog drinks excessive amounts of water. We let him out regularly
to relieve himself but sometime she toilets in the house because
he doesn’t let us know that he needs to go out. Is this normal? |
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Diane - Canada |
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We took our new puppy to the low cost clinic for his second shot.
Last night I was rubbing his back and felt a bubble down from his
neck. Could that be from the shot? |
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Jeff Warner - CA, USA |
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I have a 18 week old German Shepherd puppy. I noticed that on her
front bottom teeth she has the new adult tooth which is in, but
the baby tooth is pushed in front and has not come out yet. Do I
need to get her into our vet to have it removed? She just started
to teethe this week. |
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Joyce - Texas, USA |
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I have a Boston Terrier that is almost 15 months old. He has 2 brothers
that are cats. On Wednesday I noticed he has a reddish bump (it
looks like a pimple without the white head) under his nose and about
his lips. When I touch it, it doesn’t seem to bother him.
What is it and do I need to be concerned about taking him to the
vet? |
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Nesli Katolin - VA, USA |
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Could you please tell me how soon I can get a new puppy after losing
one to Parvo? We had a 10 week old puppy for only 2 days. We took
her to the vets because she was not eating etc. and she tested positive
for Parvo. |
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Sarah Reynolds - West Midlands,
England |
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I have a cavalier king charles spaniel bitch who is currently on
an obesity management diet as our vet considers her to be overweight.
She is currently 9.25 kilos in weight and the vet would like her
ideally to get to about 8.5 kilos. We have a friend who breeds cavalier
charles spaniels and their dog is 10.5 kilos in weight and she says
that is acceptable for that breed. Can you give me any further advice?
Do you think my vet is right with this obesity management diet or
should we not worry about weight gain like the breeder? |
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Brydon Dickson - Midlothian, Scotland |
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Do you consider it safe for an owner to try to de-scale a dog’s
teeth themselves? |
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Janet Truman - Derby, England |
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My dog Teddy has had a nose bleed for a few days off and on. I can
get it to stop for a while and then it will start up again. The
blood is really bright red. He is 5 years old a mix of retriever,
shepard, and chow. He is still eating normally, but acting just
a little lethargic. |
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Kim Mansfield - Elizabeth/CO, USA |
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I have a 9 year old golden reteiver. He started to be sick on Monday.
I took him to the vets and they put him on a drip and gave him antibiotics.
He was at the vets for 3 days. He stopped being sick but was still
very ill. They did blood test but every thing came back OK. They
have told us he has an enlarged heart but they have not done an
x-ray or any scans. They have sent him home with heart tablets.
I am concerned that this is the wrong diagnosis because he does
not have any of the symptoms for an enlarged heart. He had a temperature,
was vomiting, drinking a lot and had low blood pressure. |
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Gillian Jones - County Durham, UK |
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I have a 6 year old Patterdale Terrier. His faeces are quite runny
all the time. Is this a dietary problem? |
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Christine Kot - North Humberside,
England |
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I had a lovely dog named Sasha for 14 good years. I know she had
a good age, but she had a lot of life still in her. On 28 December
2007, Sasha had a slight fall. The vet checked her gums and temperature
and said there was no signs of bleeding, only maybe some muscule
pain. An injection was given, she was fine. Then about 2 weeks later
Sasha began to chatter her teeth like she was cold. The vet said
old dogs can do this. A week or so later Sasha began to not want
to eat, and not want to exercise. The vet said she had a tumour
on her spleen, which was bleeding into her belly. They found about
10 tumours, each about the size of a 50 pence piece, but the main
tumour was about the size of a tennis ball. The vet told me there
was no way to save her. Could the small fall have started this just
over 3 weeks before? The vet said no but I need to know if it’s
my fault and I need a honest answer. |
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Barbara - Stoke, UK |
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Are raw chicken wings safe for my 3 Jack Russell Terriers to eat? |
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Tina Brown - Essex, UK |
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I have a 12 week old Springer Spaniel and after taking him to the
vets last week he gave him some stronghold but after 5 days the
spots that I think are mange are still there. How long will it take
to start to work? |
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Amanda Williams - Devon, UK |
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My dog is fully house trained but recently she has started weeing
all over the house and on the furniture. She never even did this
when she was a pup. My dad's girlfriend has recently moved in with
her 2 kids. Could this be connected? Please help as they wanna get
rid of her. |
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Clare Carr - Merseyside, UK |
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My dog's gums bleed pretty bad. Is there anything I can do to help? |
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Jason - Washington, USA |
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My 9 year old mixed breed is very poorly. He is drinking a lot and
peeing a lot. Just lately, when he pees, blood is coming out with
it and it really stinks. I cannot afford a vet as I am on benefits
and have no money. |
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Kevin - Warwickshire, UK |
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I have a 16 year old dog that I am wondering if there is a blood
test to determine if he is having kidney failure? |
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Vickie Wells - Cardington, Oh, USA |
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My dog has an ear infection (something that he has had before and
has aurizon drops) but my vet's will not give me another prescription
unless they see him first as it is more that their 3 month deadline
(I find this unfair as it will cost me £20 plus for the pleasure
of telling me what I already know. Is there anyway that I can get
a prescription without him seeing a vet? After breeding dogs for
a number of years I know what an ear infection looks and smells
like. |
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Vanessa Davis - Pembrokeshire, Wales |
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Can I get reliable temporary contraception for my Yorkie bitch?
She is only 8 months old. I would like her to breed at a later date
but not yet. My problem is that I also have a male dog and keeping
them apart is really difficult. |
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Natalie Bluck - Rhondda Cynon Taf, UK |
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I'm getting my pet spayed (fixed). When I bring her home can I give
her human aspirin for the pain? |
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Audra Dewar – Tx, USA |
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My 12 year old bearded collie dog is very happy and healthy but
appears to be going blind. Her eyes appear cloudy. Is this cataracts?
Should I be doing anything to try and rectify this or should I leave
her since she is very happy and loves life and long walks. She has
so much energy, she certainly doesn't appear her age. However she
also appears to be going deaf. |
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Christine Soutar – Essex, UK |
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I have a 16 week old Dogue de Bordeaux puppy who is very unresponsive
to our calls and doesn't even look at us when we call her. I am
wondering if she is deaf? And I am wondering if there are any home
techniques I could try to see if she is deaf or should I just take
her to the vets for them to investigate? |
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Elaina Letford - Stirling |
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My puppy finished his course of vaccinations a week ago. The vets
told me he must be kept in for a period of two weeks but other vets
have said it should be one week only. When will I be able to walk
him? |
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Virginia Halliwell - Suffolk, UK |
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I have an 8 year old boxer and I have just been told he has a hernia
and needs an operation. He is panting heavily and can’t sit
down. The vet is telling me this could cost up to £1,000 depending
on the length of time for surgery. This seems a lot and I am wondering
how much I should expect to be paying? |
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Simon - Berkshire, UK |
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Please can you help as I am really too ashamed to take my golden
retriever to the vets as she looks so poorly. I fear she may have
demodex (demodectic mange). I have tried all types of medicines,
herbal types, changed her food etc. but she isn’t getting
better. |
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Ros - UK |
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My dog is about 1 year old and is suffering with bad ears. I took
her to the local vet and he gave me ear drops, but she is still
suffering and is rubbing her head on the carpet. Is there anything
else I can use to help ease her suffering? |
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Wayne - Caerphilly, Wales, UK |
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Can and when should a pups dew claws be removed and where exactly
are they? I have seen adverts where people are selling pups with
dew claws removed but does it really matter if they are not? |
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Matthew Mills - Warwickshire, UK |
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My obese 10 year old beagle is peeing a lot and can't hold it. Is
this a bladder infection or kidney failure? |
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Matthew - Lincoln, WA, USA |
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My 3 year old bitch has had a vaginal discharge for 24 hours. It
is lessening today but is still there. It doesn't smell. It is greeny/brown/pale
coloured. There is a lot of it although as I say not as much today
as yesterday. She just finished a season 3 weeks ago. |
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Lynne - West Lothian, Scotland, UK |
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What would cause very low blood sugar in a non-diabetic dog? |
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Kim Watson - Bedfordshire, UK |
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We have two boxer dogs, one is 5 years old and the other 7 months.
Boston who is 5 years has got like a boil on his paw. It has been
seeping or oozing a light yellow/clear fluid. It is in between his
claws. I have put liverine on it but it doesn’t seem to be
taking it down any. |
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Peter Williams - Lancashire, UK |
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I have a small Puggle girl dog. She was recently running outside
where we just had new windows put in and came in bleeding with small
slice on the bottom of her paw. I put some peroxide on the cut and
the bleeding stopped. I looked inside the cut and it looks like
there might be a small piece of glass inside it. It is really painfull
for my dog when I try to look at the cut. What should I do? Should
I try to remove the piece of glass? What if there is no glass? Is
there a method I could try? |
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Bob - IL, USA |
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What causes a dog to have blood in the stool? |
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Carl - Loudoun /va, USA |
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My boston terrier, 10 months old, is very calm when with my retired
husband during the day, but when I come home at 5pm and on the weekends
he goes crazy, he gets into everything, jumps up grabbing things
out of my hands and doesn't come when called. Why is he doing this
only with me? |
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Jacqueline L Mcdaniel - Tennessee, USA |
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I have recently started cooking for my dog. Most recipes call for
garlic powder. Is this safe? |
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Kristy Hawkins - Chattooga/Georgia, United States |
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Why is my 9 week old puppy eating his poo and how can I stop him? |
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Angela Holt - Lancashire, UK |
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My 4 year old GSD bitch Sheba has been diagnosed with anal furunculosis
2 weeks ago. She has been on antibiotics, 4 tablets a day of amtiriod
150mg. The vet wants to operate but I dont want her to have to go
through the surgery and she will be put on steriods for the rest
of her life! The steriods will slowly kill her. I would like to
know if there is any other option or the most humane thing to do. |
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Paul Mercer - Preston |
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My 7 year old sheppard collie mix has recently begun to pant a lot
and gestures as if she needs to have a bowel movement. She is having
bowel movements as she normally has in the past but it is as if
she constantly needs to go. She has been treated for worms and I
have not seen anything unusual in her faeces. |
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Bruce Laws - Wisconsin |
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I have just had my 18 month old dog castrated but they have not
removed his testicles. Is this correct? |
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Tracey Connolly - Stansted, Essex, UK |
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My dog has had diarrhoea for 3 days now. She’s hardly eating
or drinking and is sleeping a lot. Should we take her to see the
vet? |
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Kerry Dallamore - Barnsley, UK |
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We are taking 4 dogs to Scotland in 4 weeks time. We are stopping
at the edge of a Forest at the Trossacks. What precautions should
we take for mosquitoes and ticks? |
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Barbara - Sheppey, Kent, UK |
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My dog, who is 12 years old, keeps on vomiting. I have changed her
diet and taken her to my vet. He prescribed antibiotics twice and
took a blood test of her major organs and all is well. The vet thinks
it’s her trachea but I have done all that he has suggested
and she really is not well. |
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Sarah - Worthing |
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I am a disabled person and spend 95% of my time at home with my
pet poodle. She is 7 months old. However, when I do go out I put
her in a crate. When I come back usually within a couple of hours,
I find she has been licking or chewing her front paws, and is quite
wet. I assume this is a separation anxiety behaviour, but I do not
know what to do about it. As I am around so much and cannot go out
often I am at a loss with this problem. |
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Sandra Levette - Grimsby, UK |
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My 12 month old toy poodle had a hernia repair and castration 5
days ago. Since then he has been extremely lethargic, off his food
(although will eat very small amounts) and generally 'not himself'.
He does not have a temperature, his nose is cold and his gums are
pink. There is no obvious infection of his wounds. His behaviour
is so out of character and I had expected more of a recovery by
now. Is this normal or should I be more worried than I am? |
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Jane - Oldham |
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My 11 week old puppy got his front leg caught in a door. He limps
with it instead of hopping without it so I don’t think it
is broken, but his paw area just hangs there when he sits up on
his hind legs. Should I do anything? |
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Teresa - Mesa, AZ |
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We have just got a female Leonberger puppy called Saffi. We already
have a five year old entire male Leonberger called Bex. We would
like your opinion on having Saffi spayed before she comes into season. |
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Lorraine - Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK |
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I've got a 9 year old Dobermann and he's got a split claw on one
of his back feet. Will this cause any problems? He walks and runs
OK but it does bleed a little and he licks it to keep it clean. |
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M. Jepson - Nottinghamshire, UK |
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My boxer dog has damaged a small area in her eye which looks like
a scratch around the centre of her eye. We think that whilst we
were walking in the park she ran into some bushes and a branch may
have caused the scratch on her eye ball. She doesn't seem to be
in any pain but squints her eye a lot, especially in the mornings
and after she has had a sleep. Do you think this will this heal
on its own? She doesn't like going to the vet and finds it distressing. |
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Claudia Parr - Liverpool, UK |
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My dog is doing a lot of scratching and nibbling of himself. He
has been treated for fleas and worms. I have gone over him with
a flea comb just to be sure and can't find anything. I have also
checked for any skin irritation and can see nothing. Have you any
idea what I can do for him as it is making him miserable. |
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Sharron - Lancashire, UK |
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Our 1 year old EBT is fit and healthy but over the last month, now
and again there is this awful fishy smell omitted from his anus.
He toilets regularly and has no problems going at all. Can you shed
any light? |
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Charlotte Chase - Lincolnshire, UK |
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My Cross breed dog is nearly 15 years old and keeps walking around
the edges of rooms and sitting as far pushed into corners as she
can. Also when there is a loud noise she runs outside. I gather
this is to do with loss of hearing. Medically what can we do to
help? |
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Ann Hotchkiss - Perth, Scotland |
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I have an 8 year old Jack Russell who has always been wormed and
flea treated. My friend also has the above, but has never had her
dog wormed on the advice of her vet who said that this is not necessary
because she has flea treatment (Stronghold). Why is this, and why
do I have to do both for my dog? We use Drontall worming and Frontline
flea treatment. |
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Julie Kershaw - London |
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My dog sometimes has fits. They do not affect her mind, only her
body, and she does not have them very often. After a recent fit
she had bouts of strange behaviour. She walks strangely and stiffly,
lies down, shivers and wants to sleep. This comes and goes i.e.
she is fine one minute and then acting strange the next. Previously,
the vet could not find anything wrong. Any ideas? |
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Lisa Phillips - Essex |
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I have a 4 month old Shar Pei who has a very strong doggy odour.
I bath him frequently, maybe too frequent, but he still stinks.
What can I do? Are there any magic products for this problem? |
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Rena McHarry - Illinois |
Question
How can I get my westie to drink more water? He never seems to drink
much from his bowl. He's 1 year old. |
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Fiona Cunningham - Scotland |
Question
Is there a way to tell the difference between a false pregnancy
and a real one? I have a 2 year old Rottweiler & we think she
is pregnant. |
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Robyn - Phoenix |
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I have a 2 year old male Jack Russell/chihuahua mix. We also have
a female cat. Recently our dog, Max stopped eating his dog food.
We have tried several brands, and both dry and canned. Sometimes
he will take a few bites, but that is it. He used to eat like crazy!
He is so thin now you can see his spine poking out. I am worried! |
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Nancy Wood - Oklahoma |
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Our dogs are Siberian Huskies, both 10 months old and from the same
litter. Neither of the dog’s testes have dropped. Should this
be a major concern yet? |
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Gary |
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