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My dog smells
Q: My dog smells absolutly horrible! no matter how many times we bathe her with dog shampoo she still stinks what can we do that is guick and easy?
A: This may be a sign of a fungal infection of the skin. you should have your pet examined by a veterinarian, possible one with a specialty in dermatology.
Cat scratched dogs eyelid
Q: My dog recvd a mild scratch to the lower eyelid wich started out as a small bump but then filled with puss, i got the dog a collar but not before she ruptured the affected area, she is on clavamox and i clean it each night, what about eye drops? it isnt swollen anymore but it is taking forever! please help
A: Ask your vet about topical antibiotic/anti inflammatory eye drops which he/she can prescribe or you could try eye clear frokm 1800petmeds or check out article on eye care on this website that i wrote
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My dog pulls out his fur
Q: I think my dog may have an obsessive compulsive disorder. he licks his feet all the time and recently he's started pulling the fur out of his feet as well as pulling out the hair on his testicles. we had a "bucket" which we put on his head for a week and he didn't seem bothered by pain or anything in those areas but as soon as the bucket was off he started to pull out his fur again. i'm at my wits end i'm worried he's going to get an infection.
A: Need to have vet rule out allergies first such as inhalent seasonal allergies and/or food allergies as well. might want to ask vet about med known as amitryptylline which is not only good antihistamine but also good if behavioral. also consider adding to food brite coat xs from 1800petmeds in addition to prozyme as well which might help allergies long term
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Ear infection
Q: My dog has had an ear infection in her left ear now for quite some time. she has been to the vet twice for the same ear. the vet has done swabs and has diagnosed 500mg of cephlaxin (one cycle) and 10 mg of prednisone. her ear did get better for a little while, but the infection returned. i was wondering if two cycles might do the trick this time. please let me know. thanks, coy heath
A: Two cycles might help but often vets do not addressunderyling causes which are main reasons problems keep coming back. you should ask about allergy workup including low allergy diet witih diet like purina ha or californai natural lamb and rice diet by natura brand. also if keeps returning consider thyroid testing as well as blood allergy testing for inhalent allergies to molds, grasses, dander, pollens, etc
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Yellow lab chewing hair off on hind legs
Q: I was wondering why our dog would be chewing at her back legs, and chewing the hair off right down to her skin. we put frontline on her a couple of weeks ago, and now she started chewing her back legs. not sure if there is any link to the two or not. thank you
A: Some dogs can rarely have reaction to frontline in hair follicles causing itching, etc but usually occurs right after application and usually resolves. you probably have other types of allergies such as seasonal inhalent allergies or possibly food allergies. try corticare shampoo from 1800petmeds every few days in addition to oral benadryl at dose of 1/2 to 1mg per pound orally twice daily. if no help, see your vet
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Parvo infected dog
Q: Hello, i received a white german shepherd on a saturday delivered from california on a plane. on sunday she started vomiting. on monday she wouldn't hardly move and would not eat and drink. we took her to the vet and they put her on an iv to replenish her fluids. i read in one of your replies that some, (rarely) dogs could get parvo from the vaccine. the lady who sold us the dog said she does not have parvo at her kennel and the only place she could of contracted it was at the vet. the vet looked at her on the thursday before the saturday we received her. is it possible that maybe the stress of the flight could of let the vaccine turn into parvo? just trying to guess how she contracted the virus. thank you!
A: It is possible that pet may have been incubating field strain parvo virus and was activated or prescipated by long flight and stress. or it is possible theoretically that pup had been vaccinated with modified live viral vaccine that had reverted to virulent form and caused disease due to stresses above
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