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You could ask your vet about Prednefrin Forte eye drops. These contain cortisone by just go in the eye, not systemically like the tablets.

Did he have surgery for the wound? If he did he would most likely have had an endotracheal tube place into his windpipe (trachea), this sometimes cause irritation and a cough but normally settles in a day or two. The diarrhoea could be due to the antibiotics so perhaps some protexin, inner health plus or natural yoghurt to replace the good bacteria in his gut would help.

Huge congratulations.

Lorraine could you ask your vet about starting the endep while Zedley is taking the promex, just that as in people antidepressants can take a week or two to reach theraputic levels in dogs too.

Lectade is one specifically for animals, available over the counter at vets and quite possibly stock feeders. Comes in a two part sachet and you can make up the whole lot or smaller amounts as needed. Usually has a long expirey date so ok to keep on hand. Glad everything is sorted Nekhbet.

The spot on tratment Advantix is now registered for repelling flies and biting insects as well as fleas. Works a treat for our amstaff who gets raised lumps from fly and mozzie bites.

As GT said, hookworms will burrow through skin, eg pads of dogs feet and soles of peoples feet.

You could bathe it in warm salty water, dry it off and just lightly bandage it to stop the dog licking it. The vets would be a good idea as if it is an infected nail bed they often need to remove the nail and treat with antibiotics. The reason for this is that all the tissue is very close to the bone and oestomylitis is often a complication. The proper name is paranychea (sp)

Our old rotti x bruised his eye by trying to "kill" his deflated old footy by shaking it to death. I assume he shook it and wacked himself in the eye. He had played with the footy like this for ages so I think he just got tooo enthusiastic one day. He did need medications, anti inflammatories and kept out of bright light for a while also.

Do you bath him in a hydrobath? I find the hydrobaths get out a lot of the dead fur. Nothing else to add that others havent suggested.

A company called Oxbow makes Timothy Hay and a heap of other stuff for rabbits and pocket pets, Perhaps google Oxbow.

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Being a vet nurse I'd leave it open but bathe it twice daily with diluted betadine or similar. Restrict exercise and watch for licking at it.

Dont you wish you could instantly sterilise dog owners like these morons !

Psittacossis is very common in cockatiels and is often first noticed by the owner as an eye problem. Also sinus infections can show up as eye problems, discharge/swelling. Psitacossis is a zoonotic disease, one that is transferable to humans, so if you get chills, high fever, prolonged flu like symptoms or a dry persistant cough get yourself checked out by the doctor and be sure to mention that you keep birds.

What about washing it with some laundry powder with enzymes (eg biozet)and hot water. Then rinse with a dilute vinegar solution to get rid of any soapy/bubbly reside.

I heard that adding pineapple to the food is meant to help, dont know if its fresh or tinned or either.

Get some Zoff, we use it at the vets I work at, it dissolves the adhesive glue. If you cant get the Zoff a small amount of eucalyptus oil should do the same thing.

I hate the designer breed names too. I also refuse to enter them in on works computer, even the other nurses are now following my example.

Years ago I know of a boxer bitch that had bloat, had surgety and later had 12 pups by caesarian. There was a reasonable time between the bloat and the caesar but I cant recall how much. The boxer was registered but I dont think she was ever shown, it was a pedigree litter though.

Can dalmatians suffer from pancreatic insufficiency?

Hi everyone, Firstly I only havve extremely limited info as I am posting for a member of the Amstaff Club of WA, whoses at work and details of dog are at home!! She recieved a call from RSPCA QLD as they have an Amstaff there at the moment. It has a tattoo of several numbers in its ear, definately not a desexing tattoo. My friend will post more info (or get me to) after work. I just thought that breeders might know who tattoos their dogs like this or if there is a register of some sort out there. Why the dog is in the RSPCA I'm not sure but possibly due to the floods, is the pound associated with the RSPCA? I will update asap. OK more info: male (entire), tan/white, tattoo in ear 613117, been at RSPCE QLD since 27/02/10, RSPCA id number 487941.

They should have made sure their yard was safe for their pup. If the breaks are due to pressure from the fence when the pup tried to get its leg out of the fence then I wouldn't pay anything. Sorry but youve done the right thing by fencing for your dog, would people expect you to pay for an injury cau sed by your dog while the cat was in your yard, I think not.

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