Cutting dog's nailsQ: My dog's nails are too long, but she wont let me cut them. everytime i try, she growls, barks and nips and bites at me. can you suggest a sedative to give her that will relax her enough for me to cut thwe nails. the dog is an elderly female german shepard. A: There are over the counter products such as vita treat pet calm or homeopet anxiety that should help.
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Moist/hot/oily/itching/allergic dogQ: I have tried all kinds of shampoos for my shih tzu. she has severe allergies to both food and the environment, and getting old. i just want to keep her comfortable in between her steroid treatments that we try to keep to a minimum. her skin is is moist, oily, hot, scaley, and she has a burnt corn chip type smell to her. i have tried your coal tar, and other brands with the same ingredients; it doesn't help much. chlorehexiderm seems to be the freshest smelling although it doesn't quite do the trick. tea tree products (melaleuca) have not worked, neither has oatmeal. is there another suggestion. i have searched your shampoos and see there are other possibilities. i just don't which one to choose. please help me. sincerely....heather A: I would try ketachlor shampoo used every few days; make sure let sit on skin for 10 minutes and lather up before rinsing off. sounds like your pet has overgrowth of yeast on skin. ask your vet about this as well as possiblity of oral med known as ketaconazole if yeast is diagnosed
PuppyQ: I have a 9 week old pug puppy weighing 4 pounds. can i use frontline plus on her? also, which product would you recommend frontline plus or advantix? we live in south florida. thanks!!! A: I would start off with the frontline topspot and then graduate to the frontline plus when your pup reaches 11lbs.|i too live in south florida and find the product effective.
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Why do i need to use monthly flea preventative?Q: Why do i need to use monthly flea preventative? A: Using a monthly treatment to prevent flea infestation is much easier than, and in many cases much less expensive than, the effort required to control and eliminate an already existing flea problem in terms of time and effort.
Heart wormQ: I want a pill form to give every 6 months is there one A: There is no pill form that will give your pet 6 month protection.|we do have once a month products.
One of my animals has tapewormsQ: Hi i have two cats and three dogs. recently i saw a pile of feces in the floor from one of my two insude dogs. i looked at it because it was very loose and saw a butter colored live worm in it. after doing some research i realized that it was a tapeworm. i know that tapeworm seperate from the scolex and then the body passes through the feces. my question is, is it too late to cure it after the body has passed and what should i do? is it possible that my other animals could have got it? how do i prevent them from getting it? how can i tell if they have it ? i just need all the info. i can get please help these animals are very close to my one and three year old sons and i dont want them to die. i have seen first hand the suffering that worms can put dogs through i nthe final days. please help! A: I will simply state treat all pets in house for tapeworms with product like 1800petmeds tapeworm meds or droncit as other ideal choice. usually gotten from prior ingestion of fleas
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Pooping outside litter boxQ: I have 7 year old and 2 year old cats. my 7 year old came from a somewhat neglectful home and will not poop in a dirty litter box. my husband and i have tried scooping the box several times a day and he still poops out side of the box. my 2 year old is constantly spraying out side of the box when he is mad at us. other then these problems they are pretty good cats. i just dont know what to do about the peeing and pooping. A: Try adding additional litterboxes and using different litter types such as everclean which i have found helpful sometimes. also consider feliaway from 1800petmeds which can sometimes act as deterrant and make sure cleaning soiled areas with nonammonia based product such as natures miracle
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Zema collar with frontline; horses?Q: You recommended using a zema tick collar in addition to use of frontline to someone previously. i have two outdoor dogs and cats, plus a horse; and we live in tick country. (lots of deer and other wild critters too.) should i try using both these products together? and what do you recommend for horses? A: I am not a horse vet so will refer you to your equine vet for that one. as for collar, one i like for dogs is preventic collar. for cats a good ovitrol plus collar is fine. i find preventic collar is best tick product on market for dogs and works for up to 3 months as long as dogs dont get it submerged in water or swim with it on whihc will inactivate it. i usually use preventic collar with advantage topical for flea/tick control, but front line is fine by itself if used once monthly on all cats and dogs
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