DewormerQ: My puppy was given strongid for his tapeworms and i've never heard of this medicine before so i looked it up and found that this is used to deworm horses. is this true and was it safe for my six week old puppy? A: We do not carry stongid. you should not use a product if it is not labeled for the intended use you have for it.
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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.
Red dogQ: Need to known if flea & tick dip is still avalible on the market , and if so were can i get a bottle to rid the problum . my vet tells me it's not used anymore. thanks A: We do carry a product called paramite dip which will kill fleas, brown dog ticks, and clears sarcotic mange. the effect will last for about 2 weeks. most people today do not want to go through the process every 2 weeks and use monthly easy applications of products like frontline plus.
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Treatment for mangeQ: What is the treatment for mange? A: Sarcoptic mange can be treated with over the counter products such as lym dyp. demodectic mange is usually treated with prescription medications such as mitaban dip or large doses of milbemycin.
Vitamin c; ester cQ: In one of your answers you recommended that the dog be given 1000 i.u. of vit c twice a day. i had always been advised to give only 1000 i.u. of vit c per day. is giving 2000 i.u. per day better? also, is ester c the same as any other vitamin c? what is the advantage of the better c product? thank you. A: It is actually in mg not iu with vitamin c. also ester c is non acidic form of vitamin c and usually better on stomach. if your pet can tolorate 2000 mg per day of ester c then that is better. only side effect with vitamin c is diarrhea.
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Fleas & itchy skinQ: I have 4 cats. two of which seem to be reacting much worse to fleas. i have dipped them for the fleas using adams pyrethrin dip, but this seems to have irritated their skin even worse. their skin is very dry and itchy, and they are pulling out their fur around their back and paws. we want to try advantage or frontline but are hesitant to worsen their condition any futher. they still have fleas and are suffering, not to mention we are expecting a baby and would like to get rid of the flea problem as inexpensively as possible asap. thanks, kim parker A: I would try a few doses of oral capstar as well as oral program for quick kill of adult fleas well as preventing future reproduction. also consider home treatment with very safe product known as fleabusters which you can find on line
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Hair lossQ: Our choc. lab has minor hair loss around his eyes with a small spot of scabbing/abrasions. he also exhibits a small amount of hair loss on the knuckles, not sure if this is in relation to the eyes. he is an indoor dog that does not dig or rub on concrete. i know cats can exhibit the hairloss around the eyes due to parasite's. would this be the same with dogs? or can dogs have allergies? he seems to sneeze a good bit at times, nothing continually, rub at his face and have a very wet nose. thanks for your time and consideration. A: Sounds more like allergies to me. i would try oral benadryl at dose of 1/2 to 1 mg per pound twice daily as well as add brite coat xs and prozyme to each meal from 1800petmeds which can help skin long term. but should have allergy workup at vet
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