ReproductiveQ: Will neutering an adult male feline eliminate spraying around the house. he does this at the windows when he sees other cats, mainly. he is, now, an indoor cat recently added to our family. there are no other cats in the house at this time. please advise. thank you. A: Neutering is certainly recommended and may help. allow a few weeks after neutering done to assess. also try feliaway from 1800petmeds which can act as deterrant
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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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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.
Eating fecesQ: My beagle eats poop from our other dog we own. how do i stop this. it is horrible. we have two ratt terriers, but the beagle just goes after the one. help A: Deter is a safe and effective easy to feed chewable tablet. it should be given to the dog whose feces are being eaten. it is used to stop dogs and puppies from consuming feces. consumption of feces (coprophagia) is a common but disturbing habit in dogs. the cause of this behavior is unknown, but this product is formulated to stop this.
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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Ferrets and catsQ: I have 2 ferrets and 2 cats, all of which are inside pets, and have fleas. if i were to choose between frontline and advantage, which on would be better, or should i choose 1 for the cats and the other for the ferrets? A: I only use pyethrin sprays on ferrets or pyethrin shampoos as i dont believe advantage or front line is labelled for use in this species. either product is fine for dog or cat
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Tri otic ointment 15gmQ: Our 10 month old mini schnauzer has had a yeast infection in one ear and a bacterial infection in the other. we checked his ears today after we noticed him scratching one and found it to be irritated and red inside. what do you have similar to the tri otic that we've used in the past? A: We have it under our sku# 10403. it is a prescription product.
