Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 25, 2009 10:27 pm

Fleas are responsible for a variety of problems associated both with our pets and with humans. They are responsible for spreading parasites to humans called tapeworms if the fleas are ingested. One of the most detrimental problems associated with fleas on your pets is what is known as flea allergic dermatitis (FAD). FAD is one of the three most common causes of allergies in pets. FAD has also been proven to be responsible for making other allergies worse such as food and inhaled allergies. Since pets are often allergic to the saliva of the fleas it only takes one bite to cause this reaction.

Getting rid of fleas can be a very difficult and expensive mission. The only way to properly get rid of a flea infestation in your home and on your pets is to understand the flea cycle. Using a multi module approach to killing the flea population will make sure you do not have any more flea problems.

Continue reading 'Tips For Getting Rid of Fleas on Your Pets – Save Money and Time on Getting Rid of Fleas'»

Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 25, 2009 12:35 am

pet’s breed: Shitzu
pet’s age: 1 yr. 4 mos.
pet’s sex: Female
previous treatment:

Benedryl, venision and potato dog food

QUESTION:

My dog suffers with ear problems, Ive taken her to 2 different vets and they
all say the same thing, Give Benedryle 2 to 3 times daily and Venision and
potato dog food… IT”S NOT WOKING.. Please help me help her she’s
miserable.. wat can I do to give her allergie relief???

ANSWER:
Continue reading 'Shitzu Ear Problem'»

Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 23, 2009 12:14 pm

pet’s breed: mini daschand
pet’s age: 9 yrs
pet’s sex: male
previous treatment:

QUESTION:

my mini daschand
seems to be making grunting noises when going upstairs ,but not all the time,he
runs all over the place ,,just lately i just dont know,he also snores real loud
lately.i have 2 other dogs 2 labs ,they are very gentle with him but i was
thinking what if they accidently hurt his back,,one minute he grunts then the
next he is fine.i am sure i will be taking him
to the vets this
week.

Answer :

Continue reading 'Mini daschand Problem'»

Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 20, 2009 11:03 pm

pet’s breed: pincher/rat terrier?
pet’s age: 8 months old

pet’s sex: female
previous treatment:

QUESTION:

About five weeks ago or so, my dog got on her front paw something that looked
like a bump. It was itching her right away and in fact she finally bit off the

crusty part of the spot pulling out the hair.
The skin without the hair looked a little inflamed (I put neosporin on it for a
couple of days), however the day after she stopped caring for it and it seemed
like the spot wasn’t bothering her anymore.

I was hoping for the spot to go away but it never did, and it got darker
instead. Now some hair are starting to grow back.
I
attached here two photos, one is right after she bit off the hair when the
spot was a lighter color, and the other one is how it looks now.
Her skin I believe should be a very pale color. I looked in fact around the

area of the dark spot and it does look a light color under the hair.
The spot doesn’t have pustules, or crusts and it doesn’t look infected
(meaning it’s not moist).
The dog has not touched the spot since the first day.

What that can be? She looks overall okay…
(My dog’s name is Billie and she is a rescued dog. She looks like a rat
terrier/pincher, she is about 8 months old).
Thanx

Answer :

Continue reading 'Skin infections Problem Question'»

Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 19, 2009 11:49 pm

Preventing canine urinary infection is not as difficult as most dog owners think. Prevention, as they say, is better than a cure. So, instead of trying to treat urinary infections in dogs, you should try to prevent them in the first place. How do you do that? Let us take a look.

When it comes to preventing canine urinary infection, there are four important things that you, as a dog owner, must do.
Continue reading 'Preventing Canine Urinary Infection – Some Simple Tips to Dog Owners'»

Comments (2)

By pet-admin, February 17, 2009 11:36 pm

Bacterial hypersensitivity in pets is a very rare and uncommon skin condition, but it can attack either your dog or your cat. Both are equally at risk as this condition does not seem to be prejudice to either.

This condition is generally caused by a hypersensitivity (or in other words, an allergy), to certain types of bacteria.

While it is believed that this is caused by a pets immune system over reacting to Staphylococcus (or Staph bacteria on the skin), which will than result in the skin reacting in dramatic measures to the presence of Staph, it is caused by the pet scratching itself intensely.

Pets that have become affected with this condition will scratch themselves so hard and so intense, that they will develop hair loss, scale like skin, and even red sores on their skin.
Continue reading 'Bacterial Hypersensitivity in Pets'»

Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 16, 2009 11:23 pm

pet’s breed: pug
pet’s age: 9
pet’s sex: male
previous treatment:

I am not sure if this problem is medical or behavorial, my pugs and I just came
back from 6 mths. in FL, we moved back home with my boyfriend (former home of
ours) his son know has 2 cats, my pugs are crate trained and have been since 6
wks. old and never (aside from being sick) had
used pen as bathroom. Since
being back I have noticed pee in the pen, I could not tell which pug (one or
both) was the problem. So I was taking out their blanket to lay on, there
was
no accidents when comforts (blanket and pillow) was removed. After a week I put
blanket back on bottom of pen the next morning their was urine in the pen. I
then got another crate and seperated them to find out which one if not both were
the problem. I found out it was only one. So I began the same procedure, he
will not urinate when just laying on palate but as soon as I put pillow or
blanket he is urinating on it. I brought to the vet and had test for urinary
track infection, but still have not got results. The vet thinks it could also
be kindey stones (which will be tested next if urine comes back ok. My concern
is spending all this money for vet visits when it could be behavioral (as I said
he won’t pee and lay in own
urine when just on palatte but does when he has
pillow or blanket to absorb urine. What do you think?

QUESTION:

state above.

PS. This pug is
on Temeril for his allegies (which common side affect is
frequent urination, but he has been on this medication for approx. 7 yrs. and we
have had no problems like this.

Answer :
Continue reading 'Urinating Problem (Pug)'»

Comments (0)

By pet-admin, February 13, 2009 10:41 pm

Question:

pet’s breed: German Shepherd
pet’s age: 2
pet’s sex: Male

QUESTION:

I got my dog 1 year ago from the local pound. When I got him I noticed that he
had dry and discoloured patches on the side of each nostril, I did wonder what

it was but he seemd fine and it almost disappeared when summer came so i stopped
thinking about it.

It’s now January and he has had a dry, now crusty patch which covers almost
half of his nose, it’s been there for about 6 weeks and is now getting

cracked and with small red splits appearing.

I am very worried. I took him to the local vet who
gave him Anti-Biotics and an
Anti-Fungal cream for his nose and said he should come back in 2 weeks.

I am really worried that it is the ‘dnagerous’ form of lupus and am
worried about sitting back for 2 weeks when more action could be taken? All and

any advice appreciated. Thank you

Answer:

Hi Tony,

What you describe is likely to be a Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE). Despite the long and scary name, it may never cause great harm to your companion and I should not panic.

This is a skin condition involving the nose and sometime the area between the nose and the eyes.

As it appears to be seasonal (winter) and restrained to a few fissures, you can probably get it under reasonable control by applying some vaseline.

A definitive diagnosis can be reached by taking biopsies of the lesions. This needs to be done under general anaesthetic.

There is a good picture of DLE on this blog:
http://my-pet-medicine.com/2007/01/24/canine-discoid-lupus-image/

I hope this re-assures you.

Best wishes,

Julien