Archive for the ‘ask a pet pro’ Category
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Our pet rabbit is kept in our room for the meantime while were still in the process of moving and she frequently thumps while were sleeping… she thumps more if my lover is not in the room at night…. does she skip him? Why does she only thump at night? Its very loud and she wont stop until I awaken and told to her to stop; and even then when I go back to sleep she will do it again. Help!
Thank you.
Beth
Tags: Rabbit, rabbits thump, VetLocator.com
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Saturday, May 5th, 2012
My paw-wee just developed a hematoma on the end flap of her ear. Actually, it takes up nearly half her ear in under an hour (about 2 inches long by 1.5 inches across).
Her appointment to be spayed and have her tumor removed is in 2 weeks. The vet insisted it be three weeks after her heat cycle. Is it okay to let the hematoma go that long? We’re calling the vet in the morning, but can’t seem to find an answer on how long is too long.
Tags: Aural Hematoma, dog hematoma, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog ears, dog health | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
My dalmatian is starting to get dry skin on his back. Its not itching him at all. just starting to flake a little. I know I have to be careful about the protein in take. I was thinking about putting an egg in his food. then I was thinking about some oil in his food. Just would like to get some advice. Thanks.
Tags: dry skin on dalmatian, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
My dog refuses to eat or drink even though he has fresh food and cold water, until someone gets home. Is this a kind of separation anxiety? He eats like we’ve been starving him when we get home.
Thank you.
Ronnie
Tags: dog anxiety, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
I have a rescue dog who is part Border Collie and part Hound, so he has extremely strong herding/hunting instincts. He has been out to get my cat since we adopted him almost 2 years ago, but she stays away from him and lives upstairs (where he isn’t allowed). I’m going to college soon and would like my cat to be able to safely go downstairs to be with the rest of my family, but she can’t with the dog behavior. Any tips for dog/cat fighting problems?
Tags: Border Collie, Cat, dog, dog attacking cat, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, cat, dog | 1 Comment »
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
I got her two years ago with the problem. She is now living with a flexible collar and does very well (her personality is actually more normal with the collar on than when she has it off and is preoccupied with picking). Just curious if anyone has any further ideas. She’s got a clean bill of health from the vet, a new diet, and the largest parrot cage on the market filled with toys. I’ve tried different cage locations and increased frequency of her baths (she hates spray bottles). I haven’t yet tried her with another cockatoo because I’m afraid she might hurt it since she hates my other birds. Thoughts?
Tags: cockatoo feather picking, cockatoo self-mutilating, VetLocator.com
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Thursday, April 12th, 2012
I was recently away for 3 days and I left my guinea pig home with my mother. I told her what to feed her etc, but apparently she did not listen to me. She bought my piggie some food for rodents (yeah, if you know what I’m talking about you figured out it contains a lot of shelled seeds and nuts). And that’s not all, she bought my piggie some yogurt tablets.
But back on topic:
I think that my piggie ate some of the food with seeds and I have seen some yogurt tablets in her cage that were half eaten. So far she hasn’t shown any signs of stomach ache or something like that. Should I worry about her? Should I do something about it? Please help.
Tags: guinea pig ate yogurt tablets, GuineaPig, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, pet health | 1 Comment »
Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Hello my name is Susan. My dog tested positive for E.Canis for three times now. He is on 10mg/kg once a day tablet of doxycycline these days but since he has hundreds of ticks, I was wondering if getting rid of the ticks would help alleviate the problem. So would it be safe to apply Frontline while he is on doxycycline?
Tags: Doxycycline, frontline, Tick, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog health, ticks | 1 Comment »