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Monday, April 2nd, 2012
I am a foster mom for 4 beautiful kittens now 2 weeks old. I have had them for one week (mom is here also). One of the little manx kittens had a “sore” above her tail which was seen by a vet. I was instructed to put neosporin on it. I then noticed the kitten was not straightening her back legs when she walked. I took it to another vet and here is the bad news. She has spina bifida – the worse case of Manx syndrome and will not be able to walk or control her bowels or bladder. We have a no-kill shelter so they will do everything possible but I know there isn’t much that can be done. She will be unadoptable. Even in a no-kill shelter they will euthanize for medical reasons. So I have agreed to keep her with her litter-mates until they are 8 weeks and will go back to the shelter for neutering and adoption.
My question is…. what is the best things I can do with little kitten with what is probably the last month of her life. Should I play with her or let her just enjoy her siblings?
Thank you.
Tags: help for manx syndrome, kitten with manx syndrome, manx syndrome, Spina bifida, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, cat, cat health, manx syndrome | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 15th, 2012
I just got a hamster and whenever i hold him he either pees on me or bites me and whenever i touch him he gets startled. The person at the pet store said he didn’t mind being handled, but my hamster doesn’t like anyone.
What should I do?
Tags: hamster, Pet, Rodent, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet | 3 Comments »
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Holla! My name is Nathan. We rescued our dog from his previous owner who didn’t treat him too well. We have other dogs, and he gets jealous of them. He develops wounds as manifestation of his jealousy! Giving him dog treats aren’t enough anymore. What can I do to help our poor doggie?
Thank you.
Tags: abused dog, dog psychological problems, jealous dog, mistreated dog, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog health | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 1st, 2012
My cat has a lot of fleas and his medicine(frontline) isn’t working.
My cat is an indoor/outdoor cat and he sleeps in my bed every night. Lately I’ve noticed a lot of fleas on him, on my bed, and all over my room. There has also been salt like specs which are apparently flea eggs all over my comforter. I love my cat and I don’t want to kick him out of my bed! Anyone have any suggestions on how I can fix this problem?
Thanks,
John
Tags: cat flea problem, frontline, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, cat, cat health, cat with skin condition, fleas | 3 Comments »
Monday, February 13th, 2012
I know that my little boys down the line will face some sort of respiratory distress. How can I prevent/slow the effects of that? Are there any foods that I should give/not give to increase immune strength in rats? One of my boys is sneezing a lot and I have at my disposal various antibiotics (cefadroxil, etc) don’t ask how… but is it ok if I give my boys a prevention dosage?
Thanks
Tags: rat health problem, rat respiratory problem, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, Rat, rat health problem | 1 Comment »
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
I’ve been applying it once a month because we live out in a country area with lots of ticks, but I’m wondering if that’s to much. How often do you all apply frontline to your dogs?
This is a stupid question that I should probably know, but when is flea season?
Thanks
Tags: dog flea problems, frontline, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, dog, dog health, fleas | 2 Comments »
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
I just got a puppy a few weeks ago and I have a cat that absolutely hates her every time she gets near him he will give almost a growl and his at her, he swat at her a few times. Is there any way to get him over it?
By the way, now he has started hissing at me.
Tags: hissing pet, new puppy, VetLocator.com
Posted in ask a pet pro, ask a vet, cat, dog | 1 Comment »
