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Want to add a second cat to a 1 cat house. Help.

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

I want to get another cat but I already have one. She’s about 7-8 yrs. old.

I plan on getting a male that’s about 1-3 years old.

What is the best way to introduce him to the household?

Frieda

Strange looking growth on my dogs paw between his toes

Friday, July 24th, 2009

I just noticed this strange looking growth on my dogs paw between his toes. Maybe you have an idea of what this is.

What is this?????

What is this?????

What happens if my cat licks frontline?

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

What happens if my cat licks Frontline?

Marie

My dog has a UTI and nothing is helping!

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

My dog has a uti everything done for her has not helped.

Her vet won’t listen to me.

She will not eat, has the shakes, is in pain and coughs up mucus.

I have taken her 3 times in the last week and she is no better. Please advise me what to do.

She seems to be having a hard time getting her breathe. Her vet is not answering and I need a second opinion.

Please help

Newly adopted dog with infection. Questions to ask vet I found?

Monday, July 20th, 2009

Hello,
I just adopted a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy around 4-5 months old – she has an infected right front elbow that has a draining tube but she is not on medication?

What kind of questions should I ask the veterinarian I picked on Vet Locator?

Just a little history I found her at Rhodesian Ridgeback rescues in Los Angeles she was found in a water-way in dirty water which they believe someone threw her in which caused the injury.

Thank you,

Mary

My dog is in the hospital with an enlarged spleen, they can’t tell yet if it is cancer, can you help ?

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

My dog is in the hospital with an enlarged spleen, they can’t tell yet if it is cancer, can you help ?

Debra

Cat with idiopathic lower urinary tract crystals

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

I have a cat with idiopathic lower urinary tract crystals and I have changed his diet, but he still exhibits urinary frequency and urgency.

Are there other methods of treatment?

Thank You

When is it an emergency?

Friday, July 17th, 2009

What would constitute an emergency vet visit?

My golden retriever is experiencing extreme allergy problems and I’m concerned.

Please let me know.

Thanks!

Treat dog for bladder stones without surgery

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Is there a way to treat dogs for bladder stones without surgery?

If surgery is my only option, is there a diet I can put her on so that she no longer gets stones?

Thank you.

Cat with wounded front leg licking it and won’t stop

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Hello —

My cat has a wound on his front left leg, and won’t stop licking it. The wound has been there for quite some time now, and he isn’t letting it heal. His behavior has not changed at all — he still runs around the house, leaps, uses the scratching post, etc, as he has always done, but the wound is getting worse.

He is semi-feral so putting him in a carrier to take him to the vet would be a major undertaking.

Do you have any suggestions? Please help.

Thank you.