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I would like to locate a dog surgeon who perfroms bioduct surgery

August 6th, 2009

I would like to locate a dog surgeon who perfroms bioduct surgery.

I live near Lake Lure North Carolina. My vet says my dog needs knee surgery and I heard about the bioduct procedure so I’d like to take my dog to someone who does this.

Do you know of any good and affordable surgeons?

Candice

Editor’s note: Here is a picture of a human knee that shows what bioduct surgery replaces:

meniscus

bioduct

Small tumor on side of dog’s paw

August 6th, 2009

I noticed a small, grey looking tumor on the side of my dogs paw. I first noticed it a couple weeks ago, and it seems to be slowly growing and he is licking it.

It has a couple hairs growing through it.

What types of procedure can i expect if i take him to the vet? Is there a way to freeze off the tumor somehow without surgery?

Thank You,

Cat with beginning stages of renal failure. Need advice on diet.

August 6th, 2009

Hi my cat has been diagnosed with early stages Renal (kidney) failure. I wanted to know do I have to feed my cat those expensive prescription cat foods or is there a more affordable
food he can eat?

Thank you very much

Christine

Dog emergency. No money. Help please.

August 4th, 2009

My dog is vomiting not eating drinking and foaming at the mouth no money for emergency vet

don’t want my dog to die. What do I do?

Martina

6 y/o poodle mix with chronic skin problems. Tried everything!

August 3rd, 2009

I have a 6 yr old poodle mix that has had chronic skin problems since age 3 yr. I have had him tested for diabetes, hypothyroidism, autoimmune diseases. This dog has been on antibiotics off and on for four years. I now live in the Caribbean and of course with the humidity it just hangs around. I have cut his hair down very short. I keep him dry when he gets wet, I give him cod liver oil, tumeric root, I have bathed him in the sea and with coconut water (which the islanders swear by) and nothing is helping him. I even put triple antibiotic powder on his skin.

He had the same problem back in the States but it would only come twice a year. These bouts also required cortisone shots and I am NOT crazy about cortisone therapy.

Please don’t suggest changing his food. There is only Pedigree on the Island (for now). Next week it might be Purina only on the shelf.

Any holistic or traditional suggestions would be appreciated!

Elizabeth

Lots of flies congregate near my dog’s tail even tho he’s bathed. Why?

August 3rd, 2009

When my dog is outside in the rear of the home, we notice lately lots of flies congregate on the top of his rear end near the tail. Is there a spray that is safe for this problem? He just had a bath and he is still a target for the flies. Thanks for a quick answer.

Treating cat for hairball problem, big problem NOW!!

August 2nd, 2009

Cat has had hairball problems 2weeks ago and again beginning Friday.

Treated with Hartz hairball meds both times.

Was OK first time, but now is lethargic and having some difficulty with consciousness. Rolls head and neck backwards. Had soft stool,caused by meds, yesterday. Sleeping a lot, could this be from weakness of not eating enough since Friday? He is 8 years, weighs abt 15 lbs, was diag. with heart murmur in 2005/06.

Has hidden some as he did when he nearly died from a cyst under his chin in 2007 until last night when he slept with me nearly all night.

Could he be dying – Do I need to take him to the vet he sees in Meridian, MS?

Vicki

I want information on home euthanasia

August 1st, 2009

Hi,

Will they put a dog down at home and how is that handled exactly?

Rae

Cat with 6 toes on each front foot, 5 each on back

July 31st, 2009

HEARD KITTENS MEOW, SAW THEM, HAD TO FEED THEM , IN ORANGE GROVE NEXT TO MY HOUSE.

GOD BLESS THIS KITTEN, SHE HAS SIX TOES ON EACH FRONT FOOT, AND FIVE TOES ON EACH BACK FOOT. THE SWEETEST THING IN THIS WORLD….I HAVE BEEN FEEDING HER EVERY DAY TWICE A DAY…

WHAT IS THIS CALLED?

PAT

2y/o Maine Coon coughs like he has a hairball but nothing comes up.

July 30th, 2009

Hi,
My 2yr. old cat Tony (Maine Coon) coughs like he is trying to get rid of a hairball but nothing ever comes up. He is shaved so he shouldn’t ingest too much hair.

Now he is sneezing like crazy! Could he have allergies? He is behaving normal, playing and eating Natural Balance Duck/Pea formula.

Thank You,
Mary