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Hello, I have a small Shitzu dog, 7 years old. He has an
occasional, off and on coughing problem.

I had him to vets twice.

The first gave him an antibiotic and a cough suppressant that did not work on it – or it seemed to for a while but he still has coughing bouts – more like little grunting coughs that may continue for 1/2 a minute or so. The first vet thought it was kennel cough (but didn’t really get to hear it) and my dog was never in a kennel or really exposed to dogs who have been kenneled. The second vet said my description did not fit kennel cough.

These attacks happen regularly, but not daily. The dog also seems to be eating correctly and playing as usual.

Do you know what this might be?

Is there really a new strain of Parov that can cause your pet to die in 2 to 6 hrs?

According to a website I saw online there is, and they have a combination of products that can save the pet.

For 149 dollars.

Please write a newsletter about it!!!!!!!

I recently got a Rat Terrier puppy, Chomper, who we believe to be about 14 weeks old. He is in perfect health but has had no shots yet. We got him from a relative who had a litter and was giving them away.

We have another dog, Tahti, who is currently living at my mother’s due to our moving and not having a house for her. She is a little over a year old and has had her shots, and we are ready to bring her to our home.

Now, the issue is that my mom has rescued many dogs over the years and some of those were pregnant females whose puppies sadly died of what we now know to be Parvo.

The last time she lost a puppy to Parvo was almost a year ago and she has had one more litter since then and none contracted the disease.

If we bring Tahti home is it possible that she could be carrying the disease?

I know that we should not allow the puppy to be exposed to the her feces, but is there anything else we should do (aside from getting his shots, which we plan to do as soon as we can afford it) to ensure that he will not be exposed?

I apologize for the lengthy explanation, I just miss my big girl and want to do everything I can to get her home without sacrificing the health of my beautiful little boy!

Any help at all would be very much appreciated.

After spending several thousand dollars on MRIs, biopsy, etc and many hours of uncomfortable driving for my cat, none of the specialists have arrived at a diagnosis to explain her symptoms.

The possible treatments for the possible conditions are so different, that picking one would be life threatening to my cat if it is the wrong treatment for her condition.

So, I am actually looking for a psychic that works with pets to see what impression he or she has of my cat’s difficulty.

Do you have any experience with working with a communicator or other suggestions?

My 12 yo ShiTzu has chronic seb dermatitis, chronic cough (collapsing trachea) and daily diarrhea. My vet gives here Oxycodone and Prednisolone.

Not getting any better.

Any better suggestion holistically – maybe herbal?

Thank you.

Is it necessary to vaccinate for canine leptospirosis?

My 13 year old Golden Retriever has lesions on varying locations of his body (2 on abdominal cavity, 1 between his right eye and ear, etc.). The growths continue to grow with the largest being about 1cm above the skin.

I saw the first lesion about 5 years ago on his left front leg. It initially looked like an engorged tick, but when I tugged on it, I realized it was a growth. The surrounding area had redness radiating from the growth. The vet opted to remove it and much of the surrounding area. He said the growth was very vascular but that he didn’t know what it was. The pathology came back negative for malignancy. Could these be hemangiomas? Or the rarer angiokeratoma? I can take a photo and attach it if you’d like further information.

My Golden now has many more of these growths and because my guy is elderly, I’ve opted not to put him through any more surgeries to excise these growths. In your opinion, is this a bad decision on my part? Thank you for any advice you can give me.