Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / April 2004

My girlfriend's dog, Carl, (a beautiful, sweet mutt about 12 years
old) is in need of a surgery to remove some sort of cancer of the
perineum.  Neither of us can afford the surgery recommended by Carl's
doctor.  We live in New York and can drive anywhere in the northeast

How old does a a puppy have to be before it is safe to feed a puppy table
scraps? Does it give them worms or cause other medical problems. My puppy is
a 7 week old Shih Zu named Daphne. Active and Growing in strength. Any info
would help. Thankx

Hello.  I have a 3 1/2 year old Border Collie that is having weird
problem.  After resting for a while and sometimes jumping off
furniture (after resting), she lifts her rear right leg for 10 or 15
seconds and only uses the other three.  Then she seems to be fine.  

does anyone see any advantage to "breed specific" foods?  i was at the feed
and seed today, and the Natural Balance rep was there, with samples of their
different foods.  i had Manu with me, and she said i should try their new
pit bull specific food when it comes out.  apparently ...

My 11.5 yo Siamese was just diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy
yesterday.  Tonight, I just read about the disorder of Chylothorax
in another newsgroup and the little bit I've been able to research
so far stated that Siamese are prone to this disorder.

Anyone ever use a vitamin suppliment called Transfer Factors? Its supposed
to be an immune builder or is it just a scam?

Hello:-)
I'm not able to give my Yorkie a Benedryl tablet because he is under
10lbs.  So I asked my husband to pick up the liquid Benedryl, and he
brought home the CVS brand of liquid Benedryl.  He said the active

I have a 14 yr. old Chow who recently had an ear infection which was treated
by flushing and cleaning out the ear, ear drops and oral antibiotic.  A few
days ago she started shaking her head and there was pus in the ear again.
Today there is an area of the ear that is very swollen ...

It's been several years since I've worked in an animal hospital and I was
wondering if the protocol for rabies vaccinations has changed.  When I was in
the field, a dog or cat could get a 3 year rabies vaccine if it had been
vaccinated at any time during it's life.  Today when I had ...

I've posted about my cat Zoey before but I start worrying again every time
we check her blood count.  Three vets and one specialist are all somewhat
surprised at how stable she is even though her white cell count is so low.
She has had this low white cell count for 6 years and does ...

just after some re-assurance...
i had my german shepherd neutered yesterday, but the stitches seem to be
coming apart... i took him back this morning but they just gave me some
anti-biotics and said to stitch him up again would mean anaesthetising him

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Good Evening everyone,
I need some advice.  I have an 11 month old chocolate lab and a 16 week old
yellow lab.  Well the chocolate has never had a dirty ear in his life.  The
yellow puppy on the other hand I have been cleaning his ears two to three

How do you get a puppies bowels going. My puppy is straining when she
defecates, Any home remedies?  thx

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