Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / May 2004

This has happened 3 times now: puppy wakes up in the morning, has a couple
sips of water, then starts vomitting. Luckily for us, there's nothing in her
stomach so it's mainly just a little acidy mucous. She will only vomit if
she has something in her stomach so fasting her for 24 ...

Woman Drowns Boyfriend's Little Dachshund
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MAY 24--A New Hampshire woman who apparently did not like
her boyfriend's two-year-old dachshund drowned the dog

Thought I'd ask (yes, will ask at vet visit on Thurs) as this has been
bugging me.  The bloodwork for my kitty had these abnormal results.
Everything else was in normal range.
BUN---79-----range (14-36)

i wrote last night to mention the femoral head osteotomy (FHO)
recommended for my 3.1 pound yorkie --who is 8 months on june 9th.  i
will go with this surgery after reading your answers. however second
problem is my vet says dylan has only lost one baby tooth and he needs

Chelsey, my best friend of 14 yrs went to the Rainbow Bridge yesterday.
I keep telling myself it was the right thing to do but I can't help but want
her back home with me.  I know it's selfish.  I miss her and love dearly.
Nicole

my breeder put us on salmon for one of my allergic dogs so we gave  1T
to the other three toys twice a day.  she has done this for 20 years and
found success. now my vet says there is a rare condition of salmon
poisoning for dogs (not people) and wants them off this. my breeder

Kazz my 4 year old German Shepherd dog started drinking a lot more water
about a week ago and also doing the toilet in the house (which he has never
done). I took him to my local vets yesterday for a urine and blood test,
urine was OK, so sign of diabetes. BUT the blood test has ...

I have two week old kittens and I believe their mom is a first time
mother. She's doing a pretty good job of looking after them so far.
But now they smell terrible. I think she is trying to clean them but
not doing a good job. They smell like sour milk, which is

Can anyone out there give me any ideas for a good graduation present
for someone graduating from vet school?

i have a 3.1 pound yorkie that is almost 8 months old. we did not see
his limp until after his hair was shaved (bkz of beach burrs) and then
it was obvious. we took him in to vet immediately and requested x rays
be done without sedation. it turns out he has an old injury of maybe a

Is there a way to disuade cats from visiting our yard?  Is there a spray or
something one can use to discourage them from visiting?  We dont want to
take a chance with them hurting our indoor cats if they happend to get out..
Any thoughts welcome.

can one use bait with added tranqualizer or poisen to catch wild cats that
are killing the wildlife on our property?
How would you recommend to do this?
thank you

My cat was bitten by a copperhead snake, or atleast we're pretty sure
it was a copperhead snake. Unfornatly when we noticed swelling of our
cat's paw it was night and we had to wait till morning to get him to
the vet clinic. They are giving him fluids to try and get the venom

Hi, all,
Lilli, my very sweet 14 year old calico, is breathing very
rapidly and is clearly uncomfortable.   I have been to the vet--in
fact, I've spoken with all three vets at the practice--we've done an

I have an 8 year old DSH male tabby cat who is prone to get urinary tract
infections, usually two a year (during a good year).  We've done everything
the vet has told us to and more, (changing his food, antibiotics, he gets
plenty of water) but he keeps getting them.  Also, he has ...