Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / October 2005

my 11 yr old cat has developed  a nasty red rash where her collar was.
it started out 2 weeks ago in one spot so I put  some "triple antibiotic
cream" on it. and removed her collar.
the fur around the "collar place" has been rubbed off and now the rash

I am not new dealing with asthma in cats, as I have one who was
diagnosed with it several years ago, and had one we lost in May (he
was almost 16, and most likely died of lymphoma).  But our youngest
cat, Arthur, was just diagnosed with it recently and I have a few

Our vetrenarian gave us some Frontline for our kittens to be used after
a bath.
They are now 91/2 weeks old.  He stated it will not harm them and I do
hope this is true.  What about using only half as much as is packaged.

Hello.  I was wondering if anyone could provide some input regarding my
issue.  I apologize for the lengthy post.
I have a 6 year old lab mix that has been battling ear problems for the
last 3 years.  My vet says the ear problems will probably never go away

A friend of mine recently rescued a couple of kittens that did not
even have their eyes opened yet.  She is an experienced rescuer, and
Board of Directors of a no-kill animal shelter, so she knows quite a
bit.

My cat has a calcium oxalate stone in his ureter (ureter calculi). It's
not obstructing anything as far as we know but it's there. The vet says
that it can't be surgically removed and that not even a specialist
would attempt it.

My cat recently underwent radioactive iodine treatment for
hyperthyroidism. Prior to receiving this treatment, he was on tapazole
for an extended period of time. During this time his T4 levels were in
either the normal or below normal range. In fact, I'm afraid that for a

Yesterday, I learned my 5 yo Westie was diagnosed with Cushing's Disease.
My vet is out of town until Monday and I was wondering what the statistics
are on his longivity.  His Cortisol test result is 9.0 in a reference range
of 2.0-6.0 ug/dl.  Is 9.0 considered the beginning ...

I have a 17 year old cat who in the last year is having quickly
increasing trouble getting up on a chair, but she never makes any noise
that would lead to thinking she is in pain.  Yet I know a person with
arthritis, is in pain. To repeat the question, how can I tell if she is

I have a Maltese that I just adopted, he is about 2 years old.  I have had
him for about 6 months now, and I have 2 others.  For the past month or so
it is like he "forgot " that he was trained.  He has started going to the
bathroom in the house.  Sometimes even after we just took ...

From: "Jenn" <d...@try.it>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 12:30:29 -0600
Subject: Re: Jerry's Dog Training Manual
Hi Lynn,

can someone tell  me where to report a bad vet,
i live in New Brunswick  Canada
Thanks
Linda

My dog was 11 yrs of age and was diagnosed with Cushings disease Dec/2004.
She was on Mitotane till death. The Cushings was somewhat controlled symptom
wise. She also had spay incontinence diagnosed at age 9. (which the vet said
was weird that she got it so late in age) She was ...

Does anyone have any experience using Methylphenidate? The dog in
question, Leo, is a 15 mo. old pitbull, neutered. He was taking
clomipramine with some success but he started having seizures. (He's
also on thyroid supplement and tribrissen for chronic urinary

HOWEDY caroline,
caroline wrote: