Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / November 2005

I'm a poor college student at the University of Minnesota who loves her
dog very much. I'm looking for some alternative treatments for my dog -
which means I would really appreciate your help!!
Phydeaux is a sweet but clumsy mutt - best guess German short-hair

I took two rescue kittens in yesterday to the vet for their second
distemper shot.  I was absolutely shocked when they told me that they
needed a series of *three* distemper shots.  I have had cats for
years, and it has *always* been *two*.  Did something change recently

Please reply if you have dealt with this problem with your dog,
regardless of whether you had them on meds only or had to resort to
surgery. If they recovered with only meds, please describe their
recovery and how long it took. If we have to resort to surgery, our vet

HOWEDY People,
Here's a other EXXXPERT dog trainer gettin JERRYIZED:

About two months ago, I adopted a kitten from a rescue center.  When
she came home, she had very bad diarrhoea, passing no solid material
whatsoever.  I tried worming her and changing her diet, which in the
short term didn't seem to have any affect.  Referring this condition

my eleven year old German Shepherd Dog/mix  has an abscessed tooth. The vet
says $300 to remove it, and  he states that he is not certain if the tooth
is causing any pain, because , he says, dogs don't always show pain clearly.
I have noticed that the dog cannot bite hard on food. ...

My dog has cataracts , his left eye particularly. I believe he is blind in
his left eye, possibly due to the cataract. Is it possible for a
veterinarian to remove cataracts and restore eyesight in a case  such as
this? thanks. Mike.

This is a real long shot but things seem pretty desperate for my 9 YO
German Shepherd dog.
About 5 weeks ago he suudenly stopped peeing apart from a few dribbles.
He'd done this in the past but things had cleared after the vet gave some

I have an 11 year old Bijon who has had chronic red enlarged tonsils
since 1998 which doctors felt was due to other conditions such as
collapsed trachea, allergies, chronic bronchitis etc  He was on
Doxycline on and off for several years which reduced the swelling and

What are the symptoms of pancreatitis in dogs? Does a dog's vital signs
reflect the disease or can their vital signs be normal along with pink
mm, clear eyes. etc? What kind of tests detect it? How is it treated?

My Daughter is looking at SUNY's vet tech/mgmt programs. Any alumni who can
provide feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, which campus is better
Delhi or Canton?
Thanks!

I've avoided posting here because of You-Know-Who, but today a client
brought in a product which I believe pet owners should be warned about.
 Unfortunately pet products are not subject to FDA rules for
demonstrated safety and efficacy; sometimes they may be less effective

Was wondering what the conventional wisdom is as far as dogs being able to
recognize 2d representations of 3d objects (like on the television). I'd
always thought that they couldn't but I've been doubting that for some time
since I got Erwin. Erwin definitely watches the ...

I am doing a research project on pet diagnostics products for diseases
like heartworm, CAV, CCV, FiVP, FPV etc. and would like to know what
vets think about the products from manufacturers like Synbiotics,
IDEXX, Agen, Heska etc.

9 yrs old doberman, suddenly showed symptoms of sluggishness and one night
wanted to urinate repeatedly and was very uncomfortable. Following this
was put on a course of cifran. 3-4 days later blood test showed low
Hemoglobin and high blood urea and creatinine. The first impresion ...