Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / October 2006

This is a general question, not to do with any of my animals.
If a dog is very ill and thyroid function is just about zilch, finally
diagnosed just recently with malabsorption syndrome, is almost half the
proper weight, should he be given thyroid meds?  The line of thinking in

Hello all Vets,
My female Beagle is just around 3 years old. She has what i believe to
be an extended palate and keeps going into these "snorting" episodes.
They do not seem to hurt her, other than making her stop what she's

Hi, I have a 16 y/o cat that is starting to get kidney insufficiency
and I was wondering if anyone knew of a herbal supplement or anything I
might be able to give her to help prolong her beautiful life.  She got
weighed yesterday and she's at 6.25 lbs.  Any help would be greatly

I caught a feral kitten this evening, about 2-3lbs.  Photo at:
http://spiretech.com/~guynoir/livestock/broketooth.jpg
shows broken/knocked out tooth, caused when he tried to tear my arm
off.

Hello, I've a 3yr old filly that has a strange attribute I have never
seen before, and I was hoping someone here could help. She is a
warmblood, just under 30 days training, and appears to be perfectly
sound, but her hindquarters are uneven. One side of her rump appears to

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Cali (mini poodle) was spayed on Wednesday.  One of her staples looked loose
today and the vet said it would be ok if it fell out.  I had a feeling that
I should have pulled it but I didn't.  Earlier this evening, I noticed she
was licking the area.  I looked at it closely and ...

I am a vet  tech student and live in the Chicago area (Rockford,IL).   I am
glad to find this news group and any information that any one can give me I
appreciate.   I also currently work for animal 911 in Skokie as a vet
assistant

The Real life of Jerry Howe
He has four completely untrained attack dogs.
They are so dangerous he never walks them.
When he has guests they are put into rooms and bark non stop.

from promed:
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Since the middle of July 2006, an unknown pig disease has occurred in
the neighboring provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hunan and