Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / August 2007

My 5 year old poodle has always had allergies from the day we got her as a
pup.  Mostly vomiting, biting nails and scratching.  The vet has had her on
various dog foods to no effect.  During the winter however all symptoms go
away..  I have tried chortrimeton and benedryl to no ...

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HOWEDY FellHOWE Dog Lovers,
Jerry Howe, after dismally FAILING to educate our fellHOWE
dog lovers on these forums to the absurdity of their reliance

Skin problems can be pretty common in some dogs, especially during the
summer. But did you know that there are other causes of skin problems
in dogs that you might not be aware of? Things in our environment,
commercial dog food and intolerance build ups to common things like

if a dog eats some cooked chicken bones, are they guaranteed to have a
problem or is it just a possibility?
maui got into some trash that was on the back deck and may have eaten some
bone by the time I can back.  one website said to just keep a close eye on

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=animals_oddities&id=5565762
Bestro Chicken Jerky Strips
Tainted Treats Suspected in Dog's Death
WPVI By David Henry

My 13 yr old male cat has facial paralysis following an ear infection..
Treated with steroids and antibiotics.. He can`t close his mouth nor his eye
and drools... I don`t think he is suffering but visually he is a mess.. Hate
to put him to sleep.. The condition is not unlike Bells ...

My brother did a wonderful job of taking care of the dogs while I was
gone.  He even left them with a little present, 4 baby chickens and 1
rooster.  The dogs are having a blast running around the wire fence to get
the chickens but they keep running at the fence thinking they can ...

Could someone tell me the sign/symptoms of Reduction in the Number of
White Blood Cells in dogs. Could a swollen limb be one of them?
thanks

My wife successfully castrated our goat with an elastic band
castration tool she bought from the local farm store.   It was really
simple.
Now I want to say that we aren't considering trying this on a cat or

Our nearly 14 year old female lab mix has a huge lipoma on the side of
her chest. It does not seem to bother her or interfere with her
movement - although she does not like it to be touched - but this
grapefruit sized tumor continues to grow, and is definitely a bit

Briefly, my Mother-In-Law's MinPin (21 lbs) ate some rat poison and wasn't
treated until two days later.  She then received a plasma transfusion (1
unit) and injections of vitamin K along with oxygen therapy.  Since that
time she has been getting better almost by the hour, with ...

This weekend we noticed our white/black *indoor* cat had a patch of
his hair missing from his head just over the right eyelid. It appeared
as a nail scratch from our other more agressive cat as they play fight
sometimes. I applied some peroxide on a q-tip to the area. The next

Fioricet online is a barbiturate sedative mixed with a non-aspirin
pain medication and caffeine. Fioricet non-narcotic pain medication
and relaxant is often prescribed for tension headaches caused by
contractions of the muscles in the neck and shoulder area, and

Need immediate help cat with multiple lacerations on abdomen.Was let
out of house into back yard where it was attacked by neighbors
Pitbull.Local vets and animal rescue vets are unavailable til
tomarrow,>Is there anything I can give my cat for the pain,should I

My dog has been limping for a couple of months on her front right leg. I had
taken her to a vet and x-rays were obtained but they did not see anything.
She was put on an anti-inflammatory medicaion also.  
Tonight I just noticed that she has a small pea sized lump in the arm pit of