Pet Forum / Miscellaneous / Animal Health / March 2008

So, I've been working on figuring out just how often Erwin needs to get
metacam (actually meloxicam, but same difference right?) in order to
maintain a reasonable level of pain control.
It seems that if I give it to him a dose every second day its enough, if I

How often should dogs receive this vaccination? My vet in NY says only
when/before boarding, but the vet in SC says routinely every year.
Does it depend on the climate?

This past weekend my brother found a 3 pack of baby squirrels in the
gutters of his home. Since I have experience working at a vet's office
in high school, I was elected to take care of them.
We fed them a few drops of pedialyte re-hydration solution every hour

Even without a dog, I could use one for me...  gotta see this...
Genius!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk
Fun to watch...

Have about a 10 year old cat. Last vet found an aural polyp that he
thinks is mostly responsible for his chronic sneezing, and mucous. He
also has a swollen nare that is erythematous, firm, round. It's not a
nodule, is smooth and redness increases and decreases with small open

Who teaches euthanasia certification classes in most states? I live in
Tennessee. Are the classes usually open to anyone with the fee? How much
is the fee apt to be?
The shelter wants to keep me cleaning kennels the rest of my life, but I

Just got a call from the vet school... I've got an interview (either the
29th or 30th... details will be forthcoming) :).
I'm very excited, and thought I'd share.
Dale

I have a male, neutered, mixed-breed dog that's about a
year old. When I first got him, last October/November,
he was diagnosed with hookworm. I treated him with the
medicine the vet gave me. I didn't clean up the poop in

Any opinions on what liquid application brand is best, i.e Advantix,
Spot On etc, especially for dogs in southern states?
Best place to purchase?
Has anyone purchased the larger vials of Advantix and used divided

I have a 4 year old teacup Yorkie who has had more than her fair share
of medical issues. At this point in time she has had a portasystemic
shunt that she had surgery for at age 2, she has had pancreatitis/
gastritis right before turning 3, and then last spring she had

My 12 yr old male greyhound was diagnosed with a spinal disorder after
he started having a wobbly, sagging back legs. An MRI showed he had had
a blod clot that has disrupted his nerve flow. The clot is gone and he
seem stable. The neurologist prescribed Gabapetin for this. What is

11 year old Brittany. Generally very active and healthy except for
skin allergies.
She is extremely itchy from about April thru October. Licking and
biting, mostly on/near the paws. By Aug. of every year she looks a

Been thinking since buglady posted her article about "Rabies Challenge
underway" some time ago, about what an acceptable standard would be to judge
whether or not a vaccine it effective for a given length of time.
I was looking at a post over in rec.pets.dogs.health, which ...

Notoedric mange.
Wondering how common this is, particularly in FL?  Personally I've never
seen it before.  I have a neighbor whose cat's head looks suspiciously like
he has mange.  He's itchy, losing hair on head (he's all white but not