I have an American Bulldog who is almost 2 years old. Despite training, he is very aggressive towards other dogs. He was attacked by a pit bull, on our property, before he was a year old and every since will not tolerate any other dogs or any kind of animals for that matter. We have paid quite a bit for training to try and help him socialize but after a while he is back to his old self. No one will board him and we can’t take him anywhere that has a lot of people or other animals. He’s great at home and wonderful with our children, so I am at a loss s to what to do. He also has pretty bad hip problems and is in pain a lot if he gets a lot of exercise. I love him so much, as does my family, but I want to do the right, humane thing. Help.
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Second Cat Is 5 Lbs
Dog Is 14 Lbs.
They Are All Three…
First cat is 11lbs
Second cat is 5 lbs
Dog is 14 lbs.
They are all three healthy outside of this issue.
Thanks
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Anikke Valecourt Honestly I know this is mange because I have worked at an animal hospital and seen it before. Its not that rare in Southern California and both me and my mom got scabbies bites from sleeping with the cat. Skin scraping doesn’t usually find anything in more than fifty percent of cases. My cat is missing huge portions of his coat. It has gotten better with lime dipping but he is just too strong to keep doing this to him for six weeks plus the other animals. I understand that you can’t prescribe meds online but you should probably mention this on the website homepage to save people from wasting their time…
I have neutered 3 yrs cat
I feed her Dr.Clauders grain free dry food until now
for female neutered the brand Royal Canin is better or DrClauders?
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Anonymous Without having access to the labels, I really can’t answer that question – we don’t have Dr. Clauder’s in the US. I know most vets feel that wet food is better for cats, though.
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Zahra Bashiri I just feed her with dry food during night
During day she eats boiled chicken is this good ?
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Anonymous I can’t answer that question as we don’t have one of them. This is why you need to read the labels.
Boiled chicken is not nutritionally complete and I wouldn’t feed it for a meal.
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Zahra Bashiri What do you recommend for a complete meal ?
Which brand is good in US?
All the labels abt nutrition it’s almost the same
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Anonymous the only one from that list that i know is Royal Canin. we don’t have any of the others. for what we have available in the US, i rather like Nature’s Logic, Acana, Orijen, Wellness, and a few others…we feed Nature’s Logic at the moment.
a good kibble is a complete meal by itself.
and I doubt they’re all the same. read them carefully. i guarantee some will be better than others. search for reviews of the “better” brands, and go from there.
My dog is throwing up blood but it isn’t grainy it’s gewy
I gave my dog fat trimmings and bone from think steak he has had diarrhea since then 7/2 it is now 7/7 what can I do?
My dog is sneezing blood every now and then for the past day half just not sure what it could be he is a 6 year old min pin
My dog is about to have puppies I think she is lethargic and won’t eat what do I do
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Anonymous I’m guessing you’re inexperienced with regards to breeding and lack a breed mentor to help you…that means you need to call the vet who has monitored the dam throughout her pregnancy.
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Lisa Pfab Please go see a vet. I know money is sometimes an issue, but try to apply for care credit, or something to get your dog looked at. Is she eating? Is she Drinking? Are her gums nice and pink or white looking? can she walk?
Please call a vet!
My dog is a rescue, best treatment for ear infections, Thanks, Kathy
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Anonymous In the short term, head to the vet and have a discussion with them regarding keeping ears clean and dry.
In the long term, these can often be a symptom of food allergies. What are you feeding now? Shoot for something corn- and wheat-free and maybe look for something that has no chicken or beef in it.
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PK Dennis The best treatment for ear infections depends on what is causing the infections in the first place. And the only way to be sure of the root cause is to have the ear swabbed and cultured (your vet will do this). I say this because the infections can be yeast or one (or more) types of bacteria. Each of these causes should be treated differently (a vet will use a different antibiotic based on what strain of bacteria is present for example).
Just guessing will lead to a worse infection, or years of fighting infection after infection.
And yes, Laura is right, often the reason the infection got a food hold is due to allergies, and grains impact a dog’s ability to deal with other allergens. So, go to a good pet store, ask to be shown to the grain-free dog food and then start reading labels. You want a grain-free food that lists real meat as the first 2 or 3 ingredients, and has NO by-products. Real meat is easy to recognize, it will say: turkey, lamb, elk, bison, pork, salmon meal, whitefish meal (meal is the entire animal ground up and dried). Avoid chicken and beef as many dogs are reactive to these sources of proteins.
Once you are on top of the infection (by using the medications your vet prescribes) you want to keep the ears clean and dry – I use a small amount of Boric Acid (found at any pharmacy) on a cotton swab and run it around the inside of the ear once a week. Be careful to not get it in eyes or lungs. It helps keep the ears dry, and produces an acid pH which discourages yeast and bacteria.
Previous heat cycles were normal and she was mated fr 13 days onwards. Last January 20 she also had this long season but i did not mate her.
We Found Him Abandoned A Week Ago
He Just Suddenly Won’t Eat
The vet’s closed
We found him abandoned a week ago
He just suddenly won’t eat
Hello, as an extreme animal lover, I say no, try to train and comfort as much as you can, but I don’t know you and I can’t tell you what to do. That’s the last case scenario. Good luck!
Hi Krista, I totally agree.
We have done two extensive training courses for his aggression . One two week program and one five week, away from home program.