With out additional info the problem list is long even if you have ruled out infection. Let your vet perform some blood work and other test to reach a diagnosis
We Moved Into This Apartment In February Of This Year, Beautiful Home Out The Country…
We moved into this apartment in February of this year, beautiful home out the country across from a farm. Anyway, the previous people had outside animals including dogs and cats. My boyfriend are thinking that they never did anything for the flea issue and we are taking on their issue. We have done at home remedies and chemicals, nothing is working! Our upstairs where the cats litter box was, is infested with these parasites. Can somebody give us some feedback?
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Dachshund Frequent Urination, Lack Of Appetite, Tired And Weak. No Fever, He’s Dehydrated And…
dachshund frequent urination, lack of appetite, tired and weak. No fever, he’s dehydrated and currently getting fluid at the vet along with antibiotics. What could be making him sick? he started getting like this earlier this week
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Angie Shoop Hi David. Blood work has been done and they only said his while blood count was low. Also checked his urine and it came back ok. Haven’t really gave any information as to why he is sick
I Have Two Cats Both Around The Same Age Sushi And Loki. I Got Sushi…
I have two cats both around the same age Sushi and Loki. I got Sushi at 8weeks and Loki a week later at 10 weeks old. Sushi was playful and full of wonder. Loki was loveable and cuddly. After getting them both fixed, Loki started to pull away a little at a time. It’s been a year now and he don’t like to be touched,pet on,won’t cuddle. I don’t know what to do..help!
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Crystal Pfeiffer They get along well they play and they groom each other. It’s Sushi will be cuddly and lovable but Loki nothing.
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Christina Chambreau Working with a holistic veterinarian or trying some holistic approaches at home can reverse the behavioral change that I feel was caused by the surgery or the anesthesia. Some animals are sensitive and do have serious reactions that I could not treat when I merely had my conventional treatment.
I strongly recommend finding an integrative
veterinarian with whom to work. This is a person trained in many different
approaches, including using conventional drugs only when absolutely needed.
Working with one can increase the chance that your cherished companion can live
a long and healthy life after recovering from this current problem. There are
good ones and great ones, and a few homeopathic veterinarians will consult by
phone or email. You can go to the web sites for each type of holistic practice
and use their referral list to find one near to you. Many practitioners are
members of only one or two of the organizations, so you do need to go to every
site to find who is near you:
1. Wide range of treatments: http://www.AHVMA.org, American Holistic Veterinary
Medical Association and http://www.civtedu.org.
2. Homeopathic veterinarians (these can often help you by phone if no other
holistic practitioners are nearby that you like): http://www.theAVH.org and
http://www.DrPitcairn.com;
3. Chiropractic and Osteopathic – http://www.animalchiropractic.org; http://equineosteopathy.org/ (they treat
dogs, too)
4. TCVM (Acupuncture and Chinese medicine): http://www.IVAS.org, http://www.aava.org &
http://www.TCVM.com
5. Herbal – http://www.VBMA.org
At home you could take a class to be attuned in Reiki and offer it to everyone in the house on a daily basis. This may reverse the problem (see below). flower essences are totally safe and could help him become normal again. Maybe try a session with Sharon who makes the Anaflora line and is also an animal intuitive.
Personally, I think every person who lives with or works
with animals must know at least Level I Reiki. The practitioner offers this
energy and the animal comes over to get it (or places her hands upon the
animal), or it can be done from a distance, even around the world with the
intent for healing to occur. The energy flows through the healer into the
animal. This is based on directly applying Chi (energy) to rebalance the energy
field so it no longer needs to produce the physical symptoms. It is a very good
adjunct to any healing modality, especially to relieve pain and inflammation. I
have seen cats who began to eat again when their food was treated with Reiki.
It also “takes the bad out of” things. By doing Reiki on smelly water
in restaurants I have been able to drink sweet tasting and smelling water. Use
Reiki anytime that you must give injections, vaccines, drugs, flea or heartworm
drugs, or other substances with potential toxicity. Reiki is great to calm
animals, relieve discomfort, and can deeply heal some problems in some animals.
1. Great information on Reiki – http://www.reikicourse.org.
2. Kathleen Prasad is a wonderful teacher and works with my favorite sanctuary
and holistic education center, BrightHaven http://www.brighthaven.org. Kathleen leads
a free monthly telechat for anyone trained in Reiki and using it with animals.http://www.animalreikisource.com/.3. If you cannot find a Reiki Class near you (same class for people and animals
as it connects you through an “attunement” to the healing energy of
the universe, making you a channel of healing), the following groups offer long
distance, free, attunements.a. http://theholisticcare.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=13,
b. http://freereikiattunement.com/
c. Christine at cbearse@earthlink.net, http://www.awakeningrainbows.com. To receive
free distance Reiki send her your first name only, city and state, and whether
or not you have had any Reiki training. She invites you to include your
pets as well. She uses a teddy bear and does a full body Reiki distance
treatment for one hour each Sunday evening from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. EST.
d. And a team of over 100 healers will send free healing energy until you say
not to. Email Barbara at nancelot01@aol.com with your healing request, name of
animal, species, color & age. In the subject say request through Dr.
Chambreau4. for a fee:
Excellent recommendation in 2015 – http://reikishamanic.com/
http://www.ReikiBlessings.com offers many types of
energy healing classes- search a bit to find the reiki ones or email them. Long
distance healing and training is at http://www.animalhealers.homestead.com.
5. Get a free treatment for yourself at http://www.interdimensionalhealing.com.
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Crystal Pfeiffer Thank you Christina I have a cousin who works in that field. I’m going to make a Call to her for Loki. Thank you I wouldn’t have thought about it.
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Christina Chambreau I am so glad, Crystal.
If you want to learn more yourself, join our Thur 1-2 eastern Blabs run by Jeff Feinman (free) and then look at taking his on line course coming up or one of my two in Maine and Maryland in Sept/Oct. Sign up for my RSS feed on my site to learn more.
My Name Is Ankush Singla From India. I Have My Friend From Turkey. She Has…
My name is Ankush Singla from India. I have my friend from turkey. She has a dog of breed mixture of wolf and Burmese …so we can say he is Burmese wolf . From last 7 days he is not eating. He is around 11 years old. She took him to doctor, he prescribed some medicines and giving some liquids to him through glucose bottles. But after three days of treatment, still hr is not eating…lay whole day and sad too. Before that he was never like that. What should she do ?,please help us because we can not see him in pain.
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PK Dennis Often when a dog decides to stop eating it means that they are going to die. Eleven is an old dog when it is mixed with wolf. Since the dog has been seen by a doctor I would suspect there is not much to be done for this dog save to make him comfortable (manage his pain).
So sorry to hear of his troubles.
My One Month Kitten Has A Large Scab On His Chest
My one month kitten has a large scab on his chest
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I Adopted My Dog On July 31,2016 She Got Spayed And Everything Was Going Fine…
I adopted my dog on July 31,2016 She got spayed and everything was going fine except she has being peeing or popping and today we were play with her in the house and when she turned over we noticed the area where the cut was inflated and we don’t know why if you guys can tell me what i should, thank you.
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Dawn Ferara, DVM Call the vet who did the surgery or your local vet and get her seen ASAP!
I Tried Washing It Off But It Starts Getting Wet/oily Again Before Shes Even…
I tried washing it off but it starts getting wet/oily again before shes even fully dried. she shakes her head every once in a while and doesnt like it when i try to examine it. while giving her a bath, i couldnt find any cuts or irritations. She has normal urine and stool and eats and drinks fine too. A couple weeks ago we found her biting her paw to the point where it was almost raw so we had put an ecollar on her. and just about 2 days ago we noticed that the top of her head looked as if someone had spilled a small spoon of oil on her head.
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PK Dennis I would take her to a vet for evaluation – sounds like she has an allergy or skin condition developing and you will need help to resolve it.
In the mean time I would remove all grains from her diet, including treats. Dogs don’t need grains and don’t digest them well. And while not every dog is allergic to grains the can cause just enough impact on the immune system that other allergies can get a food-hold. Go to a good pet store (not grocery store, big box store, nor a pet store that sells puppies) and ask to be shown to the grain-free dog food area. Then start reading labels, you want a dog food that has real meat listed as the first 2 (or even better, 3) ingredients. Real meat is easy to spot, it will say lamb, elk, bison, turkey, salmon meal, whitefish meal, etc. (meal is the entire animal ground up and dried).
Don’t buy any food that lists ‘by products’ in the ingredients – you would be paying premium price for an inferior product.
Avoid chicken and beef – many dogs are reactive to these sources of protein.
If the vet recommends Benadryl use Zyrtec instead – I find that it works better for dogs.
Good luck
He’s An Indoor Cat, Escaped Few Days Ago And I Believed He Fell In The…
He’s an indoor cat, escaped few days ago and I believed he fell in the drain behind my house because he came back full of dirt. I think he might have hurt his leg jumping out of the drain. He’s not limping, didnt show any sign of hurt at first but when I tried to lift him up he got angry, when I checked his front leg, it didnt feel broken and he got really grumpy when I touch it. He’s still eating/drinking but less than usual. He’s also pretty moody and lethargic, less playful.
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He Also Has Been Panting And Having Periods Of Breathing Rapidly Which Tend To Happen…
He also has been panting and having periods of breathing rapidly which tend to happen with him. He is eating and walking and going to the bathroom normally. He suffers from hip dysplacia and arthritis but I cant tell if it is pain related. The concerning thing is the labored breathing.
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My 2 Yr Old Pitbull Kesha Is Favoring Her Back Leg And If You Apply…
My 2 yr old Pitbull Kesha is favoring her back leg and if you apply pressure to her elbow she acts like she is going to bite your hand but doesn’t yip. She just started favoring her leg an hour ago as well.
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Erika Rose Thank you Krista she is all better now thanks to your advice, also helped that we encouraged her to walk around instead of laying on it and putting ice packs on her leg
OK this is is what I have done many many times over the years helping friends and family and it works 100% of the time. It takes some time, effort, a little money, and mostly, elbow grease. First thing you need is to purchase some flea killing pills called Capstar. Ebay, or a vets office or online, the animal swallows the pill and 30 min later all fleas are on the ground dead. Order them today. Then go out and get a good flea med. Some vets won’t give you any if you haven’t been seen by them, so I suggest Frontline from the pet store, use by body weight. Don’t apply it just yet. Purchase at least 3 new vaccum filters as the vacuum is your best friend in this scenario. This requires at minimum a weekend for the initial treatment and then continuing to vacuum daily so suck up any new eggs that hatch. Repeatedly.
Capstar pills, flea meds for each pet, flea bombs for each room of the house except kitchen, vacuum filters, and most importantly cat carriers or cages or somewhere to place them while this is happening besides the house.
Now sat morning wake up and get animals out. While they are out give each one a dose of the Capstar pills, a bath, and then apply the flea med. Next move all furniture and anything a flea can be under to one side of the rooms and cover with bed sheets. Next. Vacuum like a crazy person. Twice! Change the filter and take trash bag with old filter immediately to the outside dump. Vacuum again. Under beds. Under under under.. under couch cushions and anywhere a flea will hide. Closets, etc . Take litter boxes to bathroom and bleach clean. Pick everything up off floors. Next let the bombs off in center of each room with doors closed and leave the house for alloted time frame. After that come inside and vacuum good again to suck up all dead fleas. Now clean off bomb residue off cabinets and stuff and anywhere like tile floors and wipe it all up. Open windows air out a while. Let’s pets back in. Wash sheets covering the furniture.. And put things back. Beside off of floors because you need to vacuum daily for the next 2 weeks. This will work. It takes effort but will work. At the 3-4 week mark. I would repeat and bomb again. At the 4 week mark apply more flea med to animals.
At some point try to get a better flea med from a vet but for now the frontline will work. Good luck!
Thank you for your advice! We are getting flea collars for our cats to see if that works. Unfortunately, the landlords will not do anything about it, sadly. We also do not have the money to get a professional out here to take care of these parasites, so we are working with what we got. We have used raid spray for bed bugs/flea/dust mites that has worked a bit, but we need to spray again. These fleas are never ending…
Thank you for your advice, much appreciated! Capstar may work great but, I am not sure how I feel about giving my animals something that they ingest, just seems off putting to me! We vacuum every other day, we have a bagless and wet vac that we use to vacuum our home with. We have no carpet in our home, just hardwood floors so it is a little easier to keep up with. We have tried raid flea spray that you spray around your home, we think it worked a little bit, but where their cat box used to be — we are having no luck there is still load of fleas there. This weekend we are getting the cats flea collars, as much as I don’t want too I think it will work.
Thank you again for your advice!
Flea collars won’t do anything and just annoy the animal that isn’t used to them. If you have hard wood floors getting rid of the fleas should be easier. You haven’t tried to bug bomb the room with the litter boxes yet so that is the best bet. That room needs to be bombed and vacuumed over and over again. Not a spray but an actual bug bomb that you leave in the room for a day. Make sure to clean up after using raid and bug bombs.
Ohhh damn, maybe I wont get the collars then. I have tried frontline, it was a waste of money and did not work for us. We vacuum every other day, I will have to try the moth ball thing!
Dang, you are the second person to say that the collars do not work… so I will not be trying them. We have sprayed and we always vacuum and mop the floors after I do not want my fur babies tracking through poison. The fleas are not terrible in our living room, kitchen, and bathroom. However, once you step foot into the upstairs where their box used to be, it’s loaded with fleas. We live in an old farm-house so there is cracks in the floor, and I am 99.9% sure they have been laying eggs in the cracks and reproducing. Such a pain… I’d rather deal with house flies than fleas!