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Pawbly | 11 years ago
Can You Give Dogs Ibuprofen?

Can you give dogs Ibuprofen?

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  1. Jen McKnight

    I’ve heard baby aspirin is okay, but not Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Motrin, etc. I would check with your vet first though and would not give it to young puppies or nursing females.

  2. Alexe Hunter

    I have two black Labs, and I will give them an aspirin now and then, but not often. Ibuprophen is poisonous to dogs and cats.  But if your dog is still feeling bad, or showing symptoms after the aspirin wears off …..its time to go to the vet. Good luck!

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Jana | 11 years ago
How Do You Figure A Dog Can Come From A Swampy Area With The Rear…

How do you figure a dog can come from a swampy area with the rear end completely wet and the front end dry?

She also is sore this evening, which might or might not be related as crazy active. No specific leg seems favored.

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  1. Jana Post author

    Yes, it is a Cookie riddle. That’s exactly what she managed to do today, though. The farm dog she was exploring with was wet in a normal fashion. She managed to get just the rear end wet and she managed to get herself sore.

    So I’m wondering whether those two are connected or happened independently.

    The only way I can picture getting wet in that way would be falling with rear end only into the water while the front end still on rocks or something. Not that many rocks there, though …

    Either way, she had a little too much fun.

  2. Jana Post author

    She seemed to had been feeling fine by morning. Today she had another day there, but hung around (it’s the farm dog who leads her astray LOL)

    She does get to have a lot of fun, every now and then too much fun. She also can’t stop if her life depended on it. She just has to keep going, can’t help herself. Will have to watch for that when living up at Jasmine’s ranch. Gonna have to do some “time out breaks” for her survival, I think.

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Jana | 11 years ago
How Long After Application Of K9 Advantix Before Safe To Touch The Area For Humans…

How long after application of K9 Advantix before safe to touch the area for humans or other dogs?

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  1. Jana Post author

    Yeah, there isn’t, I looked. We applied in AM because this is the first time and we wanted to make sure that we could catch our vet if some reaction to it. I hate using chemicals and always worry about reactions. Ideally I’d pick earlier in the week, but there were other reasons why we couldn’t do that. So at least this gives us today and tomorrow.

  2. Jana Post author

    Ah, thank you so much! Great they are so responsive too!

    We don’t have any cats. Also, our main concern are ticks, not fleas.

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Pawbly | 11 years ago
I Have A 10 Year Old Walker Coon Hound And He Is Acting Very Strange…

I have a 10 year old walker coon hound and he is acting very strange. He wanted in and out of the house all day, very dry nose and seems to be constipated even though he had an accident earlier in the house. What should I do to help him?

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Pawbly | 11 years ago
It’s Woof Wednesday In Wellness From Kipper’s Kitchen! (I Had To Wrestle Cody Pup For…

It’s Woof Wednesday in Wellness From Kipper’s Kitchen! (I had to wrestle Cody pup for a bite! 😉 ) Today’s post is a healthy treat for your furbaby! http://wellnessfromkipperskitchen.wordpress.com/2014/03/19/cinnamon-bun-pup-bites

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Sarah | 11 years ago
Our German Shepherd Is Very Achy-especially Early In The Day And On Damp Days-which Leads…

Our german shepherd is very achy-especially early in the day and on damp days-which leads us to think it is arthritis (he’s 7). Anything we can do to make him feel better?

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  1. AnneMarie Battis

    Hi Sarah!

    I agree with Krista!  Diagnosis from your vet first.  If you should find that it is arthritis/joint-related….
    If you are open to a natural way to help your furbaby, I
    have extensive experience in helping my 16 year old Golden Retriever (and many other pups) with arthritis pain and inflammation.  (I am
    not a vet).  This is not meant to sound self-serving because I now sell through my blog – because I am in love with the products – but I only use doTERRA essential
    oils to help him because they are certified pure therapeutic grade and they work!
    Wild Orange and Peppermint have been effective,
    but in my opinion, Frankincense is the most effective.  You can use 1-3 drops of oil along their spine
    between the base of the ears and the base of the tail (this will help in
    reducing pain communication to the brain).   Make sure you get it on their skin, not on top of the fur.  Then apply the oil to the affected hips/joints/area of pain.  Do this 2 or 3 times as day, as needed.  (Can be applied more often, if necessary, to
    deal with severe pain.  Less product but
    used more often if needed is best so their body can use every last drop).  
    Also found to be effective, especially on
    those really bad weather days, etc.  I
    diffuse Frankincense and Serenity blend oils (you can use lavender too).  This helps with all kinds of things for them
    (loss of interest or activity, stress, etc.) 
    If you do not have a diffuser, you can put 1 or 2 drops on the dog’s chest
    every 3 hours or so as needed.  I supplement
    his food (for reduction of inflammation/pain and help with body repair of
    tissue:  5-8 drops (depending on dog
    size) of IQ Omega AND DDR Prime – 2x/day mixed into wet food.  
    If you are not familiar with doTERRA, here is
    my website to peruse and if you choose, to order.  Please feel free to contact me directly at
    any time.  As I said, I am not a vet but
    I am very experienced using the essential oils on my furbaby, family and in the
    home and I teach free local classes.  http://www.mydoterra.com/WellnessFromKippersKitchen
     (ask me about wholesale pricing)  I also post all day on dogs every Wednesday – it’s “Woof Wednesday”  ðŸ˜‰  so take a peek!
    Peace & Paws!
    AnneMarie
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Pawbly | 11 years ago
Our Staff Is Continually Participating In Dog Forums To Understand Peoples Approaches To Pet Ownership…

Our staff is continually participating in dog forums to understand peoples approaches to pet ownership. Along the way we have discovered numerous nuggets of info Im looking for relatively unknown dog food brands far superior to commercial

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  1. Brent Harte

    Hi Krista, 

    Thank you for the thoughtful response, your point is a great area of focus I had not thought of.   Dog food analysis EQUIPMENT manufactures are developing various new lines of food safety devices targeted at smaller manufacturing operations.   I was wondering why there was a large representation of this type of equipment at the the last Supply Side West trade show we attended and I think you have provided the answer.  Our motive for the original question arouse from the discovery of numerous small unknown dog food manufactures during one our normal twitter search campaigns designed to find new companies entering the dog nutrition space.  We are trying to figure out if dog owners value and plan on using these very small organizations,  if so our staff will begin studying what companies are best and why.  A quick evaluation of a companies quality control systems would be the first criteria for determining if a dog food warranted further study.  Again thank you for this valuable input. 

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Diedra | 11 years ago
Hello. I Have A 5 Month Old Dog – Mix Of Chocolate Lab And…

Hello. I have a 5 month old dog – mix of Chocolate Lab and German Short Hair Pointer. What kinds of tests do you recommend before I spay my dog? What age is she ready for these? Thank you!

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  1. Jana

    Hi Diedra

    I believe what you’re referring to is a standard pre-anesthesia blood test …? Those are certainly a good thing to do. There is no age restriction for blood tests. In fact, it is good to do a blood panel regularly, for screening purposes as well as establishing baseline values.

    http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2012/july/do_not_opt_out_of_pre-anesthetic_lab_work-26535

    As for the ideal age for spay itself, that is a somewhat controversial issue, as there are pros and cons to both doing it early and waiting. I suggest you do your research on the subject as well as discuss ideal timing with your veterinarian.

    http://dawgbusiness.blogspot.com

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Jana | 11 years ago
Question For Dr. Krista; Sorry, Complicated Question(?)

First, To Review For Benefit Of Others Reading This…

Question for Dr. Krista; sorry, complicated question(?)

First, to review for benefit of others reading this question:

Patient: Cookie
Rottweiler, spayed female, 2 years old

Presented with lethargy, anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea (threw up only twice and one time diarrhea, then taken to vet, given antiemetics and antibiotics; diagnosed with pancreatitis; getting better since – this was Monday)

During exam foreign material found in stool (grain and corn; we think she got into the horse feed) painful cranial abdomen, low and large bowel diarrhea, enlarged submandibular nodes – this part worries me because these were temporarily enlarged not long ago; resolved quickly, though)

As I’m reviewing the blood results, there are things I could understand as being consistent with digestive distress/pancreatitis but some which are concerning me, namely the globulin and lymphocyte levels, even though they are not extremely low but low nonetheless.

Beside the cPL which is clear in its meaning, the free T4 is low – I assume this is what is meant by not testing for hypothyroidism in ill animals, because the thyroid hormones would be low with any disease process? Is that correct?

I would figure that the ALT/unhappy liver enzymes would also be consistent with such insult to the body, is that correct? And I imagine same would apply to bilirubin in a situation of digestive upset?

The values that concern me are the globulin and the lymphocytes, particularly together with the "easily aggravated" sub mandibular lymph nodes in the mix, particularly as it seems that lymphopenia would be present with both CPV and lymphoma … ? I’d assume that a) Cookie was recently vaccinated for CPV and is improving too rapidly to think CPV? Lymphoma has been on my afraid mind since the first time they were found enlarged.

It also says, though, that lymphopenia could be a result of underactive glands (the source doesn’t say which ones) so would that perhaps have to do with the lowered thyroid function during the digestive distress?

Didn’t find much on low globulins, other than immunodeficiency types of situations, which doesn’t seem to apply. What is the "life-span" of a globulin, and if short, would the low globulins have to do with the unhappy liver?

Can you, please confirm about the free T4 and talk to me about the globulin and more importantly the lymphocytes?

Blood results attached.

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  1. Christina Chambreau

    I will let Dr. Krista address your specific blood questions. Were you interested in the holistic approaches to evaluating blood work?  Also, not being able to tolerate an occasional eating splurge is considered an early warning sign that a dog is not completely healthy, so there would be many things to do at this point. 

    I wonder if Cookie has had prior digestive issues?

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Pawbly | 11 years ago
I Have A 15 Year Old Pug. In May He Started Losing Patches Of…

I have a 15 year old Pug. In May he started losing patches of hair, no bigger than the size of a quarter. There were a couple on his legs, one or two on his stomach and the last one has been on the under part of his neck. My vet has done all the blood work as well as skin scrapings and everything is normal. He gets better with meds, but as soon as we stop them, he gets another patch. These spots are not itchy. He is not bothered by them at all. I have an appointment with a dermatologist next week. However, I follow the life of an elderly pug on Facebook and I have noticed that he has several places on his underside with no hair. I was wondering if this could all be due to my pug’s age.

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  1. Jana

    Hi Beth,

    there is a number of conditions that can cause hair loss. Little patches would make me think infection but you say your vet ruled that out? (both bacterial and fungal?) Gland/hormonal disorders can also cause hair loss but typically not in this type of pattern.

    http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2111&aid=421

    Age by itself is not a disease, but with age things might not be working as well as they used to. There still should be a discernible cause, though, IMO.

    Is this issue in any way seasonal?

    Makes me think of Jasmine, though. Twice she developed a bald patch in different areas, which didn’t seem to have any reason for it. For lack of any better explanation, her vet put her on Melatonin and the fur grew right back.

    http://dawgbusiness.blogspot.com