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My Chitzu Coughing And Molly Getting Up Litte Phlem Molly Always Threw Up Mucus Molly…
My chitzu coughing and molly getting up litte phlem molly always threw up mucus Molly is 15
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My Chitzu Always Has Threw Up But Now It’s Like Molly Can’t Get It…
My chitzu always has threw up but now it’s like molly can’t get it up and. It’s white phlem molly was my sisters that died and I’m very close to molly. Now
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My Chit Zu Has Always Threw Up But My Sister Died A Year Ago And…
My chit zu has always threw up but my sister died a year ago and I have her and a few days ago she started coughing like she can’t get something up but molly does a little plem
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I Tested My Fish Tank What Does It Mean If The Ph Strip Is White
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i tested my fish tank what does it mean if the ph strip is white
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Anonymous read the directions on the package. it should tell you what it means.
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Ashley Wayne i think its coming from the bottem part
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Ashley Wayne ok thanks for your help
What Are My Other Options In What I Can Feed Her. Any Help Much Appreciated…
What are my other options in what i can feed her. Any help much appreciated, I’ve just had a baby so with me not working in starting to worry about Molly (the dog) of I can’t afford the next load of food.
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Jana Jasmine had IBD caused by food allergies, which is likely the case with your dog as well. There are reasons behind prescription foods, they are easy to digest, provide all needed nutrition and some of them are either hypoallergenic or limited novel ingredient. With IBD, if offending ingredient gets reintroduced, you might end up with a flare-up again.
With Jasmine, we managed her IBD with home-cooked diet, herbal therapy, probiotics and digestive enzymes.
If your prescription food is hydrolyzed, you’d have to carefully try novel ingredient diet (ingredients your dog NEVER had before). Accomplishing this with home-cooked diet is easier than commercial foods, because with hopefully exception of the prescription foods, it has been found they contain all kinds of ingredients not listed on the labels (likely from insufficient or no cleaning of the equipment between different recipe batches). So choosing such food you’re risking your dog eating the very ingredients that are behind the problem. Home-cooking, you have full control over what goes in. For that, you could work with BalanceIT to get recipes as well as balancing supplement. You could work with co-ops to obtain the ingredients you need for reasonable price. And you could cook relatively large batches at the time and freezing it.
I’m afraid that anything else you try might lead to flare-ups unless there are some manufacturers out there who guarantee full ingredient control over their formulas. Perhaps somebody like Honest Kitchen or Lucky Dog Cuisine might but I don’t know whether that would come cheaper or not.
Fish Question-my Fish Has A White Area On Both Sides Of His Tail, Looks Like…
Fish question-my fish has a white area on both sides of his tail, looks like something is on him. He is also sitting vertically a lot and hasn’t eaten lately. Any ideas?
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Michelle P Sitting vertically could mean he is bloated. You are either feeding him too much or he cannot properly digest his food.
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Hannah Snider Post author Thank you Michelle p for answering. He is on beta diet so I don’t think he should have a problem digesting right? As far as over eating, he hasn’t been eating at all. I put 4-5 pellets in like supposed to, he usually doesn’t even surface to see what it is. Now he is laying on the bottom of his bowl like he is not feeling well.
Normally, Cookie Needs Minimum Of 3 Hours Of High Activity (running Through The Bush, Chasing…
Normally, Cookie needs minimum of 3 hours of high activity (running through the bush, chasing critters, playing …) daily, otherwise she climbs the walls (pretty much literally). Ortho suggesting a month or more of rest. I voice that it is impossible unless Cookie sedated. (Because the more energy she stores up the more she’s likely to go crazy regardless of environment, confinement and situation. As I mention, literally bouncing off the walls. Plus the frustration and feeling unhappy that would come with that I’m sure does not facilitate healing either.
So we discussed it and ortho prescribed the Trazodone as effective and safe. What is your experience with this products? Side effects? Interestingly I specifically asked about side effects and was told there were none. However, when one looks it up there are side effects listed. Of course, side effects such as sedation are desirable. Others, such as vomiting, diarrhea, agitation, hyperactivity, panting, shaking and restlessness are NOT.
Ortho vet also said drug doesn’t not affect either kidneys or liver but infor says should be used with caution if liver, kidney or heart disease present. Cookie does not have those but if it doesn’t affect those organs, why the precaution?
I am not a fan of drugs but I feel that in order for Cookie to be able to undergo the period of restricted activity some chemical management to help her feel more aloof is necessary. Thoughts?
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Jana Post author Thank you, would you? Because the other tranquilize options aren’t all that attractive either, particularly Acepromazine … *sigh
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Lindsey Knouse Hi, I definitely understand your worry. I have personal experience with trazodone and it’s actually been extremely positive. I worked with a board certified veterinary surgeon who used it on pretty much all of his patients post-op if he was worried about activity level. For my dog, I’ve used it for anxiety in the car (as recommended by a board certified veterinary behaviorist). In my opinion it’s a lot better than other sedatives post-op because it really is fairly safe and also reduces anxiety (a lot better than something like Acepromazine). One of the main things you will read about is serotonin syndrome when it is used with other drugs. However, the surgeon I worked with used it with pain meds like tramadol, and just used the lower end of the dose range because he was aware of that risk (I’m sure if your vet uses it frequently they are as well). Most of side effects you listed, while I know they are concerning, are pretty easy to recognize and are side effects of many other medications too…and if you recognize them after starting, you can always just stop the medication. I think that the minor risks of this medication greatly out weigh the alternative risk of her high energy level after a orthopedic surgery, in order to prevent the risk of her needing a repeat surgery.
Since your baby is healthy and I’m sure they will be doing bloodwork pre-op, I don’t see any reason to be overly concerned about the organ adverse effects. My own dog had a history of acute renal injury after use of NSAIDs and is very sensitive to a lot of drugs (he’s MDR1 positive) and it was safe enough to use for him. It’s a medication that was actually developed for people with insomnia and is newer for use in vet-med but I don’t know of anyone who has experience with it that would say bad things. I think it’s great that you care so much to ask.
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Jana Post author Thank you, Lindsey, I’m very happy to hear about such good experience(s)!
My Puppy Is Not Eating.. Hes Poop Smells Like Fish And Bloody Pls Help Me
my puppy is not eating.. hes poop smells like fish and bloody pls help me
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cassy hendricks Get him to the vet asap blood in the poop is usually a sign of parvo
My Dog Has Really Dry Itchy Skin, I Wanted To Start Giving Him Human Grade…
My dog has really dry itchy skin, i wanted to start giving him human grade fish oil capsules to see if it would help. What would the correct dosage be ? He is 83 pounds and currently on a raw diet (Mountain Dog Food)
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Kelly Furgason Hi Ashley,
Well, first you need to figure out why your dog has itchy and dry skin. It may be allergies to foods or the surroundings or fleas…Best to get to your vet to have them diagnose what is wrong first. Then, you can treat the root cause of the itchy skin. No sense in spending time and money one what you think may be helpful.
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Ashley Watkins the vet just keeps giving him medication saying its a skin infection.
I would get her to the vet. A persistent wet cough could be something related to heart problems.
Will do that. MOLLY HAS ALWAYS THREW UP PHLEM BUT IT’S JUST HACKING MOST ALL TIME NOW
Molly has always threw up phlem nut I’ll take molly cause it hacking most all day now molly was my sister she passed and I got her I’m on a fixed income so are there any free vets that take her and me pay payments
I don’t know what is in your area. Contact your local shelter for suggestions.
OK I’m in Tennessee and I will molly 15yr she’s getting sicker in the last year Pearlie passed I don’t no bur I’ll check into it I’m fortunate my mini you keep is in good shape where I have gotten all her shots she got really bad since Sammy died she been with him long time
Laura thank you so much I love my babies like always I love all animals