Product comparisonQ: Does the flea and tick meds that you purchase in the store like hartz flea and tick drops plus that you apply from the shoulder blades to the tail wofk as well as the ones you get from the vet? such as frontline sentinal etc. and do you know how long you have to wait before shampooing your dog with the hartz drops? sincerelt joan walton A: Check the label on the hartz mountain product for information about removal with shampooing. if it suggests that shampooing will reduce the efficacy, i would shampoo twice, wait a week, and apply the frontline. by the way, we carry frontline and every other product available from your veterinarian, at guaranteed savings at the time of purchase. frontline and other professional flea and tick products do not require a prescription.
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Ongoing skin irritationQ: My adopted bos terrier (approx. 6yrs & n.male) moe - battles an ongoing skin irritation - blisters that i never see, pop and leave bald spots - near the hind quarter - the vet continues giving moe benadryl and suspects an allergy - the spots don't seem to itch moe - but they look really awful and mangy. they range from 1/2" to 1" in diameter. we periodically do an antibiotics and i bath moe often with an allergy shampoo - any suggestions? - also lately has had 2 brief episodes of diarehhea and i'm afraid it's due to the benadryl - thanks for your help! moe's mom - sharon A: Sounds like underyling allergy. |ifyou really want to get to bottom you could consider low allergy diet to see if food related or blood allergy testing to find out what allergic to so can develop allergy vaccine. otherwise left with symptomatic care like you are doing
Staph infection yearlyQ: My 8 year old blenheim cavalier has staph infections all summer long, starting in early spring and lasting until late fall. it's never-ending. he has been on 500 mg. of cephalexin, hexdene shampoo, plus a bunch of other shots, etc., totaling over $200 a month ago. (vet price per pill of this is 67.5 cents.) is it possible to keep him on the anti-biotic cephalexin all summer? he has been on prednisone for long periods in the past, but that bothers me greatly. he seems to do well and the other complications don't occur, such as ear infections, eye problems, etc. when he is on the cephalexin. clavamox really doesn't do the trick. each year seems to get worse. our vet also has suggested changing his diet to venison and potato. any ideas on that? his half-brother, a tri-color cav has none of this, only dry skin. A: It is possible to keep an animal on long term cephalexin therapy as long as the drug is not discontinued before the infection is cleared. there is the issue of developing resistance to the antibiotic if therapy is started and stopped without completely clearing the infection.
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Ear mites & mangeQ: I have my dog back and forth to the vet for a few months now. first i was told she had earmites and that she had to have a series of shots which she had. she has had revolution, special shampoos, then all of a sudden i'm being told she has another kind of a mite. and so were starting all over again. this has been going on now for at least 4 months. the last thing that they did lasted for about 3 weeks. i was told the problem was over and done with but $500 plus dollars later i still have the problem. i called and told these so called vets and they said bring her back. i said do i have to pay more money for her to be looked at again for the same problem they said was over with and of course i was told yes i don't think that this was very fair especially for someone who is disabled and on a very, very fixed income, but they showed how much they care about animals the only thing they cared about was more money. it does not matter if the dog is suffering all over again. i have no more money that is the gods honest truth. i would like to know what i could get that would help her? her biggest problem is that her hair is falling out and she has a really bad odor. so far her ears seem to be ok. please,please help me i don't know what else to do except take her to a shelter so they can take care of her so shes not suffering. that is the last thing in the world i want to do she is such a lovable, smart, wonderful companion, but i wont let her suffer. please please help me. thank you very much for letting me take up your time. and if anyone would like to know who this so called vet is i would be more than happy to tell them. thanks again. A: Sorry about your experiences as it soudns like best thing is for vet dermatologist to have looked at dog and you would not be going through all of this. best i can suggest is chlorihexiderm shampoo from 1800petmeds used every few days and also use aloe vera conditioner from them as well. try blue ear ointment for any ear issues www.itsfortheanimals.com which you can buy your own ingredients
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Yorkie pulling out hairQ: I have a yorkie-poo and she itches all the time. she bites her skin so much that she has pulled out most of her hair. tried all kinds of lotions shampoos and different types of rice and lamb food. nothing helps her. what should i do? A: You need full workup at vet including skin scrape to make sure no skin parasite or mange as well as more likely allergy workup as causes including inhalent seasonal allergies and/or food allergies. sometimes more restricted diet needed like venison based food or prescription diet purina ha. also might benefit from blood or skin allergy testing for best long term solution
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