Diabetic and pancreatis dog with severe itichingQ: I would like to know what to use to help relieve the itch and skon iritation. since she has liver problems and is diabetic i don't know what i can use on her without bothering her other health problems. she takes 50mg of benadryl twice a day . would changing that help, and is there a shampoo or something to put on her for relief. thanks, sharilyn and brandy A: You could try topical cortisone shampoo like corticare from 1800petmeds everyf ew days. most of time not much systemic absorption with shampoos. also try addign prozyme to food which can help long term from 1800petmeds in addition to low allergy diet like purina ha or hills z/d
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Fleas/wormerQ: My cat has recently got very infested with fleas he is an inside cat but i live in the woods and have ooutside dogs anyway, i 'm getting all the fleas gone but, need to know what all i need to do to make sure he doesn't get sick. please help. thanks A: You need to use flea and tick prevention year round to prevent reinfestation from hatching eggs and larvae.
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BehaviorQ: We have two large dogs, each 6 yrs old. during the day they are in a pen adjacent to the house, when we are home they are in the house. they (not for sure which one) are getting very destructive when left alone outside while we are at work - like chewing up the door frame and even the door knob. i have used chew-stop, but has not stopped the problem. what would you suggest? A: Sounds like separation anxiety and you coudl ask your vet about meds like amitryptylline or clomicalm
Blood in cats earQ: My cat has been scratching her ear non-stop for weeks. now i've discovered that she has scratched herself to the point of drawing blood; and there is alot of dry blood deep in her ear. how can i clean the blood out of her ear canal, and will it cause any deafness? thank you A: Your cat needs vet exam of ear canal for best solution here and appropriate medicine given intensity of symptoms you describe
