Ear infection dogQ: Can i use clavamox or cepohalin? A: You can use either but best to treat topically with prescription medicine like otomax. dose of both for skin/ear issue is 10 mg per pound twice daily
8 yr old boxer - moist/diarhea and bloody stoolQ: Couple of weeks ago my 8-yr old male white boxer was treated for bloody stool. his stool was analyzed and came out negative. he was on medication for 7 days to treat his diarhhea. yesterday, he pooped and vomitted in his crate and when i took him out to do his bathroom, he has again blood in his stool. he's not sluggish, still eats, and drinks a lot of water. his diet consist of 1 cup of kibbles, 1/4 can food (natural choice), chicken meat, 1/2 cup ground carrots & broccoli, 1 cup rice. it's only recently that i started mixing in his food carrots and broccoli as i was told by other people that it's good for dogs. for his breakfast yesterday before he pooped in his crate, i gave him the same foods + treat (1 large mild bone). i'm also giving him msm for his arthritis. he's an adopted dog and not knowing his full health history, his stool is always moist. please help me understand what's wrong with him and what's the proper way of feeding him and with what? i love him dearly... thank you. nancy A: I find best diets are proper home made diets as described in book dr. pitcairns guide to natural health for dogs and cats by richard pitcairn, dvm. some good natural diet alternatives are california natural lamb and rice by natura as well as wellness fish and potato which are good low allergy diet in such cases. boxers are indeed prone to colitis, inflammation of colon and he might need prescription meds like flagyl or sulfasalazine to control so really need vet visit. in meantime you could try slippery elm from health food store to soothe his bowels
Yeast infectionsQ: Is there a product i can use to clean my dogs ears that will prevent him from getting yeast infections. my vet said to use alcohol and stay away from anything with water in it. i bought a product called vetranarians best ear relief(2 step). have you heard of it and what are your thoughts. thank you A: I prefer a mixture of 3 parts alcohol and 1 part white vinegar. the alcohol displaces the moisture and the vinegar acidifies the ear canal and kills the yeast.
Lots of fleasQ: I have two large dogs that i found several fleas and flea dust on. i've given them both baths with the flea shampo, given them advantage and would like to do a flea dip but don't know how long i should wait. i also set off foggers in the house, put flea powder down on the carpets and sprayed the outside of the house. problem is i'm still finding live fleas! shouldn't i start seeing less and less of them? A: Sometimes takes a while for environmental treatments to kick in. eggs will be hatching and by second dose of advantage next month should have no fleas around. also consider oral capstar from 1800petmeds for quick kill of fleas. no need for dips
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