DogsQ: I have a mixed lab who insists on licking the top of her paw until it is raw, my vet gave me a spray that is suppose to be bitter,but it's not working she has been doing this for six months please help! A: Need to treat internally. likely allergy or nervous habit. ask vet for oral script for amitryptylline which often helps these
Ear infectionsQ: My dog is about 8 year old golden retriever. i adopted her about 6 months ago. during the summer months she suffers from allergies. she seems to be doing better than past years according to vet records. she has developed an ear infection. i am cleaning out her ear with medication given to me by her foster owner. what antibiotics do you recommend for this type of infection. also once on antibiotics best treatment for preventing yeast infections in dogs. A: Good to use 1800petmedsear cleaning solution as preventative. try otomax as best allaround antibiotic for current issue
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Help infested with fleas!Q: We live in georgia and have a 90lb, 8 yr. old, yellow lab. he has never had fleas and we discovered them several months ago. we took hiim to the vet he was given an oral tablet killing fleas for 24 hrs. we begun using frontline plus per directions. nothing happened we have since bombed the house, had exterminators treat inside, yard people treat outside, flea dips etc. they are still on him and in our house(he is inside dog). my vet says they are just really bad this year but its driving us and my 3 year old nuts! i vacumn my 3000+ sq. ft. house daily and wash sheets constantly. im exhausted and flea bitten help!!! A: Shop for: frontline plus, frontline
Using ivermectinQ: My ? is using ivermectin? i know it is a cattle thing but a vet in louisiana said that it could be used on smaller animals at 1cc per 10 lbs. every 6 months just like the tablet or shot the vet. gives. you use a syringe with the needle to fill but remove the needle and squirt it in their mouth. i bought a bottle of 50ml. i have 2 dogs, one weights 65 lbs and the other is 28 lbs. the proheart 6 cost a lot compared to ivermectin. please advise your feelings about this medication. A: As we have stated in the past, we cannot recommend using a product in any manner not listed on the packaging for that product.