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There are few absolutes in medicine, and that isn't one. Probably not, but could the animals immune system undergo a change of some sort during that time?
If these non-healing lesions are decided...

The thought (only because it isn't proven until the offending sutures are removed) is that a spay, the most common abdominal surgery), was done and the uterune stumps were tied off with a synthetic...

If response to meds is the only rational your vets are using, that's a big thin, to my way of thinking. Suppose you agree to surgery? Just where on the spine would they operate? An X-ray could...

WE'RE dumb? You're the only one answering a 6 month old question.

More accurately, she WAS in season, you just didn't see it. Not uncommon. There is such a thing as a 'silent' heat. Often, the first season goes unnoticed to the owner because it often isn't...

Kristi,
I understand your dilemma... told to keep your dog 'quiet' by putting him in a crate. But that is when he becomes agitated, and is anything but quiet. When he is out of the crate, he...

Alty, I have looked and relooked... and I find nothing saying WHICH of the 4 legs he is favoring... front or back? I assume it's front since it is hard to paw at the cage with a back leg.

You...

Excessive bones in diet, or too much calcium otherwise will do it, but it has also been blamed on liver irregularity (I never found any specific problem in the literature, but it used to be quite...

Yes, it would. But, having reset my thinking cap, ANY profound infection can do the same thing as a pyometra. Had a St Bernard who went off feed (wouldn't even eat steak!) and a vet check...

Well, that may not rule out everything, but it is certainly a giant step in the right direction... Thanks for asking the obvious, but neglected, question!

Any bump, but especially one that is growing should be looked at by the vet. You mention putting antibiotic on it to keep it from becoming infected... this suggests that it may be hairless, even...

Thyroid deficiency, or anemia may be causing the loss of energy. But whatever it is, a trip to the vet will be more rewarding.

Right on, Tiggerella... I've always maintained that a pet owner should imagine their pet was their child, and then decide what they should do about the pet's 'problem'. Animal and people are enough...

The bumps you feel along her suture line are knots in the sutures closing her incision through the abdominal wall (not the skin). They are just due to the vet's particular choice of material to sew...

It is usual for a cat to stay in heat until it is bred. Otherwise, they will be in for a week or two, then maybe out for a day or so, then back in for a week or so, and keep this up for... way too...

Cat hair is so fine that anything but a really sharp blade set will not cut well. The new blades from Oster are the sharpest, and you may get a second shaving from them, but don't be disappointed if...

I suspect the tooth expert took an x-ray? And saw ? Wrong with a tooth... nothing, apparently.

What you describe, especially the 'seeming to heal, but then opening back up' is so common with a...

Parvo isn't something to "guess" about... maybe another opinion (another vet... I'm disappointed that your vet would attempt to treat a potential parvo pup with food and medicines... unless that is...

Going entirely by the picture, that looks like the foot has developed at a 90 degree angle 'left' of normal, and as a compensation, he has learned to rotate his front leg to the right (by throwing...

Puppies can sometimes "break" a leg at the growth plate, (epiphysis) and while it may be sore for a few days, they resume relative normal activity fairly quickly. These epiphysial fractures are...

Just a hint, because ALL of us do it occasionally. This post is several months old, so check all the "new" posts. Some aren't.

Hi Alty... Sorry for your problems and I am in total agreement about vet prices.I was there when it all started and am aghast at where the profession has wound up. But a topic for another day and...

The uterus will shrink and feel quite firm, often like a remaining kitten... If you are indeed feeling the uterus.
Best thing to be certain there is no kitten left is an x-ray, or some other...

I'm so very sorry, Judy. The only even remote bit of solace is that it was from 'natural' causes, not a matter of the ultimate owner responsibility.

You're lucky... that type of organic plant material making up a corn cob needs to be digested by bacteria in a ruminant (like a cow's) stomach, not by normal dog digestion. What happens to plain...

That's true, but there seemed to follow a flurry of posts addressing nothing about the problem being experienced by the OP. The players in my squawk are not of concern to me, rather it is the...

Breeder or not... with the mother or not... WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? Neither are killing the pups. Save your 'criticisms' until the problem is addressed??

I suspect hookworms and the resultant...

Until you know for certain that she actually swallowed that bone, you won't know anything to do for certain. That is quite a large object to actually swallow, and if she did, just where is it?
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Very anemic, and no signs of blood loss... sounds like she is not making enough replacement RBC's, which will prove fatal faster than hypercholesterol. Also, the thyroid is involved in nearly all...

Obsessive grooming is also fairly common, as an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Usually it manifests itself by abdominal grooming to baldness. It tends to be more a problem between the ears than...

I am with lady sam... something like diabetes, renal disease, or hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease). Also, add a stomach problem. Finally, at 9 years old, any sort of malignancy has to be...

Take her back to the vet who did the surgery, no one knows more about what went on in there than the vet who repaired it does. It could related to her previous injury and the healing process, or a...

Best advice as Lady Sam suggests. Make sure it is the vet who did the repair in the first place... no one knows more about what went on than the person that fixed it.

Pertaining to the giant breeds, especially, moderation and patience in their development tends to serve them best while they attain adulthood. Nothing is to be served by forcing development by...

Are you certain he has cut it? Normally the penis is not visible. Occasionally, usually after a sexual encounter with a female in season, a male will have an erection that becomes "stuck" so that...

Kidneys pass the nitrogenous residue from incomplete protein digestion, such as compounds that make ammonia. Chicken is muscle meat, which is primarily protein. These residual byproducts in the...

Well, at least the protocol is right. The advice still stands, except for two words. My bad, I guess.

Umm, the post is about a CAT

Before starting on the 'alternative medicine' path, give the traditional one a try.

Just suck it up and go to the vet. The vet CAN NOT make you do anything or give your dog anything you don't...

This sounds very much like it has either dislocated its hip, or broken that leg. Best have a vet examine it for the answer.Your choice what you do after that...

Not so, lucky... Lasix, a common and fairly popular diuretic, works quickly, in a matter of an hour, and lasts about 4 hours. I refer to it as p***-quick. But, most diuretics for high blood...

I would say 'Yes' to both possibilities.

I just lost one a month ago, only it wasn't floating upside down but on the bottom, and moving after being touched. Take it out of the tank, and put it...

One good season will usually bring the reluctant cat owner into the clinic for a 'fixin'. Too bad it takes so long to convince people, but it is effective!

Ringworm is contagious and fairly common with cats, especially if their immune system is not quite up to par. Best check this out with the vet since you can catch ringworm, too. (If it is that)

And, when a bite wound gets to the point that the hair is 'slipping', there should be a pus pocket developed beneath the hair loss area that you can feel. Gently push... it won't hurt the cat.

Cats don't bleed when in season. Sounds more like she is trying to deliver but having difficulty. Swollen breasts and enlarged nipples, vaginal bleeding are seen usually when the animal is at term...

Epilepsy wouldn't last more than a few minutes, 15 at the most. Then, the animal is up and around, usually looking for something to eat or drink. It sounds like some sort of seizure, but not...

I am going to be a bit surprised if a change in foods will be enough to spark her appetite. At 18 years, there are several serious problems that can be causing this. Any malignancy would not be a...

All toilets have a vent pipe through the roof. Mice, rats, and any other animal on the roof and curious about a hole can investigate, fall into the sewer drain and work back up to the trap in the...

I suspect that the 'whatever it is' affecting her ear for all this time has caused a loss of the ear drum and possibly damage to the structures of the middle ear, if not deeper.

The usual manner...