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Separation Anxiety in Cats

I recently moved out of my family home and left behind my cat. Everyday since I have been gone, my cat his...

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Chicken Jerky Treats - FAQ from the FDA

Chicken jerkey treats have been in the news for months as they seem to be causing strange...

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TERRIBLE DRY SKIN ON SHEPARD

I TRIED EVERYTHING POSS TO RELIEVE THE PAIN AND DRY SKIN ON OUR BELGIN SHEPARD,CHANGED HER FOOD TREATS FISH...

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Supplements for my dogs coat

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Low blood sugar

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Water Repellent Sprays Can Be Fatal for Your Pets

For you outdoorsy pet-owning friends, don't apply water-repellent sprays to your gear inside your home,...

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cushings disease

My schnauzer had cushings disease and one of the signs was a continual circling in the dog yard...she would...

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Alternatives to treats

Bananas are a great treat for dogs (and less expensive!). My dog loves them.

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My cat has an hyperthorid is there any herbal/natural medicine that can be given to a cat.

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Cold Sweaty Nose

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Another route

My dog had cataracts and I took him to 5 vets. (he was a younger dog) the cataracts had made him so blind that...

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He chews on WHAT?

We too have a cat who likes to chew on things he shouldn't. We've managed to hide most wires, etc., ...

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well, when get home from work or any where, my little angel has to be picked up and she sometimes kisses me...

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Hunting Instincts

My 3 y/o female tabby Urrow and I live in a really tiny room, and though she likes to play with some toys it...

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My 3 y/o female tabby Urrow and I live in a really tiny room, and though she likes to play with some toys it somehow seems to grow old fast.

Urrow used to love chasing and eating roaches at our old place, which I never thought was likely all that healthy for her, what with the bug sprays and all, but I could do nothing to stop it, and I noticed the chase part certainly WAS good for her.

Our new space is kept roach-free, though. I got a Eureka idea: I bought some feeder crickets for her. Captive-bred crickets are essentially clean insects, and AFAIK, they're not associated with either human or feline diseases or parasites.

The first time I brought Urrow a bag of them, I dumped it on the floor and watched her go nuts crouching, pouncing on the leaping things, running in circles, unable to decide which ones to focus on. Now I'll open the bag in Urrow's carrier. Then I unzip the front door of it, and watch crickets slowly emerge...quickly followed by Urrow's emergence. She'll see 'em, chase 'em, and bring 'em down, like the little hunter she is.

She used to be leaving lots of the poor crickets half-alive. Seeing this, I told her in my best shaman voice, "Now, let's respect the noble cricket who gives its life to amuse you, and don't let it suffer needlessly."

I honestly didn't expect she'd actually obey that advice: but that "feline telepathy" exists, and you know darn well it does, if your cat's shared it with you; you just dare to tell no one, lest they peg you a
wingnut. But just between us: cats ARE far smarter than 99% of humans give them credit for, and I keep finding this out, and then still keep underestimating them. Cats Are Smarter Than People Think, and that must include being smart enough not to let us in on how they know things you're thinking.

I only know what I've seen, and in this case, it was this: the following month, on Cricket Day, she didn't leave anywhere near as messy a battlefield behind as before. I'd only two half-deads to put out of their misery after playtime was over. And

on the successive month's hunt, she seemed to choose to eat all but one of them...and that was probably because it had leapt into a sudsy soapdish. She must have somehow understood my feelings. (Or maybe - and yeah, OK, this is probably

more likely, I suppose - perhaps practice just has made her a better "Cricket Player"--and also, one having claws that were sharper than before, since I now wait 'til after our little hunting parties to clip them.)

Now here's the obligatory part where I ask if any problems are known to exist with letting cats catch and eat crickets. I did do my homework before our first hunt, looking up info on websites and in books; I talked to my other "Cat People"

friends, and I even gave my (very accommodating) vet a call, just to be sure. I got no red flags, or even yellow ones, from any of this research. I did have concerns about the spines on cricket back legs hurting her when swallowing them, but they're softer to the touch than they look. My friend said if I noticed any that weren't, I could clip the sharper spines off before releasing the crickets. I won't pull their legs off, as I feel that'd be crueler than necessary--and she enjoys this whole game precisely because they hop, so doing that would be counterproductive anyway.

Urrow DEFINITELY shows me lots of appreciation, after a hunt. She is not a habitual purrer, and after a hunt, I can feel the purrings with my hand even if they aren't as audible as most cats' purrs are. Try it with your cooped-up, bored indoor cat sometime...and if this strikes you as just too weird or mean, remember that these crickets would just end up being eaten alive - gulped whole, even - by monitor lizards, otherwise.

Being a gift of love to a stir-crazy cat seems--to me at least--to be a far more noble death for a cricket.View Thread

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Drugs for dogs/ Thunder phobia

We also have an 80# dog, (a 9 year old Golden), who over the past 2 springs has developed an intense fear of...

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We also have an 80# dog, (a 9 year old Golden), who over the past 2 springs has developed an intense fear of loud noise in general, and in particular, thunderstorms. As a physician, I initially tried her on a low dose (5 mg) of Valium/Diazepam, which would typically be a reasonable calming dose for most humans. It had no discernable effect on our Golden whatsoever. We discussed options with our Vet, who recommended 20 - 30 mg of Valium on an "as needed" basis and/or 20 mg of Prozac/Fluoxitene every day. I did not want to go the Prozac route, although knowing that the recommended amount of Valium would totally (and perhaps dangerously) sedate most people for a day or two, I did not feel comfortable starting her off at a dose that high either. Dogs apparently metabolize tranquilizers differently than humans however, and require larger than what would be considered "usual" human doses. I initially started her on 10 mg of Valium before storms, and gradually increased the dose to her present level of 25 - 30 mg, which seems to be effective and allows her (and us) to sleep for 3 or 4 hours.
The weather last spring/summer was considerably calmer than this year and Valium on an as needed basis did seem to work fairly well. I had hoped to keep her permanently off of Prozac along with anything else that she needed to take on a daily basis, but circumstances dictated otherwise.
This year we seem to be having frequent severe thunderstorms during the middle of the night, several times per week. After several nights of fragmented sleep, I regretfully decided that one of us needed to be on Prozac. 'Crazy Chloe' won. I decided then that it was time for our dog to experience 'better living through chemistry'. She has been on generic Prozac almost 3 weeks now, and it has seemed to calm her down fairly well, with no obvious adverse side effects. We still use the Valium as a back up medication, as well.
Please be sure to check with your own Vet however, to make sure that you are using both the right drug and the right dose for your dog. I like the behavioral modification techniques mentioned above, and will also give them a try.View Thread

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milk in nursing dogs

My chihuahua had 6 puppies on April 22nd and now seems to be running out of milk. Two of the six are not...

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The community and doctors of this site are always trying to give pet owners that best information...

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ALERT TO A FATAL CAUSE OF A DOG'S LIFE

I HAD A HAPPY HEALTHY STANDARD DASCHUND. HIS NORMAL WEIGHT AROUND 30#. FOUR WEEKS AGO ON A SUNDAY DEXTER WENT...

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Yes he can be trained!

Hi, I agree with the first poster. You should have your dog neutered. And the ear infection and slipped disc...

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Bad Breath Cure, Bad Breath Causes & Bad Breath Te...

Try Oraltech Labs, It worked for me, although I will say it's not just do this and "bam your breath is cured"...

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Chi's Mom

I have a 3-year-old Chihuahua. She was originally crate trained at night but now she sleeps with me. I don't...

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How to Get Your Cat in a Carrier

Trying to get your cat in a carrier for a trip to the veterinarians or road trip can be extremely...

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Regarding Treating Parvo - Something I read

A blogsite I sometimes post to has several posts claiming that they cured their puppies of Parvo by giving...

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A blogsite I sometimes post to has several posts claiming that they cured their puppies of Parvo by giving them a small amount of Colloidal Silver. Since nanosilver hydrosols (same thing as CS) have been widely researched in the scientific literature and demonstrated to be effective against other viruses, including HIV-1 (Read "Abstract" from linked article), it sounds plausible to me that it'd work. Have any DVMs tried this?

http://www.jnanobiotechnology.com/content/3/1/6

"...we demonstrate that silver nanoparticles undergo a size-dependent interaction with HIV-1, with nanoparticles exclusively in the range of 1—10 nm attached to the virus. The regular spatial arrangement of the attached nanoparticles, the center-to-center distance between nanoparticles, and the fact that the exposed sulfur-bearing residues of the glycoprotein knobs would be attractive sites for nanoparticle interaction suggest that silver nanoparticles interact with the HIV-1 virus via preferential binding to the gp120 glycoprotein knobs. Due to this interaction, silver nanoparticles inhibit the virus from binding to host cells, as demonstrated in vitro."

My own background includes two positions as Director of Research for two BioMedical Companies (not counting my own), but I have no vested interest in any company that markets any medical products for either humans or animals. I'm just a pet-owner who understands how much our furry family members mean to us, and would like to see if this "Parvo Cure" could be tested to save the lives of puppies stricken with the virus. CS is inexpensive and safe in sane quantities, I've ingested over four gallons of the stuff over the last four years, with only positive health results. The recommended concentration for health applications is only 10ppm (parts-per-million), and studies have shown that even acute Malaria can be cured with only a few ounces in six days or less. Burn Units routinely use silver-nanocluster-infused wound dressings to prevent infections of all sorts (including MRSA) effectively.
http://www.burnsurgery.com/Modules/silver/section5_b.htm
http://www.silverlon.com/ (see "Studies" tab)

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