Recent content by RoxyinLa

My poodle was given an eardrop called mometamax. A vet tech told me that it was a combo of a steroid for inflamation, an anti-fungal ingredient, and an anti-bacterial ingredient. She has a problem with itching around her mouth area and I have switched over to raw feeding to see if it was food...

My vet told me that you can use 2% hydrocortizone cream on dogs to stop itching. I had 1% and it does stop itching for a few hours, so this may help until you solve the real problem. As I was told, the hydrocortizone cream only gets rid of the symptoms, not the cause.

I live in SW Louisiana and my hometown was hit very hard by Hurricane Rita this past Sept. When I got home and saw the huge uprooted trees (Thank God my house wasn't hit by one) it was such a shock...It looked like a war zone. There was a strong smell of fresh cut lumber in the air because of...

She's SO cute! Great name too! : )

Hope you're feeling better! Just remember, you are never alone...

Unbelievable growth rate! And what a beautiful dog!

How are these tapeworms transmitted to humans? How easy is it to catch them? I worm my dogs regularly, but every now and then I see tapeworm segments in my poodle's stool and have to give her an off schedule dose, especially in the summer months. Also, if these tapeworm segments are in my...

A vet (not mine) told me to put 2% hydrocortisone cream around my dog's itchy mouth and it works to stop the itching, but I'm worried about her ingesting it. I don't use alot but she is still getting some when she licks around her mouth. I was only picking up my dog at the groomer and not...

I have used Advantage on my 4 year old poodle with no side effects. I find it better than Frontline at controling fleas. What I don't like about these products is that they don't repel fleas and I have had a problem with tape worms from my dogs swallowing infected fleas. I wish there was an...

I am ready to try a home prepared diet for my poodle because she has so many different problems. Bad breath, tarter, itching around her mouth, gas, overweight, all more than likely diet related. I brought her to the groomer today and asked them (she and the vet who share the building) what...

Thanks guys, for all the advice! I definately need to make some changes!

Thanks for the advice guys! Can someone tell me what type of raw bones you give your dogs and where you get them? Also, can you tell me about the raw diet? My dog eats canned, dry, and moist burger type foods from Wal Mart. I know they aren't that great, but she is picky about dog foods...

My toy poodle has bad breath and tarter on her teeth. I had her teeth professionally cleaned less than a year ago and already she is getting tarter on the outside of her canines. I give her chew bones and bisquits but it doesn't seem to stop it. Does anyone else have this problem and any...

Here in Louisiana we have mosquitoes year around. Someone gave me a can of flea and mosquito repellant yesterday that contains 30% deet. I am afraid to use this on my dogs but a repellant for fleas that works would be great. I use frontline, but it does not repel fleas. I also like the idea...

I will have the UTI (I'm assuming that means urinary tract infection :) thing checked out. I've been there, and now that I think about it her symptoms do apply...urinating often in small amounts. As for as her protecting a "kill zone", I know that this is dangerous. I'd hate to have her bite...