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    Urgent question

    has anyone seen head/facial twitching as a side effect of zonisamide? my dog was just started on it yesterday and he's had 2 doses so far. he just starting facial twitches around 10pm tonight...there's not much information published about the use of zonisamide in dogs so i'm really at a...
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    HELP! head bobbing in my dog

    hi everyone, i have a 7 1/2 year old cavalier male with no hx of serious health problems (occasional ear infections) but he has recently been diagnosed with a grade 2-3 heart murmur (what a surprise right :rolleyes: ) i am currently away at school and my sister and mom really aren't the best...
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    grooming irritation?

    hi, i got my cavalier groomed (bathed and shaved down for the summer) on Thursday. After that, I noticed that he had a couple of pinkish spots that kind of look like bug bites and also he had a little scabby bump. the scabby spot i picked a little bit so it started falling off but now it's just...
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    grooming irritation?

    hi, i got my cavalier groomed (bathed and shaved down for the summer) on Thursday. After that, I noticed that he had a couple of pinkish spots that kind of look like bug bites and also he had a little scabby bump. the scabby spot i picked a little bit so it started falling off but now it's...
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    1-800-petmeds

    i'm currently away at college, so i don't purchase the medications for my dog. my mom is debating whether or not to buy frontline/sentinel from 1800 pet meds rather than my vet, but at the practice where I work as a tech, i know that the doctors tell the patients not to buy from any online...
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    crystals in urine

    i decided to run a general wellness profile on my dog's urine and blood last week...while i was gone on a trip this past weekend, my vet called my mother and told her that my dog has crystals in his urine, but the vet told her that she's not worried about it but will look into it more...
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    intestinal block

    my dog ate a piece of a paper muffin wrapper (maybe 1.5-2 inches?) yesterday...I'm away at school, so I wasn't here when it happened. My sister and mom however have told me that he hasn't pooped since yesterday. We called the vet today because he was straining to poop but couldn't, but they...
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    weight loss - should i be concerned?

    hi, so my dog - 4 year old cavalier king charles spaniel, male, neutered - has been on canidae ALS and lamb/rice formula for several months now. in that time period, he has gone from weighing almost 29 pounds to a solid 23 pounds. He had always been slightly over weight, even though he was...
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    boiling bones

    i'm interested in giving bones to my dog for healthy teeth, etc. when i go to my local grocery store, wegman's, the bones that they have are marrow bones. i know they're pretty hard, so i would only give them to him about 2 times a week under supervision. however, i am really wary about...
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    onion poisoning

    just out of curiosity, how much onion would a dog have to ingest to be poisoned?
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    expired Malaseb ear wash?

    okay so my Malaseb ear wash for my cavy is expired...i'm assuming this means that i probably can't use it to clean is ears right? I'm using a different cleaner, but I realized I had some of this stuff left over, so i was just wondering if it was safe to use it. it expired 11/30/2006...
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    one protein source vs. multiple protein sources

    my cavy is currently on the Canidae ALS (with lamb, chicken, turkey, fish). He has ears that can be problematic sometimes (but not infections) and i have heard that feeding a food w/ one protein source (such as the Canidae ALS with chicken or lamb) can help with this rather than feeding a...
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    Harry Potter #7! Snape - good or evil?

    so for all you harry potter fans out there- in the 6th book, as you all know, Snape killed Dumbledore. Hopefully we will find out in the 7th whether he is on Voldemort's side or Dumbledore's side. In your opinion, will Snape be revealed to be good or evil?
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    dog lice

    what do dog lice eggs(nits) look like? my dog seems to have some dry skin flakes in his ear, probably due to the fact that i havent been able to clean his ears since he was in an elizabethan collar after his surgery, but how can you tell the difference between skin and lice eggs? i do have...
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    benefits of barley

    i have read that barley can be beneficial to dogs. however, it is a grain, and i wanted to know the opinion from the people on this forum. anything you know about barley and dogs let me know! :D
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    time to celebrate!

    Twinkie got his stitches out today from his eyelid growth removal surgery! no more e-collar for him! :D he's so happy :)
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    pictures from today!

    just some pictures that i took today! he just loves my planner zzzzzzzzzz...... more-->
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    to lose weight...

    i am trying to get my cavy to lose about 3 pounds (he's 28, i'd like him to be 25, since he is a bit big-boned for his breed). i am feeding him canidae ALS but i was wondering if it would be better to feed him more on the Canidae Platinum food or feed him less on the Canidae ALS? Also...
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    Canidae vs. Karma

    i have heard great things about Canidae and i recently switched my Cavy to it. however, i was wondering if the Karma food from Natura was any better quality? i've heard Canidae is the "best bang for the buck" it was quite cheap (which is good!) i just wanted to know how the two compare in...
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    stuff to add in Canidae

    i just recently switched my dog from Natural Balance to Canidae. I've been adding green beans because i've heard they're a great filler if you want your dog to lose weight. are there other things i can add in that are nutritious, tasty, and still do not add too many calories so he doesn't gain...
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