washingtonpost.com - Animal DoctorAnimal DoctorANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: We are fortunate to have had a wonderful golden retriever from an excellent breeder for 11 12 years. She never had any health problems until recently, when she began collapsing to the floor as if her legs suddenly turned to jelly. She goes...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45312-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: For more than over a year now I've been treating my 14-year-old collieshepherd mix for mange. Because of the collie in him, my vet doesn't prescribe ivermectin because it is known to produce seizures in collies.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52739-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: Our problem is that raccoons have overtaken our beautiful deck and are rendering it undesirable for entertaining and eating. Each morning, we go out and clean droppings off the deck (which I don't want regarded as nature's bathroom). It has...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26555-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_style/columns/a... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I put my English setter, who is 12 years old, on three tablets of glucosamine a day in May. Within three weeks he had symptoms of his hind legs giving out and drinking excessive amounts of water. He developed diabetes.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41743-2004Dec6.html?nav=rss_style/columns/a... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I read your article in a recent column regarding a Pekingese dog that was having seizures. I have a Pekingese that I rescued from the streets of a Detroit suburb. She was in bad shape, but has progressed quite well and has become a very...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8268-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/a... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: My 7-year-old shepherd-collie mix has scraped off a small patch of grass outside in my yard and I have caught her licking the dirt several times. I replant the plugs of grass, but she pushes them away and continues to lick the dirt. I have also...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16738-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: We have a beautiful 1-year-old West Highland white terrier. Two months ago, our vet discovered that she had the mange due to a "hot spot" on her inner thigh -- it caused mucous in her eyes and loss of hair, and she constantly rubbed her eyes....http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55449-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: My 15-year-old cat, Cato, tries to wake me up every morning by nipping at my armpits. Why armpitshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15133-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: I have a 3-year-old American pit bull terrier that is the sweetest, most gentle dog. She is such a people lover and wants to be with everybody all the time. I wish all the pit bull haters out there could meet my Sierra -- she has definitely...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35330-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... ANIMAL DOCTOR- April 19, 2005 Dear Dr. Fox: After reading about M.C.'s arthritic 18-year-old sheltieborder collie mix, I had to immediately share with you my 9-year-old beagle's experience with acupuncture. He was diagnosed with a slipped disk by his vet.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20873-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_style/columns/... |