The paper you refer to used imidocarb because the the affected dogs had Babesia, a blood infection, and this was why it was used. It was concluded that the Babesiosis was the cause of the AF. I am not aware that imidocarb would otherwise be useful for the treatment of AF and the usual approach of steroids, cyclosporine, azathiaprine and antibiotics is still the recommended approach. Recurrence isby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
The explanation here is that it is likely that a large portion of the ileum (the last part of the small bowel that absorbs the food) was removed at surgery. We call this short bowel syndrome and unfortunately can be a bit of a nightmare. You should feed a fat and fibre restricted diet which is easily assimilated - Hill's z/d may be appropriate. Injections of vitamin B12 will be needed at regby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
What is important are your A level grades. If you get the required A level grades then the GCSE grades are not so important but they may act as a guide to the Universities as to what you might be expected to get at A level. Any offer you get from a university is dependent only on your A level grades but whether you get an offer or not in the first place may depend on your GCSE grades. I would notby MarkRicher - Veterinary Students
Leah You do not say much about your hamster except that it is a bit thin so it is not really possible to give you much advice. If the hamster is ill you should see a vet. Abbie, If the hamster is not walking properly then it may have damaged a leg or its back. You probably need to see a vet to see which it is, although there is no specific treatment except removing all the wheels etc soby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
As you will see from all the posts above there are a few causes of hair loss in hamsters - scratching and licking causing bald patches can be caused by mites or allergies to bedding. Hair loss that is symmetrical in older hamsters may be due to Cushings disease. If it is mites then you need the vet to give the hamster a course of injections to kill them, bedding allergies mean you need to changeby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
This is a rather delicate situation and I am sorry you have lost your beloved cat. I have to be circumspect in what I say here under professional rules. Sometimes it can be difficult to find the second ovary and uterine horn and a second incision may need to be made - usually in the mid-line of the abdomen if the initial approach was through the left flank. Peritonitis would be very unusual to reby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
This is something I have often discussed with colleagues who specialise in orthopaedics. My own experience has been that those cases where the patella comes out really easily and flops all over the place do not seem to have much trouble but those that have a patella that get stuck out have more problems. Some dogs do not seem to have much of a problem with this condition but others do and so I suby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
If the wounds were not cut back to healthy tissue before they were stitched then I would not expect the stitch to make the wound heal. I suspect from what you say that either the wounds need thoroughly cleaning and cutting back to healthy tissue as well as a course of antibiotics (the wound may even have fungal infection after all this time) or there is a reason the wounds are not healing such asby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
Dribbling suggests an oral problem - this could be calicivirus (cat flu) but otherwise a wound in the mouth or a foreign body in the mouth are considerations. It would be worth seeing your vet for this.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
Strangles responds so well to steroids it would be unwise to try alternative therapies. The length of the course of steroids needed is highly unlikely to cause any long term problems so do not worry about this. Be aware that silver is poisonous and in a puppy might cause problems if over used. Giving the dog a purgative as a dettox may cause harm and is not advised.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
I am sure the hip won't snap off. If your cat is losing weight due to a liver problem make sure that the vet has checked whether the elevated liver enzymes in the blood are not due to an overactive thyroid which often causes high liver enzymes. If the cat has trouble getting comfortable then this might indicate that the hip causes discomfort.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
Not eating is a rather vague sign which could be almost anything but the most common cause would be an infection requiring antibiotics. Cats that do not eat for more than a few days can get quite ill from not eating and will take longer to get better so see your vet.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
The fracture will need about 6 weeks maybe less depending on how 'hairline' the fracture is and the cat should be restricted until then. An xray after 3 weeks should hopefully show whether it is forming a callus, although a hairline fracture may not result in much callus formation.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
If it is getting bigger then the hole in the body wall is still patent and may need closing surgically. What it would cost I cannot say but it should not be too expensive.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
If the break does not interfere with the cat then amputation is not usually performed. The gash may need stitching though; at the very least keep the wound clean with salt water bathing at least 3 times a day but if it gets infected then you will need to see the vet.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
I expect you have made a suitable decision. There is an old adage that if you put a cat and a fracture in a room together the fracture will eventually heal (it doesn't make it clear whether the cat has the fracture!) The radius bears most of the weight so ulnar fractures not involving the elbow or carpal joints are splinted by the radius if the cat is kept restricted. There are ways of keepiby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
I doubt it is the drugs. What is more important to ask is why the dog had 'aspiration' pneumonia because this usually means there is a problem with the oesophagus as it is extremely rare for a dog to inhale its food/vomit otherwise (the definition of aspiration pneumonia). If this is not what happened I would reconsider the diagnosis. Vomiting fresh blood is usually very serious and I aby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
The swelling could take 1-2 days to go away completely after the blood was trapped in the lower leg. If it does not then the kitten really needs a vet as there could be a fracture or infection for example.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
I assume the gum problem is chronic gingivitis/stomatitis complex for which steroid injections are used and can be a cause of not eating. I am unsure as to whether the not eating started before or after the tablets for the thyroid problem but if it was after then the tablets may be the problem. There is more than one drug to treat hyperthyroidism (I assume you meant hyper not hypothyroidism as thby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
At this age this is not Strangles. This sounds like a severe cellulitis which could have been caused by a bite or some nasty strain of bacteria getting in the skin for some reason. Since it started with facial swelling my thoughts could be that this could have started from a severe reaction to a sting from a wasp or such like, or if you live in an appropriate area this would be typical for an addby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
David This sounds like a respiratory infection which are common in hamsters so best to see the vet. Natalie & Meg Bloating could be due to obstruction of the gut with accumulation of gas or the abdominal enlargement could be due to a growth so best to check the hamsters checked by a vet, especially if there are not livelyby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
3 good A level results are better than doing more A levels and getting lower results in each because not enough time is spent on each subject.by MarkRicher - Veterinary Students
These blue-black lumps on the chin are either infection of the skin, sweat gland obstructions or collections of basal cell tumours and are quite common. They can be surgically removed.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
Certainly an obstruction is a genuine consideration here and may not show up on xray - a barium contrast study may help identify it, or an ultrasound may show it up, but sometimes you have to open them up to find it. Other considerations would be inflammatory bowel disease or pancreatitis - specific tests may need to be performed to diagnose these, but positive results could also arise if there iby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
This sounds like calicivirus (a type of cat flu) and you could have brought it home from your friend's cats. Although anyibiotics are not much use unless there is secondary bacterial infections, anti-inflammatories will help bring down any temperature and take pain away from the sore areas and help restore the cat's appetite. See your vet.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
This is called miliary dermatitis and is an allergic reaction, usually to flea bites. First treat the house thoroughly to kill the fleas in the house as 95% are in the house, the rest on the cat and the products you put on the cat cannot kill them until they jump on the cat. Second a course of steroids should settle the dermatitis - you cannot have the booster at the same time as the cat is on stby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
You can hand feed them with milk replacer designed for cats/dogs and hopefully very quickly they will begin to eat solid food so you should not have to feed them for very long. Also try and hold mum and allow the little ones to feed off her and hopefully she will become more co-operative.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
This is an interesting conundrum and so I will try and address the abnormalities you have and make suggestions on how to untangle the cause of each and then see if I can pull it all together at the end. Low pO2 indicates that there is either poor diffusion of O2 across the lung eg pneumonia, oedema from heart failure, or that there is reduced circulation in the lungs eg obstruction of blood flby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
i assume the test performed was a viral swab from the throat - if so no it is not 100% as many factors affect the result such as whether the virus has survived on the swab and also the method used to grow the virus.by MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
Upper respiratory infections of cats are not usually associated with neurological signs although Toxoplasma and FIP virus can cause both respiratory and neurological signs; sometimes high temperature from an infection can cause seizures. The consideration with all the symptoms you describe is whether the cat has a porto-systemic shunt which is a liver type problem which is due to faulty plumbingby MarkRicher - Ask The Vet
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