I think you'll find the website is pets-mrsa.com. Richardby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Thanks for the warning, Carol. It makes me very relieved I am a one vet practice, with no VNs, so don't have to worry about recruitment! Incidentally, excuse my ignorance, but what is a BD9?by Richard Allport - Public Discussion
Thanks for your sympathies , Walter and Ken! I have been to a hypnotherapist, but it didn't help. I also have a bit of a fear of heights, although luckily I'm fine in a plane... except I can't fly to any country which need vaccinations before entry, for obvious reasons! Richardby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Brenda I echo Walter's comments. Even when you know it is for the best, it still takes courage to make the decision and still often leaves a feeling of guilt behind. There is no doubt you did the right thing at the right time for Daisy. They say time is a great healer. It isn't, of course, such a wound can never be healed. But in time you will learn to live with her loss, and remeby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
I do hope Daisy has a gentle, peaceful end to her life, Brenda. My sympathies and best wishes are with you. Richardby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Greetings Walter and Ken Regarding injections: I mean 'never if possible' - I have a fear of needles, not of pain. I have about half a dozen fillings in my teeth which I had done without any injections of local anaesthetic - I could cope with the pain but not the needles. If I do have to have an injection, I always pass out. Strangely, if I accidentally stick a needle in myself, Iby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Hallo Ken Like Walter, I'm really pleased to hear that acupuncture has helped your Wolfie, and Walter, I'm pleased to hear acupuncture is helping you too. Ironically I have never actually had acupuncture myself, even though I put needles in pets all day long. This is mainly because - so far - I have not needed any treament, but also (I am ashamed to admit) I have a needle phobia aby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Greetings Brenda and Walter I do hope your Greyhound is progressing well, Brenda. I sympathise with and understand your concern at Walter's remarks, but as a vet, I can also understand why they were written. Any vet, given the information that a dog has a known lung tumour and pneumonia, and subsequently is coughing up blood and mucus, would make the same judgment. Realistically the bby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
I have had a surprising (even surprising to me) rate of success with the use of homoeopathic remedies for Cushing's disease. A number of patients seem stable either without Vetoryl etc., or with much lower doses of drugs than would be expected. Other homoeopathic vets report high success rates too. There is no single group of remedies that works for every dog, but I do prescribe some remeby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Greetings Ken I've been using acupuncture for arthritis (and other problems) for twenty years, so I guess I'm able to assess responses to treatment pretty well by now. Approx 80% of arthritic pets will respond well to acupuncture. This means: less pain and discomfort greater mobility of affected joints a much slower rate of deterioration of affected joints The amount of improvementby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
In addition to whatever useful advice that I'm sure Walter will suggest, I know that there is a very strong tradition of using homoeopathy in India. A combination of Arnica, Rhus tox., Ruta grav., and Hypericum is often helpful for arthritis, especially when the patient is particularly stiff when first getting up after rest. I usually use the remedies in the 30c potency, at a dose rate ofby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Dear Kevin I had to make the decision to let my own aged Bedlington Terrier go two weeks ago. I knew it was the right thing to do, but it didn't make the parting any easier. So I can, more than usual, appreciate what you are going through at present. My thoughts are with you. You will have many happy memories of Shannon, I'm sure, and of Ben too. Hold them very close to your heart forby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Hi Kevin You can contact me at : port@poetic.com or at : info@naturalmedicinecentre.net Sounds as if acupuncture should be most helpful, if you have a vetby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
I'm sure when Walter gets back he will have some useful 'conventional' advice - from a 'natural medicine' angle, Slippery Elm is an ideal herbal anti diarrhoea remedy. Available from health food stores (and some vets) - give adult human dose for a GSD. If the problem persists or recurs look at diet, and investigations for other causes may be appropriate. Look out for whaby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Great news Darren, I'm sure Walter will be equally pleased to hear the news when he returnsby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
If you do, Sarah, be aware that long term steroids are likely to cause even more side effects than long term Metacam. I'd also suggest your friend asks his vet about acupuncture, magnetic collars, natural herbal anti inflammatories etc. Not to mention physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, osteopathy and many other non drug treatments for arthritis/ skin irritation and so on.by Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Walter, I've been in practice for 32 years, so not quite as long as you, but in that time I have seen many cases of dogs adversely affected by vaccines. Sometimes mild and transient, sometimes severe, and occasionally causing permanent damage (eg the Wemeraner syndrome I mentioned). That doesn't mean I'm anti vaccine - I vaccinate my own dogs as puppies - but it does mean I recogniby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
What I meant was, if it is diagnosed as being non malignant, then garlic spray is useful. I totally agree that it would not be wise to give garlic - or any treatment - if there is any doubt about the malignancy of a lump.by Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
If it's non malignant, often using a garlic spray daily on the lump will help. (often helps horse sarcoids as well)by Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Although it's quite possible your pup may have been incubating Parvovirus at the time of inoculation, vaccines do sometimes cause acute illness. For instance there is a syndrome seen in Weimeraners in which puppy inoculation causes an immune system breakdown that has resulted in the death of a number of puppies. Hopefully the tests will establish the cause of the problem, but don't blaby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Yes, I think that's something we CAN agree on! Richardby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Hallo again Walter Yes, not a question of great minds thinking alike on this matter! I'll try not to bore on the topic again but I will reiterate - a diet based on raw meaty bones, which doesn't mean giving nothing but RMB, but includes offal, eggs, vegetables and other ingredients is perfectly balanced. The problem with convenience foods (in my view) for animals or for humans is thatby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Greetings Walter In my reply of 04 04 05 I said I had opened one can of tinned food in a week. I'm not suggesting I never eat processed food, or that dogsshould never eat processed food, but that I would never eat a diet composed solely of processed food, and neither should dogs. The pet food factories may well be very clean, but that doesn't mean the food that goes in the cans and paby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
I think the point is that feeding most processed pet food IS like feeding turkey twizzlers - it's full of 'meat by products and derivatives', it's got the colourings and flavourings, the fillers , the sugars. It can't be as good as real food. So, whatever dogs prefer (and in my experience it almost always is good real fresh food) a diet of real meat and veg and raw bonesby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
I think the fact you have to add some real food to the processed food to persuade your pup to eat it shows that dogs know what is best for them. I bet she ate the natural diet without any problems! Give her a break. Give her some real food. Just ask yourself, would you be happy eating nothing but dried food for the rest of your life?by Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Hi Walter, I know we keep crossing swords about the bones and raw food diet, so I won't go on about the advantages yet again, but I would like to make the point that a raw meaty bone based diet is NOT unbalanced, there are thousands of perfectly healthy dogs across the world fed on such a diet, and secondly it's not exactly a 'latest fad' since it was the staple diet of dogs fby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Hilary: never give cooked bones to dogs. Raw bones - good. Cooked bones - dangerous. Give plenty of raw chicken wings, chicken necks, in fact whole chicken carcasses if you like. Other raw bones are fine. Raw meat is fine. Raw anything is fine within reason. Your dog will be healthier and happier on a raw meaty bone based diet.by Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
I, and many other vets who use homoeopathy, have had excellent results in the treatment of Cushings disease with homoeopathy. Some cases can remain stable without the use of Vetoryl, some do well on a much lower than average dose of Vetoryl. The website of the British Association of Homoeopathic Veterinary Surgeons (bahvs.com) has a list of vets with qualifications and experience in vetrinary homby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Pat, if you are lucky enough to have a vet practising acupuncture anywhere near you, that would be another option. Richard Allport BVetMed, VetMFHom, MRCVSby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
Walter is, as usual, absolutely right: I would add that if there is a severe gum inflammation (gingivitis), then Co enzyme Q 10 (30mg daily) is really helpful in minimising symptoms of sore gums. I'd also add that (in my experience) giving a cat something really chewy, such as raw chicken necks or wings, to gnaw on helps keep the teeth clean and tartar free. Richard Allport BVetMed, VetMFHby Richard Allport - Ask The Vet
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