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Maybe try skipping the next dose of antibiotics and use some celery juice if he'll tolerate it or 1 tsp. twice daily of organic aloe liquid.

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Welcome! And thanks for making your first post. In general all of AW's recommendations can be applied to dogs and cats. However, I'm personally not in favor of the higher doses of MSM in some of the supplements on the market. MSM can be too effective at eliminating symptoms without addressing...

BTW-Has your vet gotten the results from the lab? The aspirate was sent out and I wonder if they did a flow cytometry to differentiate T and B cell lymphoma? Which homeopathic medicine are you currently using for Ayla?

Hi Melanie! Welcome to HA! and thanks for making your first post about Ayla. She sounds Is she getting to spend more time outside in your glorious fall weather? For how long has she been on the 40mg pred? Did she have a voracious appetite before you started it?

Your vet may give him an elizabethan collar.

Excellent! We want as much of the pus as possible to drain.

It was lovely chatting today Bettina! Yes, yes, and yes to all of these questions.

Great idea! Tho possibly unnecessary. If you wet the area (and fur) down with peroxide, are you able to see the spot where the abscess is draining? The goal is to get the abscess to drain completely. That means you may need to massage it to get the pus out. And see if firmly pressing it with...

ToT! (sorry, I know how much you love acronyms Christine ;) )! Tincture of Time combined with mindful (and not worried) observation is all you need to do for now. If her BEAM drops, or anything gets worse, then a vet visit is indicated.

Yes. Sage is amazing and useful! Perfect!

I'm sorry to hear about Bello's continued dental challenges. Did the vet do dental x-rays when Bello was under anesthesia? Can you upload a pic for us to see? Unfortunately, yes. Yes, especially if it can be done without too much stress (which drains energy).

Hydrogen peroxide works super well for the pussy abscess discharge. And it is readily available and kills germs. It sounds like he is doing better with the clindamycin antibiotic that your vet gave for the post-dental period.

Yes! One approach is to make up a cup (1 pellet in one cup bottled/filtered water) of Arnica 10M. And dose 10/Q-tip every four hours for up to 4 doses. 10/Q-tip refers to the dose from the cup of Arnica. 10 "succussions" (like whacks to the bottom of the cup). Dip a cotton ((Q-tip) swab oin...

Welcome to HA! Sepherah! Oh boy! I know that feeling well... The hardest part is my living with the feeling which I know is based in speculation (my pup may be suffering). The easiest way to answer that is by assessing Strider's BEAM score. BEAM is the marker of quality of life, where we'd...