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It is kind of you to help your friend with her dog. A raw diet would indeed be of benefit. Some dogs with Cushings have digestive issues because of their high steroid levels, so a cooked diet may be a good intermediate step. Constitutional and possibly symptomatic homeopathic treatment will be...

Try feeding in a puzzle toy, like two nesting Toppl Zogoflexes. The dog has to take these apart to get all the food. https://www.westpaw.com/dog-toys/puzzle/toppl-treat-toy Another option for wet food is spreading it on a thin layer on a large cookie sheet, or smearing it in the bottom of...

Dogs develop diarrhea from stress and excitement as well as from eating things that they shouldn’t. As long as your dog is feeling reasonably well (active, interested in food, no vomiting, small amounts or no blood in the stool) it is safe and reasonable to treat diarrhea symptomatically...

Hi, Erin! Your holistic vet has given you good advice for symptomatic treatment of the itchy ear. Another product that I will sometimes use is Zymox (without hydrocortisone), as its enzymatic properties improve the ear environment to decrease inflammation. It is common for dogs to have a lot...

This does look uncomfortable. Obviously, ideally we would like to resolve the problem by improving health so that this Staffie doesn't itch. However, we don't really know much about this girl, so it is difficult to comment on her case. Many things can cause lesions like this, including...

Dr. Scott Weese is a conventional veterinary epidemiologist who writes the Worms and Germs blog: https://www.wormsandgermsblog.com/ This is a calm, well thought out blog addressing the numerous and sometimes frightening stories about animals and how they may or may not be affected and infected...

What fun! I hope that you have a great time. I like to use tiny bits of cheese, dried minnows broken up in pieces, and tiny bits of jerky. It is helpful to have lots of fabulous tiny treats, as the quality and frequency of treating is way more important than the size of the treat.

Dear Kristen, Please give the Verm-X liquid as it directs on the package: the full dose, once daily for three days in a row. The herbal components need to be present in sufficient concentration to do their job of improving intestinal health, so dividing the dose is not a good idea...

Ba Wei Di Huang Wan is Rehmannia Eight. I don't use quite the same products as Dr. Jeff has pictured, so I defer to his discussion of phosphorus binders.

Rehmannia Six and Eight are effective for cats with kidney disease. The herbs increase recruitment of nephrons (filtering units) to improve kidney function. I generally use the powder (1/4 tsp per 10 - 15 lbs, 1 to 3 times daily with food) with cats. It is ideal to work with an herbal...

I generally get my TCM herbs from Crane Herb, as they have excellent quality control, and they allow health care providers to prescribe herbal combinations for direct delivery to the patient / client. I like Golden Flower, Kan, KPC, and Steve Marsden's Kan Essentials for Animals.

I am sorry to hear that Vanya shows early kidney disease. You are likely aware of the research showing that the traditional Chinese medicine combinations Rehmannia Six (for warm animals) and Rehmannia Eight (with additional warming herbs for chilly animals) increase recruitment of inactive...

This is a question that was posed, and my answer. The questioner is a new member - welcome!! Sara I just watched Dr. Sara’s wonderful neutering course. I still had a couple of general questions I was looking to get help with (and maybe I missed this)… - Dr. Sara strongly advices never to...

"Appetite, wanting" means lacking appetite - it's an archaic term, like many in the repertory. Here we would say Food / Drink, Beans, desire!

Yunnan BaiYao can be applied as needed to any bleeding - 'quicked' nail, small skin tears, growths that are scratched open. Usually you only need it a few times a day. If anything is bleeding more than that, it likely needs more comprehensive medical attention.

Hi, Lisa! It is possible that the bed wetting is related to her nausea and increased thirst. She may have had more to drink than usual, then had trouble holding the urine over night. How old is your girl, and is she spayed? Older spayed bitches, especially bigger ones, lose tone in their...

These stools look to me as if Murphy is finding some yummies on his walk, like animal stool and plant material. Those can make the stools a bit soft. The size of the particles being passed makes more liquid stay in the intestines, so the stools are more loose. Excitement is a common cause of...

I agree with Dr. Jeff's suggestion of boric acid or DE. I would put any product outside or inaccessible to the kitties. You don't want the cats sniffing either product, though cats are less likely to do that than dogs. In addition, look outside and see if there is a crack in the foundation...

You are doing wonderfully with your boy! Thank you for sharing the lovely pictures as well. Many dogs will taste urine. One of my girls would pouch out her lips whenever she was near fresh urine; it looked much like the flehmen response in horses!

As the repertory was written using human signs, wax and discharge refer to those as seen in people. Wax is the normal waxy product exfoliated from the ears. Discharge is an abnormal inflammatory product produced by the ears. People and animals both normally have ear wax, and it is only a...