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We are using Teef! and also PetLab's ProBright. AND he has a dental scheduled for March 19th, as I don't wish to watch and wait to see if the crap falls off. Plus, as I mentioned earlier, I have quit all the plain vegetable matter, short of treats and bits, betting that his dietary adjuncts will...

Yes! Big, raw, whole ones. And we have many others in our co-op that use these as well. Most dogs seem to love them, and they are full of great nutrition. These are a west coast item; your situation may vary as to availability. I also feed canned ones in water, occasionally in olive oil, plus...

Just a teensy thought: he could have exposed himself to more salt than usual while at the seashore. Maybe not drinking the water, but sniffing, licking, or just inhaling the sea salts. Even if this weren't enough to physically act, there could be a response to that environment which made his...

Great result! I think I would not go up in dosage for such a small customer:) Ths is not a drug, but a naturally occurring hormone which is used by the body to produce more specific sex-linked hormones. More would not turn her into Charles Atlas, but may not be needed to produce optimal levels...

When I was a kid our city zoo - San Francisco - made a big deal out of big cat feeding times, audience encouraged. They got readily identifiable and large chunks of animal, likely horse, and made a nice display of growling and slobbering over them. Ah, progress, making life worse for us all...

I agree, on the sources of predilection for dental issues, of course. But this boy is almost 11, and had no significant dental issues, other than one cracked molar - the risks of bones - we extracted at about 7. His last exam was admittedly cursory - just a look inside by my vet and me - but did...

A little bit sideways here, but I sorta needed to vent: I wrote about using Teef! and ProBright, but some careful examination disclosed some really horrid spots on the small molars, thick, dark, crusty - these were not so bad at the last physical, so I was shocked. I have already booked a...

Gosh darn it, I'm going to be a party pooper and say that if I had a cat presently, no way would I encourage him to go outside, especially unsupervised. So much can go sideways. Would you consider constructing him a "catio" or other sort of outdoor exposure? And, also, increase the amount of...

Yeah, but not on cats:) It's added to drinking water, so doesn't take any application. In my limited experience, all of these products, whether added to food, smeared on teeth, or however, are gonna need some time to work. I thought Teef! was working right away, and then I didn't see the amazing...

My money's on the drops. What, exactly, were you aiming to fix in them? Were they sick? Had symptoms? In any case, I think just stopping the drops and waiting for a couple of days should fix the problem, whether from the drops or the vet's table. You might try some very favorite food, in a small...

We are also concerned about "salmon poisoning". This is a bacterium which lives in a liver fluke which in turn lives in a freshwater snail. So any salmon which travels up into fresh water - ALL of them unless interrupted by dams and hatcheries - can pick up this disease. It seems that any fish...

'Nother Parvaid person here; none of my dogs, but a few others I "treated". It is a nice soothing remedy even if there is no infection, too. Can you say "preventive"?

We eat TJ's canned Alaskan line-caught salmon, and also Kroger canned seine-caught (Thailand) mackerel. Yuji gets a few ounces of either in his dinner on occasion, with other items. But most times, he gets a big California sardine, fresh and raw. These come flash-frozen by the case, and are...

I'd say yes, on the bones. These are tiny and relatively soft, and should yield to her molars - and if not, quite, they are small enough in diameter to pass through the intestines, and softened further by the digestive enzymes. Great job, you two:)

Thank you both for all your perspective! Whatever it is, I don't think it's "health"; we seek good function, not band-aids, suppression, substitution, etc. Another example of the "take a pill and you'll be fine" mentality. No way to live, for us or the animals.

I'd say yes. No pits, of course, or skin, but the flesh is fine. A good source of some nice fatty acids. That said, I'ver never encountered a dog who craved it, but you never know. Mine acts pretty disappointed when a mouthful of my salad turns out to be avocado instead of, say, hard boiled egg...

Oh, gosh, yes! ...Starting with us, about a hundred years ago. My first dog - my teacher dog - suffered mightily from ear issues for years. Ears are a wonderful barometer of chronic impairment: superficial, sensitive and easy to observe and treat with homeopathic consideration of the entire...

I agree with Dr. Jeff. You should never push it, but wait until it's obvious there is no fun to be had - no quality of life mentally, emotionally - or insurmountable physical pain blinding her to any chance of enjoyment of surroundings and your company. Be prepared to ask her to tell you when...

Ya know, were it I thinking of new carpet, I probably just wouldn't. There are many ways in which this might be disturbing - not just the new chemicals, but the new environment, smells, textures - the possibilities to upset the kids' world view, possibly challenging them, using energy better...

And another one: MyPetLab (different outfit) electric scaler. Looks promising; anyone know for sure? Canident - Tooth cleaner for dogs Thanks for any input. To have a definitively effective tooth cleaning modality would be really, really useful to most of us.