http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals Animals as pets - a vet's point of view Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:33:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are purple masses/tumors generally cancerous? Or are all tumors generally purple in cats? They were found above the knee of my cat (. Any chance they are hemangomias( or however you spell it)? There’s this purple mass above her knee - she’s a 6yo Domestic Short ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/02/08/cat-with-possible-purple-tumor/ My dog (2yo male neutered Corgi) knocked over a can of paint and it fell over and spilled, i think she might have licked some up and she threw up twice, will she be ok or will i have to take her to the vet to have her checked out? Note ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/02/08/dog-licking-paint/ I just noticed that one of my dog’s (3yo female neutered black Labrador) glands on the outside of her anus is swollen a bit and a little red. she scraped her bottom along the carpet and is licking it a bit more. we have been swimming in the lake a lot and ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/02/08/dog-with-swollen-gland-near-anus/ This is a feral cat (3yo female) that lives in my garage. She hangs around but will not let me touch her. Her hair is starting to get matted and she has fleas. I need to get her to a vet but can not get her into a cat carrier. ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2008/02/08/catching-a-feral-cat/ My dog (6yo Rottweiler/Shepherd mix male neutered) has a hip problem and what my vet thinks is a torn ligament. He doesn’t seem to be in pain but I took him for x-rays and while he was under for the x-rays, the doctor noticed an irregular heartbeat. So ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-with-heart-and-hip-problem/ Our Setter (6yo male neutered) chases birds, ground hogs, squirrels, etc. We now have wild turkeys visit on our lawn. The Setter just looks at them. We want him to chase the turkeys away but he is not interested. I think he is afraid. He will chase ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-chasing-wild-turkets/ My dog (Golden Retriever cross 1.5 yo male neutered) is drinking a lot of water, not eating and then throwing up later? My dog is normally very active, but lethargic today and doesn’t seem to want to do very much except lie around. Note : Dog question from Ask A ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/lethargic-dog-who-is-throwing-up/ My dog (2yo male Boxer neutered) was boarded in a kennel for 2 days and has now developed a cough - sort of like a hacking dry cough like he has something stuck in his throat. He had the kennel cough vaccine - I thought he’d be protected from ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/dog-and-kennel-cough/ Jefferson my roomate’s cat (10yo Domestic Shorthair male neutered) is in the vet right now. He was diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung yesterday and was put on blood thinners. This morning he is in a comma. What are his chances of surviving? Note : Cat health question from ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/10/12/chances-of-cat-surviving-with-pulmonary-embolism/ My black lab mix Abby (57 lbs., nine years old, female neutered) just got her first tick of the season. We live in rural coastal northern California. Our local ticks are the usual pests, never the disease-inducing kind. I have always put a (Preventic, I think) collar ... http://www.ask-the-vet.com/petanimals/2007/09/04/dog-preventic-collars-and-toxicity/