http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/columns/animaldoctor?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorAnimal Doctoren-us1514020http://www.washingtonpost.comhttp://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45312-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45312-2005Apr11.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT We are fortunate to have had a wonderful golden retriever from an excellent breeder for 11 1/2 years. She never had any health problems until recently, when she began collapsing to the floor as if her legs suddenly turned to jelly. She goes...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26555-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26555-2005Apr4.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT Our problem is that raccoons have overtaken our beautiful deck and are rendering it undesirable for entertaining and eating. Each morning, we go out and clean droppings off the deck (which I don't want regarded as nature's bathroom). It has...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8268-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8268-2005Mar28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I read your article in a recent column regarding a Pekingese dog that was having seizures. I have a Pekingese that I rescued from the streets of a Detroit suburb. She was in bad shape, but has progressed quite well and has become a very...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55449-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55449-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT We have a beautiful 1-year-old West Highland white terrier. Two months ago, our vet discovered that she had the mange due to a "hot spot" on her inner thigh -- it caused mucous in her eyes and loss of hair, and she constantly rubbed her eyes....]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35330-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35330-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I have a 3-year-old American pit bull terrier that is the sweetest, most gentle dog. She is such a people lover and wants to be with everybody all the time. I wish all the pit bull haters out there could meet my Sierra -- she has definitely...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15559-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15559-2005Mar7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT My 3-year-old cat, Charlie, displays excessive aggressiveness at times. This usually happens in the early morning at about 4 or 5 a.m. when he wakes up and wants attention. If he does not get it, which he never does at that hour of the day, he...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61639-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61639-2005Feb28.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT Our dog is an English setter who is about 30 pounds and 15 months old. He sleeps in the kitchen at night and he is out all day in a fenced-in yard. The problem is that he runs around the yard nonstop. When I'm home, I bring him in and make him...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42633-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42633-2005Feb21.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I have a 4-year-old cat who has been biting herself and pulling her hair out. The fur on her stomach and the insides of her legs is gone. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24748-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24748-2005Feb14.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I have a 5-year-old male German shepherd dog. When we first got him he was fearful and skittish, and would run away from anyone who came near him. He is much improved now, and protective of my husband and me. However, he is frenzied during...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6440-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6440-2005Feb7.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT We own and live with our 1 1/2-year-old beagle named Belle. She is a house pet who exercises in our back yard. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52739-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52739-2005Jan31.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT For more than over a year now I've been treating my 14-year-old collie/shepherd mix for mange. Because of the collie in him, my vet doesn't prescribe ivermectin because it is known to produce seizures in collies. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34004-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A34004-2005Jan24.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT My cat is 7 years old and has always had his shots. Recently, however, my veterinarian told me my cat doesn't need any more shots. The cat is a male Persian that only goes out a bit, and we are with him at those times. He was altered at about 4...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16738-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16738-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT My 7-year-old shepherd-collie mix has scraped off a small patch of grass outside in my yard and I have caught her licking the dirt several times. I replant the plugs of grass, but she pushes them away and continues to lick the dirt. I have also...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64486-2005Jan10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64486-2005Jan10.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I was hoping you could let your readers in on a little secret: Ferrets do, indeed, make ideal pets as long as you follow a few very simple rules. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45996-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45996-2005Jan3.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I adopted a sweet, 9-year-old male cat named Yoda (he's black and he's my little "panther"), and I'm concerned about him being lonely when I have to be away. I might have to work full-time, including some nights, and I might go to school at...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30322-2004Dec27.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30322-2004Dec27.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I am aware that you believe yearly vaccinations of our pets into old age is ill-advised. However, I have yet to see you mention other medication vets routinely prescribe for dogs -- monthly heartworm preventative. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15133-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15133-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT My 15-year-old cat, Cato, tries to wake me up every morning by nipping at my armpits. Why armpits? ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62359-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A62359-2004Dec13.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT My son has a 1-year-old Jack Russell terrier. He got the dog when it was 9 months old. The dog was kept in a cage 24/7, only to leave for duty calls. Now, although the dog is kept in a cage for the time no one is home, he is let out as soon as...]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41743-2004Dec6.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41743-2004Dec6.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT I put my English setter, who is 12 years old, on three tablets of glucosamine a day in May. Within three weeks he had symptoms of his hind legs giving out and drinking excessive amounts of water. He developed diabetes. ]]>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20873-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20873-2004Nov29.html?nav=rss_style/columns/animaldoctorTue, 19 Apr 2005 11:59:42 GMT After reading about M.C.'s arthritic 18-year-old sheltie/border collie mix, I had to immediately share with you my 9-year-old beagle's experience with acupuncture. He was diagnosed with a slipped disk by his vet. ]]>