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My dog has a spot on his jaw just below his left ear. It is oozing yellow stuff and small amounts of blood. It hasn't gotten any worse in the last 24 hours but it has not improved. He is on an antibiotic for some stomach issue he had last week. I can
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My 13 year old cat was just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. The research online suggests that the A131 treatment is a safer option bc there are no side effects and it’s a curative solution. Are there really no risks to this treatment? Also, I read t
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My mom and sister recently adopted a 3 month old baby kitten. She has been such an adorable girl. The issue arose when my grandparents as well my dad disagreed o keep her. They aren't really a big fan of pets and im sure that wont change. i really wi
Hi, thanks for using Boop by Petco! I think trying to confine a cat to one room of a house it's entire life (13+ years) isn't sustainable. But more so I do not think it is fair for Alice or a good quality of life to live in just one room. I would discuss this with your family and if you are not able to reach an agreement I would try to find Alice a home that can provide appropriate living arrangements. Good luck!
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Hi Ava had her babies the 20th of this month she gave birth to four babies but two didn't make it and two of them are doing pretty good but they look like premies but she is taking good care of them. Is there anything that I need to do to help her ou
Ava is lovely! Weigh the kittens daily to make sure they are gaining weight. Feed Ava a kitten formulated food so she has extra calories, calcium, and protein to support feeding the kittens. Make sure she has plenty of food to eat. Any health concerns, have her seen by a vet right away. Best of luck.
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Hello, my dog has just been diagnosed with Addison's disease. He also has hypothyroidism. His ALT and AST values are very elevated (5.5x and 2x from higher baseline, respectively) in the blood panel that just came back. I would like to get your o
Hello. I am sorry to hear about Iako. ALT and AST can become VERY elevated so the values that you have listed are elevated, but only mildly/moderately so. The AST is mildly elevated. These enzymes need to be >2x for us to even look at them. ALP is usually elevated if the liver is irritated or 'upset'. This can also go up with exogenous steroid administration (which you likely got with the Addison's disease) so it depends on when these bloods were taken in relation to his diagnosis. Dehydration (which often occurs with an Addisonian crisis) or hypotension (also occurs) can make these values elevated. They are sensitive. I would recommend just getting the medications under control for the hypothyroidism and the Addisons, and rechecking the liver values 2 weeks after everything has settled down a bit. Good luck with Iako. The alternative is getting a liver biopsy, however I would just monitor and recheck the liver values first. I am not too concerned with these values.
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