Pets & the humans who love them

christie · 11-07-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by WolfyOne

Make sure you clip those back nails every couple days because the tips get sharp again that quickly. The gauze sound like a good idea, but use tape after that. Oh and try half a Benadryl a day because the ripping out may be due to itching from the healing process. Like allergies that make them scratch, Benadryl stops that and will slow him down some. I have a country vet that is more interested in helping animal owners than getting rich, so she's showed us a lot of easy inexpensive fixes with our rescues.

Here's a list of common household meds and the dosages for cats and dogs.

http://www.diamondpaws.com/health/drugs.htm

We do give our pups OTC benadryl and it works like a charm!

View Poll Results: Number of pets and what type
cats?	59	31.22%
dogs?	61	32.28%
both	51	26.98%
Purchased or given to you?	39	20.63%
1 Pet?	41	21.69%
2 pets?	44	23.28%
3 or more pets?	91	48.15%
Rescued/adopted?	128	67.72%
prefer pets over kids	54	28.57%
prefer pets over humans	63	33.33%
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