Ask A Vet Question Of The Month Winner of December

Lady, the Labrador Retriever

Congratulations to Cathy Goolsby who won our $100 prize question of the month in December.

Cathy asked
“Is there a safe product to give dogs to calm them when it is storming? Lady is terrified – she walks every step with me, jumps on the bed if it is night, and shivers. Thank you for your help.”

Our In-House Vet answered
“Your dog suffers from noise phobia which means she expresses an intense response to loud noises like the ones from storms. To treat this kind of problems you have to be very patient. There are several groups of medicines which can help…”

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Question of the Month Prize

As the winner of our monthly competition, Cathy wins a $100 prize. If you have a question that you would like our veterinary surgeon to answer, get in touch and ask your pet-related question today.

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Ask A Vet Question Of The Month November

Xena :: Biewer Terrier

The winner of November’s $100 Ask A Vet feature on BudgetPetCare.com has been announced – congratulations go to Janice Keys who asked:

“Is advantage safe for a pregnant dog?“

Our In-House Vet answered

Advantage is for topical use and can be used on pregnant bitches. Care should be taken to avoid the contents of the tube coming into contact with the eyes or mouth of the user or recipient animal. Do not allow recently treated animals to groom each other…

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Question of the Month Prize

As the winner of our monthly competition, Janice wins a $100 prize. If you have a question that you would like our veterinary surgeon to answer, get in touch and ask your pet-related question today.

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Ask A Vet Question of the Month Winner

Question of the month

The winner of May’s Ask A Vet feature on BudgetPetCare.com has been announced – congratulations go to Judy Thompson who asked:

A rep from frontline told me that you could use a small dog supply and and divide it 3 ways to use on three cats. He said it would not hurt and be less expensive and we could keep all our cats protected. Is this true and what size would I use to get the right amount. These cats are inside cats.

Our in-house vet answered:

Frontline Plus has the same ingredients for cats and dogs but the quantity is different between the two species. Both products, Frontline for cats and Frontline for Dogs, have fipronil and S-methoprene as their active ingredients. As you probably know fipronil is a powerful insecticide which will kill all fleas and ticks, and S-methoprene is a growth hormone regulator...

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$100 Winner of the Month

As the winner of our monthly competition, Judy wins a $100 prize.  If you have a question that you’d like our veterinary surgeon to answer, get in touch and ask your pet-related question today.