rosalind

I have a 5 month old shih tzu/toy poodle. Because this is a high paralysis tick area I have used Advantix on her, the minimum dose, three times. Yesterday I put the next size up on her at lunchtime and in the evening she began to be over-excited and an hour later vomitted a lot of white froth with her dinner. After I looked online and found that it's dangerous for some dogs, I shampooed her and she seems ok today, just more quiet than usual. I read that some dogs cannot tolerate permethrin. I think I'll have to get a tick collar and need something for the fleas. Will Advantage be ok since it doesn't have permethrin in it? And how long should I wait before I give it to her? Or is there something less toxic I can use that will be effective for fleas (also bad in this northern rivers area). Thanks, Ros

I have a 13 week old shihtzu puppy and I think I'm turning her into a fussy eater but I don't know what to do. I can't afford to give her raw meat every meal but she turns her nose up at kibble, and if I mix the meat with Vets All Natural she wont eat that either. I had planned to give her good quality kibble for breakfast and lunch (with egg, sardines or whatever) and raw meaty bones, currently chicken, at dinner time. She eats only 2 or 3 tiny pieces of kibble (Advance Puppy which she was eating when I got her and they gave me a bag) in the morning and then wont eat anything else and is begging for food (which I don't give her) all morning. I don't feed her again until lunchtime and she still wont eat the kibble, just eats around it reluctantly because it's not what she likes. She wont eat cooked chicken either. I'm worried that she's not getting enough food. I thought of trying different brands of kibble but that could be an expensive exercise! I did get a sample pack of Artemis but she didn't touch it. Please give me some guidance and reassurance. Ros

I had a dog that was hyperactive for a while when she was young and through personal recommendations eventually found a good animal homeopath. The remedy worked well and she quietened down, still very active and alert but not hyperactive. Every now and again I had to take her again and she would get a different remedy for the different symptoms, but after a year or so she was fine for the rest of her life.