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A good place I found is 1-800 Pet Meds. They are a nice company with a wide range of pet medication products for your pets, particularly for dogs, cats and horses. They have the major, most popular brands, like Frontline and Heartgard at good prices and have weekly sprecials. PetMeds also has pet food and pet dental products.

You can find pet medication products under Pet Symptoms like:
allergies, anxiety, joint health, bites, diabetes, ear infections, ear mites, fleas, hair loss, heartworms, hot spots, itching, lyme disease, mange, pain, shedding, skin infections, thyroid, urinary tract, vomiting, and weight loss.

You can also find on their web site under Pet Education information on pet health.
There is also great pets information on their blog Pet Meds Blog

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*note. Med meds did NOT pay for this blog post. I find them to be an interesting company. We do have affiliate ads of theirs on our site.

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I can’t get rid of fleas on my 7 month 8 pound puppy.  He was treated with Frontline the beginning of July & again August.  Less than 3 weeks later I noticed lots of tiny black dots (I’m told they’re flea feces) and a couple of live fleas.  The vet treated him with Advantix, but it didn’t help.  Two weeks later the vet said to give him another dose of Advantix, which I did, although I was uncomfortable with it.  I also had an exterminator in to treat the whole house.  I comb him every day and remove a few and bathe him once a week.  I don’t know what more to do.  He seems to be immune to the medicine.  terila

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My puppy has stubborn fleas too! I used so many method but it didn’t work.I don’t kown how to do!   bluebarry

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The reason that the Frontline and Advantix aren’t working for you is because you are bathing your puppy every week.  These products are distributed around the puppy’s body through the oils in the skin.  When you bathe the puppy, you remove those oils, so the flea spot-ons can’t distribute properly (or at all).  Stop bathing the puppy, wait at least a week for the oils to accumulate in his skin again, and apply either Frontline or Advantix again. Then DO NOT BATHE YOUR PUPPY AGAIN.
 
In the meantime, use a flea comb daily to remove any new fleas.
 
The Frontline or Advantix should work once you stop bathing your puppy and allow the treatment to do its job without interference.
 
Tempest

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I need help. I’ve got an 8 year old allergic bichon with flaky skin almost like dandruff all over his little body. The vet recommended I use Etiderm shampoo. Been there, done that. As of one week, I’ve also been using a product called Dinovite, which is like a vitamin supplement. I haven’t seen much of a difference yet. I’m hoping to be able to use a home remedy rather than going back to the vet again. I know I have to give everything some time to work, but I just feel so bad for him. He just seems to be so uncomfortable, not to mention keeping me awake in the evening by his on and off scratching. I have put a little hydrocortisone cream on his little groin area because it’s not real hairy. It did help, but I’m not sure how I can put that on his skin without shaving the poor kid!

So I’m stumped…
Eva
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I have had several animals that have had the same problem. One I have to use prednisone from the vet but use it very sparingly as too much prednisone can cause problems. She is a large lab and the vet says it is a fungus. She only takes the meds once a week and it works wonders. You might also try putting a tablesthingy of Wesson Oil in your dogs food. There is also a product on the market for the skin and coat called Linotone which is wonderful for skin problems. Linotone can be bought at a pet store. I do suggest that you take a vets advice as the dog sounds like he is very uncomfortable.
dogs4all
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Just curious.. are you using a hypoallergenic food?
Many food allergies show up as itchy skin.
libbymae
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Hi all , I just read your post and will be going to the pet store and getting Linotone for my shep. maybe that will help her with the itchy skin. I hate yelling at her to stop scratching but she does it all the time. I feel so bad for her, I know I would be miserable if I had to scratch like she does. Thank you for the help.
lil-things
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If your dog has already been checked out by a vet, some kind of oil is really great at helping out flaky, dry skin. It’s worth a try.
redfire
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Eva
Have you tried giving your dog vitamin E ? it helps with skin problems.
if your dog’s anything like our’s you ‘ll have to rap it in a piece of sandwwich meat.
H.B.G
Big_Dogs_Rule

My big 9 year old dog excessively pants and drools. His forelegs and chest are constantly soaked. Any Ideas?
ortell6
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Some breeds are known for excessive salivation, and all dogs will pant heavily in high heat and humidity. If you feel your dog is doing either to an extent that is out of normal range for his own behavior, you should take him to your vet to be checked out.

All the best,

Tempest

my cat is dribbling all over the place he has 2 little red patches on his tongue, which are bald…(as in have none of them little spiky things on them) and his breath is realy bad, he seems fine but is not eating as much food as he normly does…..anyone have any idea what this could be?…..if it dont get better in a few days i will go to the vets
galileo
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Sounds like he could potentially have ulcers in his mouth which could be from numerous things. Are you noticing any other sores around his lips? Or on his face?

You mentioned there is a change in his appetite. My guess would be because it’s painful to him to eat. I would take him to the vet to have it looked at and have him put on some meds to help relieve the discomfort and prevent further infection.
hscvt
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I agree with the previous post. It could potentially be serious. You need to take him to the vet as soon as possible. It could be ulcers or some sort of tooth root abcess. If his breath has a bad odor to it (and it is worse than usual) then that probably means there is some sort of infection in his mouth.
redfire
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I agree too. It could be a burn, too, either from heat (hot food?) or some sort of chemical. Or it could be …
Definitely time for a vet visit.

Hope he’ll be okay!
For_the_dogs

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All the symptoms you describe could indicate a kidney problem too. He needs to go to the vet now. It is not going to get better by itself.
suebgone