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    Name Brand dog foods

    I completely agree that holistic medicine is not always a great option; especially if a person is diagnosing without consulting a veterinarian. I just think that many of the allergy patients that suffer for years and years MAY be able to be helped with a change in diet. I have also seen a raw...
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    Name Brand dog foods

    Here to second the above info on cats and renal failure. We see a ton of it in the veterinary field and I think there are many times when this affliction could have been avoided. Canned food is great for your cat (if you choose a high-quality one) and adds a great deal of moisture to the diet...
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    Why Are My Chickens Laying So Many Eggs??

    Thanks, all! As to what I would do if it seemed like there were too many eggs being laid: I currently have a light in their coop because I live so far north that the sun doesn't rise until 9am and goes down around 4:30 in the winter. If I had found out that laying this many eggs was too much...
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    Why Are My Chickens Laying So Many Eggs??

    Okay, great! I am definitely eating far more eggs than I normally would! Good to hear this won't hurt the chickens! Thanks!
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    Why Are My Chickens Laying So Many Eggs??

    Okay, so I have 2 ISA browns and I knew that they would probably lay an egg every day and they have. They started laying a few months ago and have both laid an egg EVERY day since they started! Then I got 2 Buff Orpingtons and figured they'd lay eggs every 2 or 3 days. NOPE! They're both...
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    Name Brand dog foods

    This makes me so happy to hear! The vet I work for is so against holistic treatments and it kills me when so many dogs come in with skin and ear issues only to be given steriod shots or put on medications to alleviate itching. Change the food! That's all I want to say to the clients. But...
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    Rabbit traumitized by Vet?

    Hi there, vet tech here. I don't have much experience with rabbits but a rabbit exhibiting the symptoms you're describing don't make sense when it comes to complications after having teeth filed. Your friend may be attributing her rabbit's symptoms to the teeth filing when her rabbit is...
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    Does anyone have a male calico cat

    A male calico cat is much like a human male with Klinefelter's syndrome, a syndrome where a man has the normal XY chromosomes but also has an added X chromosome. Males exhibiting Klinefelter's syndrome cannot produce normally but with assisted procedures (in vitro, etc.) MAY be able to father...
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    Name Brand dog foods

    HEChicken has mentioned some key points in what to look for in a quality dog food but I'll just add a few more of my own opinions on the subject. I'm a vet tech and have been researching holistic pet care for years. So many dogs come into the clinic with problems that could be solved by...
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    Is it Okay to Eat a Bird With Chicken Lice?

    Hehe. They were there during the plucking and witnessed me jumping away from the bird, yelling, "There are BUGS!". They immediately told me I could have the bird because they didn't want to eat it! Maybe one day I'll have them over for supper, feed them a different chicken and then afterwards...
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    Is it Okay to Eat a Bird With Chicken Lice?

    Hehe. Thanks for the reply! I put it into the freezer but I'm pretty sure I won't be able to bring myself to eat it either!
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    Is it Okay to Eat a Bird With Chicken Lice?

    I was slaughtering a couple of turkeys the other day and my neighbour had a young rooster she wanted me to slaughter for her. While I was plucking the rooster I noticed tiny bugs crawling around near the vent area and after some online research think they must have been chicken lice. Just...
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    Sexing White Leghorn Crosses; Comb Size Good Indicator?

    Thanks so much for replying! The neighbour who gave me these chicks has also told me that comb size isn't always a great indicator of sex in this breed so maybe I do have a couple of hens! Either way I'm just happy to have raised the little things and that they seem to be healthy and doing...
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    Not Sure Of Sex of my Three Six Week Old Chicks; help?

    Thanks a bunch! I figured the second pictured one and third pictured one were males (I've already named them Walter and Drogon) but wasn't sure of the first pictured one. I have been calling her Betty. I'll post again in a few weeks. Thanks again!
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    Not Sure Of Sex of my Three Six Week Old Chicks; help?

    This one's mom is a pure White Leghorn and her father is either a Black Copper Maran or a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. This one has the same parents as the one above. T This little one's father is either the Black Copper Maran or Blue Laced Red Wyandotte and the mother is either a maran or a...
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