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Glen Kolenc has been a practising vet for just over 10 years. After working in several veterinary hospitals in Sydney along with a four year working holiday in the UK, he now owns the Petersham Veterinary Hospital in Sydney's Inner West, along with its onsite boarding cattery. Glen's love of animals stems back to his childhood, which prompted him to study veterinary science at the University of Sydney. After graduating in 1997 with honours, he has spent over a decade doing "the most rewarding job in the world".

Glen is our resident Internet Vet here at Dogs and Cats and would like to remind visitors asking him questions that some medical problems can be extremely difficult to diagnose. A certain set of symptoms may be caused by several possible ailments. Therefore nothing can replace a veterinarian obtaining a full history, and performing a thorough examination of your pet. This Q + A segment though does allow for more general queries to be addressed.

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Please note that due to the volume of questions we receive here at dogsandcats, we cannot promise to answer all of the questions posted here. We will select the questions we feel will be most helpful for a majority and the vet will answer these on a regular basis.
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Q:We have 2 black labs, 4 months old. They both just started rubbing their butts on the carpet. Why? They have been de-wormed. We have not, yet seen worms in the stool.
A:The most common reason for scooting their bums is because of blocked anal glands. Either side of their bums, dogs have 2 small glands that normally discharge fluid; but in some dogs block up and causes intense irritation. It would be worth taking your dogs to the vets to get the glands checked and emptied out if they are blocked.

Q:My cat is 2/3 years old and she is obese because she is constantly crying for food and she rubs her bottom along the carpet a lot. I took her to the vet who gave me one pill for worms an injection and charged me £50! I have 2 cats and cant afford to keep going for this reason. Please help!.
A:Rubbing the bottom on the carpet could be a sign of a few possibilities: blocked anal glands, worms, even fleas (as they tend to congregate around that area and cause irritation around the tail region). As for the obesity, you need to put her onto a diet - either by reducing the volume she eats, or by feeding her low calorie food. This may be a better option than feeding a smaller amount, because with the light food she will get to eat a reasonable volume and take in less calories.

Q:my dog is throwing up Clear and White foam, she has also stopped eating and has no energy???? Please help
A:This dog needs to be taken to a vet asap.

Q:My dog was diagnosed hypothyroid by a T4 test. Is it possible for this test to say a dog is hypothryriod when he is not? He is a highly allergic dog. The breeder says his parents are tested & siblings and are ok & that his T4 test is not conclusive.
A:Yes, non-thyroid illnesses can certainly cause a low T4 level in a blood test. So if a dog tests to have a low T4 level, it needs to be determined if it is truly hypothyroid, or if the low T4 level is caused by some other illness. This is where you would need to take your dog back to the vet for further workup if required.

Q:Hi, my 10yo Himalayan has blood in his stool, it appears rather gel like, any ideas?
A:You will need to take your cat to the vet to be examined.

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