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LifeSupercharger, Flickr Tramadol is a veterinary drug used to treat osteoarthritis in household dogs. As part of a Paw Nation series providing background about the medical problems your pet may suffer, we spoke with Dr. Butch Schroyer, Owner/Operator of the Animal Care Clinic in Lexington, Ken., to learn more about the drug. You should always consult your veterinarian before giving medicine or supplements to your pet. What is tramadol? Tramadol is a synthetic, narcotic pain killer, used to treat chronic pain in dogs. Is tramadol a prescription or over-the-counter drug? Tramadol is a prescription medication available from your vet. It is the generic form of the drug Ultram, which was ...

Flickr/hodge We've all heard about the dreaded kennel cough, but what exactly is this mysterious ailment? Paw Nation had a chat with veterinarian Jill A. Richardson, an expert in pet safety, the Vice President of My Dog Walks, a consultant for the Veterinary Information Network and an instructor for the Penn Foster Vet Tech Program to get to the bottom of kennel cough and other things that make your dog sound all raspy. Why is my dog coughing? Many things can cause your dog to cough. Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex, CIRDC, is a new term to describe various pathogens that can cause coughing and other respiratory signs in dogs. Viruses and bacteria that can cause your dog to ...

Thompson, the author's cat, shows off his AeroKat feline asthma inhaler. Photo: Kirsten Taylor Sometimes feline asthma can just sound like a bad hairball. But if your cat is making hacking noises without spewing blobs of hair, it might be something more serious. Feline asthma causes cats to wheeze and cough, making sounds that are often mistaken for the gagging, retching sounds that go along with hairballs. About one in a hundred adult cats suffer from feline asthma, according to the Winn Feline Foundation. Untreated, the disease can be deadly. Feline asthma goes by a variety names, such as chronic bronchitis and allergic bronchitis. "Really, [feline asthma] is a hypersensitivity to ...