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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:My Fox Terrier female not desexed 15 yrs old has suddenly starting peeing in the house what can I do?
A:This could be due to bladder disease (such as a bladder infection or bladder stones), incontinence or dementia (some older pets will forget where they are supposed to go to the toilet!). A check-up with your vet with a urine examination will help to determine the cause and therefore the best treatment.

Q:Hi, I have a Weimaraner cross, He has been a bit aggresive towards strangers ever since a bating incident . Iwas wondering if you could help me in treating him and maintaining him saving him for being put down?
A:He really needs behavioural therapy before these behaviours become learnt by your dog (and therefore seen as normal by him). Behavioural therapy could be with a qualified canine behaviourist or dog trainer or even a veterinary behavioural specialist. If he is not desexed you MUST get him desexed as no behavioural therapy will work without desexing. Some veterinary behavioural specialists prescribe behaviour altering medication for dogs with behavioural problems.

Q:I have a cavilier king charles 6mths old and she is acting strange this afternoon. She looks scared and wants to hide, like she is hallucinating. She is not vomiting and her breathing seems ok. What do you think
A:Hi, I spoke to Glen the vet and he said this question doesn't havee a lot of detail/description for him to add anything meaningful. Sorry.

Q:What can I do to repel flies away from my dog's ears?
A:There are a large number of fly repelling products available from pet stores and vets. Some are sprays, some are rinses and some are creams. The names of such products include Repel-X, Ilium Fly Repella cream, to name a few.

Q:Hi Glen is it safe for a 9 year old dog to give birth?
A:As with women giving birth, the older they are the more chance there is of complications (both to the mother and baby). If we were to use the comparison of 1 human year = 7 dog years, then a 9yo dog would be 63 years old. For larger breed dogs their age in human years is even more (eg: a 9 year old Great Dane would be closer to the equivalent of a 90 year old person). I do not think a 63 year old woman would want to be giving birth and I dont think many doctors would advise a 63 year old woman to be getting pregnant. So to answer your question I would NOT recommend a 9 year old dog be mated and get pregnant. The stress on her body would be enormous. I generally recommend for the dog's sake not to get them pregnant above the age of 6 (even younger for large breed dogs).

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