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There is a Pet Loss Support topic on the Remembrance Forum. Time will heal but the decision is never easy be it the first time, or....
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Has your vet suggested RxClay to slow down the passage of food through the tract and aid absorption. Have seen success with some GI issues but not sure about PLE
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On 6/28/2019 at 10:12 AM, Bizeebee said:
We've just started a longer course of met, so we'll see how that goes.
Do you remember whether your vet sent the culture out, or did it in house? If it went outside, do you know where they sent it?
When we brought up the culture to our internist he was interested in the idea (because he'd never had one done before) but skeptical it would actually help us - which is why he hadn't pushed for it all along. His perspective is that there are too many bugs and we don't know enough about them for the culture to help target treatment. Which makes sense on it's own, but is not at all in line with what it seems like a lot of people here on GT have experienced.
I just wonder, because this dog has not been on any ABs (other than the met and one course of cefpodoxime for a sheath infection) the whole time we've had him (almost a year). I'm definitely in favor of any medical professional who doesn't just throw a bunch of antibiotics at every problem - our regular vet and this internist are both hesitant to use them without solid proof - but I just wonder if we need to at this point, just to see if it would do anything.
The culture was sent out, possibly to IDEXX. My vet absolutely does not believe in using antibiotics willy nilly but he had a strong suspicion about was going on which is why he started her on the amoxicillin as soon as he had the sample and the Baytril on the basis of the results.
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On 6/26/2019 at 9:29 AM, Bizeebee said:
Not yet, I'm guessing that steroids will be next, but I'm hesitant to start them if we are dealing with a bacterial overgrowth.
No, we've done a few short courses of metronidazole in the past, but for the time being we're just on the Tylan. We haven't really discussed doing a stool culture yet, that seems like the logical step to definitively diagnose a bacterial overgrowth and determine the best way to treat.
The original vet I saw felt a culture or antibiotics were not required and just had her on metronidazole, once my vet came back he did a culture and started her on amoxicillin pending results and then added in Baytril once he had the results
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Did your vet suggest Baytril and amoxicillin. It took 10 days of Baytril along with about 6 weeks of amoxicillin and Tylan to get my old girl's bacterial overgrowth under control. We also used RxClay to help with the loose stool sand malabsorption
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As Batmom says, it is the other ingredients which may be implicated, they are added to boost the protein levels, especially in exotic food, keeping the cost down but the appearance of protein high. Grains do not contain significant amounts of taurine, meat is one of the best sources of taurine, but if it's digestion is being impeded............
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Stunning pair, and oh so lucky, kudos to you.
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The hurt and the guilt will haunt you forever. You were not to know.
For what it's worth, your courage in sharing may have saved many a dog's life.
Hugs
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She should not need to be put under for either an x-ray or US but still, no food for 12 hours
OOPS, guess I replied at the same time as Batmom
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Feeding her raw or home cooked will help keep her hydrated and reduce her thirst.
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Check for any Chinese herbalists or pharmacies in an area with an Asian population, they may well carry yunnan baiyao
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It was back in 1987 when my Lurcher had surgery, chemo was not an option then. She had been "off" for a few weeks but nothing showed up on blood work or x-ray (we had no access to ultrasound).
I was on vacation in New Jersey (she was with me) and she collapsed, the local e-vet was just going to monitor her overnight and have a vet look at her in the morning so I drove the 8 hours home overnight and my vet operated around 7:30 am in the morning.She was about 13 years at the time.
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Our Lurcher lived 2 years after a splenectomy for hemangiocarcoma without chemo, hopefully your pup will also buck the odds.
There was also a U of Pa study showing the benefit of a chinese medecine I’m-Yunity
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Apologies if it has already been mentioned, but did your vet suggest putting him on I'm-Yunity
http://www.imyunityfordogs.com/
I think this was the original research and I initially found the info in this forum and my vet also suggested it.
I am sure that, together with yunnan baiyao (http://www.petmd.com/blogs/fullyvetted/2012/july/hemangiosarcoma_in_dogs-26511) was responsible for giving me 7 wonderful extra months with my old boy (not a greyhound)
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How many times can a heart break?? As many times as it can bring joy, fleeting or long lived into a four legged life. Hugs
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You just cemented my feeling about these so called cleanings --" cleaned the slab fracture". What?? Should have been x-rayed and most likely extracted not made a pretty clean crown. So now your dog has a pretty white fractured tooth in the mouth.
These folks doing these procedures are practicing veterinary medicine without a license and it should be banned.
Trust me, it was one of the first things the tech doing the cleaning questioned. My dog has had the slab fracture for years and my veterinarian - from the time it happened - recommended leaving it alone but watching it. Treatment should depend on the severity of the fracture.
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My experience reflects Batmom's. The girl who did my dog's teeth (admittedly not a greyhound) did her training in Colorado and a lot of emphasis was placed on handling and evaluation. She first scaled and assessed, if she felt she could not get all the plaque from below the gum line or that there was any instability of the teeth, that was as far as she went and there was no charge. She cleaned my girl's teeth beautifully inside and out including her slab fracture. Admittedly my girl is pretty good about being handled but she wouldn't have kept as still for as long with me.
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A truly wonderful tribute to a very lucky dog
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Stay positive if you can. I have seen dogs have quite severe idiopathic vestibular episodes without nausea or loss of appetite. Very much a case by case situation. Being a tripod is obviously a complicating factor. Doing "counter balancing" exercises with her will help. If she is food motivated that will help encourage her. Good luck and best vibes.
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Make certain you keep medication on hand in case it happens again as the reaction could get more sever.
I agree it sounds more like a sting or bite reaction or something she got into.
Sure hope you can find the trigger. Whereabouts in Canada are you?
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For what it is worth I have a non-grey who almost always starts her day off with a poop (outside) and it immediately morphs into a pee in the same spot.
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I agree with the simple ACTH blood test. Only reason for the very expensive testing would be to determine the origin of the cushings. You can start treatment without taking those steps. Get the simple test done first and take it from there.
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I would be checking for diabetes or cushings.
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Cushings or diabetes would be my suspicion
Katie ~ A Video Tribute
in Remembrance
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Oh my gosh, definitely blurry screen syndrome, a wonderful tribute to a wonderful girl