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    Milk Thistle Interfering With Phenobarbital?

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    The Complete Holistic Dog Book lists milk thistle as a beneficial herb to be given if on phenobarb for seizure control. It says it may help protect the liver against toxic damage resulting from phenobarbital therapy for seizure control. I did read on the canine epilepsy website that taking milk may increase the effectivity of some drugs because the liver will process them more efficiently. It didn't specifically name phenobarb though. From this though I would gather that it is potentally possible to be able to decrease the dosage of phenobarb if it is processed better. Judy Mom to Nadir, Beanie, Bruiser, and foster Jolly Mon

    Brooke Needs Prayers!

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    I just returned from my Sat. morning visit with Brooke. She's not doing very good today. I got there and she was laying on wet peed on blankets, she hasn't eaten since when I fed her Wed. night and blood is pooling around her hock and now she's oozing blood from areas no where near her incision: down in the hock where the blood is settling. Her leg is swollen and a big mass of bruises.

     

    I got the vet tech to help me get her up and onto a clean bed, I had brought her one yesterday and brought her another one today. I got the vet to look at the oozing and he asked me if she ate yesterday for me..I said, "No! And she's not eating for me today either!" We got her onto a stretcher and started her on IV fluids, gave her a B-12 shot and torbo for pain. I tucked her in before I left. It was so hard for me to leave her today! She was laying in a puddle of pee yesterday also!

     

    The office is closed tomorrow, so I can't go visit or change her bedding :angry: , but I'll be there first thing Mon. morning. and if she's laying on wet blankets again I might lose it!!

     

    The vet is still concerned she might lose her leg and he keeps bringing it up...like he's preparing me for the worse. If she improves then she might be able to come home Wed. if not, we take it one day at a time.

     

    Please keep Brooke in your thoughts. It's so hard to see her this way, and she still has a long, long road ahead of her.

     

    Thanks

     

    I'm so sorry that your Brooke got hurt. I know it must be breaking your heart to have to leave her and not be able to check in on her Sunday. I'm overwhelmed by sadness for both you and her. Special wishes that she heals enough to go home soon.

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, Bruiser,

    and foster Jolly Mon

    Turning In Circles - Once, No Other Symptoms

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Sounds like what was described as Vestibular Disease in a back issue of Celebrating Greyhounds magaine I read recently. The turning in circles, cocking of the head, and weakness, inability to stand are all symptoms of this. The good thing is is that it corrects itself. Sometimes almost instantly and others it takes a few weeks.

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Heartworm Preventative

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    I recently read an article on Heartworm medicine in a back issue of Celebrating Greyhounds magazine. The way it was explained was that the drug only stays in the dog's system for a couple of days, at which time it works retroactively to kill all larva up to 45 days old. As has been mentioned the drug manufacturers and vets recommend the monthly schedule because its easier for people to remember. Also if you happen to forget say a week than your still safe, because the dose you give him will still kill all larva within that timeframe. However if you do carry the dosages out further you are risking forgetting a dose and only having a few more days to give your dog that missed dose and the larva still be at the age range that they would not survive

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Bailey Bloated Last Night

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    *****UPDATE Thursday Morning*****

     

    I wasn't planning on staying long, because I didn't want to bother her, but she was ended up taking some nice deep breaths and sighs and sleeping sound soundly, that I stayed with her until we transferred her to the after hours clinic... so I was with her for 4.5 hours.

     

     

    Bother her....your presence is one of the greatest healing gifts you can give her. Best wishes to her for a full recovery.

     

    Judy,

    Mom of Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Porky Woke Up And Couldn't Walk!

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    Just this morning I was reading a back issue of CG magazine and there was an article about a woman whose greyhound all of a sudden could not walk. It turned out that it was Vestibular Disease. Here is a link to information on VetInfo about this. Vestibular Disease

    The good thing about this is that only lasts between a few days and 3 weeks with few residual effects. Just thought I would pass this on in case you wanted to mention it to your vet.

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

     

    Glucosamine Not Working...

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    Are you also giving chondroitin along with the glucosamine? The two work together for the best effect. Glucosamine provides the building block to synthesize new cartilage, while Chondroitin works to block the destructive enzymes that break down cartilage in the joint.

    Some other things you might want to investigate are Hyaluronic acid, which works with glucosamine in the building of cartilage and you might also want to check into Cetyl Myristoleate. Here are a couple of links concerning Cetyl Myristoleate that you might find interesting.

     

    Cetyl Myristoleate in the Treatment of Rheumatoid and Osteoarthritis

     

    Cetyl Myristoleate for Arthrtis: Science or Speculation

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Rimadyl Side Effects

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    Yesterday, as soon as I saw that he was eating grass..then throwing it up, I stopped the rimadyl, checked his records, and called the vet. that' s when she suggesting waiting at least 24 hours then trying the rimadyl with pepcid. If his stomach gets upset again, we will try something either another drug, rimadyl with Sucralfate, or lower dose rimaduly with sulfracte. She said that when an NSAID is used with Sucralfate, it often balances out the effect of NSAID.

     

    When I told the vet that he developed an ulcer before when he was on rimadyl, she noticed he was on another medicine and thought it was the other medicine (it started with a d) that caused the ulcer and not the rimadyl

     

    The xrays were going to cost $300 so I wanted to see if just medicine alone would help his situation before paying for xrays. Unfortunately, I've learned this vet has a tendency to order a bunch of unneeded tests.

     

    I had assume that if he broke it, that he would moan or yelp or make some sort of indication that he is in pain. Nothing!

     

    Nope, she didn't bandage his foot. I've made sure he hasn't been putting a lot of pressure on it. However, my husband took him to visit the neighbor dogs, he was running super fast without a problem. So, hubby thinks he is fine. I'm still worried.

     

     

    Personally I would stay away from the NSAIDs, especially if your dog has a history of problems with them. My greyhound Nadir was put on NSAIDS back around Jan of 2007 for a back problem he developed. Now, he not only has a back problem he also has ulcers that still flair up and give him a lot of problems from the NSAIDs he was put on. Also a note about Sulcralfate/Carafate, it does nothing to protect the stomach from new ulcers forming, it only provides a protective coating to help heal already existing ulcers.

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Bone Cancer (osteosarcoma) Amputation

    in Health and Medical discussion

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    Just wanted first to say that I've been thinking of you and Design and all that you've been going through. I noticed in your post that after her surgery she would not eat. Hopefully she will get her appetite back soon. You've probably have gotten some good information on this from others who have gone through this, but just wanted to add that I found the following recipe for coaxing a sick dog into eating in the book Holistic Guide for the Healthy Dog,

     

    1/2 lb of beef or chicken liver

    2 cups of Willard or spring water

     

    "Put ingredients into a saucepan and bring everything to a boil. Stir the liver until cooked through, about 4 minutes. Take off stove and cool. Put through a blender or food processor until it is a soupy mixture. If not soupy enough, just add more water.

     

    Suck some of this mixture into a turkey baster. With you dog at your side, head parallel to the ground (elevating head will cause gagging), gently squeeze a small amount of the mixture into the side of his mouth. Go slowly, and he will swallow. For a medium size dog about a 1/2 cup of this mixture two to three times a day is sufficient. Liver is full of vitamins and amino acids, which help the healing process. Once you start the eating behavior, most dogs will start to eat on their own. In the transition period, use the liver mixture poured over his food."

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Our New Foster

    in Introductions & Biography

    Posted

    I missed welcoming you when you posted your introduction. Just thought you would like to know that both Tails and Lacey began there journey to adoption through the same group, GPA/EC, that I adopted my 2 greyhounds, Nadir (AMF Adam) and Beanie (BB's Beans) from. I've enjoyed reading your posts about Tails and love the fact that you are now fostering. I hope Lacey is the first of many fosters for you :) .

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruier

    Hello From Wv!

    in Introductions & Biography

    Posted

    :welcome

    Welcome from Ozark, Alabama! That has to be one of the most heartwarming :beatheart greyhound adoption stories I have read. Thank you for sharing it and for being there for Bird during his racing career and for working so hard to bring him home when it ended. Saw his picture on Greyhound Data, he is gorgeous! His grandsire, P's Raising Cain is also grandsire to my Beanie (BB's Beans) :) .

     

    Judy,

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Side Effects Of Meds?

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    As mentioned before NSAIDS can upset the stomach. Nadir developed ulcers, which still give him trouble from time to time, from taking Meloxicam and Rimadyl. My vet started giving me carafate/sulcralfate to give him for this. I found out later though that Carafate does nothing to prevent ulcers it only helps in treating active ulcers. So in addition to the Carafate I would also suggest giving him something like Pepcid that will help prevent any further irritations that the NSAIDs may cause to his stomach.

    Hugs to you and your sweet boy, he is often in my thoughts.

     

    Judy

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

    Please Help!

    in Health and Medical discussion

    Posted

    My first thought after reading your post was rhabdomyolysis which if not treated can lead to kidney failure. I went through this with Nadir when he had a bad reaction to anesthesia. I had to take him in for IV fluids everyday for about 4 days to help flush the toxins out of his system so they wouldn't damage his kidneys.

    As others have said get her to a Vet immediately and tell them what you suspect. If you can collect a urine sample from her they will need that to test for the presence of my myoglobin.

     

    Judy

    Mom to Nadir, Beanie, and Bruiser

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