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    Your Experience's With Lymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis,

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    Not sure what the latest and greatest thinking on this subject is, but experiences with my cat about 10 years ago would prompt me to pull all the teeth. Lymphoplasmacytic Stomatitis is most likely an immune reaction to the plaque and the only way to eliminate the immune reaction is to eliminate teeth that harbor plaque. Wish I had done that with my kitty. Instead, I was encouraged to treated with Prednisone which ultimately caused all sorts of complications, even though I was very, very conservative in dosing.

     

    Please understand that this condition is EXTREMELY painful for the animal. Please consider the animals comfort first. I will have teeth pulled in a heartbeat if I am ever faced with this diagnosis again.

    Mystery Gastro Illness, Please Help!

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    Wow! You and Velvet certainly have had a time of it, haven't you? Welcome to GT!

     

    I don't have any constructive advice, but I don't see where she was prescribed Flagyl. Did I miss it somewhere? If this is the beginnings of IBD, Flagyl is a staple. I am sure others will chime in with their experiences.

     

    In the meantime, we are sending healing white light for Velvet and hugs of comfort for you. Please keep us posted on her progress.

    Ugh! Fleas - Could Use Some Advice!

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    Living in Florida where fleas are a 24/7 issue and having survived an infestation 2 years ago, the following regimen is working for us (knock on wood!):

     

    1. Vacuum every day, even if it's with a little cordless vacuum. If you did nothing else, there would be a noticeable improvement in 6 weeks (2 complete flea life cycles).

    2. Change all pet bedding at least twice a week and wash in HOT water. If you have a very serious infestation, I would do this every day for 6 weeks.

    3. "Shampoo" your yard with any "grease cutting" dish washing liquid. Use a hose end sprayer with a ratio of 1/2 cup of soap for 5,000 square feet. Wet everything down thoroughly - dirt, mulch, grass, trees, flowers, shrubbery, patios, walkways, driveways, fences, screening for those with screened in porches and pool enclosures. This treatment is actually good for everything that grows and it releases surface tension from the soil making it easier for rain/watering to penetrate to the roots. Repeat every 14-21 days until the infestation is under control and then monthly.

    4. Alternate flea treatments and don't go longer than recommended between treatments. (Several Vets have told me that Frontline stopped working in our area several years ago as exemplified by their clients who bring their animals to them for treatment and have documented treatment records. Frontline is a very good product, but with anything else, may not work for everyone.)

    5. For those who walk their dogs like I do, mist from ears back before every walk with a repellent of your choice.. I use an essential oil combination in distilled water. Don't forget the underside of the dog.

     

    Note: We live in a subdivision with a "closed canal" and the sub backs up to a wildlife sanctuary. It's like living in a petri dish!

    Thunder Shirts

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    I have one and it worked at first, but then I realized that as my angel Anna became stressed, the more she panted, the more she panted, the hotter she became so she panted more in a self perpetuating cycle. A small dose of benadryl (25 mg worked for her even at 72 lbs) an hour before the anticipated beginning of fireworks and cooling her with refrigerated (not frozen) gel packs worked wonders for her. She would go to our bedroom (her "safe room") and we would pull the shades and close the door to create a cave. Talking to her softly, stroking her chest, belly, groin and the insides of her legs with the cool gel packs in combination with the benadryl (diphenhydramine only - no other ingredients!), would calm her.

    Thunderstorms became less of a problem after the first year. With each boom, she would look at us to see if we reacted and gradually figured out that if we weren't worried, she shouldn't be either. We think that someone in her former home was very frightened of thunder and she picked up on the fear. We were lucky with that outcome since we live in the lightening capital of the US and summer = storms with very little warning - at least not enough for benadryl to be effective.

    18 Months Later ---- Life After Death! Lazer Update Pg 3, #47

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    Aunt Lorinda (aka Blond Lady),

    Mom is much two eemoshunal to tic-tic herownself ( :wave remembering Piper) after reeding yer anniverseree pupdate about Lazer - aka Lucky Dog Lazer, so, she gabe me da puter to tic-tic whateber eye wanted! Whoo-hoo! :balloonparty

    Hokay, here goes. Aunt Lorinda, you are knot onlee the bestest Mom to Lucky Lazer butt you are the bestest friend, cheerleader, researcher and shoulder-to-cry/complain/whine/rant/rave on when Mom wuz goin luneytunes! :riphair Sheesh! Tank goodness yu waz able to help her when I gotz sick, cuz she wudda been a lunatic iffen yu had knot sent her dat PM sayin' "Grab a cuppa coffee and sit down 'cuz I gots sumptin' to tell yu." or sumptin like dat.

    I no dat Mom wuz a tuff nut to krak, but between you an' Aunt Debbie, you gave her all da tools and da support she kneeded to hang in dare after da Dr's shubbed her out of der office wif a bag of dat scripshun dog fud and sayed "See ya later, bye." Hoo nose what sorta condishun I wud bee in now if knot fur you!

    Tank yu :kiss2 from da bottom of my hart :beatheart and beehind my eyelids! :rotfl

     

    Suze - who smellz wunnerful an' luvs to take pills!

    Boozer

    in Remembrance

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    The universe brings strange coincidences. My favorite "Boozer" was a 150 pound Great Dane owned by a dear friend who had the same unusual qualities as yours. They are rare, once-in-a-lifetime dogs, big or small, game changers for everyone fortunate enough to know them.

     

    The intensity with which you celebrate Boozer's life with you contains more than a lifetime of love and devotion - it just can't be measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months or years. I am so sorry that your journey together is over, but you saw him to the gates and I'm sure he's looking back with that beautiful smile on his face. Godspeed, Boozer.

    Fliowa Matt 3/5/200-8/2/2012

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    Everyone should be so fortunate to having a Matt in their life at some point. What a love bug. I am sorry he had to leave sooner than you would have liked, but I suspect he was a gentleman to the end. Run with the wind, Matt. You will be sorely missed.

    Vaccination Questions

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    FWIW: I have asked 3 Vets in three different practices (one a Board Certified Internist) how they vaccinate their own animals. They all answered the same: Rabies every three years and titer for everything else. No Leptospirosis unless there is a reported case in their area. No Bordatella only because they don't take their animals to dog parks and the bordatella virus has a tendency to mutate faster than the current vaccine recipe can be modified. For cats: no vaccines at all unless they are outdoor or indoor/outdoor cats, and you can be sure that none of their cats have ever stepped foot outside.

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