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I think that all makes a convincing case, thank you all!
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Thanks, that's reassuring!
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And then I read something like this and it makes me wonder...
https://www.justanswer.com/veterinary/5f8qy-three-does-gabapentin-kill-dog-within-48-hours.html
All kind of confusing. I tried to nail down a phone number for the manufacturer, but it was bought by some other company 2 years ago and I'm sure there's no way to trace that back in any reliable way.
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Good idea. If I can't find out for sure, I'll just get vet approved ones.
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Just snooped around the internet and xylitol is mentioned. It appears that it's in the liquid form of Gabapentin. Is there any way of knowing whether it's in the pill form as well?
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Wow, that was prompt--thanks!
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Is it safe to use the human Gabapentin that I used to take (100mg) on my dog? The vet said it might help with his back issues, but wouldn't commit to an answer yes/no on the human vs dog Gabapentin issue (apparently against the law for her to answer that). I still have some 100 pills and would love to save some $$ (and not waste medication), but only if safe.
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Have folks tried Nutriscan (saliva test for food sensitivities) with good results? I'm pondering whether to spend $290 on something that might be worthless.
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Fletcher picked up giardia from eating feral cat poop, I understand it doesn’t always show up in a fecal.
Hm. That's somewhat frustrating.
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Tracker ate a bunch of cat poop and a few days later he started having soft stools. Only three tiny quick squirts of diarrhea at some point, otherwise just soft. After a few days he vomited up his breakfast right after eating it, and ate food a few minutes later when I offered some. I took in a stool sample to the vet, thinking it was some parasite from the cat poop. It came back negative today. Then he vomited up his breakfast a second time this morning. Again, he had no problems eating more offered food. He doesn't drink excessively. His stool has basically been soft for almost a week, and only the first morning poop with be pick-up-able, but the rest is too squishy for that and will stick to the grass. He doesn't play with or chew on toys at all, and has never eaten anything inappropriate, so I doubt there's an obstruction in his stomach. He is otherwise unchanged, eats happily, acts normally. He's 11.5. He'll see the vet this Friday. Any suggestions what to ask the vet or what this may be?
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Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. I've always given it to him with his morning food, but now he started not eating anything until 11:30 or so, that's why I was wondering whether just giving it to him at 7 with some peanut butter. But I could still give it to him at 11:30 or whenever he does get hungry; it's just that then he won't get the same beneficial effect for his morning walk.
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I can't find anything online. Any experience/recommendation with this?
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This was interesting. The first vet I went to about this suggested, after the urinalysis checked out negative for bacteria, to put him on Proin. After reading up on Proin, I felt that this was a rather risky drug, especially since she didn't do any blood work or anything else. So I went to a different vet; she said that even though no bacteria were showing, he might still have the beginnings of a UTI. She did an ultrasound and everything looked good. So she suggested a round of antibiotics, even though we didn't know for SURE he had a UTI, and indeed, that cleared it up. Live and learn (about non-showing bacteria) and always follow your gut feelings...
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That's wild. I shall try that.
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He has a history of hind end weakness, so the trembling is probably coming from the same source. The vet said it could be oodles of things. The only way to really find out is via MRI or CT scan, and even then a cure may be elusive, so I figured why subject the dog to all this. He's on 60mg of Galliprant a day, which helps. Maybe the best to just go up in dosage once he gets much worse; we'll see.
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I had Tracker's urine checked for UTI and it came back negative a few days ago. Since the occasional urency is continuing, I took him to the vet yesterday. She was puzzled by the lack of bacteria combined with his obvious ability to hold his urine and tell me he had to go out (at ungodly hours) rather than just let it run. She did an ultrasound; she saw that there are areas of thickening in his bladder, but nothing outrageous. She hoped to get a urine sample directly from the bladder to "get it from the source" to check for bacteria rather than just relying on the sample I free caught. But since the bladder was empty at that moment, she didn't want to subject him to the stress of poking around in there. She proposed to put him on a round of Clavamox, agreeing this wasn't ideal, since we don't even know for sure whether there are any bacteria; but she figured we could still do it, see whether that helps clear up things, and if not, to have him come into the office for two hours to get his bladder to fill and THEN get a sample. There were no tumors visible on the ultrasound. She didn't seem to think a blood test was necessary at this time, but to wait until next week. Any thoughts on this?
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Is he on any medication? I've seen shaking when having withdrawal symptoms for Gabapentin.
No medication, no.
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I've noticed lately that Tracker, 11.5, will tremble ever so slightly when standing. It's not noticeable to the naked eye. This does NOT happen after physical exertion (which he doesn't do anymore anyway). It's just from standing there, not even after walking a bit. It's not always, just here and there. As far as I can tell, it doesn't happen while he's lying down. He'll see the vet this Friday anyway, so I'll ask then, but if anyone has any suggestions in the meantime, it would be appreciated.
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Is he drinking more water ? Did you change dog foods recently? You might want to try a dog food with less protein and the reason for this is that older dogs may have trouble filtering protein as they older and as result, they drink more water (to filter out the protein) and then because they drank so much more water, they have to pee more. This could result in more accidents.
I can't say for sure, but I don't think so. I didn't change foods any more than normal (I get a different flavor kibble each time), but trying less protein rich food seems like a good idea.
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When is his last turn out?
8:30. We go to bed at 9:00. And we get up at around 6:30.
Belly band is a great idea--I even have one, but would have never thought of it... I dropped off urine today, and if that's inconclusive, do a full panel, although he's had a normal one recently in April of 18, but who knows.
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Tracker is 11.5 and so far has been healthy as could be. Yesterday, though, he requested to be let out at 5:30, wayyyy early for him, but we were up already and let him out. Today, we weren't up; we heard him walk around at ca 5:30, but by the time we finally realized something was wrong, it had already happened. I'll take in a urine sample this morning to rule out UTI. I hope that's all it is. Any other things I might consider?
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Rhabdo is exercise, heat, or stress induced so don't think thats it.
And I looked it up--he has none of the symptoms, luckily.
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Good news: I heard from my vet and also Dr Couto; both say there's nothing to worry about. I'm so happy! Thanks for your input!
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No exercise, no, other than getting off the sofa to greet the vet... He doesn't appear sick, though he's certainly gotten a bit shakier and wobblier in the last year or so, which I assumed was age related. I'll look up rhabdomyolysis.
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Brilliant idea. I did that and indeed, no xylitol, but mannitol, but that doesn't seem to be an issue for dogs, right?