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Poor Monty. Did they give him anything for nausea?

Pam, I'm so sorry about Ranchie. My condolences to all of you who fought so hard to save him. Godspeed, Ranch.

I'm so sorry to hear this...

My Magic had cutaneous hemangiosarcoma, surgically removed, and was good for months, but started limping in mid-Dec. (this was back in 2000). Xrays showed a tumor on his femur. I took him to an oncologist, who said it was most likely the hemangiosarcoma, with a very slight chance that it was a separate osteosarcoma. He recommended amputation and chemo, and said that WITH these Magic could live another 3 months or so, maybe even longer. He actually said that's what he would do if Magic were HIS dog. Now my boy was severely arthritic.... how was he going to walk on 3 legs comfortably? Plus he was 12 years old, and not a "young" 12, either. I thought it would be cruel to subject him to all that for the sake of a few months, so I took him home, tried to control his pain, and finally let him go to the bridge a few days after the new year. Sending hugs to Abbey and you.

Oh Karen, I'm so sorry.

for Sadi and Bart.

75 mg Q 8 hours. He weighs about 78 lbs. Does that sound ok or low? Edited to add: called vet and tramadol bumped to 100 mg every 8 hrs That's the dose my Tammy was on & it helped her (she had LS). At one point, she was on oral morphine, which could maybe be an option for Monty if he's in a lot of pain (it did make her nauseous, though, so you would have to give it with food - and she didn't want to eat. ). Hope Monty starts feeling better soon!

Thinking of Monty this morning.... How is he doing?

I'll be thinking of you and Monty today. for the best possible outcome!

The vet didn't think it could be a mast cell tumor? Not that that would be any better than the other choices. I'm so sorry to hear this news - you & your whole family will be in my thoughts (especially Monty & his little skin brother Sam).

I'm so glad he's improving! Keeping him in my prayers for a full recovery, and sending a big hug.

Oh no. Sending many prayers for Monty, that it's something benign.

Hoping it's nothing serious!

Hope Misty's appetite picks up soon! Hope Misty's appetite picks up soon!

for Monty!

I'm so sorry....

I had done a quick google of keppra for dogs & saw that it could be used....nobody here ever mentions that they do, though, and I wondered why. Must be SUPER expensive. Many, if not most, of my human seizure patients are on keppra, either alone or with something else. Keppra's patent apparently expires in 2008, but they have exclusivity at least until 2010: "Even though the patent for Keppra expires in 2008, UCB holds the exclusive rights to market Keppra until at least March 2010. By law, the manufacturers can be given extended periods of exclusivity if they choose to perform pediatric studies (studies of the medication in children). This is done to encourage manufacturers to adequately study medications in children (which was not done in the past). Additionally, there are other circumstances that could come up to extend the exclusivity period of Keppra beyond 2010." One of Abbott's main patents on Depakote expired in July (I think), but Depakote ER is good until 2018 from what I can see. One of the patents on Tegretol (carbamazepine) expired in 2007, but another goes until 2011. Thanks!

I had done a quick google of keppra for dogs & saw that it could be used....nobody here ever mentions that they do, though, and I wondered why. Must be SUPER expensive. Many, if not most, of my human seizure patients are on keppra, either alone or with something else. And with some of the other drugs, I hadn't taken a dog's faster GI transit time into consideration, either. Thanks for the info!

I don't know much about seizures in dogs (as evidenced by my locked soapbox thread ) but can dogs take other meds like keppra, depakote, tegretol, etc.? Seems like the only ones I've ever seen mentioned are phenobarbital, potassium bromide and maybe dilantin, but there are so many others (for people, at least). Are these not options for dogs? Phenobarb and dilantin are very sedating, and where I've worked we always tried to transition the patient to another drug/combo for this reason. Just want to learn.....

With my greys, it seems the ones with the thin, slick coats and almost bald chests are the ones who get all the boo-boos. I keep EMT gel & spray on hand (actually, I have a huge first aid kit!). Bama just got snagged by Henderson (my corgi) a couple of weeks ago while they were playing - this one required the vet, and he wound up with a 4" line of sutures on his side after debridement. He's also always getting different kinds of scratches & dings, because his coat is so thin. Stephanie, on the other hand, has a coat that's more dense, and a hairy chest - she wrestles with Henderson like there's no tomorrow and always comes out unscathed (knock wood).

Kimberly, I'm so sorry. Sylvester was a great friend to you for many years, and will be with you forever in your heart.

Circling is a sign that something neurological is going on. To me, it sounds like a seizure.

Check out Claudia's (Greyhound Gang) glucosamine - it's in powdered form, prices are good, and she sells a bunch of other supplements, too. Best of all, the profits go toward the hounds! When I had my pack of "oldies" it's what I used. Just sprinkled it on their food.