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I LOVE rib tips. Probably no worries as you are right they are not as splintery. Still, you might sleep better if you got some bread in him...and the other hoodlums have to have some too.
They told me to tell you to make a bread run. 
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before greyhounds I had a yorkie and a cat that conspired to open the cabinet door and get KFC wing bones out of the trash and they lived to tell the tale. Can you scoot to the QT and get bread in some form?...maybe play let's make a deal for a couple of hot dog buns?
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load him up with bread and you should be fine.
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Rex came up lame in both fronts. We took tons of x-rays and went to the specialists (both neuro and ortho) who could not find anything and he kept getting worse and worse.
Against my vets advice (he has much more faith in acupuncture saying it has a far better proven clinical track record
) and upon others recommendations we sought out an AVCA vet who was not only a DVM but an instructor at the college here. We went several times but quit after a month because 1.) it was not working and 2.) I could no longer stand to watch mellow mellow Rex scream and lash out during his adjustments. Finally my vet said he was positive that the problem was dead center between his shoulder blades so he took one more set of x-rays and back to the neuros and orthos we went. That time they saw the problem. They said they were 90% sure it was something called a Smorls (sp?) nodule which is where a disc ruptures into the spinal column and is inoperable. They said there was a 10% chance it was GME, which had an equally dire prognosis. The specialist said they JUST happened to have an opening for a $1,200 MRI in 30 minutes if I'd take it right then...if not the wait might be a month before they could schedule him again.
Suddenly I felt like I was at an auto dealer. I asked for a second and called my vet who said that an MRI would be academic and a waste of money as either way there was really not much that could be done.
Rimadyl did nothing for Rex. Then we tried Tramadol, Metacam, Duramaxx and finally Moraphine, which he did not tolerate well at all.
Hope Buddy is feeling better soon.
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Buck broke his toe (simple frature clean break) a year or so ago and my vet did not want to even splint it...but maybe he is in the minority. He said he was hesitant to splint broken toes as it transfers the pressure higher up the leg.
. He just had me keep him on some pain meds until it felt better. Hope he is doing OK and keep us posted.
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Yes, it could be vaccine related or it might just be a co inky dink. I wouldn't wig out over one tossed breakfast --just keep an eye on him for more vomiting and/or blood.
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Godspeed pretty girl.
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In Rexs long journey Rimadyl was the absolute least effective pain med, but every dog is different. We had a little better success with Metacam. The thing that worked best for him painwise despite all the risks from his colitis was Deramaxx, which is supposed to be really rough on the tummy. He never had any problems with it, although my pocketbook did.
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As for what else might be wrong- he's a young guy (maybe 4 years old), and when he was here, his stool was never very firm. I think it's dietary; he was on Kirkland's when we had him here, and the adopter stuck with that. Maybe I'll see if she's tried the usual pumpkin, or if she's tried other diets.
Two words -- Beet pulp. Probiotic that is supposed to also regulate water in the intestines. She might want to find a food high in it or supplement with it as Kennelmom does -- there are threads on it. Worked wonders for us and pumpkin and live culture yogurt didn't do anything. Every dog is different tho.
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As far as I've ever know flagyl isn't for parasites, but is an antibacterial and used to fix loose poops and tummy troubles. Rex had a standing script for his colitis -- runny and sometimes bloody poops -- before we discovered the wonders of beet pulp.
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Dr. Stack told me that most new vets are very reticent to try depo-medrol because they are all taught the "horrors" of it in vet school.
Now I remember that she said if your vet wasn't comfortable with the shots to seek out a vet over 40 years old....As a point of reference, the shots were $28 plus office call at my vet -- a VCA clinic in Dallas proper.
Happy Birthday Beck!
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If you have a yard get him a wading pool. Some love it some don't. Buck practically lives in his when it is warm -- see below.
If you go for a walk you think he is panting you can always hose him down when you get back, directing the water mostly at his belly and feet.
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Suzanne Stack told me that if it is done correctly there is no chance of hitting the spine. The shot goes into the muscles on either side exactly where the thumbs go for the test, not millimeters from the spinal cord. That probably doesn't help you...unless you ask your vet to show you the thumb test again and ask him how he'd hit the spine from there....
The shots worked wonders for Rex and didn't seem to hurt him as he never flinched or yelped. He went from barely being able to get off the couch and having trouble with steps to being a normal dog. His lasted longer than most -- 6 to 8 months and you could clearly see when they were wearing off. To the best of my knowledge oral pred does not do anything for LS.
Our shots were given by 3 different vets. One was Dr. Herron but the other two were very agreeable to trying it. They concurred with Dr. Stack that the worst thing that could happen is it just wouldn't work (and sometimes it doesn't).
where the thought of hitting the spinal cord came in. Never heard it.The shots worked so well for Rex I never tried anything else for his LS. and he ended up going to the bridge due to a disc that ruptured into his spinal cord between his shoulders so I really can't tell you long term outcome. The shots greatly improved his quality of life for 2.5 years.
Best of luck to you and Beck.
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Any chemical probably has some risk of causing cancer if one dissects it enough. If you see her again please tell her that Advantage does not work on ticks. It is strictly for fleas.
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:grouphug
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Dr. Herron diagnosed Rex when he was 4.5. The shots helped him tremendously. Best of luck to you.
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The long term Heartgard treatment is sometimes used on dogs that have compromised health and might not withstand the more expensive and harder on the system option. They have to do what they have to do -- and it can work.
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Hope the fruitbat feels better soon.
Must say 4-7K sounds like a heck of a lot of money in the land of the $50 spay.
If you want to explore surgery I'd most certainly get a second (or third or fourth) opinion/estimate. Hope she feels better soon. McDs fries do have magical healing properties or so I'm told. -
Mine will probably not be a popular reply, but it is what worked for me. Rex was tested and fecaled within an inch of his life and nothing showed up. For months and months I tried everything for his runny poos -- Natural Balance, Natures Recipe, Wellness, Californial Natural...novel proteins, etc. -- the only food that worked for him was Iams, which you can get in AU. Not the best food on paper, but it has a patented high level of beet pulp which is a probiotic and also helps regulate the water in the intestines. I only tried it because I was so frustrated I just tossed it in the cart as it sat next to the $1+ a pound foods as sort of a protest. If you or someone you know has horses you can also add beeet pulp to any dog food directly. Or just buy a bag of Iams and donate it to your shelter if it doesn't work.
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It either works or it doesn't. I'd say within about 20 minutes. I'd use 2-3 droppers -- cuz that dropper is sort of funky and only fills up half way.
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You're right -- interesting reading
Treatment of humans was a big one, including the guy that wrote scripts for his wife and kids.
Drug abuse, practicing under the influence of alcohol, attempting to spay a male kitten....
The longest suspension that I noticed was the guy that exposed himself and made an obscene phone call
One very grey savvy and highly respected vet was fined $1,000 for treatment of humans and other drug prescription issues
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This has been big news at home as she has evidently never paid the fine. How could you really only deliver half the puppies and not notice?
The state website (link in article) is interesting.
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I'm confused. Don't think I've have had a vet or tech give an injection between the shoulder blades and am curious if that is also a common place for microchip implantation.
They told me to tell you to make a bread run. 
) and upon others recommendations we sought out an AVCA vet who was not only a DVM but an instructor at the college here. We went several times but quit after a month because 1.) it was not working and 2.) I could no longer stand to watch mellow mellow Rex scream and lash out during his adjustments. 
Now I remember that she said if your vet wasn't comfortable with the shots to seek out a vet over 40 years old....
If you want to explore surgery I'd most certainly get a second (or third or fourth) opinion/estimate. Hope she feels better soon. McDs fries do have magical healing properties or so I'm told.
Canine Influenza
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Posted · Edited by Hubcitypam
It is advisable that dogs be kept away from each other until an effective vaccine is available. This means NO DOG PARKS, NO INDOOR GROOMING, NO BOARDING KENNELS, NO GROUP DOG TRAINING CLASSES.
That seems a bit over the top -- actually the entire "Sky Is Falling" tone of the alert is. Good grief, after all these years there really isn't an effective vaccine for kennel cough -- how soon do they think researchers can pull an effective flu vaccine out of the air? It would have to be months or years. Poodle would be pretty darn fuzzy after a few months with no grooming.
The CDC hearing link doesn't sound very dire --
Only a minority of dogs, a small number of dogs, experience complications such as pneumonia, just like the humans infected with influenza, certain populations of humans are more prone to development of pneumonia. And it's a small number of humans compared to everyone else.
So that is the same with canine influenza virus. It's a small population of dogs that will develop complications, most likely bacterial complications and these dogs do need to be--have their treatment supervised by a veterinarian...
And lastly, I want to emphasize most of all that this is not the deadly virus that certain sources have played it up to be.
We have a very low mortality rate. And this is a disease that I would characterize as one of high morbidity and low mortality. Thank you.