Guest IrskasMom Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 with Morty. He is on Prednisone 2x daily and we ditched the Antibiotic Capsule for a Pill that is Comprobal with the Strenght of the Capsul (per my Vet )and easy to give. But Morty is just not the same Boy very aloof and lost Weight that he cannot afford to lose. He pants a lot and drinks a lot of Water. His Pee is a River,which is understood with the Ammount of Intake. His Weightlos worry's me the most. He is NOT at all Food Motivated and I try anything to make him eat. Per my Vet ,we laid of on the Medicin until we see the Eye Specialist on Tuesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Hey, Erika, for antibiotics or prednisone, I like to give something to help the tummy beforehand. What I usually do is: - Give 1 Pepcid regular (the generic is 10mg famotidine -- very cheap at Walmart, Walgreen's, etc.) - Wait 30-40 minutes. - Feed a meal or a decent-sized snack (such as a piece of bread) - Give pills The prednisone makes the dog drink and pee a lot, and can make them pant too. Hoping the eye specialist will help! Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 First of all , Thank you Jey for suggesting Pepcid . I was not sure if I could enter Pepcid to the Mix of Medicin. As the Vet said , it is a very minor Meds. Today was a follow up on Morty's Eye and per Vet it has improved a lot , not 100% but we are on its way. There is light on the End of the Tunnel.Morty has to gain some Weight ( he lost 7 Pounds in about less then 2 Weeks ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Poor Morty. He is so lucky to have such a patient mama. Glad to hear he is improving. Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Sorry to hear about weight loss but SO GLAD his eye is improving! Fingers crossed he will be 100% better (and plumper) soon! Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbhounds Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Glad he's improving --yea! Pred just melts the muscle off of our hounds- sure that's whats responsible for the weight lose. Hopefully, when the dosage gets decreased he'll be able to gain his gain back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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