Riverhound Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I'm just curious. I had a major bleeding problem this past spring, and was given tranexamic acid (brand name Lysteda) to control it. It worked like magic for the seven days in a month I was allowed to use it, and then, of course, the bleeding came back until I had surgery to fix the cause. I see that a lot of people seem to have trouble getting Amicar when they need it. There's a thread about that now. Lysteda seems to be commonly stocked at pharmacies. Could it be used instead? I know a greyhound isn't a person, and we can take drugs they can't. I found a couple online articles about tranexamic acid use in dogs, but they're written in "scientist" and my eyes glazed over when I tried to read them! I'm hoping someone here can dumb things down for me. Quote Masterful Joe and Naughty N Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJNg Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Someone asked Dr. Couto this on a vet forum, and his response was that he started using Amicar because that's what he was familiar with, and that there isn't much data on tranexamic acid use in dogs. I imagine if Amicar becomes unavailable, we'll have to switch, but for now, I think most vets prefer to stick with what we've had experience with. Quote Jennifer & Willow (Wilma Waggle), Wiki (Wiki Hard Ten), Carter (Let's Get It On), Ollie (whippet), Gracie (whippet x), & Terra (whippet) + Just Saying + Just Alice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverhound Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks for the answer. It makes complete sense. Quote Masterful Joe and Naughty N Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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