Healthy Pets

Dude · 11-23-2009, 12:44 PM

results from tests came back as probably not a liver shunt

but he wants to try her out on potassium bromade to help control them

she finally has solid poop again (she got runs from the valium) and she is
playful and eating good.

Inuus · 11-23-2009, 05:04 PM

Im happy for you and the little one about the test results. I know what that feels like to be waiting thinking the worst. Keep us posted!

Darth Denkay · 11-24-2009, 03:33 PM

Hey, very good news about the liver!!!

As much as we hate anything to be wrong with our furbabies, epilepsy can usually be successfully managed. I worked as a vet tech for 10 years and remember quite a few patients who did really well - on meds of course. The reality is that your pup will probably have the occasional seizure, but not too often and not requiring valium to stop it.

Here's hoping your

responds well to the meds!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude

results from tests came back as probably not a liver shunt

but he wants to try her out on potassium bromade to help control them

she finally has solid poop again (she got runs from the valium) and she is
playful and eating good.

Dude · 11-29-2009, 09:17 PM

She has gone a week now with NO seizures and she is yet to
be put on any meds.
I still need to research that pottasium bromide and apparently it
is not easily accessable because the vet has still not received it.

Arwen · 11-29-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude

She has gone a week now with NO seizures and she is yet to
be put on any meds.
I still need to research that pottasium bromide and apparently it
is not easily accessable because the vet has still not received it.

I am so very glad to hear this, Dude! I know you both must be so relieved!

Darth Denkay · 12-04-2009, 11:21 AM

Hey Dude, just wondering how your pup is???

Dude · 12-04-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WicketWWarrick

Hey Dude, just wondering how your pup is???

back to her bratty self ,thank you

also I was wondering if you know the name of the drug your dog is on?

This girl is a very picky eater, which doesn't help matters.We have been
giving her chicken because it's the only thing she will consistently eat.
We also have been giving her a midnight feeding.
We would like to ( if it's diabetes or hypoglycemia) control this thru diet
or supplements of some kind.
If any one knows of some healthier things she might eat in addition to her
chicken that would be great.

Bit · 12-04-2009, 01:00 PM

OMG after almost three years of insisting "we will NOT get another dog until Lady is gone; I don't want her teaching another dog her bad habits; I cannot handle six animals; we cannot afford two dogs right now...." etc etc.... I think I just adopted a puppy.

My neighbors moved out and friends of the family came to clean up their apartment, so I went over to say hello and discovered that their puppy--which had been given away--was brought back this morning and dumped on the cleaning friends by a woman who said, "Take this dog back before my husband kills it."

The hip is deformed and the pup can't put any weight on the back leg at all. I have to go pick Lady up at the vet's this afternoon and so I offered to take the pup with me and see how bad the injuries are, and whether the dog can be saved or not.......

...........I can't shake the thought that I just got Gryph a puppy..........

This is crazy... How are we going to feed a pup that looks like it's either lab or pit bull??

How am I going to convince Lady to accept a puppy?

How will the cats EVER come to forgive us?!!!

.............maybe the puppy will belong to someone else... maybe... maybe?

Darth Denkay · 12-06-2009, 04:33 PM

Hey Dude, so glad she is being bratty again!!!!!

The special med we have Moose on is Keppra - it's used regularly in the human market but is fairly new to the veterinary market. It has made a huge difference in his life. He still takes low doses of phenobarbital and potassium bromide, but because the doses are so small he doesn't suffer from any side effects. He still has seizures - maybe once a month (and I daresay, you haven't seen a seizure until you've watched a 160# great dane have a full-fledged grand mal...). Once a month we can deal with. And equally as important, he now comes out of the seizure on his own fairly quickly, so no valium needed, and no more trips to the emergency clinic for seizure clusters that won't stop. That medication has truly been a life-saver for Moose.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude

back to her bratty self ,thank you

also I was wondering if you know the name of the drug your dog is on?

This girl is a very picky eater, which doesn't help matters.We have been
giving her chicken because it's the only thing she will consistently eat.
We also have been giving her a midnight feeding.
We would like to ( if it's diabetes or hypoglycemia) control this thru diet
or supplements of some kind.
If any one knows of some healthier things she might eat in addition to her
chicken that would be great.

Inuus · 12-09-2009, 09:48 AM

When my Gouda got liver damage from her chemo treatments her appetite was off. I joined a canine liver disease yahoo group and learned a wealth of information especially on diets. The easiest thing for a dog to digest for a protien source is fish. Dr Dodds DVM diet was highly recommended in this yahoo group. Of course not every dog mentioned here has liver disease but one can get the idea of ingredients dogs need in their diets if you choose to make your own
http://www.monicasegal.com/aboutus/yahoo017.php
Recipe

Per Week:

42 oz cod, baked

35 oz potato

42 oz sweet potato

21 oz zucchini

42 oz green beans

5 capsules, vitamin E 100 IU

25 mg vitamin B compound

250 mg Ester-C

1 ½ eggshells

7 tsp. canola oil (not to be used for dogs that have seizures)

40 mg zinc citrate or gluconate

1 ¼ tsp di-calcium phosphate

3 capsules, Multimineral Complex

As far as commercial food I feed Gouda Taste Of The Wild. Not cheap at all but I just love the ingredients in it and it has made a huge difference in her coat. Here is a link to the list of ingredients

http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com...s/ingredients/

Here is also a link with some info and other links about canine diabetes diets

http://www.caninediabetes.org/pdorg/diet.htm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude

back to her bratty self ,thank you

also I was wondering if you know the name of the drug your dog is on?

This girl is a very picky eater, which doesn't help matters.We have been
giving her chicken because it's the only thing she will consistently eat.
We also have been giving her a midnight feeding.
We would like to ( if it's diabetes or hypoglycemia) control this thru diet
or supplements of some kind.
If any one knows of some healthier things she might eat in addition to her
chicken that would be great.

Dude · 12-04-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Arwen

I am so very glad to hear this, Dude! I know you both must be so relieved!

huge relief
she's nearly 2 weeks seizure free now

still trying to figure out what is the best treatment for her.
hypoglycemia ,diabeties or epilepsy?
I'm not sure the tests were conclusive on which one yet,
or if there's more testing we need to try to know for sure.

I really really want a stylish papoose.

11-23-2009, 05:04 PM	#2
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Dude Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Perusing Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: exit 5 with an exit 21 goal Posts: 1,725 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,351 Thanked 10,605 Times in 1,477 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	results from tests came back as probably not a liver shunt but he wants to try her out on potassium bromade to help control them she finally has solid poop again (she got runs from the valium) and she is playful and eating good.

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Dude Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch Relationship Status: Perusing Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: exit 5 with an exit 21 goal Posts: 1,725 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 15,351 Thanked 10,605 Times in 1,477 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	She has gone a week now with NO seizures and she is yet to be put on any meds. I still need to research that pottasium bromide and apparently it is not easily accessable because the vet has still not received it.

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Bit Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonefemme Relationship Status: married to Gryph Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 2,177 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,126 Thanked 3,770 Times in 1,264 Posts Rep Power: 10778870	OMG after almost three years of insisting "we will NOT get another dog until Lady is gone; I don't want her teaching another dog her bad habits; I cannot handle six animals; we cannot afford two dogs right now...." etc etc.... I think I just adopted a puppy. My neighbors moved out and friends of the family came to clean up their apartment, so I went over to say hello and discovered that their puppy--which had been given away--was brought back this morning and dumped on the cleaning friends by a woman who said, "Take this dog back before my husband kills it." The hip is deformed and the pup can't put any weight on the back leg at all. I have to go pick Lady up at the vet's this afternoon and so I offered to take the pup with me and see how bad the injuries are, and whether the dog can be saved or not....... ...........I can't shake the thought that I just got Gryph a puppy.......... This is crazy... How are we going to feed a pup that looks like it's either lab or pit bull?? How am I going to convince Lady to accept a puppy? How will the cats EVER come to forgive us?!!! .............maybe the puppy will belong to someone else... maybe... maybe?