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11-29-2009, 09:17 PM
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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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11-29-2009, 10:09 PM
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12-04-2009, 11:21 AM
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Hey Dude, just wondering how your pup is???
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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. |
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12-04-2009, 01:00 PM
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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? 
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12-04-2009, 01:13 PM
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So my poor girl keeps refusing to eat, any suggestions? (girl = dog, 4 year old, germanshepard mix, 92lbs, not underweight, not overwieght, just picky)
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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:
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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:
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I forgot to add one more link (I read ALOT when Gouda was sick)
This link has ALOT of links on canine diet and nutrition http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/health/diet.htm
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Remember to never give your dog grapes. They usually love them but the skins can be toxic to their kidneys.
Also, I just found this little factoid out...when your dog poops - look at the poop about 10-15 minutes after and see if it has a noctiably white/dry look to it. A dog who's food is properly balanced should have poop that maintains its poopy color for at least an hour or so after. If it turns white then your dogs kidneys aren't functioning properly so as to add moisture to the feces. One of the number one causes of premature death in dogs is kidney ailments. Olive had this problem and so I switched her food and she is pooping great now! I also feed her two raw eggs a week to keep her coat shiney. She loves them...I can crack the egg right into her mouth 
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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. 
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