Cornea Ulcer in Dogs
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rimadyl and liver problems for dog
Comments (16)Hi All- I think I misunderstood what Cynthia was asking. There was blood work done when I took Pippa on Friday that determined that there were serious goings on with her liver. Her ALKP went from 28 U/L before surgery to 2973 U/L four days after surgery and six rimadyl tablets. Her ALT went from About bleeding into the lungs. The doctor who saw her on Saturday I believe said that her labored breathing was due to fluid in the lungs and that this was probably blood. How she determined that I do not know. In all of her gagging Pippa never coughed up any blood that I saw. This is what was determined through testing and observation: -X rays showed no GI obstruction -Ultrasound showed coarse liver- no other abnormalities -Diagnosis: acute liver failure, coagulopathy. Pippa was given a transfusion. Given poor prognosis. Pippa was given a lot of treatment in the form of IV fluid, Vitamin K, antibiotics, pain meds that would not affect her liver. She was able to stay home with me last night. She took a small amount of food through a syringe. She still had episodes of labored breathing but then there were also long stretches of relatively peaceful breathing while asleep. She even showed a little of her old personality when I put on her leash to take her out to pee. I took her back to the vet this morning where she will stay till 11:30 tonight. The vet called about an hour ago to let me know some good results. Her clotting times have returned to normal. Other levels are returning to normal. ALT now at 682 and ALKP now at 1400. Hopefully these will continue to go down. Also she has no fever today. She mentioned some other things but I don't have time to list all of it right now and some of it is a bit confusing for me honestly. She said she thinks Pippa suffered severe hepatotomy rather than acute liver failure. I hope I am relaying all of this correctly. I am so happy at the good news although the vet also did mention the possibility of chirossis developing further down the road. She kept mentioning Sega Palm poisoning over and over again. I don't know if that's what she thinks happened and when I told her I don't have any of the stuff in or around my house she said it was just an example. Then she just kept mentioning it some more. I'm thinking that they want to blame this on Sega Palm. I appreciate all the replies....See MoreDog with platelet count of 16,000, and bleeding.
Comments (33)Thanks so much! Unfortunaley we will have to take her to the vets office. I feel ok with that since Sweetpea has come to be loved by all there and I think she feels at ease now. One of the reasons we are choosing to do it tomorrow is because the vet will be there that has been seing her through all of this. I didn't want to go to someone new in the office that has never seen her before to have her put to sleep. The only other day she will be there is Sat. I'm worried about Sweetpea making it to Sat in her condition. I do wonder about liver disease. Sweetpea is still drinking tons of water. Her liver enzymes were also high but the vet felt that could also have been from the prednisone she is on. She did feel strongly it was either that or the spleen. We had done an ultrasound previously at the ER vet. Her spleen was normal at that time but on they said her liver appeared mottled. The vet did suggest maybe another ultrasound today but I opted to forgo any other testing. It's just been to long and drawn out. In a way, I just want it to be over. I have been sleeping downstairs on the couch for over a month with her because she needed to be let out so much during the night. She is still peeing some in her sleep as well even with me getting up to let her out at least 3 times during the night. She's just drinking too much to hold. On the bright side, I guess my hubby and kids will be glad to get me back in bed with them at night. This has been hard on them too I guess. Sandy...See MoreDogs & Ulcers
Comments (13)My Max perforated his stomach due to an NSAID-related ulcer many years before I got him. After emergency surgery and a lot of nursing care by new owner (the vet), he was fine. He can never have any NSAIDs (Rimadyl, Deramaxx, Etogesic, etc) again. Which may be a problem when he is older because he also has hip dysplasia. My B'Elanna died of a stomach ulcer that perforated due to stomach cancer. My Aleksander also had a cancer-related stomach ulcer, but I got that under control in time for him to die of the cancer. It was briefly thought that my K'Ehleyr also had an NSAID-related gastric ulcer. She's on Rimadyl for back pain, and her PCV has been gradually declining down to 28% now. RBC count is also low. Some of those fecal occult blood tests are hard to interpret. There are a lot of food items that can cause false positives. And just because there is some blood in the stool doesn't mean that there is a gastric ulcer as Raul mentioned. Aleks' ulcer was diagnosed via endoscopy when we were looking for a reason for his vomiting and anorexia (common signs of ulcers). B'Elanna was via ultrasound which showed a large hole in her stomach. I don't know how Max was diagnosed, but it wasn't by a fecal occult blood test. Anyway, K'Ehleyr's PCV has been rising now. She's had an abdominal ultrasound that didn't find anything abnormal at all. All I did was put her on an iron supplement (her Hgb was also low). The vets are not so worried any more, and since she was never clinically ill, I'm not worried either. I'd also ask about sucrulfate, misposprotol, and antacids (omeprazole specifically) if the vets are really worried about a stomach ulcer. Quite honestly, in a Boxer my first thought would be some kind of cancer. Not to scare you, but that would be my big concern. Unless he's been on NSAIDs or steroids long term, the things that cause GI bleeding are not so good. Maybe a nasty hookworm infestation could do it, so if you're in an area that has a lot of hookworms and your dog hasn't been on regular heartworm prevention, start with that. I know I certainly did on all my dogs! Good luck with the recheck visit....See MoreIf you had to choose one of these dog foods
Comments (15)Since your options are so limited, you might consider using an online source. Shipping is high, but base price is lower than stores and they often offer at least a 10% coupon. I live in the boonies, but my local feed store carries California Natural and the local garden center carries Wellness. My preferred food is Canidae and unfortunately, my closest Canidae supplier is a local doggy daycare that i'd prefer not to support in any way, but the Canidae is much cheaper than the other super premiums and it would be silly for me to pay $31 in shipping each month (80# of food) I hope to convince the local feed store to investigate carrying Canidae - if you have a feed store close, you may want to look into having them special order a quality food. Natural Balance is not one of my favorite foods as the main ingredient is grain or veg rather than a quality meat meal. In the example above, chicken is listed first, but its water content is counted as weight and once water is removed (making it chicken meal) it is likely that this chicken would be more accurately placed somewhat further down the ingredient list, so rice is really the main ingredient. And for what it's worth, I don't see beet pulp as an ingredient in Canidae ALS (which is also what I feed) Ingredient list: Chicken Meal, Turkey Meal, Brown Rice, White Rice, Lamb Meal, Chicken Fat (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Herring Meal, Flax Seed, Sun Cured Alfalfa Meal, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Lecithin, Monocalcium Phosphate, Potassium Chloride, Choline Chloride, Linoleic Acid, Rosemary Extract, Sage Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract, Inulin (from Chicory root), Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Solubles, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Mixed Tocopherols (source of Vitamin E), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (source of B2), Beta Carotene, Calcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Papaya, Vitamin B12 Supplement...See Moremarielle
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