Mitch Kuta wrote 03/08/2008 09:47 AM hurt paw ? on prescrition #184661 - 03/08/2008 09:47 AM
Mitch Kuta Webboard User Reg: 01-31-2005 Posts: 464 Loc: Ovilla, TX Offline	Zeke hurt his paw at the lake yesturday. It has worse swelling today. Took to Vet, still haven't found one I like, and prescribed Deramaxx 100mg. this ok? I know there is alot of negs. on Rymadel. Sorry for spelling. Connie, educate me. MJK
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Mitch Kuta wrote 03/08/2008 11:12 AM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Mitch Kuta ] #184692 - 03/08/2008 11:12 AM
Mitch Kuta Webboard User Reg: 01-31-2005 Posts: 464 Loc: Ovilla, TX Offline	Waiting for someone to give me the OK to use. MJK
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/08/2008 11:17 AM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Mitch Kuta ] #184693 - 03/08/2008 11:17 AM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Deramaxx is a good drug for short-term use. Much better than Rimadyl. I would use it on my dog if needed. True
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Shody Lytle wrote 03/08/2008 11:35 AM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Sarah Morris ] #184698 - 03/08/2008 11:35 AM
Shody Lytle Webboard User Reg: 06-27-2007 Posts: 547 Loc: Orcutt, California Offline	Are you sure it's an injury? I heard from someone who had a dog that presented with a swollen paw, but didn't do anything specific to injure it. After x-rays the vet sent her home with pain meds. The next day the paw was so swollen it was seeping blood through the skin, and he was diagnosed with cellulitis. Just watch him, don't let the swelling get to severe before a recheck. Cellulitis can lead to blood poisoning. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS, VERY RAPIDLY PROGRESSING CONDITION which requires immediate medical attention. It is not unusual for large areas of the skin and underlying tissue to die and slough off if it is not treated in time. It can cause death I'm not saying that your dog has this, but be aware. I didn't know about it myself until this dog got it. Hope I didn't scare you Shody http://www.pbase.com/shody
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/08/2008 11:42 AM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Mitch Kuta ] #184700 - 03/08/2008 11:42 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Mitch Kuta Zeke hurt his paw at the lake yesturday. It has worse swelling today. Took to Vet, still haven't found one I like, and prescribed Deramaxx 100mg. this ok? I know there is alot of negs. on Rymadel. Sorry for spelling. Connie, educate me. I agree with Sarah about the superiority of Deramaxx (and Metacam) to Rimadyl. What you want to do is watch carefully for gastric distress. In a short-term protocol, that would be a more likely bad side effect than liver or kidney damaqge, from what I have read. So look for vomiting or diarrhea (or, of course, blood in the stool), and if any of these happens, stop the med and call the vet. I use Deramaxx long-term for a senior with inoperable spine and hip problems. I first had liver and kidney values checked, and I will re-check them every six months. (Of course, you are not talking about long-term use.) The bleeding ulcer possibility has not shown itself, so I am now mainly focused on the kindey/liver functions. For other readers, don't assume that aspirin is safer. It's an NSAID too, and dogs do not do as well as humans on NSAIDs. They require monitoring. And as Shody points out, you will also want to watch the paw carefully. All JMO.
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Al Curbow wrote 03/08/2008 12:02 PM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #184708 - 03/08/2008 12:02 PM
Al Curbow Webboard User Reg: 06-30-2005 Posts: 974 Loc: northeast Offline	My oldest dog is on deramaxx long term. We did a baseline blood panel, gave him the medicine for 30 days and then did another panel, everything looked good, so 6 months from now he gets looked at again and that's it. He has spondylosis and nothing else had any effect including acupuncture, adaquan(sp?) chinese herbs, we even tried rimidyl.Deramaxx is having a great effect, i even let him do a little work last week so he'd have some fun, So as far as i know it's good stuff, AL
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Mitch Kuta wrote 03/08/2008 12:32 PM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Al Curbow ] #184713 - 03/08/2008 12:32 PM
Mitch Kuta Webboard User Reg: 01-31-2005 Posts: 464 Loc: Ovilla, TX Offline	Thanks, I only got 7 one a day for a week. going to try it and monitor him. The bed rest will be hard for him.Even though is rather calm he is a Mal. MJK
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/08/2008 12:39 PM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Al Curbow ] #184714 - 03/08/2008 12:39 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Al Curbow My oldest dog is on deramaxx long term. We did a baseline blood panel, gave him the medicine for 30 days and then did another panel, everything looked good, so 6 months from now he gets looked at again and that's it. Sounds like your vet is up on using NSAIDs, Al. Too many vets hand over a bottle of Rimadyl and make no mention of what the side effects can be or how to monitor for them. Dreamaxx is a little more expensive, but it's my choice too, both for a better side-effect record and for what I too see as good results.
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Mitch Kuta wrote 03/09/2008 12:23 PM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #184869 - 03/09/2008 12:23 PM
Mitch Kuta Webboard User Reg: 01-31-2005 Posts: 464 Loc: Ovilla, TX Offline	now I am curious. Later in the day yesturday Zekes injury started looking like a blister between his middle 2 toes. Don't know how else to describe. It was very swollen and red between the pads. Towards evening it stated oozing puss and blood. Swelling is gone and he is not favoring at all. He won't let me look to hard but now there is an 1/8 inch hole btween his toes. Still a small amount of wetness around the area. Trying to figure out what happened. Thinking fire ants or some kind of bite but was cold, in the 30's and were trying to get pictures in the snow. Any ideas? At least it seems to be OK. Also should I finish the prescription of the Deramaxx? MJK
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/09/2008 12:28 PM Re: hurt paw ? on prescrition [Re: Mitch Kuta ] #184871 - 03/09/2008 12:28 PM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Sounds like a small abscess that is now draining. Animals can get them from bites or a foreign object. True
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