Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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I know my holistic vet feels better about giving Meticam, as opposed to other meds, if an inflanatory is really needed. I guess it's just a matter of the lesser of the evils, kinda thing.
With a younger dog I would still especially use it more sparingly...the exception would be in any acute situation. With an older dog where you are more concerned with quality of life & with a more long tern treament...it is the least of the evils & I would use it as needed.
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009
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Sorry to hear your pup is not doing well
I don't have any advice as I have not had to experience anything like this, but here is a link to an "alternative" cone, that might be a little easier for Drift to wear until everything is figured out.
Thanks, Niomi. We have both the inflatable collar and the "comfy" cone. Drift can find a way to chew around both of them. The only that is working at this time is the Elizabethan collar. I have a clear one so she can at least see things and not run into them.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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"Connie, are you asking if Drift chews on her leg when she is with us? Sporatically. I will catch her and redirect her maybe once a week."
I ask because the itch of atopy is not usually "forgotten" by redirection or distraction.
At least not the itch of atopy so severe that it leaves bloody wounds.
I wish I had asked you way early on whether the itch disturbed her sleep, etc. (as in "how bad is the itch") and pinpointed that this may have no itch component at all.
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Quote: Anne Jones
I know my holistic vet feels better about giving Meticam, as opposed to other meds, if an inflanatory is really needed. I guess it's just a matter of the lesser of the evils, kinda thing.
Me too. Along with the pre-protocol blood tests (and then regular re-tests) and the understanding of what to look for in the line of GI distress when starting.
All NSAIDs are far more dangerous for dogs than humans (aspirin included). Metacam and Deramaxx (Deracoxib) have the best safety records, but they are still NSAIDs.
That said, these meds have saved many thousands of lives of dogs whose quality of life would not justify forcing them to go on.
I have one senior on an NSAID; it changed his life unbelievably. (He just had his regular liver/kidney blood re-check.)
And they can kill. The point (IMO) is to be aware of the side effects, the pre-tests, and what to watch for at the beginning.
I don't use Rimadyl. I know that there are dogs who respond best to it, but I would go through all the alternatives regardless of cost before even considering Rimadyl. JMO! (Again, I do know dogs on it who just did not benefit enough from Metacam or anything else; I do get that.)
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Re: Drift the Magnificent is itchy
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