Awesome dogs / Crazy pets Thread

[PoTreeBoy]

My sister had a very talented cat. Sam was solid black, sis had bottle fed him as a baby and he tolerated a lot. I sometimes called him Midnight. One time he left them this present at the back door! They think it was a rabbit. I sure could have used him in biology. RIP, Midnight.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Never heard of it. Gypsy will be getting her next Librella shot this week.

Brand name RIMADYL = Generic name Carprofen = Nsaid = Anti-Inflammatory.

 

[RCW]

Dad killed The Dragon today. (For cleaning)

I was very concerned as it got down to 70 degrees.

The Dragon is back, and I brought Mr. Bill to warm up.

 

[John T]

This is my doggy Public Awareness Post:

We've been doing rescues for 20+ years and having a dog die from these things is a sad death.
Almost all of these shut down or destroy their kidneys and liver very quickly.

RIMADYL is top on my list!
I know some swear by it and love it, but Not anywhere near my pack, I will spare you the extremely sad tale of what rimadyl did to us.

Brand name RIMADYL = Generic name Carprofen = Nsaid = Anti-Inflammatory.

I'd like to hear the sad tale... To be informed.

We use carprofen... and tested before and every 6 months... as far as stomach problems... I haven't seen any discomfort from her.... she eats like a horse (or would if she could)

you got me worried about this now.....

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I'd like to hear the sad tale... To be informed.

We use carprofen... and tested before and every 6 months... as far as stomach problems... I haven't seen any discomfort from her.... she eats like a horse (or would if she could)

you got me worried about this now.....

Any Nsaids are very hard on dogs, they start by unbalancing the stomach acid and then messes with bile production, and then causes a cascade of events that can happen very quickly.
Sad part is that it happens so fast that there is no way to stop it when it happens.

Most vets keep a real good eye on it, but there is always unknown factors.

Carprofen is one of the hardest on their systems.
Metacam / meloxicam are safer but still can have issues.

Galliprant is different from our classic non-steroidal medications like Carprofen, in that it doesn't affect any other part of your pet and does not have to be processed through the kidneys or liver. It's a tablet given once a day and is a fantastic long-term management option for pets with arthritis.
Galliprant is excellent but pricey, but a much safer option than Carprofen.

Librela (bedinvetmab) is and injectable Medication used to treat pain associated with OA osteoarthritis.
I have yet to try this, but one of my boys is a candidate and I'm looking into it.

Our dogs are our kids, we have had as many as 13 full time and 56 part-timers (we rescued and fostered).
I also have a service animal, you might as well call her my shadow, or american express.
She's always with me and she never leaves my side, and I don't leave home without her!

You really want to know the story?

 

[Daren Todd]

Brand name RIMADYL = Generic name Carprofen = Nsaid = Anti-Inflammatory.

I knew what rimadyl was. Didn't realize they had a generic

 

[Daren Todd]

Any Nsaids are very hard on dogs, they start by unbalancing the stomach acid and then messes with bile production, and then causes a cascade of events that can happen very quickly.
Sad part is that it happens so fast that there is no way to stop it when it happens.

Most vets keep a real good eye on it, but there is always unknown factors.

Carprofen is one of the hardest on their systems.
Metacam / meloxicam are safer but still can have issues.

Galliprant is different from our classic non-steroidal medications like Carprofen, in that it doesn't affect any other part of your pet and does not have to be processed through the kidneys or liver. It's a tablet given once a day and is a fantastic long-term management option for pets with arthritis.
Galliprant is excellent but pricey, but a much safer option than Carprofen.

Librela (bedinvetmab) is and injectable Medication used to treat pain associated with OA osteoarthritis.
I have yet to try this, but one of my boys is a candidate and I'm looking into it.

Our dogs are our kids, we have had as many as 13 full time and 56 part-timers (we rescued and fostered).
I also have a service animal, you might as well call her my shadow, or american express.
She's always with me and she never leaves my side, and I don't leave home without her!

You really want to know the story?

Im on a shot similar to the Librella. It targets certain nerve receptors.

I actually find these types of medications pretty fascinating since those nerve receptors can effect other issues as well in a seemingly unrelated part of your body

The medication I'm on treats psoriasis, psoriasis arthritis, as well ulcerative colitis.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Dad killed The Dragon today. (For cleaning)

I was very concerned as it got down to 70 degrees.

The Dragon is back, and I brought Mr. Bill to warm up.


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In our other place we had a wood stove that was about 18" off the ground on legs and our healer would lay down under it and just bake her brain.
She loved it!

Had one of the husky / wolves that would lay in front of it and would get toasty then go out and melt snow piles, it was quite the sight.

 

[Daren Todd]

Izzy gets her third one next Thursday. Already shows marked improvement.

Gypsy will be in Thursday for hers.

 

[John T]

Any Nsaids are very hard on dogs, they start by unbalancing the stomach acid and then messes with bile production, and then causes a cascade of events that can happen very quickly.
Sad part is that it happens so fast that there is no way to stop it when it happens.

Most vets keep a real good eye on it, but there is always unknown factors.

Carprofen is one of the hardest on their systems.
Metacam / meloxicam are safer but still can have issues.

Galliprant is different from our classic non-steroidal medications like Carprofen, in that it doesn't affect any other part of your pet and does not have to be processed through the kidneys or liver. It's a tablet given once a day and is a fantastic long-term management option for pets with arthritis.
Galliprant is excellent but pricey, but a much safer option than Carprofen.

Librela (bedinvetmab) is and injectable Medication used to treat pain associated with OA osteoarthritis.
I have yet to try this, but one of my boys is a candidate and I'm looking into it.

Our dogs are our kids, we have had as many as 13 full time and 56 part-timers (we rescued and fostered).
I also have a service animal, you might as well call her my shadow, or american express.
She's always with me and she never leaves my side, and I don't leave home without her!

You really want to know the story?

Well,
Thank you for the info. I will be looking into this.
Our girl had a slight ACL "strain" when she was very young.... not quite a tear requiring surgery so we were told.... and she did recover but we were told she 'might develop arthritis later in life which she does have now... she was not as active, laying down more.... (she is 9)

but after the carprofen she is more active and seems generally happier.... and we were told about issues that's why they did the testing....

But after reading your posts.... I will be asking them about a possible alternative....

thanks again.