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Comment on What is the life expectancy for a dog after Addison’s diagnosis? by MIKKEL

MIKKEL — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:31:16 +0000

I have an English Mastiff, female, developed Addison’s at 2, she’s now 5 & doing poorly. Obviously as a pet willing to foot the bill I love my dog. The bill is $180 every 3months for Percorten-it’s the only med that worked, plus prednisone. Now however I’m dealing with myocardial issues and fluid in her coughs. Having loved my dog and loving my dog understand that Addison’s will shorten your animals life. Excepting this is another story.

Comment on What is the life expectancy for a dog after Addison’s diagnosis? by Charlie

Charlie — Sat, 11 May 2013 06:08:12 +0000

The cost depends on the weight of the dog. CVS has a program for uninsured people and pets, the program alone brought the cost of the fludrocortisone from .75 a pill to .34 a pill. Every other pharmacy was .50 to a 1.00 per pill.

Comment on What are the long-term prospects for dogs on doxepin by Kim

Kim — Mon, 06 May 2013 22:08:25 +0000

My dog has the tie-back surgery did this and has done very well for a few years. Today the dr started him on doxipin. Hoping he has good results. I know the surgery to tie back the paralyzed part gave him a few more years of quality. He is 13, black lab.

Comment on Anyone else have bad reaction to Frontline? by David

David — Sat, 04 May 2013 06:47:50 +0000

Frontline not a good product. My dog is having a terrible time with it.

Comment on What is the life expectancy for a dog after Addison’s diagnosis? by Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 02 May 2013 04:15:55 +0000

My dog Kobe is in the early work of being diagnosed currently, he’s only two years old. Naturally I’m shocked and worried about him. Seeing as I’m only 21 me and my boyfriend are worried about about cost, I wanted to know if anyone can help me figure out what I’m looking at for prices on meds. What can they range from? Naturally I would do anything to save my boy I love him so much, I’m so worried. I do have to say, reading some of these now and seeing that he can make it has helped a lot.

Comment on Puppy neutered – not peeing yet…worried by Mark

Mark — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:37:57 +0000

Just for a reference to anyone else having this problem I had my 1 year old Shih-tsu/Maltese neutered on a Friday. I picked him up at 4 PM that same day and he didn’t pee until Saturday night/Sunday morning. He went in the middle of the night and again when I took him out at 6AM. I could tell he just didn’t want to because he was in pain. Also he didn’t poop until Monday at about 10 AM. All that time he was eating and drinking, not a lot mind you. I kind of limited his food intake to about 50- 75% until he went.

I am sure it varies from dog to dog but 24-48 hours isn’t abnormal. As with anything consult your vet if you have even the slightest concern.

Comment on Growing bleeding cyst on dog’s paw. Need advice. by Jane

Jane — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:45:34 +0000

My dog is 15 years old and has a growth by her toes. When I came back from work she was chewing at the growth. I took her to the Vet and they are testing it for cancer. The Vet said that if it was cancerous she would have to have part of her toe removed. I do not believe she is a strong enough dog to go through an operation such as this. The Vet also gave me some antibiotics and after seven days I checked her toe and it appears that the swelling has gone down. There is still something there, but in a week perhaps it will be gone. Does that mean she does not have cancer? I will propably get the results this week.

Comment on How do I make a home-made medicine for my very sick cat? by sadie

sadie — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 23:02:23 +0000

HELP – sick cat how do I make homemade medicine? !

Comment on What is it about fish based cat foods that are bad? by linda

linda — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:32:59 +0000

Hi Donna, we had a pure-bred cat that we only fed sea food based cat food to. He developed crystals in his urine which were painful and expensive to treat. I think the ph balance for some cats is not good, too alkaline.

Hope that helps!

Comment on 2 cats with chronic herpes. Can I use elderberry juice? by Bonnie Smith

Bonnie Smith — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:39:25 +0000

I too am curious about giving elderberry syrup to my cat. She has kitty HIV and has bad eye infections. The last infection did not respond to antibiotics. Has there been any new information about whether elderberry is safe for cats.