morgan4eva wrote:

magnet collars, are collars with some sort of magnet insearted in the
collar! this sooths pain with arthuritis. it is also used on people! it
works very much so like a bi-flow collar. my dog has got a very got
arthuritis quite badly. but you wouldnt know it! she is lookingfine.
her legs have got more muscley!
at the moment she is on a painkiller called METACAM its especially for
dogs. H.D is covered on insurance and so are the painkilllers! she gets
25ml but she at the moment is doing fine and is like a new dog she jumps
up (although she is not supposed to!) i would definatly recommend it to
anyone!
xx morgan4eva

Magnetic therapy is simply snake oil in another form - see Quack Watch
for all the proof you need that this is nothing more than another scam.
Your dog is "looking fine" because it is on the Metacam - the magnets
are doing absolutely nothing.

Denise wrote:
I was about to ask for advice on this subject. My Rotty, aged only 6, has
hip dysplacia. About a year ago I bought a 'bio-flow' collar, reduced his
exercise and gave him daily doses of fish oils, painkillers and glucosamine.
It really helped, he was like a new dog!
Now he is 7 months older and facing another winter. He lives in the house
and is loved and pampered but he still seems to be suffering.
He is upset and grumpy with everyone. The vet says he might be able to give
him more painkillers. I'm upset to say the least. I'm not sure how to decide
when he should be put to sleep. His quality of life is not very good, his
physical problems have taken that away.
I don't want to be selfish..............when should I make the final
decision? How should I make it? How do I live with it?
Regards,
Denise

Denise - you were on the right track with the fish oil and glucosamine
etc., but it is highly unlikely that you were dosing high enough on the
fish oil to accomplish the goal. Talk to your vet about Prescription
Diet j/d. The food is unique in that it has an inverse Omega3 to Omega6
ratio - something that is very difficult to do when you are adding fish
oil to a diet that already has high levels of Omega 6 fatty acids in
it. It would take the equivalent of 35-50 fish oil capsules per day to
equal the Omega 3's in the daily food intake.

i cant be doing thinking about her end. it just makes mr tearful!(sorry to be a crybaby!)2 days after i had my dog on METACAM she was able to get up and walk about basicaly doing things that she couldnt do before.
METACAM can harm the liver in HIGH doses, she gets 25ml EVERYDAY!
but she is like a normal dog! she races about! infact on christmas day, we enjoyed a cracker together! and she won! i put a party hat on her, we had a wonderful time!
it is almost like she puts her H.D on!! she eats well and drinks well. she goes to the loo perfectly! what more could i ask (apart from her not even having H.D)
i got her from a breeder called DAVID HANCOCK does it ring any bells?
aparently she is about the 1st or 2nd dog/bitch (i mean a girl dog not being rude) in his history! but i suppose its fate. if anyone else wound up with her they probaly woould want her for rabbits so she couldnt do that so she'd be out down! she still (although not meant to) catch rabbits with miximotosis.
thanks everyone
xx M 4 Eva

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H.D (hip dysplaicure)

Group: rec.pets.dogs.health Date: Sun, Dec 25, 2005, 11:08pm (EST+5)
From: (morgan4eva)
Sharon Wrote:
Keep track of the good days and bad days. When there are more bad days
than
good days then it may be time to consider putting him to rest. You
really
just know inside when it's time.
i cant be doing thinking about her end. it just makes mr tearful!(sorry
to be a crybaby!)2 days after i had my dog on METACAM she was able to
get up and walk about basicaly doing things that she couldnt do before.
METACAM can harm the liver in HIGH doses, she gets 25ml EVERYDAY! but
she is like a normal dog! she races about! infact on christmas day, we
enjoyed a cracker together! and she won! i put a party hat on her, we
had a wonderful time!
it is almost like she puts her H.D on!! she eats well and drinks well.
she goes to the loo perfectly! what more could i ask (apart from her not
even having H.D)
i got her from a breeder called DAVID HANCOCK does it ring any bells?
aparently she is about the 1st or 2nd dog/bitch (i mean a girl dog not
being rude) in his history! but i suppose its fate. if anyone else wound
up with her they probaly woould want her for rabbits so she couldnt do
that so she'd be out down! she still (although not meant to) catch
rabbits with miximotosis.
thanks everyone
xx M 4 Eva
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morgan4eva


That's exactly what my dog was on. No I'm sorry my dog was on 85 ml
every day because she weighed 90 lbs & that's what my vet prescribed.
What happens is that dog just like mine is going to keep licking her
legs & if that dog has white fur on her legs it's going to change color.
My dog fur changed sort of brownish. Eventually there's going to be a
change in that dog's bowel movement. It won't have any substance any
more. Metacam does seem like a miracle because of how happy the dog
feels but there will be a price to pay. Symflex or Synflex is quite
another story. That is safe for dogs.. How old is Sasha. Kathrn is 11
years old. Don't make any difference abot the age any way as far as what
Metacam will do to a dog as well for it

sasha is 1 year old. or about 1 year. her birthday is the 23rd january. she is a lurcher. brindle, the only white on her is on her chest. but thats only a little bit. my vet prescribed METACAM to.
its my fault. i blam myself, i should of ahd atken notice of the hip scores. but i have bought a lurcher off of him before and it was lovely. but like i said fate!! i will look into this synflex. thanks ever so much. i shall definatly monitor her movment.
xx morgan4eva.

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H.D (hip dysplaicure)

Group: rec.pets.dogs.health Date: Tue, Dec 20, 2005, 9:58am (EST+5)
From: (morgan4eva)
my dog has been diagnosed with H.D,
it came as a big shock to me! so we went out and bought this magnetic
collar! as it had been recommanded to me! it has worked wonders! she now
jumps up and runs about more! she is like a new dog!
thanks to everyone that helped me! sasha is very pleased as well!
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Morgan? How old is Shasa? When I told a friend of mine that my dog's
going to be on that Metacam she tried to warn me. Told me her dog was on
it less then a week & died in 10 days but I still gave it to my dog &
she felt great like yours does but there's a price both you and your dog
will probably have to pay. It's going to attack her liver and she won't
have stools with any substance in it & even though you take her off it
what ever damage happened, Stays. Kathrin was on it from mid July to the
being of Sept. By that time the damage was done. When she has to goes to
the bathroom she can't hold it for 5 minutes. We have to make sure she
can go outside. If not she goes on our bathroom floor & right now it's
all liquid & grey in color. That medication may help your dog with her
pain but like I said before there's going to be a price to pay. Look on
the web for http://www.glycoflex.com/home.php. No I don't work for them
or anything like that. I'm just trying to save you & Sasha from alot of
grief down the road. Check things out online. Don't take my word for it

Whip CrEam_n_ Macar0ni_n_ ChEEzE,

i am starting to really worry. everyone has placed how it has killed or damaged their dog. today i got up and as usual i sat down and i stared at her, and she looked like she was in pain. so i got straight up and gave her her medicine. she's not herself today. what shall i do?
xx M 4 E

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Maybe this will help you out.
http://www.pet-medication-supplies.net/metacam.shtml

H.D (hip dysplaicure)

Group: rec.pets.dogs.health Date: Mon, Dec 26, 2005, 10:01pm (EST+5)
From: (morgan4eva)
sasha is 1 year old. or about 1 year. her birthday is the 23rd january.
she is a lurcher. brindle, the only white on her is on her chest. but
thats only a little bit. my vet prescribed METACAM to. its my fault. i
blam myself, i should of ahd atken notice of the hip scores. but i have
bought a lurcher off of him before and it was lovely. but like i said
fate!! i will look into this synflex. thanks ever so much. i shall
definatly monitor her movment. xx morgan4eva.
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morgan4eva
Shasha is just a puppy. Hate to see what happens when she becomes an
adult dog.
http://www.synflex-arthritis.com/ Call them up & talk to them. The stuff
does work. Keep an eye Sasha's stool. Let us know if there is a change

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morgan4eva wrote:

magnet collars, are collars with some sort of magnet insearted in the
collar! this sooths pain with arthuritis. it is also used on people! it
works very much so like a bi-flow collar. my dog has got a very got
arthuritis quite badly. but you wouldnt know it! she is lookingfine.
her legs have got more muscley!
at the moment she is on a painkiller called METACAM its especially for
dogs. H.D is covered on insurance and so are the painkilllers! she gets
25ml but she at the moment is doing fine and is like a new dog she jumps
up (although she is not supposed to!) i would definatly recommend it to
anyone!
xx morgan4eva

Magnetic therapy is simply snake oil in another form - see Quack Watch
for all the proof you need that this is nothing more than another scam.
Your dog is "looking fine" because it is on the Metacam - the magnets
are doing absolutely nothing.


I agree about the magnets.

One MAJOR point tho I'd feel badly about not addressing....
If your dog is doing so well on Metacam, (or any meds), then be VERY
careful to not let her jump or ronp too much. If she has HD, (hip
displaysia), she can do much more damage to herself if she's not feeling the
pain.
Same for humans, I take a certain med for pain, and I only take enough to
make it fairly bearable, for this reason only. If I took enough to totally
block out the pain, I'd definitely do damage, by abusing movement and not
knowing it. Just a heads up.

MaryBeth