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How long until Deramaxx effects kick in? Related to stomach upset?



 
 
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Old June 20th 05, 07:03 PM
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Greetings all!

Questions first, context later:

How long does it take for the effects of Deramaxx to kick in? Does it
have any tendency to upset a dog's stomach or otherwise
make a dog reluctant to eat?

My dog Cody is a 15.5 year old australian shepherd who weights about 55
pounds and who is tolerably fit and healthy for a dog her
age. However, she has some noticeable weakness in her left hing leg,
which we suspect is related to something the vet diagnosed
as "intervertebral disk disease" (looked to me like what we humans
would call a slipped disk) a few years ago. As a result of this
condition, in which some material (cartilage, bony material...not sure)
occasionally presses on the nerves in her spine, she used to
have some very painful, nearly paralyzing episodes that would take a
few days to run their course (fortunately she only had two or
three such episodes a year). Once we put her on Rimadyl (maybe a year
and a half ago), the episodes stopped. The weakness we
are now seeing is different from her previous problems in some
important ways...it is chronic rather than acute, and there does not
appear to be much pain associated with the weakness....but I still
think there is something pressing on the nerves.

The vet put her on Deramaxx, and she has been on it about 8 days. I
haven't seen any improvement. How long should I wait before
we try some different med? What meds should we try next? What about
something like prednisone? She has been very uneager to
eat recently, and this may not be related to the Deramaxx, but is it
the case the Deramaxx has a side effect of upsetting a dog's
stomach?

Cody probably has some arthritis, but except for her hindquarters, she
has decent musculature and flexibility for a dog her age, and gets a
decent amount of exercise; she is creaky, but not alarmingly so. She
is on estrogen (once a week), PPA (every day), Soloxine (for thyroid,
light dose every day), glucosamine/chondroiton, and the 50 mg of
Deramaxx (once a day).

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Chuck

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Old June 21st 05, 12:09 AM
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Deramaxx should NOT take this long to help. You should have noticed some
improvement in 48 hours at the most. When Barney was off this medication
and taking pred for his cancer he was back to his old self in less than 36
hours after restarting the Deramaxx. He went from extreme pain and barely
walking back to running in the yard in less than 2 days.

Anytime a dog takes this powerful of a drug and develops stomach issues the
medication should be stopped. I know you say she had stomach problems
before but this concerns me because one of the first signs of problems with
this drug is stomach problems.

When taking Deramaxx or Rimadyl you need to keep and eye on her stools for
signs of blood in the feces or urine and any in any vomit that may occur.
If you see even the tiniest bit of blood stop the medication and get her to
an emergency vet ASAP because these are all signs of internal bleeding.
Also check their gums daily to make sure they are a healthy pink. Pale gums
are also a sign of internal bleeding.

My dog Barney took both medications over a 5 year period without any type of
side effects but I never left my guard down and watched him daily for side
effects because I knew the results if I didn't catch it soon enough.

In addition to the drugs you list I would ask the vet about giving the dog
some Cimetadine daily for her stomach as a preventative to stomach ulcers.

Celeste



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Greetings all!

Questions first, context later:

How long does it take for the effects of Deramaxx to kick in? Does it
have any tendency to upset a dog's stomach or otherwise
make a dog reluctant to eat?

My dog Cody is a 15.5 year old australian shepherd who weights about 55
pounds and who is tolerably fit and healthy for a dog her
age. However, she has some noticeable weakness in her left hing leg,
which we suspect is related to something the vet diagnosed
as "intervertebral disk disease" (looked to me like what we humans
would call a slipped disk) a few years ago. As a result of this
condition, in which some material (cartilage, bony material...not sure)
occasionally presses on the nerves in her spine, she used to
have some very painful, nearly paralyzing episodes that would take a
few days to run their course (fortunately she only had two or
three such episodes a year). Once we put her on Rimadyl (maybe a year
and a half ago), the episodes stopped. The weakness we
are now seeing is different from her previous problems in some
important ways...it is chronic rather than acute, and there does not
appear to be much pain associated with the weakness....but I still
think there is something pressing on the nerves.

The vet put her on Deramaxx, and she has been on it about 8 days. I
haven't seen any improvement. How long should I wait before
we try some different med? What meds should we try next? What about
something like prednisone? She has been very uneager to
eat recently, and this may not be related to the Deramaxx, but is it
the case the Deramaxx has a side effect of upsetting a dog's
stomach?

Cody probably has some arthritis, but except for her hindquarters, she
has decent musculature and flexibility for a dog her age, and gets a
decent amount of exercise; she is creaky, but not alarmingly so. She
is on estrogen (once a week), PPA (every day), Soloxine (for thyroid,
light dose every day), glucosamine/chondroiton, and the 50 mg of
Deramaxx (once a day).

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Chuck



 




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