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pain management suggestions please
I have a 10 year old Golden Retriever who has had bilateral surgery for torn ACLs and has moderate dysplasia. Lately he has been experiencing difficulty in getting up from a prone position and requires human intervention to rise - presumably because of pain. The vet says he has arthritis in his knees and hips and has written prescriptions for Rimadyl and more recently for Deramaxx - both Cox 2 inhibitors. Both have prohibitive costs associated with them for his weight class for a senior couple with a fixed income. I have been giving Bailey glucosamine and chrondroitin, fish oil and a enteric coated 325 mg aspirin twice daily with meals. My question is can I increase the aspirin dosage for his weight and if so what amount would be safe daily - or is there another over the counter pain killer/anti inflammatory that would serve as an alternate? Thanks for any input and advice. Frank |
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Your best bet is to keep you dog on the medications suggested by the vet. Unfortunately those medications have not been out for very long and there is not a generic brand yet so they are very expensive. Have you discussed the possibility of using adequan. It is and injection that you can get from your vet. It lubricates the joints so that your dog shoul have less pain moving around. Good luck and keep me posted. |
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"ECLiPSE 2002" wrote in message ... I have a 10 year old Golden Retriever who has had bilateral surgery for torn ACLs and has moderate dysplasia. Lately he has been experiencing difficulty in getting up from a prone position and requires human intervention to rise - presumably because of pain. The vet says he has arthritis in his knees and hips and has written prescriptions for Rimadyl and more recently for Deramaxx - both Cox 2 inhibitors. Both have prohibitive costs associated with them for his weight class for a senior couple with a fixed income. Consider having your veterinarian write a prescription so you can shop online for a better price. I was using Metacam daily on a 170 lb. dog for the same issues, and online shopping helped make it less cost prohibitive. I was able to buy huge containers that really cut the price down. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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If your vet won't give you a prescription ask if he will sell it to you at
the price you can buy it on line. My vet did this with my previous dog. To buy one month at a time was almost 45 from the vets office. I found it online and for 160.00 if I bought 6 months worth. I simply told him I can't afford to pay what you want and he agreed to price match the online price if I bought 6 months from him at a time. Celeste "Toni" wrote in message .. . "ECLiPSE 2002" wrote in message ... I have a 10 year old Golden Retriever who has had bilateral surgery for torn ACLs and has moderate dysplasia. Lately he has been experiencing difficulty in getting up from a prone position and requires human intervention to rise - presumably because of pain. The vet says he has arthritis in his knees and hips and has written prescriptions for Rimadyl and more recently for Deramaxx - both Cox 2 inhibitors. Both have prohibitive costs associated with them for his weight class for a senior couple with a fixed income. Consider having your veterinarian write a prescription so you can shop online for a better price. I was using Metacam daily on a 170 lb. dog for the same issues, and online shopping helped make it less cost prohibitive. I was able to buy huge containers that really cut the price down. -- Toni http://www.irish-wolfhounds.com |
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Many thanks to Celeste, Toni and amschabert for their input and kindness for responding. Frank On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:45:25 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 wrote: I have a 10 year old Golden Retriever who has had bilateral surgery for torn ACLs and has moderate dysplasia. Lately he has been experiencing difficulty in getting up from a prone position and requires human intervention to rise - presumably because of pain. The vet says he has arthritis in his knees and hips and has written prescriptions for Rimadyl and more recently for Deramaxx - both Cox 2 inhibitors. Both have prohibitive costs associated with them for his weight class for a senior couple with a fixed income. I have been giving Bailey glucosamine and chrondroitin, fish oil and a enteric coated 325 mg aspirin twice daily with meals. My question is can I increase the aspirin dosage for his weight and if so what amount would be safe daily - or is there another over the counter pain killer/anti inflammatory that would serve as an alternate? Thanks for any input and advice. Frank |
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If cost of prescription medication is an issue you will find that it's much
cheaper to buy it online if you buy 3 to 6 months at a time. Some vets will give you a prescription and others don't like to. My orthopedic doen't like to because he's afraid of people getting knock offs. I simply told him I couldn't afford $45.00 a month to buy it from him and I could find it online and buy 6 months worth for 159.00. Instead he offered to sell me the same 6 months worth at the online price if I bought it from him. We did this for almost 2 years until Barney passed away. I am going to see if he will offer me the same deal we had for Barney for my dog I have now. It never hurts to ask. Also if you are going to purchase online shop around the prices can vary greatly from one pharmacy to another. Celeste "ECLiPSE 2002" wrote in message ... I have a 10 year old Golden Retriever who has had bilateral surgery for torn ACLs and has moderate dysplasia. Lately he has been experiencing difficulty in getting up from a prone position and requires human intervention to rise - presumably because of pain. The vet says he has arthritis in his knees and hips and has written prescriptions for Rimadyl and more recently for Deramaxx - both Cox 2 inhibitors. Both have prohibitive costs associated with them for his weight class for a senior couple with a fixed income. I have been giving Bailey glucosamine and chrondroitin, fish oil and a enteric coated 325 mg aspirin twice daily with meals. My question is can I increase the aspirin dosage for his weight and if so what amount would be safe daily - or is there another over the counter pain killer/anti inflammatory that would serve as an alternate? Thanks for any input and advice. Frank |
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Thanks for the heads up on med acquision. Frank On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 04:27:51 GMT, "Spot" wrote: If cost of prescription medication is an issue you will find that it's much cheaper to buy it online if you buy 3 to 6 months at a time. Some vets will give you a prescription and others don't like to. My orthopedic doen't like to because he's afraid of people getting knock offs. I simply told him I couldn't afford $45.00 a month to buy it from him and I could find it online and buy 6 months worth for 159.00. Instead he offered to sell me the same 6 months worth at the online price if I bought it from him. We did this for almost 2 years until Barney passed away. I am going to see if he will offer me the same deal we had for Barney for my dog I have now. It never hurts to ask. Also if you are going to purchase online shop around the prices can vary greatly from one pharmacy to another. Celeste "ECLiPSE 2002" wrote in message .. . I have a 10 year old Golden Retriever who has had bilateral surgery for torn ACLs and has moderate dysplasia. Lately he has been experiencing difficulty in getting up from a prone position and requires human intervention to rise - presumably because of pain. The vet says he has arthritis in his knees and hips and has written prescriptions for Rimadyl and more recently for Deramaxx - both Cox 2 inhibitors. Both have prohibitive costs associated with them for his weight class for a senior couple with a fixed income. I have been giving Bailey glucosamine and chrondroitin, fish oil and a enteric coated 325 mg aspirin twice daily with meals. My question is can I increase the aspirin dosage for his weight and if so what amount would be safe daily - or is there another over the counter pain killer/anti inflammatory that would serve as an alternate? Thanks for any input and advice. Frank |
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