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Good Morning,
I have a 1yr old female boxer. She had a seizure when she was about 3 months old. She had another at about 5 months. It wasn't until the second one that I realized exactly what was happening. She went to the vet and they put her on phenobarbital but the dose was too high and she almost died. After running multipe blood test, urine tests, and everything else imaginable, they determined she had a kidney infection. She also has some type of rare kidney imparement that seems to cause her to get the frequently. When she gets one, her perky personality changes overnight to droopy and grumpy. She looses about 3 lbs in 48 hours and becomes very stiff and doesn't hardly want to move. She yelps even though no one has touched her. This happens about every 2-3 months. I'm kind of at a loss for what to do. My vet just wants to run hundreds of dollars of tests on her and I honestly can't afford to keep paying for the same tests with the same outcome. Not to mention, I feel horrible knowing she's in pain! He gives her a 14 day supply of a antibiotic and some meloxicam for her pain. It takes her a good 7 days to even start to feel better. I can't help but think there is something else we should be doing. Once I get my vet bill paid (it's over $500.00 right now from the last go round) I am definately taking her for a second opinion. I thought maybe some type of herbal or food suppliment might help her in a preventative way. I would like to stop the problem before it starts. We have a second boxer female that is her sister. She's perfectly healthy and has no issues at all. They eat the same food, drink the same water, and are cared for exactly the same. Maddie if anything is babied more due to her health issues. Anyone with any suggestions, please let me know!! I love her to pieces and hate to think she's suffering because I can't help her. Thanks & best regards, Joann |
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jo said in rec.pets.dogs.health:
Anyone with any suggestions, please let me know!! I love her to pieces and hate to think she's suffering because I can't help her. Hi Joann, Please read some of the links on my web page, especially the first: http://rocky-dog.com/Links/LinksMenu.html#health I hope something there will help you, but I'm not sure. That a first seizure happened at three months is way beyond my experience but points to a medical issue. If you're not comfortable with your vet's diagnosis, please ask him for a referral to a specialist (like a neurologist) or get the opinion of another vet. In the links above, there are two discussion groups, one of which has hundreds of members. They are a good source of experienced information. Good luck. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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jo wrote:
Anyone with any suggestions, please let me know!! I love her to pieces and hate to think she's suffering because I can't help her. AT this point, I'd be looking seriously at nutritional preventive treatments that support her immune system and create an environment inhospitable to the bacteria she is prone to harboring. There are some holistic health groups that are geared towards dogs in Yahoo....but approach them with a critical eye. Don't just swallow anything folks there (or ANYWHERE online) say just because they say it worked in their dog. When approaching alternative medicines, you are approaching a field with little "hard science" research (which I am ok with, given how often "hard science research" is wrong anyway), and based almost exclusively on anecdotal experience. Some of that experience encompasses thousands and thousands of years and millions of examples, some are just presented as though that were true....you have to be willing to sift through and figure out which is which. The only holistic pet care list that I stayed on is one for cats, specifically because they do not close the door on ANY modality, and understand that while some methods may be their preference, what works best in each incidence takes precedence over "style choices". Because of that, there is a good, critical eye applied to both sides of the veterinary spectrum (for the most part), and in areas where I am more skeptical, I have freedom to respectfully question, or at least state my personal preferences. Not all groups are like that. Unfortunately some end up sounding as shrill and unable to see beyond style choices as some of our more insane posters here. Watch out for folks like that: their egos and life choices are far more important to them than the actual health of anyone's pet. If you're interested in investigating alternative treatments and ways of boosting her immune system, I'd be glad to do some prelim (and very rough) research on where you could get more info. |
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:05:24 -0700 (PDT), jo
wrote: She also has some type of rare kidney imparement that seems to cause her to get the frequently. Jo, could you please expand on and clarify that sentence a bit? It seems like a word was omitted after "the." Gets what frequently? What's the name of her kidney impairment? |
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:47:24 GMT, "Phil L"
wrote: wrote: On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:05:24 -0700 (PDT), jo wrote: She also has some type of rare kidney imparement that seems to cause her to get the frequently. Jo, could you please expand on and clarify that sentence a bit? It seems like a word was omitted after "the." Gets what frequently? What's the name of her kidney impairment? After running multipe blood test, urine tests, and everything else imaginable, they determined she had a kidney infection. She also has some type of rare kidney imparement that seems to cause her to get the frequently. There's only one missing letter and it's 'm', she sets them frequently (kidney infections) Thanks for the add. info, Phil. is there any chance that the "seizures" were actually what are called "intention tremors"? Does she drink a lot of water? Pee a lot? Any vomiting? Might pyelonephritis be the name of her kidney impairment? |
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