Hope she gets better! I'll keep her in mind, and good luck.:)
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Hope she gets better! I'll keep her in mind, and good luck.:)
Glad to hear she is in great health other than the allergies. My Andy has major allergies also and has taken/had almost all the meds above! They really do work. As a hint for in the future, to not over medicate or under medicate I make a spread sheet for each week with a listing for each day on what he needs and when...that way my boyfriend and I know who gave him what and when. It really works out great - I just have it hanging on my fridge and you mark off when you gave him his meds and the other knows NOT to give them to him again!Quote:
Originally posted by lovemyshiba
Dr. Richie presumes that the ear infections are being caused by allergies--most likely something in the air, not food or anything. A bottle of medicated ear flush to use daily
A bottle of Baytril Otic drops for the ears, twice daily for 4 weeks
Prednisone 5mg daily for a week, then every other day
Benadryl 50 mg 3 times a day
Bactoderm ointment for her belly (she has some little pimples that are also allergy related)
and a vitamin called NutriVed OFA--its basically Omega Fatty Acids and amino acids--twice daily
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Lucky for me, she takes the pills like a champ--only the benadryl has to go in some peanut butter. And she'll let my husband do her ears, so we're good there too.
It was a costly visit, but hopefully her infection and allergic reaction should go away.
Other than that, she's in great health:)
As for her being 'skinny' - be ready for her to want to eat more. The Prednisone will make her hungry and she might gain a few pounds! :)
She is so very lucky to have you both as parents. You are doing a great job - so don't let your feeling that you should have done more, etc. get in the way. You are doing great! And she is getting better!!!:D
aaww poor Jada!
Your mom told me about this on IM but like a dingdong I didn't check Dog General!:(
I hope you get to feeling better asap!
I don't understand why ur vet put Jada on the table. She is a larger dog & its just to much stress on the dog, period.
RB Max was NEVER EVER put on the table. He was about 70-80 pounds & the vet(s) said its too stressful on larger dogs. They said its much easier to just bend down to deal with the dog, then to fight the dog & have the dog hate u even more.
This is very true!!!!Quote:
Originally posted by snappy
As for her being 'skinny' - be ready for her to want to eat more. The Prednisone will make her hungry and she might gain a few pounds!