Dogs

[swcrow]

We use Simparica TRIO one pill once a month for fleas, ticks, hookworms, and heartworms.

Simparico, which sounds like it should be a Mexican Pilsner.

I've had good luck with the Seresto collar

lives in the woods within 25 miles of Lyme CT

Thanks all! Will pick some up. Residential hood with no woods, but tick season has def begun

 

[dtfd]

We use bravecto chew treats, flea and tick protection for 3 months at a time and the dog just thinks he's getting another treat.

 

[bentin]

I just stick the flea meds in a clump of peanut butter. She’d eat literally anything if it’s got some peanut butter around it.

 

[swcrow]

I just stick the flea meds in a clump of peanut butter. She’d eat literally anything if it’s got some peanut butter around it.

same with my 5 yr old lab, but then again, she eats pretty much anything

 

[cb1111]

We use Tri-X Heartworm pills (apparently taste like treat - we hide them and she finds them. We also use the generic FrontlinePlus for fleas and ticks - that's the stuff in the little squeezepacket you use once a month.

She also gets Denamarin for some sort of a kidney issue. To me, it smells the same as the heartworm pill, but pill pockets, peanut butter, sliced chicken just get her to spit it out and we have to shove it down her throat - hard because she gets two at a time daily.

The only thing that disguises it is if I hide them in a half of a BabyBel (those cheese things in the red wax) - cut it in half, dig a hole in it, stuff the pill in and squish it shut.

 

[cb1111]

OK guys, I need your positive thoughts.

Our German has been feeling poorly for the last couple of days. The doc, after some bloodwork, put her on some antibiotics a few days ago and, because she was still lethargic, did an ultrasound today and found a mass on her spleen with a bit of fluids. An x-ray showed that nothing is obvious on the lungs or other organs, so she is in surgery right now getting a splenectomy.

What we're concerned about is the biopsy results that we'll get in a week or so. Fingers crossed that it is benign or at least something not aggressive.

This sucks.

 

[Strange Mud]

That sux.

J

 

[cb1111]

Last night's surgery went well and it looks like she'll come home later today. Let's hope for the best on the biopsy.

Here's a picture of her post surgery. Looks a bit loopy. They'd better not let her drive.

 

[Treadup]

Sweet pup. Dogs getting older is tough for sure.

 

[swcrow]

 

[cb1111]

Last night's surgery went well and it looks like she'll come home later today. Let's hope for the best on the biopsy.

Here's a picture of her post surgery. Looks a bit loopy. They'd better not let her drive.

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The bad news is that the biopsy results were not good. She started chemo today, but the outlook is bleak. Our goal, of course, is to keep her happy.

Luckily, chemo apparently doesn't affect dogs like it does humans, so there are few, if any, unpleasant side effects. Perhaps a day of not feeling good about three days after chemo. Today's chemo went well.

This is not fun.

On a slightly funny note - they made us sign a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) and asked us if we wanted them to do CPR if there were issues during the chemo (apparently very unlikely).

When I said "why would anybody want to do CPR on a dog undergoing chemo that isn't going to cure anything anyway and we know that CPR leaves lots of damage by itself?" The tech looked at me and said "most people ask that we do CPR"

We love our dog and aren't looking forward to making that hard decision (hopefully) sometime next year, but CPR?????

What are people thinking? GTIfan can tell us that CPR leaves humans far worse off than before the CPR (except that they are alive, of course if the CPR was successful) as there are often broken ribs and the like.

Oh, and the estimate for CPR is $2000

 

[Superfreak]

The bad news is that the biopsy results were not good. She started chemo today, but the outlook is bleak. Our goal, of course, is to keep her happy.

Luckily, chemo apparently doesn't affect dogs like it does humans, so there are few, if any, unpleasant side effects. Perhaps a day of not feeling good about three days after chemo. Today's chemo went well.

This is not fun.

On a slightly funny note - they made us sign a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) and asked us if we wanted them to do CPR if there were issues during the chemo (apparently very unlikely).

When I said "why would anybody want to do CPR on a dog undergoing chemo that isn't going to cure anything anyway and we know that CPR leaves lots of damage by itself?" The tech looked at me and said "most people ask that we do CPR"

We love our dog and aren't looking forward to making that hard decision (hopefully) sometime next year, but CPR?????

What are people thinking? GTIfan can tell us that CPR leaves humans far worse off than before the CPR (except that they are alive, of course if the CPR was successful) as there are often broken ribs and the like.

Oh, and the estimate for CPR is $2000

Sorry that your family is having to go through this, glad that you’re focused on trying to help her to feel happy. They give so much joy to our lives in such a relatively short time. I hope you all have a happy 4th, Brother.

 

[swcrow]

Aw man…having just walked this…I’m so sorry. Such a part of the family

 

[cb1111]

Aw man…having just walked this…I’m so sorry. Such a part of the family

Yep. People who don't have pets can't understand.

 

[Dog Dad Wagon]

Yep. People who don't have pets can't understand.

True that. I’m 31, unmarried, and this IS my first born child. Look at her, the little tike. How could I not love her like “my own” ?

My heart hurts to hear of your dog’s issues. Best of luck