Sadie – PCV drop or ? – Page 2 – Second Chance AIHA Dogs

Linda

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Thanks Vally and Sheena. I know what you’re saying and 90% agrees. And from what you both are saying, it may be near time to decrease or eliminate both the Clopidogrel and Plavix.

Vally, I can just see Bingo crawling under the chair and you ever so gently (through grinding teeth) pulling him out. Yes, I do believe that he and Sadie have been communicating. But what is Viber?

The Sucralfate here is in pill form, so I just put it in a very nasty smelling pill pocket (duck) and she of course, devours it. But I stopped giving the Sucralfate long ago. It’s an awesome drug, but Dr. Hamilton, before he left, said to start her on a 1/2 tab of over the counter Pepcid. She is on that to this day, 1/2 tab daily, in the afternoon. That’s all. Maybe it’s not enough, but when she was on the the three pills of Sucralfate daily, she smacked her lips still.

I gave her Cerenia last night and that helped. She’s not smacking her lips today. Funny how Cerenia is promoted to deal with motion sickness and it has been found to help so much with their tummies. I always have it on hand. Expensive though.

She get’s her heartworm pill today, which last time gave her diarrhea too. Here we go again. I give her heart worm tab every 45 days, as Dr. Dodds recommended, instead of every 30 days, as the manufacturer recommends. Let’s see – whom do we trust, Dr. Dodds or manufacturer. ;)

I know what you’re saying about waiting to come back. I am afraid to do ANYTHING different before I leave. It’s just that she gets such an upset tummy when I give the Atopica. And a few weeks ago, her vet said that it’s not enough to really hold anything together, as what she’s doing with the prednisone alone is in line, for her weight, with what her adrenal glands would produce on their own.

I missed her vet’s call last night, so I will wait until Monday, as she’s off until then. It’s no big deal, the call, because her next Atopica dose is not until Wednesday, the 18th. It’s just that it’s the Atopica that has bothered her and I think it’s because she’s been on it for so long, over a year. She’s shaking on her hind legs too, on the days I give it to her – I didn’t mention that before. So, it’s diarrhea and shaking. Then she regains her tummy and stops shaking and it’s time for the next Atopica dose, and it all starts over again for 24 hours. Goodness.

Yes Sheena, Sadie is on Clopidogrel (Plavix). She’s been on it since the very beginning (well, when you all insisted I insist with her vet!!! Thank you SO much for that!!!).

I’ll also talk with her about the over-the-counter Pepcid. It’s not a huge dose and I have wondered if I should be giving her a full pill (10 mg, instead of half, 5mg) daily. But it was what was prescribed, when we stopped the Sucralfate, so I have stuck with it. Just weird, that she hasn’t addressed it, nor have I thought about it until now, with Sadie being down to 5mg of prednisone a day (plus the every 5 days, 10mg Atopica).

Yes, her platelets were elevated. She’s good now though. With her latest two CBC’s – Dr. Reyes blames most of her elevations, if any, on the meds. And they have come within normal range since weaning. Even her cholesterol has come way down (I know it’s not the same as with humans, but at first I was concerned about that too).

What a yo-yo!! Tis always something, yes it tis. I will keep you all posted and so appreciate your input. What on this sweet earth would I do without you all, my dear friends.

Love and huge hugs, Linda & Sadie

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