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Linda, Bingo tried Cartrophan (which I think is the same) before further lameness and testing confirmed his is rheumatoid arthritis, at which stage the specialist said not to bother to continue with it. It was the specialist who originally recommended I try it as he said it had good results with most dogs.
Bingo had a course of 4 injections over 4 weeks and the plan was to have one done each month after that. They weren’t expensive – I think I paid about $30 for the injection and wasn’t charged by the vet – I was expecting to have to pay for a consultation the first time I went but no.
The only reaction he seemed to have to it was he was quieter the next day, which is listed as a side effect. It does apparently have a good safety record. I checked all that before I decided to give it a go.
Lady at work tried it for her dog, but she said it didn’t work. I would give it a shot (or 4).
<span style=”line-height: 1.428571429;”>Love Vally & Bingo.</span>
Hi all my crazy paranoid dog people.
No incidents since Monday (way too early) morning. I think the heat could possibly be a factor. The nights are hot enough to be unpleasant and I think he really feels the heat.
Thinking of taking a squirt bottle to bed with me and squirting him during the night – won’t he love that. I’ll get some payback anyway.
Had some friends over last night – church meeting – I warned them my place isn’t the best place for a meeting as Bingo mucks up and starts barking around 9.00 for food and goes on until bed. Its all right they said. Don’t worry about it. They were warned.
Come about 9pm (probably 5 minutes earlier as his clock runs fast), he starts. To shut him up I give him his supper. Well that just encourages him. I had to keep some kibble beside me the whole time (about 2 hours) and give it to him every now and then. Whenever I got too slow though, he’d start off again. He is so rude!!! Of course he ate too much and at 4am he needs to go out and do a poo.
I suspect I’ll never sleep properly again – that squirt bottle idea appeals. Mwaaaaaah.
Love Vally & flea bitten.
Well we survived the night. Bingo had a good night. I’m exhausted not having slept well, worried about him. Every twitch he made, ever snore, every movement.
I decided to keep the window open to keep the room cooler last night. Of course that meant at 1.00 am Bingo smells fresh cat poo out the front and he’s off. There is no way he’s having ANY cat poo. I wait until he finds it and then there’s a battle but I win the prize – a bag of cat poo!!! I managed to get him back inside with the promise of a biscuit, which he got and he settled after that.
Poor dad, he pretends not to care and worry about Bingo, saying I worry too much (which I do!!!), but first thing he said this morning was “How was Bingo last night”.
I’ve made an appointment with the local vet to have his ear checked. It hasn’t spread but the pimples have sharp heads, so I’m wondering if they are postules Sheena. Better to have them looked at.
I’m at work now. I’m so tired though. Going to be a long day.
Tara, for his coat, you can try adding a little virgin coconut oil into his food. I’m wondering if the prednisone long term use could be causing the dry and thinning hair rather than (and hopefully not) Cushings. I use half a teaspoon in Bingo’s (7kg) breakfast and dinner. It’s supposedly good for skin and hair.
Is it just me??? If I’m not logged in, I don’t see all the posts on THIS forum. For example, if I just log in without being signed in, I don’t see this current topic. When I sign in, I see this topic.
I’ll need another lesson too :)
Bingo normally tests on a PCV of low 40s. His last test was 48 though and he gets checked again tomorrow, so I’m expecting a drop. I’ll be thrilled if it’s 48 again, or thereabouts, but I’m really expecting the low 40s again. His bloods seem to go all over the place. He’s now being checked every 2 months and on the last 2 occasions, we dropped his pred a smidgen. I’m sort of hoping we’ll drop it a further smidgen this time, but if it has dropped by a bit, I dare say, we’ll wait.
Megan’s Mum, thanks for your post.
Megan I know how much you fought and fought for Sophie, always seeming to be fighting an uphill battle. This horrible horrible disease just won’t be beaten sometimes, no matter how much we want to win. Remember that.
Please don’t second guess could haves or should haves. We’ve all been there. We just do whatever we can given what we have at the time.
I know you’re all grieving terribly now and Brigitte said it perfectly, I so wish we could all just give you a huge hug.
My sincere condolences.
Vally
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