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Dog Health > Manny is seizing right now :(
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Jack
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 | | Barked: Wed Oct 21, '09 11:38am PST | |  | |  | | I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet, but the pheno is only effective on about 95% of seizure events.
So if he's still having seizures, most vets consider this "normal" if he has one or two breakthrough seizures per month.
This is why some dogs who have epilepsy aren't ever put on meds if they don't have enough activity to warrant it.
We had a dog who was epileptic. I know what you are going through. The pheno being upped over a lifetime is hard enough, but when there is a sudden spike in activity, you feel like you're just not sure what on earth to do.
But my advice....unless he's having several breakthrough seizures a month, then wait for a while before you up the dosage this time.
Give it a chance to see if this is just a on-off event or not. If it is just a once in a while thing, then upping the meds won't help him, he'll just have more pheno in his system that his liver has to process and it's best to wait to be absolutely sure he really needs that upped dosage, in my opinion.
Good luck. I know it's hard. |  |  | |  |
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 » There has since been 6 posts. Last posting by Lola, Oct 22 4:36 am
Dog Health > Any one dealt w/ brain tumors?
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Jack
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| | Barked: Tue Oct 20, '09 8:45pm PST | | | | | | Hi there, I'm really sorry to hear this. I know you must be really scared.
I don't have any experience with a dog who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, but I just wanted to offer my support as I can only imagine that you are really beside yourself with worry at this point.
I'm sending good thoughts your way that he has a less serious diagnosis. | | | | |
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» There has since been 9 posts. Last posting by Toby, Oct 22 7:15 pmDog Health > Any one dealt w/ brain tumors?
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Jack
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| | Barked: Tue Oct 20, '09 8:44pm PST | | | | | | Hi there, I'm really sorry to hear this. I know you must be really scared.
I don't have any experience with a dog who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, but I just wanted to offer my support as I can only imagine that you are really beside yourself with worry at this point.
I'm sending good thoughts your way that he has a less serious diagnosis. | | | | |
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» There has since been 10 posts. Last posting by Toby, Oct 22 7:15 pmDog Health > Vaccine Reaction Lump, Your Experience in Type
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Jack
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| | Barked: Sun Oct 18, '09 5:36pm PST | | | | | | Most of the time, the lumps go away in a few weeks to a month or so. If they last longer, or if they get larger rather than smaller or staying the same size, then you need to show the vet.
Some dogs, like Jack, have to have the lump surgically removed because what happens is that the body forms a sort of "wall" with immunity and blood cells that walls off the "foreign invaders" (in this case, rabies or other live virus antibodies in the shot.)
In Jack's case, his lump was small but persisted for almost seven months. It was palpable and fixed and when it was removed, it was biopsied and showed to contain those immunity clusters and antibodies.
Unfortunately, the reason that these need to be surgically excised is that 95% of those that persist eventually turn in to a very localized type of cancer. Even though the risk of cancer is great in these lumps, it's only a high risk for those lumps that persist for long periods of time and it's usually localized to that one area, so it's easy to remove.
In Jack's case, his lump was benign.
Again, it's more than likely fine and I don't want to scare you, but as the mom of a pup who had a rarer complication, I can only advise you to keep an eye on that lump. I never thought this would happen to a dog of mine and as it is, it's not the worst thing to happen, but you should know about it. Also, once a dog has a severe reaction like this, they shouldn't have the shot again.
Hope that helps a bit. | | | | |
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» There has since been 1 post. Last posting by Shadow, Oct 19 5:07 pmDog Health > Would you change vets?
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Jack
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| | Barked: Sun Oct 18, '09 5:28pm PST | | | | | | First, I'm glad she's ok! That's scary. I'm also glad that you knew that she needed to be seen immediately, even if the receptionist doesn't understand that life threatening nature of allergic reactions, which she really should.
I agree with those who said that the fault here seems to fall mainly with the receptionist and not the vet, but I would take it a step further. Honestly, a good vet's office wouldn't have someone in the front fielding calls on behalf of their patients unless that person had a good working knowledge of the basics of health care. I'm not a doctor, nor am I a vet. But I do know how to prioritize patients when it comes to life threatening symptoms (or their potential to become life threatening.) And if I didn't know, I'd ASK someone who did.
I would ask to speak to the person who is in charge of your vet's office and calmly explain to them what happened and that you have (valid!) concerns about how your dog's emergency (and yes, it was most certainly and emergency) was prioritized. Be honest and say the experience left you wondering if you needed to change vets and explain that you would like to know WHY this happened and see if they could give you an honest, reliable reason why it wouldn't happen again if you had another emergency.
The bottom line here is that, for various reasons, you were not able to get your precious dog treated in a timely manner when you needed to. This was an emergency and you didn't manage to get past someone who didn't know what they were doing. If the tech had not seen the dog, then what would have happened? It's not too much to expect that a vet's office is there to help when you need it most.
If I were you, I'd ask those tough questions to someone in charge. And I'd ask them in person so you can't get a run around or a composed or dishonest answer. I believe that once you do that, you'll instantly know whether you need to change vets or not.
Good luck, and again, I'm so glad it turned out well. | | | | |
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» There has since been 4 posts. Last posting by , Oct 19 1:45 pm
Behavior & Training > Could Cesar have it wrong?
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Jack
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| | Barked: Sat Aug 22, '09 6:40pm PST | | | | | | Cesar, to me, is the "perfect storm" of dog training celebrities. He's taken a lot of dog knowledge and behavior and condensed it down into bite sized pieces that are very "sellable" on tv.
I've met him and I think he does care about dogs immensely. However, I've never agreed with the overall message that every dog is just waiting for his chance when you slip so he can take over the household. In fact, I think this sort of generalizations are DANGEROUS to put out there because, ultimately there are a lot of really impressionable but ignorant dog owners out there who take nothing with a grain of salt and go out and try to copy Cesar's techniques.
What we see of him is on television, and people forget that. He's a reality TV star. That doesn't mean that he's actually doing exactly what it looks like he's doing. First, dogs respond to novelty just as much as they do to "pack leader" signals. While I believe 110% that a calm, confident person can inspire a dog to be calm and confident, too, dogs respond well to novel situations. Put a new trainer in the room and watch your dog listen to them better than they have to you in years. It's not rocket science. But it enforeces the idea that he has the solution for every single dog.
Also, what you're seeing on TV is meant to WORK. And it's meant to look like it works. FAST. Again, it's television. It's edited.
I'm not saying that he's all wrong. I think he has some good ideas about being calm and centered, especially with nervous or fear aggressive dogs. But the Alpha dog concept is one that was taken waaay too far and training a fear aggressive or under-socialized dog as if he's an alpha in waiting is a recipe for DISASTER.
(Rant over!) | | | | |
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» There has since been 127 posts. Last posting by Bianca, Aug 27 1:06 amDog Health > Pancreatitis. Sort of.....
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Jack
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| | Barked: Sat Aug 8, '09 9:55am PST | | | | | | Thanks everyone.....I guess it's one of those things that really IS trial and error. I know it's a fairly common conditon, but I guess there are so many different reasons for it. Until my other dog developed it, I always thought it was mainly due to fatty food ingestion, which I think does probably happen most often. I had no idea until that point that meds could cause it or that it could happen spontaneously like this.
I am taking everyone's suggestions to heart and I really appreciate all of your good wishes for Jack. I think he's doing fine, he's trying to entice me to play ball right now!  | | | | |
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» There has since been 0 posts. Last posting by Jack, Aug 8 9:55 amDog Health > Pancreatitis. Sort of.....
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Jack
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| | Barked: Fri Aug 7, '09 9:25pm PST | | | | | | Thanks for this.
I'd considered feeding him chicken and rice for a while. He's otherwise super healthy and I think he could tolerate just that until his next bloodtest. But he occasionally eats that as part of his "normal" diet since he sometimes has an upset tummy and talking with my vet, we sort of were thinking maybe trying him on something completely different would be a good sort of process of elimination for the test in a couple of weeks.
I'll definitely check out this link.
Luckily, he's not feeling ill in any way. He's happy, perky and full of his normal Jack-ness. It's so mysterious!
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» There has since been 4 posts. Last posting by Jack, Aug 8 9:55 amDog Health > Puppy coming out of surgery. ? about stitches
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Jack
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| | Barked: Fri Aug 7, '09 7:15pm PST | | | | | | I wouldn't put anything on it, either. The substances you mentioned like honey and glycerine might be soothing to minor irritations, and even though honey has antibacterial properties, those types of things really seal out the air,which is what helps skin heal safely. They would seal in any bacteria, too, so it's really best to leave the area alone.
Most healthy dogs heal incredibly quickly and you'd be surprised at how much different stitches are for them than us. When our dogs have had surgery, we've foregone the e-collar and put a sort of custom fit t-shirt on them, knotted on one side; far up enough that they can pee easily, and loose enough that it doesn't touch the stitches and lets air in but it discourages them from trying to get to the stitches.
Good luck, hope your pup is back to normal soon! | | | | |
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» There has since been 1 post. Last posting by Max, Aug 10 6:57 pm
Dog Health > I can bark!
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Jack
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| | Barked: Fri Aug 7, '09 7:11pm PST | | | | | | Awww, that's great! I remember when Jack first barked. He had kennel cough when we brought him home, too. We were thrilled to hear his little voice, so I know how you are feeling!
Of course, now we are less thrilled to hear his BIG voice.  | | | | |
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