To help people better understand at least one type of scratching that SM dogs may exhibit, I've posted a video of a typical scratching session of my...
Bottom Scooting...Is this a symptom of SM? My CKCS does this periodically. I know this can be a symptom of other things, but I was just wondering if it is...
Dear Erin, MRI's range anywhere from about $1000- 1900. Bottom scooting is common in Cavaliers. Excessive bottom scooting is done by some SM dogs. My dog and...
... It can be but this is a very common behaviour in cavaliers anyway. My dog who has MRI'd clear of SM and the skull malformation regularly scoots -- so it...
Further to finding that 50mg twice daily was no longer helping Leo's scratching significantly (it was better than nothing, but not the relief he initially got...
... will ... I'm in South Carolina right now, but will be relocating to Connecticut withing the next month. Would you mind telling me more about the low cost...
I don't have much more information at the moment that can be revealed but the general announcement should be coming shortly from the researchers organising it....
We've just increased Abbey's dosage to twice a day, rather than once a day. She was on Furosemide, and it worked wonders for her--virturally all of her...
Abbey scoots occassionally, and I think it is related to SM as when we've taken her in thinking it was her anal glands, they're empty... We had a MRI done at...
Long Island Veterinary Specialists (LIVS) in Plainview, New York offers MRIs for as low as $400.00 for breeders' dogs in groups of three or more. The...
Thanks for posting, Rod; this is the long awaited East Coast clinic. Hooray! It is finally ready to go. ... I don;t know whether it is proper or correct to...
... The opinion as to the success of the cranioplasty technique is Dr. Marino's. Here is what Dr. Marino wrote in an email yesterday: "Dr. Dewey and I have...
... I am aware that they have presented on this -- and have been in touch in recent months with Dr Marino as they worked on plans for this clinic -- very much...
The current issue of the Whole Dog Journal has a lengthy article on pain and how it is experienced and expressed by dogs, and how it may be treated, both...
For those of you who are medicating your dogs for the SM symptoms, I am just wondering as to what is your monthly/yearly expense. If you could also share what...
Hi My Emma was diagnosed with severe SM in April 2005 and had decompression surgery in June 2005. Since then she has been maintained on Furosemide 10mg twice...
I give frusemide as well as gabapentin (Neurontin). Neither is really costly -- I am paying in euro but it would be similar to what Janine has said. Both are...
I am now getting a 3 times /day dose of liquid Gabepentin to last about 1 month for approx $28. I get it at my local NC State Vet Teaching Hospital. Hope...
I just got 3 months of meds for Rory. The gabapentin was ~$24 for 3 months and the furosemide/lasix was ~$15. Super cheap for 3 months. Some vets like to...
... Geoff Skerritt suggested electrolyte tests for potassium while on frusemide, once a year; Clare Rusbridge suggests far more frequently than that. She lists...
My girl hasn't needed any extra vet care since going on her med.I understood from her neurologist that Gabepentin or Neurontin is an "easy" drug - easily...
Hi- I'm new to this site and am really worried that my 2.5 year old cavalier has SM. He is the sweetest dog ever! I am taking him to the vet next week but...
Hi and welcome to the group. I think whether an SM dog benefits from or likes exercise such as walks really depends on the dog. I'd certainly be walking him...
People may be interested in stats for the SM infosite for August, as a snapshot of user interest in the subject. Total unique visitors for August: 3,366 For...
hello. I am happy to know this group exists and have so many questions but first can I ask how to tell the difference if your dog has SM or PSOM or "glue ear"....
Welcome to the group. I know a lot of people get generic gabapentin through Wal-mart or Costco and it is pretty cheap. You can also legally buy through the ...
... I was wondering what you found in the article with regards to holistic treatment of pain for dogs with SM. I would love to know about that so I might help...
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