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...
I'll have to see if I can find that article in my files -- you can go to the WDJ website and purchase individual articles too, and it is a good publication to...
Besides surgery? A lot of people have found acupuncture helpful. From: "helen wilson" <wilson4525@...> Reply-To: CKCS-SM-support@yahoogroups.com To:...
Dear Group, I have to inform you of something I have been trying on Brady. This summer, Brady had a relapse. He was screaming and crying at least once a day...
does anyone have any experience feeding RAW foods to our dogs with SM? I may try this and was hoping to get some words of wisdom or advice...are some meats...
my dog has been on neurontin for 2 weeks and so far he hasn't improved much. he still scratches alot and cries. sometimes the scratching in the middle of the...
I'm sorry to hear your dog is continuing to have discomfort. Have you downloaded Clare Rusbridge's treatment document? That is the treatment standard most...
Hi Jaime! Thanks so much for sharing this info! Sounds like a great treatment! Sorry that Brady had a relapse earlier this summer. :( But that's wonderful that...
Dear Kendall, The Alpha Sonic does many things. It will help break down scar tissue but it is great at preventing it. My Vet is going to highly recommend it to...
I am giving my dog 100 mg twice a day. that was what we started him on 2 weeks ago. So far I don't notice much improvement but I was also told that no medicine...
Hi Rachel, The link to the treatment algorithm is http://sm.cavaliertalk.com/Treatment%20algorithim%20(Syringomyelia%20made%20simple).pdf I believe it is OK to...
Hi Rachel: The documents are all available as downloadable files from my SM Infosite: http://sm.cavaliertalk.com/ . Be sure to read her information sheet as...
Cheryl, thanks for that explanation on neurontin and how it works -- very helpful! I have a relative on it with neuropathic pain and she reports varying ...
... Meant to reply to this ages ago, that there are some who have found working with a holistic vet beneficial. A holistic approach is so closely designed to...
Permission to crosspost given by Margaret Carter on the UK CKCS Club: <<Syringomyelia International Conference November 11th Date: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:30 am...
hello everyone, since my dog has had no real improvement with the dose of neurontin we give (100mgs. twice daily) we were told to up it to three times daily of...
I tried Prilosec on my dog pre-surgery with no improvement. He is now 11 most post-decompression surgery and doing really well on furosemide and gabapentin....
Rachel, different things work for different dogs. I'd try your neurologist's recommendations and watch for improvement as well as any side effects. Most of us...
Prilosec -- generically called omeprazole -- is a proton pump inhibitor, and it works like a diuretic to the extent that it reduces the production of...
Also, it has been stated that Tagamet increases the effect of Gabapentin. I checked with my Vet and he doesn't think it is a problem and not that much of an...
hi, just a comment about Prilosec......the odds of any creature getting stomach cancer are pretty darn slim....most of those concerns never played out over the...
I'd read that somewhere as well -- that some initial concerns were there but that the chances are miniscule, and would likely never arise over the lifetime of...
I absolutely agree as a physician. We have people with significant esophageal reflux issues that are on these medications permanently. There is a higher...
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