This was just published -- it gives an interesting and informative insight into what some of the typical symptoms of Chiari feel like to a human sufferer, and...
Hi Karlin Email from Clare asking for pet owners questions this weekend, so I'm planning to type them up and send them to her tomorrow. Only one question per...
In a message dated 10/5/2007 10:44:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wotton12000@... writes: Do you have a question? If so, could you let me have it by...
In a message dated 10/6/2007 5:35:32 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Twinklfsh@... writes: The sooner they do surgery on a dog with SM the better your odds of...
I'd offer a different, more wary view of viewing surgery as a necessary choice (except in certain cases) -- it remains a significant, invasive, potentially...
Karlin, You did an excellent job of clarifying what I was trying to say. If a dog is showing little symptoms or no symptoms, I would NEVER recommend surgery....
Confusing is right! I know that many neurologists also feel better results may start coming back from surgeries performed earlier. So I'm really saying there...
-Hi Leslie, I am so happy to have seen this update on Woody. I often think of you and all of the dogs in the book and wonder how everyone is. So glad things...
-Hi Karlin, Yes, the road to surgery is not an easy one and yet we seem to be finding that the surgery has helped more dogs than not. Curtis Dewey always said...
Hi everyone - my name is Jill Scandroli over by Memphis. I have a young boy - who 1st started showing sings of SM at the tender age of 6 mo’s he is now one...
Dear Jill: SM is truly heartbreaking - the key is to stop its progression. This year Spring, our 3 year old (soon to be 4) spayed female Maltese, was...
Thank you Kathy for your info. Dr. Kline saw our boy & she is a Nuero but is up in Ia. at the vet school there & did our scans. We are here in Memphis. We...
Jill: You might wish to talk to a pharmicist - Spring's medications are all specially compounded! There is no miracle "cure" - only halting the progression...
I believe Prilosec seems to work better for many dogs than Tagamet. I have a mildly symtpomatic and a moderately symptomatic dog neither of which show much...
I have added Prilosec to Scarlett's Gabapentin for the last several weeks as per Dr Olby's recommendation. She is getting it 1x/day. Actually she is also...
Hi Karlin & Lynn - Thank you for your information. I AGREE with you Karlin to self medicate is hard - I should clarify a few things if I may - Dr. Kline is the...
Believe me - I feel your pain - as I'm sure everyone else here does as well. You are doing the best you can in a situation where there aren't any certainties....
Thank you Lynn! I (we)appreciate the help. I asked what woudl be the closest we have here in town to a Nuero I was told a Internist or I can drive 3 & 1/2 hr's...
Hi Jill: Over the last three years, I've spoken to or worked with most of the key researchers who also do the surgeries -- or had feedback directly from many...
Karlin, Your note is eloquent and absolutely on target in my opinion (for whatever it is worth). :-) I know I struggled with the decision about whether Lucky...
I agree with you Karlin. I wasn't trying to tell her how to treat her dog - just offer my experiences as support. I would never "play vet" - especially...
Wow Cheryl - what wonderful things you did for Lucky. Of course the surgery was certainly a huge gift, but having the courage to place was something I envy...
Karlin I am trying my best to get as much help on board locally if I can - I talked to a surgeon who has Neuro training I found in town - he was a Professor at...
Thanks Cheryl ! - We ALSO have the aggression thing going on that has so changed this boy fast he was regularly lashing out at the dogs pain not coping well...
Hi Jill: I think if you do read the existing papers on the condition and results, and speak to any number of neurologists and people who have treated their...
Hi Karlin I do think surgery outcome works both ways. I have good friends who had a young girl (under 1 yr) done by Dr Abramson and can tell you her physical...
Hi Barb: I am definitely not arguing in favour of surgery, but there are outcomes that are well known for NOT doing surgery with severely affected young dogs....
New newsletter out today from Dr Clare Rusbridge and Penny Knowler. Apologies for the table coming apart at the bottom but I think people can follow the...
Karlin I have already read the surgery & medicated comparisons from the very same London paper you describe. I see a pain level of 4 go to a pain level of 2 &...
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