Hi Lynne, Our Cav has seen Dr. McVey at the U, and we highly recommend him. He has consulted with Dewey and Rusbridge, and he has treated many cavs with either...
Thank you Jaime. I am taking the concerns about Tramadol seriously but I still question it as the cause since she didn't have any appetite for 7 wks prior to...
Thank you Jen, I was about 95% decided to see Dr. McVey & your post brought me to 98%! His email reply had a certain warmth to it that Dr. Rylander's did not....
Anorexia is not a typical clinical sign of SM. I suppose it could be due to severe pain, but I would seriously consider another cause. Have you had her checked...
My local vet has done all of the blood work he can think of, as did the Ia State Vet Hosp just a week ago. Everything is normal except of liver tests that...
This is what MY dog has done - when his pain levels get up there meaning he is in more pain at times than others - what I see in him is then the appetite goes...
Please forgive me if I am monopolizing th elist...it won't persist... but at this moment I HAVE to share good news w/ people that I think understand as no one...
Hello - I have 3 ?'s that I would love to have any input on please - In no particular order here they are. 1- How many of you have a dog with SM who does have...
1) Yes on microchips but one would already have had symptoms well before being chipped. 2) Seemingly low blood platelets on testing is common in about 30% of ...
If you look at Clare's treatment diagram here: http://sm.cavaliertalk.com/Treatment%20algorithim%20(Syringomyelia% 20made%20simple).pdf she recommends testing...
Lynn the very fact that your Panda is on different drugs & is now eating again - is what I was saying has been my experience here EXACTLY - that is why I...
Karlin - Our vet is aware of the abnormal Platelets & that Blood platelets can be low - this was a hand count by the Pathologist & also special smears etc to ...
Hi Jill, I finally got my report from IA State so I can more accurately answer your questions now: !. No microchip. 2. Re: platelets... all I know is that...
The "mobile" MRI unit is the human clinic they have an arangement with. That price sounds about right, considering we only had a partial MRI due to the fact...
Check the color of the tongue - & if you see this I would recommend checking once daily - often times I see a lilac almost blueish color, almost lifeless pale...
My Consult Dr. Nancy Scanlan DVM Acupuncturist, Chinese Medicine Authored Vet in the field of supplements & disease - in regard specifically for SM affected...
Jill: Just curious. What is the weight of the dog being given these supplements? Our interloping Maltese weighs 5 lbs. Thanks, Kathy Kathy Jura ... From:...
We are talking about 18-19 lb's for this dog - so as you know quite a difference there - Kathy. I would ask your vet to suggest how to break this down or if...
I have an appt. for an evaluation for MRIs at Madison, WI w/ Helelna Rylander on 11/20. I am anxious to get some specific details. Panda ate well for 4 days &...
As far as I'm aware, from two of her seminars, Dr. Clare does not recommend invasive spinal taps.... Karlin... have you spoken w/Dr. Rusbridge about this? I...
On the quote for the diagnostic procedures Dr. Rylander wrote: "+/- spinal tap" I don't know for sure what this means unless it means she's not sure if the...
You might ask the doctor this. I would think that iif they do the MRI and see obvious COMS with SM they may not feel the need to do the CSF tap. But if the MRI...
There would be strongly differing opinions on subjects like discontinuing a key pain medication like gabapentin in favour of herbs (I have yet to hear of a...
Kaelin was diagnosed with SM a year ago. About a week ago she will no longer let me brush or cut the hair under her left ear. She is prone to getting mats...
Cash has Chiari 1; thought this may be of interest as it give a human perspective on symptoms. Link: http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/11/06/ap/ ...
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