Hello, I'm writing to you all in the hopes of obtaining information for a friend I've recently met who has a beautiful 13 year old Sammie girl named Frosty....
... Here's info about interactions, quoted from a pharmacy site: "Glucocorticoid hormones should not be used in combination with medications of the NSAID class...
Hi BJ, Sorry if the letter I posted was confusing..... Frosty doesn't get Carprofen injections daily....it's probably more like once every 1-3 months and the...
Hi, Jan...and everyone else. I'm a relatively new member who has never introduced myself, or my two Sammies. I hesitate to "introduce" myself in response to a...
... I'm not BJ, but I'll chime in. If I were going to use an NSAID with a Samoyed, I would go with buffered asprin as my first choice and metacam as my second....
... Pam has provided some great links (as usual). ;) Here's a really important statement from one of those pages: "The most common risk factor for NSAID side...
Dear Shawn, Deb, and Pam, Thank you so much for all of your postings. You all had a wealth of information to share. Some of the key points from you posts...
I'm glad you brought that up Deb. It reminded me about a dog in our rescue a couple of years ago who was on Rimadyl and was vomiting, so the vet switched him...
Jan Sorry in the lateness of this reply, I have had the flu and have only been on the computer to work this week. Feeling much better now :) First- are you...
Hi Charlotte-- I am a relatively new member on this list, but I'd like to extend my heartfelt sympathy to you in the loss of Kiefer. I've often said that our...
Charlotte, I would also like to send my sympathies to you over the loss of Kiefer. It is always difficult to make that call but we do what we must because of...
Yes, I am waiting for Shawn to formally introduce herself and her Sammy siblings to everyone. She has been on an emotional roller coaster with them this year...
Dear Char, Good to hear from you my friend:) I'm so sorry to hear your sad news about Kiefer; I'm sure both you and Runner (and family) are missing him but,...
... around ... liver is ... instead of ... supposedly ... thought I ... any of ... Something else you might try, prior to resorting to NSAIDs, is Traumeel. It...
Hello everyone! Nothing like having my dear friend Joan push me into an introduction!! Joan encouraged me to join this list a few months ago telling me what a...
Shawn, What a well written intro about your 2 boys:); sounds like you've all been through a lot but, hopefully things will improve from here on and Trouble's...
Haven't been following the thread closely, but did anyone suggest that maybe those injections aren't "Rimadyl" but are "Cosequin"? Lori C-C SFX Samoyeds ...
Dear friends, (Deb, Pam, Char, Bev (I'm sorry if I've missed someone:) It's with a very heavy heart that I share the following news about Frosty with you, that...
Same here..................also, just a note. My vet absolutely will NOT prescribe Rimadyl for Sams, Collies or Labs. He once prescribed Rimadyl for a Sam,...
No!!! Please give her Sammie hugs from me and mine...... Southern Sam hugs from: Nanny, Esther, Molly, and rescue Magic (who is waiting for a great home) ...
... Oh, bummer. This just absolutely sucks. I know this is a very difficult time for Frosty's mom, and that makes it really hard to think about things like...
Hi Jan-- Please convey my sympathy to your friend Brenda about Frosty. I know she must be heartbroken...but it sounds like she gave Frosty a very good life and...
Jan, Please let Brenda know that my heart goes out to her and my prayers will be with her. Joan ... Frosty with you, that I received this morning from her Mom....
Re; Frosy's passing.... " It kills me to have to say this, but last night I had to rush>Frosty to the vet at 11:30pm, and I knew on the way there that> she...
Shawn- How timely on your response! I was chatting with a technician from Canada last night and she mentioned Cartrophen- and I immediately thought of this...
Jan, Please convey my condolences to Brenda!! It really does sound typical of a splenic tumor that ruptured and those are heart breaking and hard to have a...
