Lori, Maybe you could consider getting her a brace for her legs. It could help with the weight and still let her be alittle active to live out the rest of her...
I've been checking into the doggie wheel chairs and these special harnesses that help you to carry the dogs more easily than using a towel as a sling (which is...
We lost our 7 year old Berner to IMPA today. She fought a good two year battle. I have a almost full prescription of Immuran and 1/2 prescription of Prednisone...
Hi Diane, I'm so sorry to read about the loss of your dog. It's so sad and frustrating that this disease can take the ultimate toll on our dogs, inspite of our...
I am so sorry Diane. This disease is so hard to cope, especially to see our furbabies in pain. Angus has been in remission for about 6 months (keeping...
Diane- Heartbreaking news for sure. We went thru this in June.. We're with you in spirit. It is a wonderful thought to offer the drugs via the web post. We ...
Hi, For any of you that have leftover meds like we did with our Snickers, there are shelters and rescues that would be glad to have the meds for the animals...
I'm so sorry to hear and my prayers are with you and your berner. Take heart in knowing that your dog knew you did the best by her while she was here. I'm very...
Hi all, Not long ago another member, Diane, was kind enough to mail me some left over Imuran after her dog has passed on. A couple days later, my dog was taken...
Hi all, I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm going to be leaving the group. I so appreciate everyone sharing their stories and helping me in the...
To the Group- Prompted by Jenn's post , I too will be leaving the group. Our dog Snickers passed away in June and we have no more involvement with the needs of...
It has been along time since I posted last. My 7 year old rottweiler Kyah was diagnosed with IMOA in Feb of this year. she had a horrobel battle with meds...
I just found this site while looking for recent news on IMPA. Our Border Collie mix came from the local pound. We adopted him spring of '02, he was about 4...
So sorry you're here, but this site is awesome. I won't be using this site anymore. Angus went to the Bridge on 11/21. He was hit by a car. We were lucky...
In a message dated 12/18/2006 2:37:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... Hi ?, Sorry for the delay in this reply but I thought I'd pass along some additional...
Dear Canineimpa, I work w/ Dachshund Rescue of North America (www.drna.org) and one of our members picked up a very sad owner surrender back in September - you...
Hello all, I will be leaving this website as my Angus went to Rainbow Bridge. Someone opened our gate and he was hit by a car. This website has been an...
I'm so sorry. Our prayers are with you and your family. Lori Illinois ... From: Adrienne <ajanimallover@...> ... always stay connected to friends. Hello...
Hello all, I have joined your group to reach out. My Bernese does not have IMP, he has histiocytic sarcoma. Does anyone know of a group? I have been ...
In a message dated 1/27/2007 12:52:52 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ... Hi Cheri, I'm not aware of a group specifically for histio, but I do know you'll find ...
Hi Libby, I apologize for the delay in responding to your query, I hope it's not too late to be of help. Did the joint taps provide any additional direction?...
Oh Dear, I do not know of one, but you can try dogster.com and go to the forums part. They have so much info. I lost my baby of 10 years to that but by the...
Sherri, I lost 3 dogs last year (2006) too. It's an awful thing. I thought I was the only one. Sorry for your losses. Adrienne BernerFolk@... wrote: ......
It took from the age of 2 to the age of 5 for my sheltie to be diagnosed with IMPA. Finally going to a specialist who has had him on high dosees of Predisone...
What city and state are you located in? Trisha Appleton WI ... him on ... self, ... other ... feel ... his ... doctor ... answers. ... night ... going ... only...
IMPA is pretty much a diagnosis of elimination... it's arrived at after testing eliminates all the other likely causes for the symptoms. The three drugs...
From what I've learned, Prednisone, or other forms of steroids, are the only medications used to treat the disease. There were some people on the list that...
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