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Carebear: Apr 16, 2003; If you stay here too long, you'll end up frying your brain. Yes, you will. No, you will...not. Yesno you will won't.

CVT here. His skin looks okay, my concern level here is pretty low. I'd continue to monitor if vet expenses would be a financial burden right now.

# ¿ Jul 23, 2023 23:38

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 04:51

Carebear: Apr 16, 2003; If you stay here too long, you'll end up frying your brain. Yes, you will. No, you will...not. Yesno you will won't.

Sock Weasel posted:

My vet would be totally willing to have this conversation in depth but we're close and it will end up making me cry so a faceless forum is easier

Okay so I have some thoughts on this. His HCT wasn't that low, certainly not in blood transfusion territory. However that doesn't rule out a ruptured abdominal mass. Bleeding can be slow sometimes. Yes, a splenic mass would definitely be on the list of differentials. Abdominal masses are usually discovered via radiographs, palpation, or ultrasound. If it was an abdominal mass, it wasn't anyone's fault it was missed. They generally aren't found until they rupture. A toxin could be a possibility, but honestly I'd expect his metabolic function to be worse. To me it sounds like a ruptured mass. It's too bad you didn't see one on ultrasound, an answer would have been nice so you don't have to second guess yourself. I'm sorry for your loss.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2023 05:00

Carebear: Apr 16, 2003; If you stay here too long, you'll end up frying your brain. Yes, you will. No, you will...not. Yesno you will won't.

feverish and oversexed posted:

My baby was a 9 year old White German Shepard, no issues besides being a picky eater most of her life.

I'm wondering now if she's had tumors in her belly for a long time or if somebody hurt her.

CVT here. This does not sound like a toxin to me. Most likely culprit would be a splenic mass, especially given her breed and age. I'm really sorry for your loss.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2023 05:05

Carebear: Apr 16, 2003; If you stay here too long, you'll end up frying your brain. Yes, you will. No, you will...not. Yesno you will won't.

I would suggest getting an appointment with a dermatologist to discuss all your questions. Having to prescribe an EpiPen to dogs is fairly uncommon so I think a specialist would be your best bet.

# ¿ Aug 25, 2023 05:06

Carebear: Apr 16, 2003; If you stay here too long, you'll end up frying your brain. Yes, you will. No, you will...not. Yesno you will won't.

Alexithymia posted:

Trying to figure out which approach to try.

I have a 14 y o, 9 kg mini schnauzer, and I have recently started administering gabapentin to manage his arthritic pain.

I am noticing on a dose of 100 mg x2 daily he still shows signs of being in pain, so I have two options
1) Administer 100 mg thrice daily
2) Administer 150 mg twice daily

Which option would work best to keep the drowsiness side effect to a minimum?

I would just trial both for a few days each. Every pet responds differently.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2023 01:41

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# ¿ May 9, 2024 04:51

Carebear: Apr 16, 2003; If you stay here too long, you'll end up frying your brain. Yes, you will. No, you will...not. Yesno you will won't.

I'm sorry for your father. Saying goodbye is hard. There's a list of differentials here, but I'd put money on a brain tumor. If her quality of life is poor and she's having more bad vs good days then it's time to start thinking about letting her go peacefully. There are veterinary services that will come to your home in some areas. Sometimes asking for a quality of life consult with your normal vet can help as well.

# ¿ Sep 23, 2023 23:21

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