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Pano
Jun 11, 2006 8:02:13 GMT -5
Post by sibemom on Jun 11, 2006 8:02:13 GMT -5
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Pano
Jun 12, 2006 18:30:33 GMT -5
Post by Brooke on Jun 12, 2006 18:30:33 GMT -5
That stinks. My brothers dog Poe has it really bad. He always looks like he's in pain. They ended up doing wet sockets on one of his hips and he gets around better but you can always tell when it's bothering him. Poor guy...
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Pano
Jun 12, 2006 18:40:01 GMT -5
Post by sibemom on Jun 12, 2006 18:40:01 GMT -5
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Pano
Jun 13, 2006 6:27:33 GMT -5
Post by sibemom on Jun 13, 2006 6:27:33 GMT -5
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Pano
Jun 13, 2006 9:57:55 GMT -5
Post by willow on Jun 13, 2006 9:57:55 GMT -5
Poor Raven!
The C might give her diarrhea too, because 1000 mg for a dog is quite high and she may not tolerate it. A lot of people can't tolerate that high a dose.
Other natural things that are good for pain/inflamation are Tumeric, gingerroot and Bromalein or Bromelain? I don't remember how to spell it, but I gave it to Kara for her ACL injuries and it helped. The Bromalein you give on an empty stomach, because if given with food it just acts as a digestive enzyme. The others are o.k. to give with meals/food, so I just stick them in a piece of raw meat or cheese and she gulps them right down. ;D
I hope she gets over it soon.
Another thing I want to mention is that Vets will always tell you to cut down on the amount of protein in the food, saying that "too much protein" is what causes Pano, but I don't agree with this. Raw fed puppies seldom have Pano, because they do not have the growth spurts or what ever it is they say a high protein diet causes, that in turn causes Pano, that kibble fed puppies do.
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Pano
Jun 13, 2006 10:10:00 GMT -5
Post by sibemom on Jun 13, 2006 10:10:00 GMT -5
I thought 1000mg was alot to but they explained that you do this for the first week to LOAD the dog, then go down to 500mg. I guess the Ester C is suppose to be much easier tolerated. I will watch her though because to much C can be toxic. I will check into the pain relief that you suggested for right now we don't need anything but it's good to have something on hand just in case I agree about this whole protein issue. With my kibble fed pups I ALWAYS switched them to adult food between 4 and 6 months, and I do not agree that High protein levels cause this, what I do think causes this is PROCESSED DOG FOOD You are right a raw fed pup grows at a much more stable rate so then you would not have the problem
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Pano
Jun 18, 2006 6:15:55 GMT -5
Post by sibemom on Jun 18, 2006 6:15:55 GMT -5
Ok now the DAMN PANO has gotten a bit worse She still is not in any significant pain, but now she does not bear to much weight on that leg. It is starting to switch to the other leg now so it is taking the usual progression. The Ester C and the MSM do seem to help though because now at least when I touch her leg she does not wince in pain. I feel so bad for her because she HOBBLES AROUND and she still wants to run like a MANIAC but then after a minute or so she slows down to a hobble again The vet said not to really restrict all of her activity to kind of let her decide what is comfortable and what is not, and I think he is right with that. It does not get worse with activity so that at least is another key in knowing this is Pano and not something else, although we are still watching it. She knows how much she can do and when it gets to much for her then she relaxes. Her new thing is kind of TOUCHING ME after she does her minute of ZOOMIES she then comes over by me and rests her head on my leg as if to say, "WOW THAT WAS A RUSH" So all we can do is keep her comfortable and wait for her to grow out of it.
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