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Post by Luci on Jul 31, 2004 17:59:50 GMT -5
Yep. Me again. Cardiff is now on Doxycycline for two weeks. And, he's having trouble holding his urine. We are trying to make sure he gets out as though he was a puppy, but he's beating us to it and let's face it, it's much easier for an old man to just pee in his pants so to speak. Needless to say, we are in constant scrub mode. He was o.k. before we put him on this and I think it has got to be what's going on. Is this right?
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Post by Einstein on Jul 31, 2004 18:11:26 GMT -5
The most common side effects of Doxy are GI, ie vomitting, nausea, and sometimes diarrhea. Given IV (to horses) to fast or in an OD it can cause fatal cardiac arrthymias, collapse and death. I believe that is true for IV Doxy in dogs and cats as well, due to the chelation with intravascular calcium ions.
Because of this, some GI meds do decrease the absorbtion of the Doxy. But to answer your question, I have never heard of it causing them to pee more or lose bladder control and it is not listed as a side effect/contrindication, but that doesn't mean it never happens, that is the beauty of vet med ;D Is he also drinking more then normal?
Modified to add, Doxy is a great drug and I really like it, it is the best of the tetracylinces I think especially in young animals and is great for URI in cats and Lyme disease as well. I use it daily and found it to work very well.
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Post by Luci on Jul 31, 2004 22:44:28 GMT -5
:flower: Thank you thank you ! Maybe he's drinking more. Poor ol man. He licked my hand tonight for the first time ever. (He is Michael's dog and was completely terratorial of Michael in the begining.) Guess he knows who is his nursie and helps hold him as he goes.
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Post by Einstein on Jul 31, 2004 22:48:54 GMT -5
Awwww, he loffs you Luci!
When dogs start drinking more and urinating more it can be a sign of kidney issues. He came off the pred right? Pred makes them do it too. I wouldn't worry just yet, but keep an eye on his water intake.
Poor ol pup! He's going through alot huh? I bet he's so happy to have you loving on him and taking such awesome care of him ;D
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Post by Luci on Jul 31, 2004 23:31:04 GMT -5
oh boy, Michael's mom said that too. She's a dietition and pretty sharp. He's off the pred. We'll keep an eye on him. He also gets Rimadyl and I know it can cause problems, but we decided he's old and it would better to be in less pain and mobile in his last time because he's not going to be around much longer anyway.
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Post by Einstein on Jul 31, 2004 23:34:46 GMT -5
Yup, Rimadyl can cause liver problems, I just pull blood every 3-4 months for the dogs I use it on daily. Currently I stopped it on Ishi because he is on Cosequin double strength and that is working wonders for him! I also use a horse joint suppliment on my dogs over 120 pounds and dose it down, it has been awesome.
I agree though the benifits of Rimadyl outweight the negatives as long as you know they are out there.
Hey, can you give the old man a kiss from me? I loff the seniors!
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Post by ZenRider on Aug 1, 2004 8:26:49 GMT -5
Yup, Rimadyl can cause liver problems, That's why they don't give it to people . My mother had her Irish Setter on it and her arthritis got her before the Rimadyl, which helped her immensly for awhile. |
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Post by Deb on Aug 1, 2004 9:57:26 GMT -5
Michelle, I feel so fortunate to have your Vetting experi-
ence at hand. Candy and Cody are equine senior citi-
zens now and I'm bound to have health issues at some point. Candy is 17 now and Cody is 19. Cody's blindness
is the only health issuse I have right now. His eyes have
start to recede into their sockets. Poor old fella. He never had a scratch or bump on him, but now he comes
up with dings and ouchies fairly often. Won't be long, I reckon and I'll need to put him up in one of the panel pens with no obstructions for him to hurt himself on.
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Post by Einstein on Aug 1, 2004 10:07:25 GMT -5
LOL Deb, I don't mind helping what/when I can, but I'm not a vet, just a lowley, underpaid, unappriciated vet tech ;D One thing though, I *believe* the eye recession is not a bad thing, it means the eye has low pressure. High pressure is bad and is glacoma. Actually I know this is true in dogs, but not 100% in horses. Low/now pressure is bad too, but high is worse. Poor old horse! An Lar is 22 or 23 and has uveitis, thankfully I know a kick butt ophthamologist who also does horses and he can cotrol his. To be 110% honest, eyes creep me out  |
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Post by Deb on Aug 2, 2004 11:15:50 GMT -5
Michelle,
Oh Hecky Darn! I knew your not a Vet, but you have the
'technical' know how. You've shown that part of you many times over.
I wish we had an equine specialist in ophthamology
nearby. The two opinions I got on Cody here were neither optimistic on a reliable course of treatment.
Yes,it is so sad he's not able to see. The eyes creep me out, too.
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Post by Shannon on Aug 3, 2004 1:30:31 GMT -5
Deb- Here are some American College Of Veterinary Ophthalmologists Diplomates that are around the MO area. Sand Springs wouldn't be that far - it's just on the west side of Tulsa. Just passing along! Their website: www.acvo.com/Missouri: Animal Eye Associates 10328 Manchester Rd. St. Louis, MO 63122 314-966-2111 Veterinary Teaching Hospital University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 573-882-7821 Oklahoma State University CVM 210 Diamond Head Drive Sand Springs, OK 74063 918-865-3419 Eye Clinic for Animals 10333 Metcalf Ave. Overland Park, KS 66212 913-381-3937 Kansas State Veterinary Medicine Department of Clinical Sciences Manhattan, KS 66506 785-532-5690 Mission MedVet 5501 Johnson Drive Mission, KS 66202 913-722-5566 1-800-790-7766 |
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Post by Deb on Aug 3, 2004 10:32:39 GMT -5
Shannon,
Thank You for the info on Eye Specialist. I've copied them all down. I'm going to do some phone calling to
find out what I can for Cody.
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Post by Luci on Aug 3, 2004 10:41:35 GMT -5
Hope they can help Cody. Let us know what you find out.
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