border collie Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Does anyone have any knowledge about these painkillers affecting "northern breeds" more than other breeds? Or shall I start a thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandymoss Posted March 18, 2006 Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 Moss has been on rimadyl for nearly two years now and has non of the side effects as far as im aware... his liver function isnt as good as it could be, but that was bad before he started the rimadyl anyways... he has liver function tests done every 3 months... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted March 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2006 She went back to the vets yesterday, and since we were concerned about her continuing with the rimadyl, the vet said to leave her off it and see how she goes on. She's on restricted exercise for another 3 weeks ( ) but if she starts to go wobbly again, we have to ring up and they'll dispense some metacam for her and then she'll have another follow up a week after commencing the metacam. The vet did do a test for CDRM (?) on her, where she turned her back feet over - Shara was picking them up and putting them back, but she was taking longer than a normal dog to do so When the vet felt her hips, she did howl and winge again, but she was doing that when the vet wasn't even touching her So, I think it's just going to be a 'wait and see' kind of thing really, next step if she isn't better with the metacam, is x rays Edited to add - I wouldn't mind her being on something that would affect her kidneys in the long term if she was an older dog, but because she's only 6, if it's a lifetime thing, she would be affected earlier by kidney damage, and we's probably lose her prematurely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyM Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Glad to hear your vet's being helpful etc. I would say though that Metacam has exactly the same risks as Rimadyl and is not the "safer" option many people assume it to be, if you're worried about long term use. Have you thought about hydrotherapy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooster Posted March 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Yes we have - only problem is that for an 'injury course' at our local pool, she'd need a vet referral, which I keep forgetting to ask for when we go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyM Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 LOL, well good luck with everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chilover Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Might be worth speaking to a holistic/complementary vet about possible alternatives to prescription drugs? Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jesse Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 my Rottie, Murphy has been on Rimadyl for his ED (and following his 2 x TPLO ops) for just over a year now and we have had no problems - he has had blood tests done twice in this period and they have been ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chilover Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 my Rottie, Murphy has been on Rimadyl for his ED (and following his 2 x TPLO ops) for just over a year now and we have had no problems - he has had blood tests done twice in this period and they have been ok. If there really isn't an alternative to our dogs pain relief needs, then we sometimes do have to go with the conventional...and just keep a close eye on them as you are doing with Murphy. Even human, over the counter, non steroid ant-inflammatories can have pretty horrendous side effects...read the leaflet that comes with them Not pleasant reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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