Recent content by SheltieAgility

I have an Aussie who has seizures and is on zonisamide. As a previous poster said, you can't start/stop these medications. They need to build up in the blood stream to be effective, and suddenly withdrawing is bad for the patient. That said, my 55lb Aussie currently gets 100mg twice a day...

A year ago, my (then) 10 year old Sheltie was found to be losing protein through his bowel movements. He had some weight loss, diarrhea, vomiting and eventually an accumulation of fluid in his abdomen due to the protein loss. The vet originally thought maybe he had a virus because it came on...

I have a 7 year Aussie who started having seizures at age 4. Seizures in Aussies are notoriously difficult to maintain with medications, and he has been on a ton of meds. However, he has been seizure free for a little over a year now (knock on wood!) and we are weaning him off the gabapentin. He...

I do yearly titer level checks and every other year heart worm tests (I give heart worm preventative year round). I start yearly blood work at age 5 and bi-yearly at age 7/8. Thank god because if I didn't, my little guy could have ended up very, very sick Pre-anesthetic blood work for an epulis...

My guy's blood work continues to come back good! His blood albumin was 2.4 two weeks after diagnosis and last week was 3.1 (was 1.2 when all this began). He has also gained back 1/2 pound (lost 3lbs total) and he is completely acting himself. We have been weaning off the prednisone and so far so...

Thank you all for the words of support! I am very relieved it is not cancer, and while I am concerned what this diagnosis means for the future, I am determined to do all I can to manage it. So far, he is bouncing back well and almost his normal self. We'll head back to agility class on Friday...

Thank you, I agree!!! The 1st day home, he was kinda out of it and had two accidents which really upset him. Since then, it has been all improvements only! The vet sounded so serious when she called to give me results and sounded surprised he bounced back quickly. But reality is he only had one...

I wrote last week about my Sheltie being sick and needed an u/s and endoscopy done. They were basically expecting IBD or cancer. Good news is it is not cancer! :biggrin2: But he does have Lymphangiectasia. Anyone have any experience with this? Sounds like treatment is still similar to IBD...

I have a 7 year old Aussie who started having seizures 3.5 years ago. We first tried pheno, and it worked for a couple of months, then had a couple seizures so we had to alter the dosages. That happened 3 times before we started adding various medications (Aussies are notorious for seizures...

Thank you Will-I was wondering about a food allergy since he tends to not be very tolerant of beef, and there have been a few other things I stay away from-carrots, pumpkin, rice. I have always fed a high quality, grain free and low fat food since he has always been an easy keeper, so that makes...

I know…I didn't want to write that here so was being…passive aggressive by saying I ail seek a nutritionist! And corn, I believe, is the 1st ingredient in SD. The nutritionist at the hospital said she had the most success with w/d. My dog did eat it readily, and he will not touch Purina's Low...

Hi, all… I had posted earlier this month about my Sheltie's digestive issues, how he had been having soft stool, some vomiting episodes, low protein levels and losing protein in stool. All along, I suspected IBD. We had put him on flagyl and Pepcid AC earlier this week when canned i/d brought...

An update…so, my guy really hates the Low Residue kibble my vet recommended. He won't touch it, and if I hand feed him, he walks away with it and spits it out. She told me to add some canned i/d. I added a teaspoon starting Friday PM and since he has been having diarrhea. I tried for 3 meals and...

I know he tolerates and likes oatmeal well-I add it to their food most mornings since I make myself some. We alternate between oatmeal and scrambled eggs. I also know he does fine on boiled chicken and not good on beef. I guess it will be a trial and error thing to see what works. I agree with...

I do give my dogs probiotics, as stated in my 1st post…looking for ideas as to what new diets to try. The actigall was prescribed for gall bladder sludge and that supposedly has cleared up, vet didn't feel he had to stay on actigall. A friend recommended Natural Balance with fish and oatmeal...