SchnauzerMax

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Once you're schnauzered, you're schnauzered for life :laugh: .

TwoDoggies. there are other causes for pancreatitis. My 2 old dogs (mini schnauzer Zeppi, and standard schnauzer Lui, now both gone to the bridge) both had attacks of pancreatitis from anti-inflammatories (previcoxx and rimadyl). In both cases, they were on regular daily doses for arthritis. Lui ended up not being able to tolerate any anti-inflammatory at all but he was elderly. Zeppi could tolerate one day on and one day off. Also, infection can cause pancreatitis. If Jasper ate something bad and vomited it, it could put bacteria in the wrong area internally and whammo pancreatitis or a whole range of -itises. Max (my mini in my avatar) had ascending choleohepatitis (sp?) from this which was incredibly scary. Point being, fat content is only one part of the picture. Fingers crossed that Jasper is OK.

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I have a lovely one of those growing right next to the dwarf oleander & the dogs do zoomies around them. I don't really see why a dog would bother to eat it or the leaves from any other bush as long as they have some good grass to nibble on. A good idea for dogs is to plant some Cat Grass...they love it. Maybe put some in a pot & get it established. It produces berries that can be attractive to some dogs. As I remember, I saw a dog being treated for Brunfelsia poisoning on Bondi Vet and they had to pump the dogs stomach which was full of these brown berries. I think the dog survived but it was touch and go and very nasty.

My two only bury stuff if I feed them too much.

A lot of manufacturing processes squirt set amounts of the ingredients into each container. they don't mix up a batch and then dole it out. Canned goods for example put set amounts of the ingredients into each can and then seal it and boil it. They measure temperatures because they know its cooked after so many minutes at a certain temperature. It would not surprise me to learn that the spot on treatments get a similar process (not the boiling part :laugh: ).

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I would do the ultrasound to find out. Ultrasound will be able to give you information about what's happening inside that will help you make the decision. My old boy had a tumour on his adrenal gland. The symptoms started when he was 12 and got steadily worse. The ultrasound showed where it was and that there was a good chance it was only the one adrenal gland. He had an operation (a big scary dangerous operation) just before his 13th birthday and lived to be 16.

It is apparently the same or similar stuff that is used on slow release capsules and tablets

I'd be getting her to a vet for a checkup. It could be a seizure but one every couple of years probably doesn't require intervention. You should keep records in case it happens again.

Someone else posted this link in another thread (it's for treatment of atopic dermititis but it lists the drug and brand names) http://www.ingleburnvet.com.au/antihistamines.htm Antihistimines are an individual thing. I personally dislike Pherergan it doesn't work very well for me and the side effects are not nice (for me).

The website is not just down I don't think it is still registered which would indicate that the business isn't operating anymore.

My guys get a dog biscuit before bed to stop this. How much fat is in his diet? Sometimes it's worse with a high fat diet. You x-ray to find out if there is anything unusual about the roots of the retained teeth. Sometimes retained baby teeth have extra long weirdly placed roots. Makes getting them out easier (no surprises).

All of the litter has to be registered at the same time. If your breeder gave you the option of chosing the registered name (the bit after the kennel prefix), sometimes people get really indecisive and the breeder can't register until everyone has made up their mind. It happened to us - we knew exactly what name we wanted but someone else dithered. It took months to get the papers back.

Stellnme, It depends on which liver enzymes are elevated compared to what is normal for your dog. Sometimes it can indicate pancreatitis or an infection in or around the liver. Sometimes it is other things. Sometimes liver enzyme levels are elevated in older dogs due to old age (same as humans - an old liver doesn't work as well as a young one). Has your vet suggested a second blood test to see if the liver enzyme levels are changing? A high fat diet can put a strain on the liver, so I would be avoiding feeding high fat treats or foods. You should talk to your vet about how significant the numbers are and why she thinks it might be cushings or liver disease. It may have more to do with the low white blood cell count. If she is happy to wait a week and a half for an ultrasound then I wouldn't be panicking just yet.

My first thought would be fat content. I try and keep the fat % below 15%. I have a mini and a standard schnauzer. Schnauzers commonly have hyperlipidemia (sp?) which is elevated levels of fats in the blood and with that (according to my vet) comes a predisposition to pancreatitis. I don't go overboard, I just avoid giving them really fatty things to eat. So, for example, they don't get pigs ears.

I thought she was a POW :laugh:

I'll give an example: Miniature schnauzers were 'created' by crossing standard schnauzers with smaller dogs such as affenpinschers and poodles. A pedigreed miniature schnauzer will have pedigreed miniature schnauzer parents but their ancestors will include standard schnauzers and the other breeds. EFS

Mine love apples. I'm lucky to get half if I try to eat one in front of them! :D

As best I can tell - from reading a lot of pdfs (product disclosures or the fine print) - all the ones backed by Holl ards - which is all of them except the Alli a nz one - they all changed some time last year. All the H-backed ones except maybe medibank for people on that before they changed (not sure how the renewals are going now), no longer cover "bilateral" ie they will cover the first cateract in the first eye - but not any in the other eye... and there is a 20% co-payment in addition to the excess (which was reduced). I didn't get a say in that, they just changed all the cover to less cover and upped the premium. I considered swapping but I couldn't find one that was different. I think if my dog gets something nasty that doesn't go away with one treatment - like cancer - then I have life time cover up to a limit around $15,000. But if she gets something that drastically ruins quality of life - I'm not likely to spend squillions keeping her alive just because I have insurance to cover it. As best I can tell - paying a higher premium can get some preventative treatment covered (but why would you claim with the excess and co-payment making a net nothing for you) or it gets a higher annual or lifetime cover limit eg different premimums affect whether they cover up to $10K to about $15K max annual or lifetime (for one disease). Point me at a pdf that says something different (and isnt the big A) and I'll consider swapping to them. Not all insurance is bad - I've been very glad of my car insurance (although the company refused to pay for the listed accessories which I was pretty mad about) and health insurance. With Medibank pet insurance I think the excess/co-payment doesn't apply to the preventative stuff for the higher premium. It's just a straight amount for 3 of the listed items, each one a maximum of $50 (?). Not that it makes that much difference.

Have you tried the UK version of Amazon - amazon.co.uk ??? It doesn't seem to have the same restrictions (?)

touche! I didn't get much a feel of remorse for poor Dougals passing either. Just because they didn't write it doesn't mean they didn't feel it.

All anti-imflammatories have side-effects. In a very small minority of dogs these side-effects can be immediately serious and have fatal consequences. In the majority of dogs the side-effects are neglible BUT the longer the drug is taken and / or the older the dog the more chance of problems. Rimadyl is a COX-2 inhibitor - think Celebrex or Vioxx for dogs. Those drugs caused such a furor because of the long-term side-effects (heart attack and death). I have had 2 dogs develop pancreatitis while on long-term anti-inflammatories (both dogs with Previcox and the second dog with Rimadyl as well). Tramadol in some dogs causes disorientation and what Sheridan describes as beserker dog. Its a balance between effective pain relief and minimising the side-effects.