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Wow this is weird because this morning I was just thinking and wondering about how Susie is doing. Am so glad to hear she is doing so much better. And thanks for asking about Molly as she is doing so much better as well. Don't know what I would do with her apoquel because the pollen is so bad now that am about living on allergy pills as well. She does on occasion scratch and lick her front paw but that is only once in awhile so am very happy and so is she.
Again so glad that Susie is doing well and that her hair is growing back..slowly but still growing back.
Nice to know that both are much better and again thanks for asking about Molly.
Glad to hear Molly is on the mend too. It is so hard to see our furry friends suffer - and what our family has done for our furry family has been called crazy by others so I totally get it. Hope everything continues to improve for everyone furry & non-furry included.
Thanks Cattailmarsh and I don't know about you but it was a terrible winter and I couldn't wait for it to be gone and now the Spring or whatever you want to call this is just as bad (just different) for anyone with allergies. come on summer is what I say.
Thanks Cattailmarsh and I don't know about you but it was a terrible winter and I couldn't wait for it to be gone and now the Spring or whatever you want to call this is just as bad (just different) for anyone with allergies. come on summer is what I say.
Yep double yep. Winter was horrid here in SW PA, feel like I have been suffering for months not weeks thru this spring or whatever weather phenomena is occurring. However, not praying for the summer heat like you are bc it exacerbates my chronic migraines. I guess this year is a no win for me.
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Yep double yep. Winter was horrid here in SW PA, feel like I have been suffering for months not weeks thru this spring or whatever weather phenomena is occurring. However, not praying for the summer heat like you are bc it exacerbates my chronic migraines. I guess this year is a no win for me.
So sorry that you have summer heat issue. Well maybe it won't be too hot where you are. Now we are battling caterpillars and not the good ones the gypsy moth kind. Arghhhh.. nothing but nasty. And I don't have the trees they like either.
So it's been a while, but here's an update on Susie.
Susie came to live with us permanently about the time this thread went dormant. My dad had a massive stroke and we lost him in July of last year.
She had been doing pretty good with a few minor stumbles, but recently things had gotten kinda bad. Prior to this she hadn't needed baths every week and had been doing good on her all fishy diet and meds. Then over about three weeks, the itchy, oily skin was back, her ears were bothering her etc. I was afraid that the Apoquel had stopped working.
Just got back from taking her to the vet and this is the verdict:
She has a bacterial infection again.
She has a yeast infection again
Her ears needed to be cleaned again and she has drops that will need to be put in for the next two weeks.
She will have to have the medicated baths weekly (or more often) again.
And we have a special supplement to "promote healthy skin (for life).
Ugh...and all this just as we get ready to go on vacation in a week!!!!!!! There will be two days when the girls will need someone to take care of them. We leave on the night of the 27th and DS comes back the evening of the 29th. I'm actually thinking about boarding the girls at the vet for those two - three days because of all the meds poor Susie needs. Or at least boarding Susie. I would hate to lose all the progress I'm hoping we will make in the next week on her skin.
So I hope that Miss Molly is doing well and hasn't had a relapse.
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So sorry to hear about your dad!
I had a diabetic cat, and I boarded him with the vet most of the time when we traveled, since he needed daily shots. I'm sure that's the best way to go, and your son can get him when he comes back. that all this clears up!
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I had a diabetic cat, and I boarded him with the vet most of the time, since he needed daily shots. I'm sure that's the best way to go, and your son can get him when he comes back. that all this clears up!
How old is Susie?
Thank you for your condolences. It's been a rough year.
Susie and Abby both are around 10. They were rescued by their previous owner from a house in California and them my sister ended up with them. When it turned out that Susie couldn't stop torturing my sister's cat, she went to live our dad and Abby came to live with us. And now Susie has come to be with us as well. We are kind of guessing on their age...and going by what the vet tells us.
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So it's been a while, but here's an update on Susie.
Susie came to live with us permanently about the time this thread went dormant. My dad had a massive stroke and we lost him in July of last year.
She had been doing pretty good with a few minor stumbles, but recently things had gotten kinda bad. Prior to this she hadn't needed baths every week and had been doing good on her all fishy diet and meds. Then over about three weeks, the itchy, oily skin was back, her ears were bothering her etc. I was afraid that the Apoquel had stopped working.
Just got back from taking her to the vet and this is the verdict:
She has a bacterial infection again.
She has a yeast infection again
Her ears needed to be cleaned again and she has drops that will need to be put in for the next two weeks.
She will have to have the medicated baths weekly (or more often) again.
And we have a special supplement to "promote healthy skin (for life).
Ugh...and all this just as we get ready to go on vacation in a week!!!!!!! There will be two days when the girls will need someone to take care of them. We leave on the night of the 27th and DS comes back the evening of the 29th. I'm actually thinking about boarding the girls at the vet for those two - three days because of all the meds poor Susie needs. Or at least boarding Susie. I would hate to lose all the progress I'm hoping we will make in the next week on her skin.
So I hope that Miss Molly is doing well and hasn't had a relapse.
So very sorry to hear about your Dad.
Now about apoquel...it is not the drug that they first thought and I had to take Molly off of it. It was even on one of our news channel. I can't past the darn article....arghhhhh. http://www.theinternetpetvet.com/apo...gy-medication/
but try to open the above site. pretty scary...
So it has been tough as Molly is doing the itching and biting thing until one of my Cairn sites suggested I try coconut oil..So I started last week as you have to start slowly every day I gave Molly 1/4 teaspoon over her breakfast food and now am up to 1/2 teaspoon next week I will go to 1 full teaspoon once a day. It does have to be PURE coconut oil but I can buy it in our supermarket http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com...f-coconut-oil/
Let me know your thoughts....and good luck.
I will need to get all her issues under control and then talk to the vet about weaning her off the Apoquel. The only issue listed in the article is the skin infection problem.
Right now, if I take her off it she will be miserable. Her bath, medicated soak, ear cleaning and the first dose of meds seem to have helped. So tonight will be another bath and medicated soak and ear cleaning and second round of meds. Hoping to get her down to one bath/soak a week and if she is doing good we will see about taking her off the Apoquel.
The vet did do blood work yesterday to make sure her liver etc is okay and not being adversely affected. I should have the results today or tomorrow.
I don't want to do anything drastic or make major changes until we get back from DH's conference. I don't want to put that responsibility on DS or my dog/house sitters. As long as Susie is comfortable and not scratching herself silly or getting sick, we will go with things as they are for the next two weeks and when we get home I can re-evaluate.
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What kind of supplement is your dog on now? I've been hearing an ad on the radio down here for a product called Dinovite that's supposed to help with a host of skin issues. Just thought I'd mention it.
What kind of supplement is your dog on now? I've been hearing an ad on the radio down here for a product called Dinovite that's supposed to help with a host of skin issues. Just thought I'd mention it.
She is getting a oil supplement (plus a small squirt of salmon oil on her breakfast). She is allergic to chicken and beef. We tried the Dinovite for a little while (probably needed to try longer - but it didn't seem to be making any difference) but many of their products contain chicken liver/fat etc. Not all, but many of them. We have her on a completely fishy diet.
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