Re: [pyrnet] Pyr Hips:Rimadyl

["Margaret Greiner" <Shadowman2001@email.msn.com>]

Charlie if memory serves me correctly I think I remember my vet telling me
Ibuprofen is poisonous to Dogs.
Peggy
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Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Pyr Hips:Rimadyl


>     Excellent artical on Rimadyl. I had to look, but my male was put on
this
> after a minor elbow operation 2 weeks ago. He had ran into a stick or
bush,
> and had either a thorn or small wood particle in the meat of his elbow.
We
> tried several approaches with antibiotics, and flushing, but finally had
to
> settle for the operation. He seems to be recovering o.k., and is walking
> fine, but still has a lot of swelling, and some reoccurring fluid buildup
in
> the area. My vet put him on Rimadyl for the swelling, but it really hasn't
> helped that much. I do wonder why we don't give dogs large dosages of
> Ibuprofen like we do people. I've had as much as 3000 mg. per day
prescribed
> for myself with a similar problem.  Does anyone know of a better
> anti-inflammatory for dogs?   I would appreciate any advise on this.
Thanks:
> Charlie
>
>
>
>
>
>  As already suggested, a check with your vet to confirm the problem is HD
and
>  not some other injury is a good idea.
>
>  I too agree that treatments such as acupuncture can be very effective and
>  supplementing with things such as glucosamine/chondroitin/MSM can help
>  immensly in many cases.  Bromelain is an excellent natural
anti-inflammatory
>  (it is an enzyme derived from the pineapple plant).
>
>  I am not enamoured of products such as Rimadyl and would never personally
>  reach for them as a first option for anything.   Rimadyl CAN have side
>  effects and it is good to be aware of them if you are going to use it.
Here
>  is a good article titled "Rimadyl - Safe or Not" which has lots of info
to
>  help you make your own decision:
>  http://www.critterhaven.org/critterchat/rimadyl.htm
>
>  Also some more alternatives to Rimadyl:
>  http://www.critterhaven.org/critterchat/altrimadyl.htm
>
>  Tracy Bassett
>  Canberra, Australia
>  espinay@dynamite.com.au
>  visit my webpage at http://members.dynamite.com.au/espinay/index.htm
>
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