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    Tail pocket

    Hi, After years of on and off infections despite daily cleaning, we did the tail amp. Doughnut had a "cinnamon bun" tail, and the older he got the more imbedded it became. I was a mess on the day of surgery. But when I picked him up at the end of the day with metal staples and all (and good...
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    Seizures-Hoping for insight

    We had the exact same thing happen right after Doughnut turned 9. We opted to get the spinal tap (which they ended up not being able to do), and the MRI. The MRI didn't show anything, so by default the diagnosis was late-onset epilepsy. He is now on Zonisamide (100mg twice a day), and has...
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    Rimadyl for Arthritis

    Not at all. He doesn't even notice it. They inject it into the skin between the shoulder blades/neck area.
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    Rimadyl for Arthritis

    My guy was recently diagnosed with arthritis. We've been doing the adequan shots, as needed (1 every 3-4 weeks), and deramaxx pills. He's been doing so well and I haven't seen a single side effect.
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    General Question Temaril P

    I'm going to wait and see what we hear in the coming weeks, but D's lungs have always been clear, thank goodness. He's just so clear while on the temeril and sounds like a 80 year old smoker when he's been off it for a bit.
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    General Question Temaril P

    I'm thinking the same thing. Lets see what the 2nd specialist says. Thank you!
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    General Question Temaril P

    Benadryl doesn't do much for him long term, unfortunately. Btw, thank you guys for all of your responses and tags...all of this info and suggestions have been great. You'd think by now after 8 years that an active bullie owner would have seen it all, but I guess not!
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    General Question Temaril P

    He does have sleep apnea and is not very active now a days. My concern is the heat in the summer since we live in Florida, but we can deal with that by just taking him out in the back yard and skipping the walks.
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    General Question Temaril P

    It is a low-dose steroid mixed with a benadryl type drug. We've all been wondering the same thing about this just now becoming a problem, but it seems to be that now is when the palate is irritating to saccules and causing them to inflame and narrow his esophagus. The hi-def xrays and ekg...
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    General Question Temaril P

    Our vet feels the same way about the temeril p. I guess I should start from the beginning. Doughnut started with the hacking symptoms almost a year ago when he was 7.5 and a week of temeril would clear it up for months at a time. Then in August (we're guessing because of the heat and pollen)...
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    General Question Temaril P

    Thank you for the response and tags!
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    General Question Temaril P

    Hi...does anyone have any experience with the long-term use of Temaril P? Our baby is 8.5 and our choice is between its long-term use or palate surgery. We will be getting a second opinion on the surgery, but I've asked a few bullie owners who have had the surgery done at an older age and they...
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    Help Needed! has anyone had their bully's tail cut due to tail pocket infections?

    My guy had it done and it was the best thing we ever did. We were very lucky to have an experienced vet in our area. Good luck!
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    vacation dilemma

    We keep our guy home and have a pet sitter stay at our house. I use one of the vet techs at my vets office as a sitter.
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    Help Needed! First time Bully Mom needs Skin help ASAP

    This looks like the same thing Doughnut gets. I wipe the area with listerine twice a day for a few days and it goes away. His allergis are awful and he is on benadryl as well.
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