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Post by orpheous87 on Apr 23, 2021 20:04:42 GMT
cazypops We've never been given metacam for her. We've had loxicom/meloxicom a few times over the years, but nothing more. I can only trust the vets that they don't think she needs the stronger stuff! I've got some Boswellia coming tomorrow which I'm planning to give her to try and keep away from the traditional medication as long as possible. Our fingers are definitely crossed for something that's easily treatable. The good news is I've not seen any blood in her urine since she came home from the vets but I don't know if that means everything is sorted or not! We were given meloxicom for her on Saturday, but I have no idea how long I'm supposed to be giving it for. I forgot to ask when we picked her up so I'll have to try and remember next time I speak to them. Bless Jasper. Does he still get the cartrophen injections? Do they do the same thing as metacam? Fingers crossed Pepper stays stable now and everything is sorted. Yes Jasper still has the Catrophen every 6 month, in fact I need to remember to ring the vets and get him booked in for his next jab in May. I'm not entirely sure exactly how it works but it dose something to the ball and socket to help smooth it. gypsy once sent me an info link on it, but what ever it does it works for Jasp. He's been on it now for 8 years. He also get Yumove once a day too. I didn't know that Metacam was stronger than Loxicom. I understood that they were the same drug just a different name. Yes, fingers are definitely crossed. The results from the other urine sample showed no crystals, no stones and no white blood cells (or platelets, can't remember what the vet said now) so basically, there's nothing wrong with her! At the point we had her at the vets on Saturday, they did confirm that there was some sort of infection there but then we seem to have managed to flush it out. So no medication has been given, and we have to drop another urine sample off next week to get it checked once more to make sure and then she'll be signed off. Well it's good that it's still working then. I wonder if we'd had Pepper x-rayed all those years ago whether she'd have been offered that or not (I'd guess probably not). Bless him. I've just googled and you're right! For some reason I thought I'd read somewhere that metacam was a stronger version. Oh well either way, I'd rather not have her on it long term. I'll let her finish this bottle and then I'll start her on the boswellia.
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Post by orpheous87 on Jun 1, 2021 18:36:35 GMT
https://www.instagram.com/p/CPlFombhNdI It's Cody's birthday - 8 already! How has he made it this far? We'll never know We had a lovely walk by the river and the birthday boy was even brave enough to follow Ellie out a few metres.
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Post by scallywag on Jun 1, 2021 19:19:44 GMT
Ha ha happy birthday Cody , glad you survived to your 8th birthday 👍 just another 8 to go tell them 🤪🤣🤣🤣 Hows Pepper on her back legs ? She looks like Beau stands these days orpheous87
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Post by orpheous87 on Jun 1, 2021 19:28:59 GMT
Ha ha happy birthday Cody , glad you survived to your 8th birthday 👍 just another 8 to go tell them 🤪🤣🤣🤣 Hows Pepper on her back legs ? She looks like Beau stands these days orpheous87 We'll see if he makes it that far ;-) She's not too bad for the most part. The photos make it look worse than it is, I think, because she was standing awkwardly in the middle of trying to follow a hand with a treat in! She jumped up there on her own with no prompting. I can't remember if I've said that we got the x-ray images through from the vets? After looking at them, it's a miracle that she moves as well as she does. There's no socket to speak of, the 'socket' is basically flat, so standing the way she does is obviously a result of that.
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Post by scallywag on Jun 1, 2021 20:00:34 GMT
Aww bless her
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Post by lotsofcats on Jun 2, 2021 8:30:16 GMT
Happy 8th Birthday Cody - gorgeous birthday pic orpheous87.
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 22, 2021 19:13:46 GMT
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Post by lotsofcats on Jul 23, 2021 8:21:37 GMT
What a gorgeous pic of Pepper orpheous87, she looks so regal. Happy 12 Birthday for 16th Pepper. She doesn't look 12.
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Post by tonib on Jul 23, 2021 14:16:39 GMT
I had exactly the same regal though about Pepper lotsofcats. Belated Happy Birthday Pepper. A lovely collection of photos orpheous87, all 3 dogs had completely different expressions I had fun trying to work out what they thought of the mini photoshoot
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Post by orpheous87 on Jul 23, 2021 20:05:22 GMT
Thank you both! I know, we say Pepper doesn't look 12 either. She certainly doesn't act it Haha, I don't think we'll ever know! I don't think I had treats in my hand for Pepper, but I did for the other two. The last one, of Pepper and Ellie, I had been trying to take a photo of Ellie lying there on her own but what actually happened was as soon as I laid on the floor, Pepper and Cody wandered in front of the camera
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Post by lotsofcats on Aug 23, 2021 10:27:26 GMT
We took Kobi to the vets on Friday for his booster and check up. We were going to change his appointment with Kai Ruki but were glad that we took Kobi as he has a bad ear infection. At last a vet that listens to us and really checked Kobi's ears and his skin. The new vets name is Azaria (different) and she took a sample out of Kobi's ear and looked at it under the microscope. She thoroughly examined his skin and declared he must have a course of steroid tablets and Malaseb shampoo for his skin, a course of antibiotics and ear cleaners for his ears. We also had to have his claws clipped as he hasn't been out for walkies much lately and I think it then got uncomfortable to walk due to his long claws. Our vets now treat dogs in the waiting room - the vet comes out. Hopefully they still let the cats into the surgery. I had to smile when she came out with the vaccination in hand and then asked if we had any issues. Kobi can't have his jab until he's finished his steroid and antibiotic tablets. All in all the bill was £166.75!! Does anyone on here buy prescriptions? If so, how much do they cost? I looked online and I could buy Kobi's shampoo for £11 with a prescription and I was charged £30 by the vet.
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Post by scallywag on Aug 23, 2021 11:26:45 GMT
I used to for Tobi as his meds were £100 a month for his pancreas, the prescription had 3 uses and from memory cost around £17 but that was 15 years ago. It was definately worth it thou . Good luck with what you decide x
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Post by lotsofcats on Aug 23, 2021 11:36:27 GMT
I think it sounds as if it's worth getting a prescription if I have to keep using ear cleaner and shampoo. Are you allowed to buy antibiotics or steroids? The vet said Kobi has to have 2 baths a week, much to his disgust! I hope the weather stays okay as Kobi only ever has a bath outside in the garden!
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Post by scallywag on Aug 23, 2021 11:45:22 GMT
Im not sure what Tobi was on , but it was definately prescription meds , hence having to have the certificate from the vetinary school vet looking after him. They advised me to go down that route x
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Post by orpheous87 on Aug 23, 2021 23:15:34 GMT
I don't currently get any prescriptions, but if I had to, I'd definitely get the prescription from the vet and buy online for a fraction of the price. I get that vets need to make money, but honestly, the prices are so crazily different. I bought some flea treatment from Pet Drugs Online the other day for £9.89 instead of it being over £30. It wasn't prescription, but the savings are there for both.
But look around all of the sites before buying as there's even a difference between the different sites.
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