Dr Kaya called back and said that we could do 1/2 tablet(12.5 mg of 25 mg) every 12 hours or we could just stop it but the purpose of the antibiotic is that we don’t want any infection to start up in the gums.We’ll be keeping an close eye on her gums,teeth,tarter build up pretty much weekly so it’s defiantly something we’re going to monitor pretty much all the time till we find something that will work.We’ve been giving her dog biscuits those hard treats after she eats so we’ll see how this goes…
Category Archives: Lacey's side effects to medications
Likely Lacey had a side effect to ClinTabs
It is very likely that Lacey had a reaction to ClinTabs.There are several ways a person could tell.One is when she eats at least an 1/8 cup of any dry food she should poop a decent one by the following day.On certain can foods depending how much she eats it can be soft but easy to wash off,good/firm or slightly soft but not like diarrhea.Another way is if she eats 1/4 cup of dry/can it should be good/firm with possible very slight softness.Also she usually makes her poops anywhere between the first 5 minutes to the first 30 minutes of a walk.On ClinTabs/Clindamycin she had very pastey like poops and difficult to wash off & also straining quite a bit.Dr Lee Loy still didn’t call back but we’ll stop by VCA in the morning anyways as we’re heading to Manoa anyways.Meanwhile,we have not been giving her any ClinTabs.
This year we’re really going to be focusing on her teeth just trying different methods and see what works best prior to her next annual/healthwork in January 2012.As well as keeping her on a clean healthslate on limited grains(2,1,grain free).I don’t plan on changing her diet as far as grains go too much.We do use some can food with three grains but not often.
Lacey finally takes a bowel
So,since Lace came back from VCA on January 25th we’ve seen very pastely like bowels then the evening was good.However though her appetite is good,and drinking water on the 26th she made no bowels.Today,the 27th she did make some,pastey like but has been straining to make.So we called VCA who said Dr Kaya is not in today so Dr Lee Loy(another dr at VCA Lacey has seen before)will call us back.One of the common side effects Lacey has on most meds are diarrhea and so it’s difficult to put her on meds.
Lacey’s Previcox experience follow link
Lacey’s Previcox experience can be found on k911.biz
http://k911.biz/Petsafety/Previcox_Holding_Feb21_10_Lacey_ElysabethA.htm
Some words have been changed by the owner of k911.biz
Dr Kaya reports No Giardia in bloody stool
Dr Kaya reports that Lacey does not have giardia in her bloody stool!That’s great to hear…and should clear up within a few days..It’s weird because even the little things her body recovers so fast nowadays.It’s like the recovery time is cut in half.
Previcox
I sent an email to k911.biz after researching this drug.
If any dog owner sees any side effects act now before YOUR DOG COULD DIE from using this medicine.
Here’s the email I sent to k911.biz
(My name)
Honolulu,HI
Lacey
Maltese/Toy Poodle
11 months old
7-8 pounds
Previcox was prescribed to Lacey after she got spayed as a pain killer
medication.What our vet didn’t inform us was the side effects.We gave
Lacey 1/4 tablet(of a 57mg.the tablets were cut into small pieces by our
vet)as needed.We gave it to her about 11:30am on Friday February 19
2010.As a result of taking the medication Lacey had black stools.Her vet
didn’t give us any paperwork regarding the side effects of Previcox.I had
no idea of what and how severe the side effects could be.she’s very
sensitive to medications.We took her to the vet & he told us to stop
giving it to her.I am glad I came across this site which brings awareness
to this drug.
(My Name)
0219-2010 regards to spaying:Possible Side Effect from Firoxcib
I am not sure but I think Lacey had a side effect from the pain medicine Firoxcib that Dr Kaya prescribed to her after her surgery(spaying).This was the first time we gave it to her because it was the first time(Friday)that we had to give it to her.But she made her stool early early in the morning hours and it looked…well..black & very soft…I guess you could consider it as diarrhea.My very first reaction was “OH MY GOD!What did YOU EAT?????”I thought back to yesterday of what she ate…She ate all her normal food(Halo’s,Raw-stella & Chewy’s,meat,treats,pepperoni,olives etc..Nothing she has never had before.)If anything due to people food her stool should have been good but slightly soft although since she’s been on raw it’s been firm & slightly drier.I plan to show my parents her mat in the morning to determine whether we should let Dr Kaya know about her side effects.I probably will call him anyways just to give him a heads up on how she did with the pain killer.
Update:We did call up Dr Kaya & set up an appt with him.Dr Kaya said it was probably the pain killer that caused it and yes it was bloody stool that she got.It was 3+ which is quite a bit.The most is 4+.He said she’s healing very well & should be able to give her a bath by Wednesday. He also mentioned to stop the pain killer & give her a bland diet of chicken & rice.
We use Grrreat chicken & Rice Cakes for a bland diet for Lacey.We use this particular recipe for her because a lot of the ingredients we have at home except the bacon.Although we could do chicken broth plus rice…
Vet Visit update with Dr Kaya on Feburary 10,2010
We took Lacey to see Dr Kaya early this morning and all the white cells are gone.No bacteria of a yeast infection BUT there is new bacteria which could heal on its own but if it is still there next Tuesday when Lacey gets spayed we’ll have her on antibiotics for it.He said it could be hormonal and spaying could take care of it.Also got her some motion sickness meds to see if it works.Other than that the Ketoconazole can be stopped.Nothing else new.She weighs 7.6 pounds at the vets.Was 7.4 the last time I weighed her.According to Dr Kaya’s records she can be anywhere from 7.4-8 pounds.Anywhere from 7.4-8.0 is normal for her.Appetite is good,activity is good,exercise is good.
Lacey’s medical update:Stool update & yeast infection update
A few weeks ago,we took Lacey to see Dr Kaya for an update on her UTI presumably from Solid Gold Just a Wee Bit(Lots of grains)and we were told she now has a yeast infection.We just got her off the Wellness Super5Mix Small Breed which had too much fish and caused soft stools.around the same time we took her back to Dr Kaya and he prescribed her Ketoconazole 1/8 tablet for 32 days.Meanwhile while she was taking it every day(with a struggle)she was also having soft stools for about a week.After a week of this we called up Dr Kaya to see if it could be the medicine and we switched it to every other day.The days she didn’t take her medicine her stools were better:More firm,consistent,good color.The days she did take it her stools became more soft but a little more firm with rice per Dr Kaya.
When we did call up Dr Kaya today(February 8)he said it is possible if the yeast infection is gone we could stop her medicine rather than continue for the rest of the days.We do have an appt with Dr Kaya on Wednesday February 10 2010 at 830am(HST) to see how she is doing with her yeast infection.Meanwhile,so far on Halo’s there has been no medical complications YET and we are hoping that there will be none!
Dr Kaya calls back on Ketoconazole side effects for Lacey
I called Dr Kaya’s office reporting that she may be having side effects from her medicine.I explained that I tried her on the Wellness Super5Mix Small Breed and she had soft bowels on it after about a 4 day period then I took her off on Monday January 28? which is the same day she went in for a check up with Dr Kaya.Since then I told Dr Kaya I stopped her on the Small Breed and she’s back to her regular diet.Since we have given her the medicine she has had only one good stool.Dr Kaya told us to try give her the Ketoconazole 1/8 tablet every other day and break her diet into four small meals(with her 1/8 cup that she gets daily so divide into four small meals)with rice.
Lacey just made a bowel and it does seem more firm but still soft looking.It wasn’t splattered like yesterday(Wednesday) so that’s a step forward in the right direction for her.
We also got the Wellness Super5Mix Complete Health Chicken Recipe yesterday but I don’t want the results to conflict so I am holding off on that for a while.Also going to try not giving her any canned food to see if that also makes a difference.I know normally it would make her bowels slightly soft but that’s not our focus though.
