Re: Buster has diabetes and IBD
Vetprofen is Carprofen / Rimadyl. It certainly could be the cause of the panting - most anything that bothers them can cause them to pant.
When Chris went back on DermCaps when he was about 13, he started to having attacks of panting every day. I never suspected the DermCaps because he had taken them for years when he was younger with no problem. But then he got colitis and I took him off all of his supplements. Panting stopped. So I started adding his supplements back in one at a time and as soon as I gave him DermCaps he started panting again. Stopped it again, panting disappeared, and we threw out the DermCaps.
I agree with Patty that the only way to sort the issue out is to pick a dose that will absolutely not result in any low blood sugar and stick with that for a few days, a week if possible, and then do a curve and see what you've got.
I've never used Rimadyl, only Metacam. And have had such good success with it in two dogs now, both taking it daily for long periods of time, that it's going to be my first choice always for an NSAID. It is more expensive than Rimadyl but also has a long track record of use in the UK and a pretty good reputation.
That said, there will always be dogs who can't use NSAIDs safely. We've been lucky with both Chris and Jack and that they tolerate it extremely well.
With his delicate bowel, he might be sensitive to NSAIDs.
Try to eliminate as many variables as you can - maybe stop the Rimadyl, settle on a dose that you stay at for a week, and refrigerate the insulin. Do a curve and then you can figure things out from there.
There are some other options if his hips are definitely arthritic. Pain meds like Tramadol. Adequan injections, Herbal supplements like DogGonePain, supplementing with glucosamine...
Natalie
Vetprofen is Carprofen / Rimadyl. It certainly could be the cause of the panting - most anything that bothers them can cause them to pant.
When Chris went back on DermCaps when he was about 13, he started to having attacks of panting every day. I never suspected the DermCaps because he had taken them for years when he was younger with no problem. But then he got colitis and I took him off all of his supplements. Panting stopped. So I started adding his supplements back in one at a time and as soon as I gave him DermCaps he started panting again. Stopped it again, panting disappeared, and we threw out the DermCaps.
I agree with Patty that the only way to sort the issue out is to pick a dose that will absolutely not result in any low blood sugar and stick with that for a few days, a week if possible, and then do a curve and see what you've got.
I've never used Rimadyl, only Metacam. And have had such good success with it in two dogs now, both taking it daily for long periods of time, that it's going to be my first choice always for an NSAID. It is more expensive than Rimadyl but also has a long track record of use in the UK and a pretty good reputation.
That said, there will always be dogs who can't use NSAIDs safely. We've been lucky with both Chris and Jack and that they tolerate it extremely well.
With his delicate bowel, he might be sensitive to NSAIDs.
Try to eliminate as many variables as you can - maybe stop the Rimadyl, settle on a dose that you stay at for a week, and refrigerate the insulin. Do a curve and then you can figure things out from there.
There are some other options if his hips are definitely arthritic. Pain meds like Tramadol. Adequan injections, Herbal supplements like DogGonePain, supplementing with glucosamine...
Natalie
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