Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Sharlene, our IMS wants me to try Pepcid AC 1/4 tab of 10mg for her possible upset stomach and Ginger weighs between 10-11 lbs so how about 1/2 tab?

And once daily.:)

How is Molly doing now Sharlene? Xxxxx

Hey Kathy,

It's weird, from the time that I said she came up to me wagging her tail, she'd been acting like her old self. All day she wouldn't move hardly, wasn't interested in being social. Now she has gone played, begged for fish, went for a short walk and tried to bounce (I wouldn't let her) when we met up with a doggie friend. She went inside her pen and sniffed around, checked it out, sat down, looked it over again and then calmly walked out on her own. I ignored the whole process so as to not make a big deal out of it.
Her back legs still a bit wobbly it looks like, but it's always been her weaker one. I ran my hand down her spine to the tail and when it was hurting her before, she would stop wagging her tail at the bad disc and then she'd wag again when you passed it. Tonight she wagged all the way down to her tail, so that is a good sign and I think the anti inflammatory does help. My main thought is that yesterday wasn't a good day After the vets office and that today she had gastro upset from the meds. That was Addy's main concern about the medication too. She didn't have that at all with the last dose (3 days ago) but this time seems like she is. I have SEB on hand and might go with that instead of the pepcid ac, as I know it works and I've used it with her before. Just wonder how much in advance I'd need to give her some before the meds.

I'll take it whatever is going on. A good couple hours is better than none at all.

Thanks for asking,
hugs
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Glad she is feeling better, they seem to go up and down with the pain stuff but I guess I can relate to that with my shoulder, one wrong move and OUCH.:):)

Sharlene, the other thing I am worried about with NSAID's is increased drinking and peeing becuase it is affecting their kidneys. At least with the Metacam that is a side effect they say to watch for. So with a Cush pup it is hard to know cause and affect with that.

I dont want to scare you, just did not know if that was a side effect of that NSAID.

Zoe is burping like crazy just from this low dose of pred which she gets sandwiched with breakfast.:(:(:(:(:(

Sharlene:
I am glad Molly's disc in her back is not paining her when you touch it. Tipper does that too when I touch her back in that spot she just stops everything and wants to get away. I take her for another treatment on Thursday unless the roads are bad and they may be as we got bombed with snow. Today was sleet, rain, snow and more snow. It is really bad out. I wonder if your laser therapist would also do Molly's legs or is she already doing that? That would also help them, it helped Tipper when she lost her muscle in her rear legs. I bet you have a lot of snow too. Stay safe. Blessings
Patti

HI Sharlene

Fly-by posting here! Sorry to hear Molly still having a few ups and downs, can be slow going with a back injury and so hard to keep them quiet when they start feeling a bit better! Another thought when tummy playing up is Losec, used it with Flynn when his was bad and it seemed to help. Hope when I catch up here in couple of days our Molly is back to her perky self permanently! xxxxxxx

glad to hear that molly is slowly doing better. patience is always difficult in this sort of injuries. it takes so long to heal.
glad that molly is getting used to being in the doggy-pen. less stress!

Molly snow picture alert :)

Molly is screwing with my head. Today, she acts fine, in fact she acts like she has Always been.
No leg issues, no tummy upset, and grumbling and barking at the pillows in the window seat that prevents her from jumping up.
I opted to just make sure I gave the anti inflammatory with plenty of food and see if that worked and it did. No gastric upset today.
I couldn't be more thrilled. Tomorrow we do another laser treatment and I hope the roads will be cleared up some and that she won't come home with her legs bothering her.

hugs all,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

So glad she's feeling better! They all mess with our heads Sharlene. They have to have a little fun. Xxxxx