Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter - Suspected Pituitary Macro Tumor

Well I don't know much about Slippery Elm Bark so I vote for ginger. I read it is good for allergies as well as digestion so maybe it will help Buddy in two ways.
I'm so jealous of your hummingbird sighting! I just watched an episode of Nature on PBS which was all about them. I spent a few summers at my cousins in L.A. and we saw many at her house, she had put out a nectar feeder that they came to. They are so tiny!
Sitting poolside watching the butterflies and the birds just sounds so nice! Hope you get to spend many days doing that now that your break is just about here!
Hope Buddy is having an equally perfect day! :cool:
Barbara

Barbara,
Well that's one vote for Ginger! Thank you so much for that. My last day of work for the summer was today! :D
Kathy

I vote for the SEB. It is chock full of nutrients as well as having the action of acting like a band-aid for irritated mucosal cells, like the lining of the tummy or intestines. Ginger has a warming action that I personally don't care for but I am very hot natured and it doesn't take much to over heat my body. It does help Squirt's morning tummy upsets (she gets ginger treats when she has bile in the mornings) and I think it can be used with other meds without interfering with absorption like the SEB. SEB needs to be given 2 hours either side of other meds - 2 hours before, or 2 hours after. Ginger doesn't have the effect in the intestines like SEB but does help with nausea/vomiting...and can cause a release of excess gas which contributes to nausea at times.

Thank you so much for your vote Leslie. The polls remain open throughout the day. :D I really do want to know what you think! Well, today is my first day of summer vacation. I have been needing to install a new router for some time, and a wireless printer for my IPad. I'm tired of having to hop on the computer every time I see something on my iPad I want to print. Anyway, the reason I'm filling you in on this is that my Internet will be down for a while today. Hopefully not for too long, but tech stuff doesn't always go as planned. Sometimes there needs to be a little troubleshooting here and there. I installed the setup we have now, so I'm hoping it won't be too difficult to upgrade. I will catch up later with all of threads, once the wifi comes back up. In the meantime, please vote for SEB or ginger. Thanks angels:)

PS. The mighty lizard Hunter still thinks I need to get up at 5:30. and is very insistent that I do so! He is oh so helpful!;)
Kathy

Ginger also works great on humans. My mother used it for the nausea that she experienced from her Parkinsons meds.

I favor the SEB myself, as Leslie has mentioned it has nutritional value and is soothing to the tummy.

If the SEB seems to bother Buddy then the ginger could be tried.

I have 2 hummingbird feeders on my deck and they attract those beautiful hummingbirds, they are such wee things!!

YAY Summer!!

Okay Angels, As much fun as all of you were having, I am very sorry that I must conclude the poll:D Thank you to all of you who have participated and gave me your feedback.:) For those of you that missed out, stay tuned. My little allergy boy is sure to have a couple more things to try soon.;) SEB won by a very small margin, so I tested that today on Buddy's tummy. There was no sign of irritation. I gave him a dose this afternoon, only one tablespoon of the slippery soup. It did settle his stomach very quickly! :D I'm not going to give him anymore today and see how his stools and allergies go tonight. He didn't like the taste of it at all, so I squirted it into the back of his mouth with a syringe. I went out and bought some canned food earlier. I am going to try to mix it in with some of that and see how it goes tomorrow. There are very small windows in which I can do this, because SEB has to be given two hours before or after meals with meds. Otherwise it can interfere with the absorption of the meds. Ginger is now Plan B. ;)
Hugs,
Kathy

You might have seen my Annie trick on another thread but my vet taught me this... you put the liquid into a plastic syringe (like you use with kids) and you squirt it into the mouth/throat very quickly. This is how I had to give meds to my little angel because she wouldn't take any meds or even food on alot of days. IT works. :) KIM

Thanks Kim. I used the syringe today and did just like you said, because Buddy didn't like the taste at all. He normally isn't picky, so that must be bad tasting gruel! I'm going to mix it in to some canned food 50/50 and see if he'll take it willingly tomorrow. ;) I thought shooting it down his throat would irritate him stomach, but it didn't at all. He got over the ordeal soon enough, as I gave him some kibble cookies right after!:D However, he'll probably go running tomorrow if he sees that syringe!:eek: Hopefully there will not be any allergy problems with the SEB tonight, so we'll be able to continue it tomorrow. Just a tablespoon once or twice a day would make a huge difference!;)
Hugs,
Kathy