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I think I'm going to take Marley in to the vet every couple of weeks to see if her kidney levels look good. She wouldn't eat anything today b/c I tried to re-introduce regular food for her. I even mixed in some salmon b/c she was eating it from my hand. Of course when I added it to the food she snif...

I want to thank everyone for the support and advice. I've always tried to maintain a healthy lifestyle for Marley. She's always been lean and very healthy until now. She has definitely shown improvement since she received the first dose of antibiotics, no more late night panting and restlessness. Sh...

kiwani - Have you had experience with Zubrin? It has a different mechanism of action than the other NSAIDs. I used it for awhile on my shepherd. She had a derm reaction to Rimadyl. The Zubrin worked fine for several months but she seemed to develop a cross sensitivity. I now have my neighbor's shep...

Kiwani, thanks for pointing me to that other group. I'm definitely going to check it out. We just got back from Marley's daily IV antibiotic visit. Her kidney levels didn't go down like we were hoping, only a point. So I discussed it with the vet and we both agree to stop the Previcox and give her s...

Thanks for all the advice. I am very familiar with the adverse affects of the NSAIDs. One of our other dogs who recently died of cancer was on them briefly and had a horrible reaction, panting, incontinence, etc. Luckily we realized it was from the meds not the cancer, so trust me I'm aware. Marley ...

Hi, I'm new to the forum and was hoping some other Chow owners may be able to help me out. I have a 14 year old Chow and she truly is the sunshine of my life. I got her as a pup and she has traveled across the country with me and helped me get through a lot a tough times. She's been healthy her whol...