It may need to stay covered. Are they actual stitches or staples? I would have thought skin glue might work well in a place like that.

BRUTUS ... you is missin it!! Starmucks ... that's the place that alway slooks at Mom weirdo when she wants "haffa cuppa decaf with haf a cuppa hot water". Trust me -- they don't know my mom -- she don't need more wired!! But ... I got 4 words fur ya. (I'ma dog .. I can 2 count!!) LEMON ... ICED .... POUND .... CAKE Yum.... nooo Brutus it is **beyond** yum. There ain't nuffin bedder. sswwwwwwwwwwlllllllllllllllurppppppppppp (sorry almost drooled on the keybored there

[quote user="NicoleS"] [quote user="Myra"]"Itis" means inflammation, not infection. Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. It is not an infection in and of itself, although as I stated above, it can occur secondary to another intestinal infection. Antibiotics are usually prescribed in order to (1) treat any already existing infection that may have triggered the pancreatitis, and (2) to prevent a secondary infection occurring due to the irritated pancreas.[/quote

Because it's neuro in nature I would be trying TCVM (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine) -- not to leave your vet, but rather to use acupuncture and Chinese herbs to "compliment" what your vet is doing. Dr. Roger Clemmons is knowns all over the world in his work on DM in dogs (and Wobbler's like Bevo has) and if I'm not mistaken CA as well. He's one of the vets on staff at the Chi Institute http://www.tcvm.com -- and he is also the head neurosurgeon at the U of Florida

There are others here far more experienced with HD than me -- they can tell you about the surgeries, etc. My first suggestion would be acupuncture. It can help with pain as well as helping keep the muscles working. I would probably also be feeding a diet using veggies instead of grain but without a huge high protein level. You don't want abundant energy -- you can get good nutrition from veggies. A food that is ultra high protein is like giving him rocket fuel with no where to burn it off.

Just plain old pain, or being frustrated about "can do this the way I always do" can cause gi upset. easily. Literally it is super easy when there is any sort of 'stress' for gut bacteria to flourish and over-grow. Add to that a change in food and it could definitely explain some collitis (constipation and then loose stool). However, according to my "Pill Book Guide to Medication for Your Dog and Cat" (Dell Ref, 1998) yeah, one of the typical side effects of Rimadyl (Carprophen

Honestly, this is just *my* opinion but I don't use HeartGuard nor Iverhart because they are now dosed SO low that they fail rather regularly. I would either use the pills as they are (and it's still dosed unbelievably low) or exchange for Interceptor, which fails far less often.

[quote user="mish1000"] They also checked her stool sample for any parasites and found none. He felt that it was Colitis and was happening in her large insestine. Immediately after taking the meds she started having her normal hard stools. After the 7th day I took her off the pills. Two days later she started having diarrhea again. Same as last time. The vet originally prescribed enough pills for 10 days plus a refill. I put her back on the pills as I feel she was not on them long enough

That Chihuahua Dormitory site is BAD BAD BAD -- not only is it spam, it's a dangerous website and will give you all sorts of bad viral type infections in your computer. Folks just don't go there.

Been out of pocket most all weekend. [quote user="FrisbyPI"]And, Frisby now has a mild ear infection--go figure! Her blood test results will be back tomorrow-fingers crossed. [/quote] Oh gee -- you'd think Frisby was immune-suppressed or something? Sheesh -- it's like the body just LOOKS for infections to find. Ohhh THIS is irritated ... INFECT!!! (Anybuddy remember Arnold Horshack from "Welcome Back Kotter"??? OHHHH OH OH OHHHHHH!!! -- it's like the body is standing