what type of pain meds are safe for cats?… by jedibill
My old female cat is showing signs of her joints acheing.
Is there anything I can feed her to help ease her pain?
I can't afford to let the vet run a bunch of tests just to tell me what I allready know. She's getting old.
All she will eat is tuna so I feed her small amounts several
times a day. Is there anything safe that I can add to help her?
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I assure you that if you tell your vet you just want your cat to be comfortable they will accommodate you.
Bloodwork should be checked on a senior cat to assess her health status.
The blood panel will also allow the veterinarian to decipher which medications the cat will be able to tolerate.
Metacam is a non steroidal anti inflammatory .
It works very well and cats like its flavor.
It important to monitor kidney values while administering metacam.
Buprenex is a synthetic opioid that can be given orally.
It is an exceptional pain reliever that lasts up to 8 hours.
Buprenex does not have the typically GI side effects that opioid do.
Omega Fatty Acids have strong anti inflammatory properties.
Cosequin for cats is a glucosamine chrondrotin supplement you sprinkle on the cats food.
SynoviG3 is a glucosamine chrondrotin supplement that has msm in it. I have seen many animals improve on this supplement. It has shone to be a good pain reliever.
Adaquan injections work extremely well in cats.
I have heard promising outcomes with this treatment.
Weekly injections for a month.
Then every few months.
Cats are very sensitive to drugs.
So do not give anything other than directed by a veterinarian.
I wish your cat a Merry Christmas
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How long do withdrawl symptoms for tofranil last?… by emesum
I was on 25mg down from 50 and ive stopped taking them. Ive been getting dizzy. Please straight answers only i have a baby and they were making it hard to get up in the morning and now i feel heaps better. I stopped taking them 4 days ago.
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I am glad you stopped taking Tofranil.
I think this was one of the older antidepressants.
If you still need to take medication, there are newer ones that can help make you feel better. I took Tofranil for about ten years and it didn't help me very much This was before all the newer medications came on the market.
Best Wishes. I am glad you are feeling better.
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What is harder for you to control: positive or negative symptoms?… by Digital A
Does your medication clear up even the negative symptoms?
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Depends on the symptoms you're talking about. I have a psychology degree and I'm pretty familiar with the effects of medications.
I'm assuming that you mean positive and negative in the psychological sense, where positive symptoms (Type I symptoms) are the PRESENCE of a symptom of the illness (like hallucinations in schizophrenia), and negative symptoms (Type II symptoms) are when a normal response is ABSENT (like a flat affect in schizophrenia, where you don't display normal emotional responses).
Negative symptoms are almost always harder to control than positive symptoms. Generally speaking, it's much easier to make a positive symptom go away than it is to make a person start generating a “normal” behavior to compensate for a negative symptom.
Almost all neuroleptic medications such as thorazine, prolixin, mellaril, stelazine, haldol, taractan, navane, loxitane, moban, and orap are much more effective in treating positive symptoms. 1/4 of schizophrenics don't respond to these drugs at all for either kind of symptom, but the people who DO respond usually only see reduction of the positive symptoms. This means that they may not have any active psychotic symptoms, but they will still have problems with lack of motivation and building positive interpersonal relationships.
Atypical antipsychotics work better at reducing BOTH positive and negative symptoms. These drugs include clozaril, risperdal, zyprexa, seroquel, and geodon.
Both neuroleptics and atypical antipsychotics have side effects, but neuroleptics tend to have side effects that are more severe.
Most physicians use the newer atypical antipsychotics because patients tolerate them better, they have fewer severe side effects, and they help treat the negative symptoms. These symptoms may not clear up entirely, but many patients do see significant improvement.
Hope this answers your question. =)
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I would like to answer a subject relating to prednisolone and alcohol?… by Carol
It is a question that has long ago been resolved but, I am taking 10mg of prednisolone a day for polymyalgia. Last week I checked up with our local pharmacist who said that alcohol in moderation was perfectly alright, as long as I did not get tipsy. I just thought I would let you know.
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No amount of alcohol is ok with Prednisolone. The pharmacist is way off by telling you that you can drink as long as you don't “get tipsy.” Prednisolone is a steroid, and any steroid when mixed with alcohol can be damaging to you stomach. I'd ask your doctor about it before you take the word of a pharmacist.
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How long after taking Clomiphene should i get pregnant?… by jessicab_87
I have been taking it for 2month now ( for a week after each period). I have been trying to get pregnant for 1 year now. Has anyone every taken Clomiphene and it worked and how long should it take to work.
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Success Rates with Clomiphene
Of the women who have a withdrawal bleed following to Provera, 70 to 90 percent will ovulate in response to clomiphene citrate; and 40 to 60 percent will conceive within six to twelve cycles. Taking clomiphene will not make you super-fertile. The conception rate approaches that of normal couples: approximately 20 percent per month for women in their twenties. When clomiphene therapy fails, other fertility factors should be examined more closely.
GOD BLESS,
Mieko M
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Is it possible to get pregnant with a Progesterone level of 2 on day 21?… by Katie
I have PCOS and I have been taking clomid and dexamethazone since june, I have had my progesterone drawn 4 times and thay have all ranged from 1-2…I know that 12 is ideal..I am currently awaiting my cycle so I can begin another round of clomid but was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of someone get pregnant at this low of a level or if its just not possible?
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A progesterone level of 2 ng/ml or any level under 3 tells that you have not ovulated yet, so unless the progesterone rises later in the cycle then you are not going to get pregnant that month.
If the Clomid is not working, have you tried injectable medications? Injectable FSH such as Bravelle, Gonal-F or Follistim work well in most patients with PCOS for whom Clomid fails. Good luck!!
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Is Calcijex only available in the injectable form?… by aarj
Are there no Calcijex pills to take orally?
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Yes, Calcijex, a brand of calcitriol in solution form for injection, is only available in the injectible form.
Calcitriol is marketed under various trade names including Calcijex (Abbott), Rocaltrol (Roche) and Decostriol (Mibe, Jesalis).
Calcitriol, or 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (abbreviated 1,25-(OH)2 D3) is the active form of vitamin D found in the body (vitamin D3). It increases the absorption of calcium and phosphate from the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys.
Calcitrol is available in both injectable and oral forms, but only in the injectable form under the name Calcijex. Rocaltrol is a name of the oral form, but it may not be right for you. For dialysis patients, for example, the injectible form is preferred.
http://www.drugs.com/cdi/calcijex-solution.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcitriol
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/rocaltrol.html
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What are the dangers of taking Zofran during the third trimester of pregnancy?… by S
I was taking it before for hyperemesis gravidarum(severe nausea and vomiting),but I've gotten different answers from different drs. about whether it's ok in the 3rd trimester. I know the best thing to do is to stay away from most prescription drugs but I've been hospitalized for dehydration like 5 times so far and this pill is the only thing that really helped me..has anyone else had HG during their 3rd trimester and how did they deal with it?
Best Answer:
Zofran, also known as Ondansetron (HCl Dihydrate), is often prescribed for bouts of nausea and even severe morning sickness. However, the safety of this drug during pregnancy is not clearly established. In fact, some doctors would bypass it entirely just to be on the safe side.
Ondansetron is not approved by the FDA to handle morning sickness. Unfortunately, there aren't any medications that have been established by the FDA to combat morning sickness. This does not mean that drugs are not dispensed anyway.
Other prescribed medications apart from Zofran include Anergan, Dramamine, Benadryl, Compazine, Antivert, Phenergan, Inapsine, and Reglan.
Hyperemesis gravidarum is a serious form of morning sickness that tends to result in severe dehydration and pH imbalances in the blood. If you feel your morning sickness is “out of control”, seek medical attention.
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A 10% solution of protein is placed ina dialysis sac. THe sac is placed in distilled water.Which is true?… by rr
a) water moves into the sac
b) the protein is generating osmotic pressure
c)the protein cannot get out of the sac
d)osmosis is taking place
e)all of the above are true
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The answer is e) all of the above are true. The protein is indeed generating ismotic pressure (b) that tends to pull the water through the membrane and into the sac (a) a process of osmosis (d) because the protein cannot get out of the sac (c) and equalize by diffusion through the entire solution.
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What type of work did the prisoners of Auschwitz do? Plz dont answer unless you have the website! thx!?… by ? So Long and Goodnig
Make sure u have the website cuz i have to site it.
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Auschwitz was selected to be the site of the first concentration camp in what is now Poland because of its location near a major railroad junction and because there was already a military camp there with usable buildings. The camp had been built originally for migratory farm laborers on their way to seasonal work on large German estates. This farm labor exchange was built in a district of the town of Auschwitz, called Zazole, in 1916. Auschwitz was then in Galicia, a province in the Austro-Hungarian sector of the former country of Poland, which had been divided between the Russians, Austrians and Prussians (Germans) in 1795. At the time that the concentration camp was opened in Auschwitz, this area had been incorporated into the Greater German Reich; it was not part of German-occupied Poland.
Initially a labor camp for Polish political prisoners and German criminals who assisted the Nazis in supervising the prisoners, Auschwitz I did not become a camp for the systematic extermination of the Jews until after the Wannsee conference, on January 20, 1942, in which plans for the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” were made.
Between 1942 and 1944, there were 40 sub-camps established, under the jurisdiction of Auschwitz III; these camps were located mainly in the vicinity of steelworks, coal mines and factories where the Auschwitz prisoners worked as slave laborers.
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