We just got home from the vet, where Alexander was such a good boy.
The doctor was very supportive of putting Alexander on Anipryl. Yay!! He's had a lot of success with it and is really hopeful that it can help Alex, too.
He also put Alex on a half pill of Rimadyl one or two times per day (the bottle said 25mg, but I'm not sure if that's for the whole pill or for Alex's 1/2 pill dose).
The bloodwork results won't be in until next week, but the doctor said Alex appears extremely healthy except for the arthritis and the confusion. He was impressed with Alex's coat, teeth and weight, and said his left eye looks in very good condition - he didn't think Alex should be having any problems seeing out of that eye. The right eye does have a large cataract though. Heart, lungs, etc. all sounded great he said. He repeated several times that Alexander appeared to be in excellent health.
I asked about vitamin B, denamarin (sp?) and the other things recommended throughout this thread, but the doctor wants to wait for the bloodwork before putting Alex on anything else. He said as good as Alex looks he really doesn't think Alex needs anything else at this time.
I'm so hopeful that these medicines will help Alexander. Thank you all so, so much for the wonderful advice, the strength you've given me to take Alexander in and ask some tough questions, and for all the prayers!!!
It means more than I can ever say.
Hugs,
Bonny
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