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Originally Posted by BarbaraM  Not to be one to leave a stone unturned when I am after information, I am in contact with them. I will find this information out asap and will forward.
Seems like an actual site to me though. They do ask for donations, but I am sure any web site can be self serving, no? I am NOT sure if I can get financial information from them, I am sure they have a legal dept of some type for that.
I repeat, a site that claims to help animals then posts erroneous information just doesn't seem too credible, to me. Today with all of the law suits, and pets becoming members of the family, one must be careful NOT to diagnose or prescribe lest they get hit with law suits - wouldn't you agree?
I found the info about lomotil very informative. There are always side effects, precautions, drug interactions, etc. Then there is that ONE SIZE FITS ALL mentality to get around as well. Some do well with one type of medication, while others do NOT. I am one to get as much info good/bad as I can and ask ask ask ask as many questions as I can.
I have to agree to the treatment and care of my furry family, I better make sure I know as much as possible. That is why I am so upset that
NOT ONE "VET" SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT CT WHILE TED WAS HAVING EPISODES.
The animal care industry failed Ted with this. I have learned from it and it will help me to learn as much as I can to protect him.
The feeling of admonishing that "vet" will subside in time. But she was the one that came away with almost $500 OF MY MONEY. AND NO TREATMENT FOR A CRITICAL PATIENT. |
Yes, it is an actual site. I did not say it was not. If you read the answer to the question about Lomotil, the answer was written by an unknown author. He/she is giving their "opinion" about the use of Lomotil. That is not the same as a site that gives actual research data. It is simply one person's "opinion".
MY opinion is based upon real data from a Veterinary Manual....my "opinion" is that Immodium is not a substitute for Lomotil when used for Collapsing Trachea. I would suggest that anyone interested should consult with a licensed vet to find out whose "opinion" is correct.
Here are the exact words used on that website:
Question:
Is Lomotil good for my dogs collapsing trachea?
Answer:
Lomitil is an opiate antidiarrheal drug, similar to loperamide (Immodium), which has largely replaced it because Lomotil was Rx only and Immodium is OTC.
To the best of my knowledge, these drugs have motility-modifying effects only on the GI system, not on the respiratory system. Like any other opioid drug, at high enough doses, they could cause respiratory depression (which may or may not be a good thing in a dog with tracheal collapse). At any rate, since tracheal collapse is a structural problem from degenerating cartilage rings and not a "spasm" problem,
I can't see how these drugs would be useful by reducing "spasms" of the trachea.
One way that they might be helping (if they do indeed help), is that, being opioid agonists, they
possibly have at least a little antitussive (cough inhibiting) effect, although again, the GI motility effect is the main action with these drugs. So, if the patient is coughing and these drugs are even weak cough suppressants, there might be some improvement seen.
However, since there are proven dependable cough suppressants already available to us (such as hydrocodone), I would much rather use one of them, and possibly a tranquilizer also if that was needed.
-------None of the above is given out as factual information...it is merely the person's "opinion".