arthritis meds

ladybug218 · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3

Has anyone used metacam? My dog has been taking it for almost 5 months now and is showing severe decrease in appetite. Has anyone tried the nonpresciption natural meds?

Pauline Weiss · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject:

maybe the decrease in appetite is a side-effect of taking metacam? have you tried taking your dog off this med?

ladybug218 · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 3

took her to the vet today he is taking her off metacam ,trying something else also found a heart murmer this morning. I will know more when I pick her up this afternoon

Trish Coyne · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:50 am Post subject:

i hope all's well with your dog and the new med won't have any side-effects.

Eleni Gordon · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject:

i didn't know dogs get heart murmurs as well.

in humans, however, heart murmurs are mostly harmless. maybe the same is true with dogs? but then again, heart murmurs can be an indication of a heart problem. tell us how your visit with the vet went.

Gina Cavendish · Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject:

could heartworms cause heart murmurs? i'm curious.

Jennifer Trenton · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:37 am Post subject:

from what i know, heart murmurs can signal the presence of heartworm disease. as for being the cause, i'm not sure. could anyone enlighten us on this?

Gina Cavendish · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: