Canine TCC - Pepcid A/C, UTI Meds, & diapers

Hi,

My 16 yr. old male mini dachshund was diagnosed with TCC on 12/26/07.  (I wrote in once before to say how great this website is!).  Given that Jesse has a touchy tummy, he is on Metacam vs Piroxicam.  Even so, I thought the Pepcid AC sounded like a good idea too, so we tried that and he vomited about every other day.  So we tried him without the Pepcid, just giving him the Metacam and he has not vomited even once since.  Go figure???!!! 

Also I wanted to ask about medications tried for the urinary infections.  He has had 2 now since the 12/26 diagnosis.  He's been on Clavamox so far, but now today I noticed a bit of blood in his urine.  What other meds have you used besides Clavamox and did they work better?  Has anyone had any luck with plain yogurt??  I was thinking of trying that too.

And, 1 last thing, given that Jesse is 16 and a bit absent minded these days as well as being partially blind and deaf and now has the TCC, we got a pack of Pampers and put one on him when he's walking around between feedings and naps!  We wrap it around him and punch a hole in each side and tie it on with a shoe string.  Works slick and is easy to take on and off and it works and he doesn't seem to mind one bit.  :-)

Love to all of you out there in this similar situation. 

Doxy Deb - Madison, WI

Hope this might give you an idea on your alternative meds with UTI question. I am prone to UTI's myself and found that after several of them after 40 I needed a preventative. I take a supplement called cranactin. It contains a substance extracted from cranberries which is actually proven to keep bacteria from adhering to the bladder wall. (This is why some people swear by drinking cranberry juice for prevention.) According to a book I have (New Choices in Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats, by Amy Shojai, Rodale Press, 1999), this is safe for dogs to take.

On 1/22/2008 Doxy Deb wrote:

Hi,

My 16 yr. old male mini dachshund was diagnosed with TCC on 12/26/07.  (I wrote in once before to say how great this website is!).  Given that Jesse has a touchy tummy, he is on Metacam vs Piroxicam.  Even so, I thought the Pepcid AC sounded like a good idea too, so we tried that and he vomited about every other day.  So we tried him without the Pepcid, just giving him the Metacam and he has not vomited even once since.  Go figure???!!! 

Also I wanted to ask about medications tried for the urinary infections.  He has had 2 now since the 12/26 diagnosis.  He's been on Clavamox so far, but now today I noticed a bit of blood in his urine.  What other meds have you used besides Clavamox and did they work better?  Has anyone had any luck with plain yogurt??  I was thinking of trying that too.

And, 1 last thing, given that Jesse is 16 and a bit absent minded these days as well as being partially blind and deaf and now has the TCC, we got a pack of Pampers and put one on him when he's walking around between feedings and naps!  We wrap it around him and punch a hole in each side and tie it on with a shoe string.  Works slick and is easy to take on and off and it works and he doesn't seem to mind one bit.  :-)

Love to all of you out there in this similar situation. 

Doxy Deb - Madison, WI