I forgot to add that he is also on Meloxidyl 0.1 mg for 5 days in a row when he gets bad (becomes immobile to the point of not coming out of his igloo to eat) and CBD cream every day on his ears. I got a 50mg stick of Mary's Tails CBD cream from Saskia at the LA Guinea Pig Rescue and she swears by the stuff. I have seen some great improvement since starting the CBD. It has no THC so it's not bad for him and it's a pea sized amount on the insides of his ears.
Well my vet told me to definitely keep using it and they also have their own CBD oils so I guess that counts. I have seen improvement with the CBD cream and the vet said to give it along with the other meds.
If your (USA) vet has OKed it, then please use it as directed. It is currently not prescribed in the UK for small animals; we have tighter regulations in terms of medication compared to the USA.
OK but I'm only asking if anyone has had any luck with the Dasuquin Advanced. I mentioned the other things my vet recommended just so everyone knows everything he is on right now but the CBD is not the actual subject of my question.
The Meloxidyl (metacam) is on the low side, irrespective of whether it is 0.5 mg (cat) or 1.5 mg (dog) strength but as you are treating with two different lots of CBD you do not want to overdo it.
So I should go against what his vet recommends? This is the only guinea pig vet within 50 miles of me (he's actually 40ish miles so it's still a drive)
Good to know. Thank you. I'm still going to call and ask my vet about it because I'm that helicopter pig mom lol
It's good your piggies are no longer in the bad situation and are getting vet treatment for their long term injuries.
That’s good to know! US vets really need to up their game when it comes to piggies.
Alright I called the vet and they informed me that the chicken and tuna flavoring has no actual meat in it. And that the green tea extract will not affect him. Also that the reason I can't find anything on it through google is because it's not yet public knowledge since the drug is fairly new but it's completely safe to give to him.
I’m so glad you posted this. I’m going to inquire about it as an option for my boy, too. I hope it works for you! It worked wonders for my precious doggo.
I hope so as well. Sadly the back injuries are the least of his problems because when they found the reason for his limping (which was the two damaged vertebrae in his spine) the doctor also found a mass by his heart. I chose not to mention this earlier as it was still fresh and painful for me to talk about. We opted not to do anything about it yet seeing as right now he's not bothered by it and breathing fine because the vet said that odds are, just doing a biopsy that close to his heart could kill him. The anesthesia could kill him, If the mass is an abscess and it pops during the biopsy it could kill him. If he jerks and the needle punctures his heart it could kill him. Post op recovery could kill him and if we leave it alone and it grows or pops it could kill him. So we're in a bit of a damned if we do damned if we don't. He's only 4 1/2 and my hubby and I are just SO attached to him. He's our fur son. We decided in about 3 months we'll take him to the vet and see if the mass is bigger and if it is, we'll do what we need to and hope for the best...But if it's the same and he still seems OK then we'll wait another 3 months and so on. It's the hard part about having fur babies isn't it though? We do everything we can to see to it they don't suffer and all the while we end up suffering for them. For now we're going to focus on his joints and his pain and not think about what the future may bring.