JetPeanut
New Born Pup
Hello Everyone,
The purpose of this post is to provide some information about our experiences with a pretty strong case of cystitis. It is our hope that other owners can benefit from our findings.
Our 2 and a half year old female has been suffering from cystitis for just over a year now. After her diagnosis, we began a daily glucosamine regiment of 125 mg of Feliway glucosamine (half a capsule mixed with water every 12 hours). This did the trick for about 4 months until the squeaking began to sneak back into the picture. Just as the moderator suggested, I doubled the dose for 3 days in hopes of quelling the flare. It took the edge off, but it didn't solve the problem. As recommended by the moderator (thank you again), we were off to the our vet the next day. She admitted that our problem and treatment was fairly new to her. She is a wonderful lady and listened attentively. Then, she went out of her way to research Cartrophen and glucosamine thoroughly. She called back with a possible solution. We did 4 weekly starter doses of Cartrophen and then maintained with a monthly shot. She also suggested to continue the glucosamine if the Cartrophen alone wasn't cutting it. I asked if we would be overdosing this way. She informed us that Cartrophen worked differently.
Predictably, the Cartrophen wasn't enough on its own. Fast forward to the present (4 months later)... we have settled in on one half capsule of glucosamine every 8 hours to go along with the monthly dose of Cartrophen.
For the time being, we get the very odd squeak, but she appears to be much more comfortable.
Fingers crossed that we have found a permanent solution. Many thanks again to the moderator for all the guidance.
The purpose of this post is to provide some information about our experiences with a pretty strong case of cystitis. It is our hope that other owners can benefit from our findings.
Our 2 and a half year old female has been suffering from cystitis for just over a year now. After her diagnosis, we began a daily glucosamine regiment of 125 mg of Feliway glucosamine (half a capsule mixed with water every 12 hours). This did the trick for about 4 months until the squeaking began to sneak back into the picture. Just as the moderator suggested, I doubled the dose for 3 days in hopes of quelling the flare. It took the edge off, but it didn't solve the problem. As recommended by the moderator (thank you again), we were off to the our vet the next day. She admitted that our problem and treatment was fairly new to her. She is a wonderful lady and listened attentively. Then, she went out of her way to research Cartrophen and glucosamine thoroughly. She called back with a possible solution. We did 4 weekly starter doses of Cartrophen and then maintained with a monthly shot. She also suggested to continue the glucosamine if the Cartrophen alone wasn't cutting it. I asked if we would be overdosing this way. She informed us that Cartrophen worked differently.
Predictably, the Cartrophen wasn't enough on its own. Fast forward to the present (4 months later)... we have settled in on one half capsule of glucosamine every 8 hours to go along with the monthly dose of Cartrophen.
For the time being, we get the very odd squeak, but she appears to be much more comfortable.
Fingers crossed that we have found a permanent solution. Many thanks again to the moderator for all the guidance.