Our regimen

itoddm · 09-30-2009, 06:28 PM

My 11 year old miniature schnauzer, Zoey, was diagnosed with a pulmonary tumor. The vet gave her 2 days to 2 weeks. We are working towards week 6 right now. This is what I am doing for Zoey. Is it working? I don't know. She has outlived what the vet said but he made an educated guess. I just know that she is having more good days than bad days.
She gets 10 mg of prednisone once a day, 25 mg of tramadol three times a day, 1 mg of Valium every 12 hours. In addition, I am giving her one capsule of K9 immunity, 1/2 tablet of transfer factor, one capsule of Thorne's Small Animal Antioxidants, 1000 mg of salmon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon of Dogzymes Digestive Enzymes. I crush the transfer factor, open the capsules and mix these together and blend it with some wet dog food (Hill's A/D) and give her this with an oral syringe. She has stopped eating dog food totally on her own. So I give her Hill's A/D via the oral syringe (1/2 ounce at a time) throughout the day. I have been feeding her a variety of the following: shaved deli turkey, boiled boneless chicken thighs, tuna in oil, Spam and occasionally she will eat broccoli, black beans and carrots. I have been giving her some Solid Gold Tiny Tots which she likes to eat. I supplement this with Nutri-Cal (which you can buy online much cheaper than in any store).

Again, this seems to be working for her. I have no idea what is helping her. Her appetite changes a good bit. Occasionally she shakes/trembles and doesn't seem to feel good. But overall, she seems comfortable, rests a lot, follows me around the house, drinks a lot of water, goes outside to pee and poop.

Benpaws · 10-01-2009, 07:05 AM

Dear Friend,
Enjoy every moment you have with Zoey and good that she likes to eat some things. Every little "bite" is helpful. You are certainly doing all you can to make her comfortable and enjoy each day.
The prednisone cause a lot of drinking and therefore a lot of urination.
My prayers go out to you. Each day you have Zoey is an added day of unconditional love.
It has been 25 weeks today since our mini schnauzer Benny crossed Rainbow Bridge.

Blessings,
Joanne & Shadow

09-30-2009, 06:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
itoddm Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18	Our regimen My 11 year old miniature schnauzer, Zoey, was diagnosed with a pulmonary tumor. The vet gave her 2 days to 2 weeks. We are working towards week 6 right now. This is what I am doing for Zoey. Is it working? I don't know. She has outlived what the vet said but he made an educated guess. I just know that she is having more good days than bad days. She gets 10 mg of prednisone once a day, 25 mg of tramadol three times a day, 1 mg of Valium every 12 hours. In addition, I am giving her one capsule of K9 immunity, 1/2 tablet of transfer factor, one capsule of Thorne's Small Animal Antioxidants, 1000 mg of salmon oil, and 1/4 teaspoon of Dogzymes Digestive Enzymes. I crush the transfer factor, open the capsules and mix these together and blend it with some wet dog food (Hill's A/D) and give her this with an oral syringe. She has stopped eating dog food totally on her own. So I give her Hill's A/D via the oral syringe (1/2 ounce at a time) throughout the day. I have been feeding her a variety of the following: shaved deli turkey, boiled boneless chicken thighs, tuna in oil, Spam and occasionally she will eat broccoli, black beans and carrots. I have been giving her some Solid Gold Tiny Tots which she likes to eat. I supplement this with Nutri-Cal (which you can buy online much cheaper than in any store). Again, this seems to be working for her. I have no idea what is helping her. Her appetite changes a good bit. Occasionally she shakes/trembles and doesn't seem to feel good. But overall, she seems comfortable, rests a lot, follows me around the house, drinks a lot of water, goes outside to pee and poop.

10-01-2009, 07:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Benpaws Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Oakville, ON., CANADA Posts: 1,692	Zoey Dear Friend, Enjoy every moment you have with Zoey and good that she likes to eat some things. Every little "bite" is helpful. You are certainly doing all you can to make her comfortable and enjoy each day. The prednisone cause a lot of drinking and therefore a lot of urination. My prayers go out to you. Each day you have Zoey is an added day of unconditional love. It has been 25 weeks today since our mini schnauzer Benny crossed Rainbow Bridge. Blessings, Joanne & Shadow

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