[Scherry H]

Judy W, panting is a huge indicator that he is either in pain or is toxic from the Galliprant. If he doesn’t need an antibiotic don’t give it. Or find a natural antibiotic. I am glad you have a homeopathic vet. We have one too. She oversees everything that our allopathic vet recommendeds. She is in Louisiana, so we do phone consults. Obviously for x rays and such we have to see an allopathic vet. Please take your pet to a specialist. Our routine vets just miss things sometimes, and often they are afraid to think out of the box or it could be that they only know what they know. Every time we have seen a specialist for anything, the zero in on the problem right away and we avoid paying for meds and services that we don’t need. Since October I am already $9000 invested in getting my beautiful Labrador well again. Wish I had pushed for a specialist in October. Instead I trusted and followed directions, now we are in a pickle. FaceBook has some really great support groups for dog owners. I have learned so much. I am a member of Orange County Comsultants and My Dog Beat Cancer With Cannabis. They have literally saved my dogs life!

[Scherry H]

Stop giving these meds! Your dog can die quickly. He is for sure showing you that he cannot tolerate NSAIDs. My boy tried all of them. Galliprant was the last one. He is now on Gabepentin for severe arthritis pain in his back and legs. He also gets buprenorphine when the pain spikes. These two drugs do not upset the GI. Please get your dog screened for cancer at a specialist vet hospital. With all the f-ing x rays that we had done last October to determine where the problems were, his routine vet MISSED a cancerous tumor. It was small. He sent us to a neurologist because my boy continued to decline. The neurologist did more x rays and found the tumor. It’s almost too late for us. But that’s another story. If we had known about the tumor in October, we would have had a much better opportunity to save his life. Good luck!

[Scherry H]

Update on Tenchu Galliprant & PRP. Thank you for the remarks and suggestions. It has now been two weeks since his PRP injection. Sadly, it didn’t affect the left front paw which is the one he is noticeably lame in. They are suggesting a growth hormone injection next. They tell me that he probably won’t do well with stem cell therapy since their was no response from the PRP. I think we are going to move forward with acupuncture instead. He started having coughing hacking spells and some vomiting on even a quarter dose of galliprant so we are done with it too. His arthritis seems to be stable just with the gabeoentin and Adequan injections. We think he must have a torn ligament or something in that left leg. I will keep everyone posted about the acupuncture. Thanks to all who took the time to respond to my message! 💛

PRP stands for platelet rich plasma. It is a fairly easy technique no need for hospitalization if the injection is IV. If they need to inject into a joint, that is more complex and sedation is required. Tenchu had his done by IV since his X-ray didn’t show a need for a joint injection. It can be a very successful therapy for most dogs but they do not know why it helps some but not others. There are no side effects if done correctly.

[Scherry H]

Hi Sue! He seems good today. Tenchu has been on gabapentin since September 2017. I believe that it helps a lot He is able to rest better since he started it. We have seen many vets. We live in a nice city with lots of options. He has 3 now. Their opinions do differ a little at times. His homeopath over sees all decisions made by the allopathic doctors. I think with arthritis one just has to try everything and hope for the best. It’s just part of aging unfortunately. We haven’t tried acupuncture, PRP, cold laser, or chiropractic care yet, so they are next. That is one reason he has 3 vets and counting…..if I only I could find one practice that does it all. I do appreciate forums like this because I learn so much. Thank you!

[Scherry H]

Well it has been a bumpy ride for us and his arthritis since his diagnosis September 2017. We tried all NASAIDS horrible results and then tried Adequan injections biweekly until now. They were a miracle treatment until just recently which is why we are trying Galliprant. I asked his vet today about the scooting and he is not concerned. They never are until it’s too late. He wasn’t concerned when he vomitted the Novox and Deramax either until he was covered in red itchy bumps, by then we were in crisis mode. So that I s why I visit forums such as these and take my vets advice with a grain of salt. I am taking him off the galliprant and checking into Platlet Rich Plasma therapy with and acupuncture, fingers crossed. He is my whole world!!! Thanks again for everyone’s concern.

[Scherry H]

Thanks to all who responded! I didn’t want to write a novel here about my dog’s history but anon 101 is correct. My dog is on his last try with NSAIDS due to intolerance. All was well for a few days with galliprant now all of the sudden I have I scooter. My boy is ten I know everything about him down to how many times his heart beats per minute. Lol. Not really but sort of. That is why the sudden scoot is significant! And no the vets are not the best at discussing these things objectively for whatever reason, that is why I came here with my question. I had read the entire thread thoroughly before I even started the galliprant a few days ago. There was one comment about scooting and I remembered it but couldn’t relocate it. I feel like real opinions from real case studies from dog owners and their pets have way more value than any vet I have ever had. So again, I am so grateful for all of you. A healthy dog can end up in ER within hours from NSAIDS, look it up. It’s true. Thanks anon101 !

[Scherry H]

Anybody notice sudden dog scooting after galliprant? My dog has never done this. Is this a sign of allergic reaction? His stool looks fine.

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