Calling our Sheltie nation vets . . . Help please.

Lynnel said:
I am in between my fur babies vet and internist. He has pancreatits, with a little sludge in the bladder. His pan creates attacks are wild with only small amt of vomiting and loss of appetite. The problem is my vet does not think he need The medication called Ursidol, but the Internist does?? It's time to refil and I don't know what to do. I will look up the side effects and see if that helps make a decision, but my husband and I don't know what to do? Please Help. Thank you
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you can always withhold the urisidol and see how he does. If he has attack or startes with diarrhea etc start him back on the urisidol. If he remains stable than maybe he is fine without it??

My vet and I tried to hold on the urisidol after she had been on it 5 months..we got 3 days out and all hell broke loose..It wouldnt hurt anything and its free to call the internist and ask him what he thinks to do.
 
Lynnel said:
I was asking for a opinion not a diagnosis tofu!!! And I certainly don't need a lecture!!
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Please take a step back and calm down. The moderator is not lecturing you. She is bringing the forum rules to your attention. I just posted something in another thread about how being rude to the moderators isn't acceptable. (FYI, your response to her while using exclamation points is the equivalent of yelling at a person and is causing the confusion.)

You misunderstood how she was trying to bring this to your attention and advise you that this forum isn't going to provide you the expertise you really need. You used the word "help" and not "opinion" when posting so her response was based on that.

For more information, please read this related post by me. http://www.sheltieforums.com/showpost.php?p=268996&postcount=20
 
Why not ask the internist why his opinion differs from that of your vet? He ought to be able to give you a good reason, and then maybe you can inquire whether that reasoning is sound.

It appears to me that everyone here is getting frustrated with you and trying as hard as they can in a polite way to tell you so. Don't make them despise you by indulging in angry ripostes! That kind of thing can only escalate into something ugly!
 
I have asked the interest even the allergist, she must feels he should take it and the vet doesn't and that's what is so frustrating, which I have already posted. Unless you have a sheltie or any fur baby with this many issues you don't know how difficult and not to mention expensive it is.
 
Lynnel said:
I have asked the interest even the allergist, she must feels he should take it ....
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Yes, but why? What is the reason he believes the dog should take it? Find that out and you might be able to decide why there is the disparity between your vet's opinion and the internist's. If he won't tell you, find another internist.
 
Just curious. Do the internist and vet talk to one another? Confer with one another together? I don't mean tell you what to do, or not to do, but actually talk to one another?

I ask, because when I took Miko to my vet, regarding a limp, the first thing my vet said was that he went over my internists records to catch up on Miko's health. Then I was told he has arthritis. Vet told me he will call my internist to discuss what options Miko has for pain killers (he has kidney failure).

My point here being, of course, is that my vet called the internist to discuss what medication to use before they prescribed it to me.

I would probably find out if they discussed the medication together. And if not, why not? The vet should have all the internists medical records (mine sends it to them after each visit) and vice versa. They should be working together, not against each other. I guess, that would be my first question, "are you two working together? If not, why not?"

Hugs. I know having differing opinions is hard. It's why those two should be working together to help stabilize your pup and make your life is easier, not harder. Good luck. I hope they come to some sort of consensus. If not, I guess you have to choose who you trust more or find a new internist or vet.
 
My vet sent me to her and I just assumed he did, since he and my allergist do send each other the records and do talk to each other. But I am not sure because later on when the ursidol came up he wouldn't fill the prescription and became a little strange about it. Like you don't need me your going to the Internesr! That he sent me too!!! I do trust them both and my vet is fairly new because I left my old vet after eleven years when he wouldn't give max thyroid meds. Long story!!! He doesn't feel Max needs it, but I saw the sludge in his bladder and the internest is concerned for his liver so it's a preventative. I just don't want the pancreas irritated so I have been getting him off the pregnisoneit for his allergies. He is on meds for thyroid etc. I give a lot of supplements and I am always fighting yeast which he had a very bad case when we rescued him. It's just on going and this guy just lays around? He shows no signs of anything until he vomits then we know its pancreas. Sorry carried away.
 
Ok, that's just strange. Personally, if it was me, I'd be frustrated, but I'd also tell the vet, he needs to talk to the Internist and they need to work together. All this is going to do is stress you out, and like you need that. Good luck. I hope they can work together and figure out a good solid plan.
 
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