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| 2354.1 | | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Mon Apr 03 1989 18:33 | 8 |
| TUFTS. definitely the answer. They are helping me with a problem
that Black Thunder has. My vet was stumped and had very little reference
material on the subject.
Sandi (Lightning, DejaVu & Thunder's mom)
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| 2354.2 | hope this helps your argument | YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO | | Mon Apr 03 1989 18:37 | 6 |
| "learning" schools often have their thumb on the pulse of what's
new in veterinary medicine. They also have access to the best names
in veterinary medicine. If they are stumped, they will know who
to refer your parents to.
Jo
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| 2354.3 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Mon Apr 03 1989 20:52 | 5 |
| Please let us know what happens. I vote for Tufts too. With
people "learning" medical schools, you get shiny new doctors up on
the latest research and supervising gurus. Can't do much better
than that.
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| 2354.4 | thank you | WFOOFF::GONCALVES | | Mon Apr 03 1989 22:12 | 16 |
| Thanks, I'll let my parents know.
It's very hard going to visit and watching Sam cough. It makes
me feel like leaving the house.
If I recall, another note had the address and directions to
Tufts. I'm going to give the information regarding this school
right away to my parents.
They have to do something for Sam.
Thanks,
Shelly, Selina, & Mijo
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| 2354.5 | a different approach | CHET::MACDONALD | | Tue Apr 04 1989 13:25 | 5 |
| If your parents are interested in an alternative, Dr. Richard Kearns
in Hingham MA practices holistic medicine. If you want more info
drope me a note. Good Luck!!
MaryAnne
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| 2354.6 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, & Holly; in Calif. | Tue Apr 04 1989 14:57 | 10 |
| I just remembered that Holly had a problem like this once. It
was awful. It turned out that what finally helped was treating it
like an allergic reaction -- the vet gave her a shot of something and
then she had to take some pills (prednisone? cortisone? ???) for
a couple of weeks or so. She has been fine since then, but
the vet certainly tried a lot of things before he hit on this,
and once he did she started to get better within an hour or
so as I recall. I would certainly get that baby to another vet
asap. please let us know how things go.
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| 2354.7 | asthma? | WILKIE::RUSSO | | Tue Apr 04 1989 16:41 | 19 |
| My male cat, Malcolm, had a very similar problem. It turned out
to be asthma. It was diagnosed immediately by the vet at the
Framingham Animal Hospital. He was given a shot of cortisone and
stopped coughing within 5-10 minutes. I had to give him pills for
about two weeks (also cortisone). It re-occured twice since but
if you catch it early enough you can stop it with the pills. It
has been two years since the last attack. The vet also recommended
that we use dust free cat litter. It is supposedly triggered by
some kind of allergic reaction. With a cat, it is very hard to
narrow it down to the cause. I've been using dust free litter but
we also moved into a new house. The old apartment had oil heat
which also may have been the cause. My husband and I developed
bronchitis in the same apartment.
The vet told me that it was a very common problem with cats
that were sick as kittens. Malcolm was recovering from pneumonia
when I adopted him. Sorry to ramble... Hope you find the problem
soon.
Mary
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| 2354.8 | It's asthma! | SPGBAS::MCNAMARA | | Wed Apr 05 1989 11:54 | 13 |
| I asked this same question about a year ago - can't remember the
number. I have a 12 year old male Siamese who was coughing constantly.
We also use Framingham Animal Hospital. Mao has asthma - that's
the diagnosis. We're not as lucky as .7 - Mao has to have one
prednisone tablet per week or he resumes his coughing. I have tried
to stretch it out when he's better but he never makes it past a
couple of weeks. He's otherwise very healthy and happy - he doesn't
even mind taking his pills anymore. The only scary time was an
upper respiratory virus he contracted several months ago (mentioned
a few notes back) - luckily, he pulled out of it.
Get him to a vet and on medication soon!
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| 2354.9 | Tufts is a good vet hospital. | CPDW::MCDONOUGH | I'm a friend of THUNDER | Mon Apr 10 1989 14:42 | 18 |
| One thing folks have a tendency to forget regarding "Teaching
hospitals" is the fact that the students don't learn everything on
their own...SOMEONE has to teach them!!
Your odds of haveing one of the students work on your animal are
about 100%...but the chances of students being the Dr. in charge of the
case are about nil...
Tufts happens to be on top of the latest techniques....they ahppen to
be one of very few Vet hospitals that use "ultrasound" to treat
bladder, gall and kidney stones...and very sucessfully. They are a
leader in animal cancer research and treatment.
Tufts DOES however, use dogs to experiment on during the training of
veterinarians. Most of the dogs used by Tufts are retired Greyhounds.
From what I've read, they use approximately 400 dogs per year, but the
reports I've seen state that they have a very good care program for
these experimantal animals. I am not entereing this information to
begin an animal rights debate. I happen to be against this practice,
but I also recognize the fact that there is a certain need for it...
JM
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