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LadyConstanze -> RE: Why the hell dont we ever talk about dogs? (8/8/2011 5:46:18 AM)
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Have you tried green oat tea for him? It's used a lot in herbal medication as it flushes the system out, the dog will pee a lot more, usually one gives it for infections of the urinal tract or for gout as it has strong cleansing properties (washes out the crystal build up that causes gout) and strengthens the immune system, I don't know if it would help for the problem of your dog but if it is a fluid build up, it might work really well. It would be at least worth checking it with your vet if you can give it a try, I lost 2 pet rats due to a rodent virus and the youngest one was suffering from it pretty badly too, very audible breathing with a rasp even after he had a course of antibiotics and the vet said not much more they can do, he'll always have and the fluid build up in the lungs is the reason for it and quite dangerous, I was desperate and started to put him on the tea (not like there was much to lose anyway) and within a couple of days the rasping that was there for weeks and months disappeared, the only problem is that I have to keep him on it, as it tends to come back when I stop mixing the tea with his water, but the tea is really not expensive and it seems to make a difference.
I heard from a couple of people that it's hard to find in the US, only some health food shops have it, in case you can't find it, shoot me a PM with an address and I send you a few packs, it's completely natural and doesn't interfere with meds, after our vet researched it (went back and told her about it) she actually now recommends it if dogs and cats were put on antibiotics and suffer from digestive problems due to it, it's just best to not give it straight with the antibiotics but about an hour later to avoid the antibiotics being cleaned out of the system as well.
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