I just came across an article that lists the Top 10 most common causes for veterinary visits in 2009.
For dogs, the top 10 reasons were: lower urinary tract/bladder infection, ear infection, skin allergy, skin infection/hot spots, gastritis/vomiting, enteritis/diarrhea, arthritis, soft tissue trauma, non cancerous tumor, eye infection.
For cats, the top 10 reasons were: lower urinary tract infection, gastritis/vomiting, chronic renal failure, hyperthyroidism, diabetes, enteritis/diarrhea, skin allergy, periodontitis/dental disease, ear infection, eye infection.
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Just wondering WHY the Rx for Centrine has been discontinued
Is there a problem with it..Since we have been giving our dog this for awhile we found that this helps her.
Thank you
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Dr. Michael Dym, VMD veterinarian Reply:
December 29th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Not sure why no longer available. It was effective symptomatic med for diarrhea and some cases of vomiting. Not meant however to be used long term. If digestive problems persist, a full GI workup at local vet should be done.
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Can you recommend a medicine that works as well as Centrine? That is what we used to use for our Yorkie and it worked great when he had diarrhea.
Thank you
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Dr. Michael Dym, VMD veterinarian Reply:
September 12th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Every pet is different in terms of response to symptomatic meds for diarrhea or vomiting. You could try slippery elm from health food store to soothe bowels. Also low dose immodium or lomotil can also sometimes help symptomatically manage diarrhea.
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