Reglan

External Since: Jan 27, 2005 Posts: 1388

Does anyone know if there are contraindications to long-term use of
Reglan in dogs? This is for a dog that recently had unilateral
tieback surgery for laryngeal paralysis and is recovering from
aspiration pneumonia after having a bout of vomiting. She hasn't been
rescoped, but the presumption is that she has problems with
esophageal/gastric motility, probably related to the peripheral
neuropathy that caused the lar par and hind end weakness.

Sally Hennessey

External Since: Jun 03, 2008 Posts: 1

Try researching it on this site
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a684035.html

I, too, am worried about long term use of reglan. I am currently giving
my dog half the recommended dosage and she is doing well on it. This way
her liver and kidneys only have half the medication to remove from her
body.

I am into holistic medicine for myself and for my animals. I recommend
that you read "The Nature of Animal Heaing" by Martin Goldstein, DVM.
Out dog had an aggressive form of breast cancer and we kept her alive for
2 1/2 years using his recommendations. Her cancer never returned. She
eventually just slipped away from kidney failure, certainly preferable to
the suffering brought on by cancer.

Two of the most important things that he stresses are:
(1) NO more shots (vaccines)
(2) Feed your animals REAL FOOD: cooked meat,fish, vegetables and eggs.
Add some cooked rice for bulk (no carbs if they have cancer).

Good luck.

doglover221

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