Expert: Herbs, NuVet Plus Supplements, Dog/Cat Food Recipes; ( Marie) - 11/22/2009

Question
Hello,

I have a dog with sever Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. She is on several drugs to control her arrhythmia. One of those drugs is Amioderone. There are a couple of side affects that this drug has. One is corneal deposits, which my dog is developing. The other is some kind of trouble with the red and white blood cells.

Are there any supplements that I can give that can prevent the corneal deposits from getting worse, or better yet, reverse what is there, and is there also any supplements that I can do to help support her blood system and prevent the side affects that the drug has on that?

This dog is only 3 years old.

Answer
Hi Dawn, I sure do understand your are concerned with the side effects of the drug Amioderone.
Yes, eye problems can results with this drug along with Liver function enzymes being elevated.
I believe that is the main problems you need to be concerned about for your dog.
So sorry this Young Canine is having this hearth condition.  

1.  You are very lucky this drug is here to help your baby.... So, yes, we need to deal with some of the adverse effects:  
Corrneal deposits may be reduced with  the reduced inflammation effects of the NuVet Plus Vitamin supplement.  We have seen great results in the reduction of catarcats in canines and felines related to NuVET usage.
Please call NuVET tomorrow ( Monday) - tell them you want to put your baby on double dosages of the NuVET - it comes in a Wafer or Powder :  all our cataract clients take the double dosage.
DON'T worry, very SAFE and natural....( will also help the liver, too)
1-800-474-7044  ( use code 81098 and ask for the 15% off program )
Tell them Pet Nurse Marie Peppers is working with you ....
http://www.nuvet.com/81098

2.  The other problem with the blood is actual liver enzymes... To aide with the Hepatic - liver health - please look for some Milk Thistle in your local vitamin store:

Milk thistle can be purchased in powder, capsule, and liquid extract form.

Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering plant in the Aster family. A native of Europe, it has been used since the time of the Roman emperors as a liver tonic. Milk thistle is one of very few traditionally used herbs that has been widely accepted by conventional science to have significant medicinal value.

Today we know the active ingredient of milk thistle seed extract as a flavonoid compound called “silymarin.” Most milk thistle extracts available today contain about 80 percent silymarin.

Dosage - You can buy the Milk Thistle for humans - adult and see scale below for dog dosage:
OR write me and I will tell you how many mg your dog needs per day:

Dr. Dodds recommends using milk thistle in the doses listed below to help heal and keep the enzyme levels WNL ( in normal limits)

Milk Thistle Dosage                     


Dog size
                Dose as  (%) of  adult human dose
5 lbs              10%
5-10 lbs           15%
11-20 lbs          20%
21-40 l            30%
41-70 lbs          50%
71-100 lbs         75%
100 lbs            100%

If you would like the Cataract flyer from NuVET - Please send me a request at my private e-mail.
I will e-mail you the file and photos of the Dog with cataract reduction.
It was a study done with sizes and photos.. NuVET reduces the eye changes realted to swelling and inflammation.  

HOPE this all helps

Marie Peppers LPN MA
Ask the Pet Nurse
mtnmom@gci.net