Open Question: Should “Risperdal” be given to a bypass patient ?
this patient i know, had a bypass very recently. when he was brought out of the ICU, he started to act weirdly. it took him a couple of weeks time to stabilize. he is normal now. but Doc’s have prescribed “Risperdal” for 45 days. now, i have read in one of the web sites that this tablet should not be given to people with heart diseases and high blood pressure. is this true ?

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:28:05 GMT
Open Question: my dog died of intestinal blockage, feel so guilty?
I had a puppy mill rescue (maltese)for 2 years- she was 9 when I adopted her. became sick 2 weeks ago, threw up a LOT the 1st day- didn’t want to eat, drink, so I took her to the vet after 24hrs. blood work showed electrolytes were whacked out, but nothing showed up in the xrays. vet wanted to be conservative and not do exploratory surgery unless forced, because she was old, had a heart murmur, etc. She stayed there 5 days before coming home, once she was re-hydrated and given antibiotics- vet hoped she would eat in her own environment. She didn’t eat much at all, though, so 2 days later I took her back. 2nd blood test showed beginnings of an infection so we had no choice but to do surgery the next day. Her heart stopped during surgery, and vet found a partial blockage from a piece of foam/rubber. He showed it to me; don’t know where she got it. It’s not from a toy…..didn’t show up in the x rays because it had absorbed fluids.
I just feel terrible. It was almost 12 days from the day she started acting sick, to the day she died in surgery- I just don’t want her to have been in horrible pain that entire time. The 1st couple days she acted very uncomfortable, restless, and whimpered once or twice, but once I picked her up from the vet, she just seemed less active and slept a lot. She was drinking water, and was more alert than I had expected. I hoped that meant she wasn’t too uncomfortable, but to have a piece of foam in your system that long, would that have been excruciatingly painful? The vet said the rubber had moved through almost all the intestines and had stopped 2 inches before her colon. I just don’t want her to have suffered horrible pain for 12 days straight with no relief…….

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:30:00 GMT

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