Mittymoo

I asked my vet if there was any chance we could get it on PBS for my Other Half!! I won't tell you his reply!!!! :p

My vet has recently put my 14 year old Staffie girl on Vivitonin. She was lacking in enthusiasm to walk and participate in play with her 12 year old sister and a newly acquired 2 year old boy Staffie. She would come to the gate and look, but no amount of encouragement would get her to go more than a few feet out into the paddock. The other two would walk but Shadow would just go back to her spot in the doorway and watch and wait. At 22 kgs she was also overweight but wouldn't walk to help with the weight loss. She is also epileptic (on Epibrom and Phenomav), and has chronic pancreatitis (on a fat-free diet). The difference in her is astonishing. She will now not only happily walk a couple of kilometres, but will play quite vigorously with the other two dogs. She can be easily knocked over and we do have to watch that "play" doesn't get too aggressive. She is interested in everything that goes on; wants to hunt mice whenever I go to the chook pens, and is generally a "normal" dog. Has anyone else had their dog on Vivitonin for any period of time? Shadow has not yet finished the first box (100 tablets) and is taking one and a half tablets a day. Is there a problem if she is on this medication for any length of time (months, years)? Is there a problem if she is epileptic? My vet did some research on it, but hasn't had a dog on the medication for any length of time (possibly owing to the high cost! $76 for 100 tablets).