2 posts, read 33,053 times 2 posts, read 32,819 times I was just yesterday at the vet with my baby "bia" and he told us never, i rpt, never to give aspirin, tylenol, etc to our dog with sharpei fever. Instead of reducing the problem it makes it worse. Originally Posted by agreatlife We have started to use: Colchicine is a drug that has been in use in people with FMF to prevent amyloidosis. It is currently being recommended in Shar-Pei with FSF for the same purpose. No studies have been completed to determine if it is useful for this purpose in the Shar-Pei or not. The clinical impression is that it does help. Those dogs on colchicine seem to have fewer FSF episodes and less severe signs while on the drug. Side-effects appear to be minimal at this time and are primarily gastrointestinal such as vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia (decreased appetite), etc. No immediate results yet but we were ensured that it will work. It is definitive daily treatment if you want your dog to live long with some quality of life.

When your doctor gives you the prescription you can get a bottle of 100 pills (very small and easy to feed) at WALGREENS for aprox 24 $. Be careful and search around as prices for this drug can vary tremendously. Manuel & of course Bia ! My 8 yr Shar Pei mix was diagnosed recently w/ FSF. She has been on Colchicine for about 3 mths. Since then, she's had two fever...but never as bad as they were prior to the meds. Her bone marrow as well as her blood work was checked today and they're fine. Pug Puppies For Adoption In NycMy Vet has advised me that I have her blood work done every 3 mths.Puppies For Sale In Maui Hi This morning she had a fever of about 106. Balinese Cats For Sale MichiganI immediately gave her colchicine, doused her w/ water and pointed a fan towards her (full blast) and kept checking her temp every 20 minutes - It dropped to 102.5 in about 4 hrs (it was what the ER vets did 5 mths ago when her fever was @ 107)

I also spoke w/ the vet - he suggested that during the next episode - give rimadyl during the time of the fever as well to help bring it down faster... Thought I'd share my exp to another...here is a website I found that was quite informative: Hope everything turns out well! 1 posts, read 16,229 times 5,500 posts, read 16,938,345 times 1 posts, read 16,133 times Disorders in Shar Pei - Does Anyone Know? 2 posts, read 17,407 times Hi, I have a 7 year old Sharpei named Emma. Since she has been 2 years old we have had bouts of Sharpei Fever/Hock Joint infection occuring. Normally it would be twice a year - six months apart. We could always count on this happeneing like clock work. I've read the posts and alot of the Sharpei owners here haven't had much information given to them regarding Sharpei Fever/Hock Joint Infection. I would like to share the information and treatment that has taken place with Emma so that maybe your babies are kept healthy longer and live to a wonderful age!

From what I've learned about Sharpei Fever/Hock Joint Infection is that 90% of Sharpei's will come down with a form of the fever sometime in there lives. It is present through their genes and generally passed down from many years of a blood line. (Now, we haven't been told that Emma a complete FULL blood sharpei - we think she is mixed between a Sharpei and a Pit due to the way her structure is - but have been told by numerous vets she is 100% sharpei - not sure...with saying this SF/HJI normally occurs in full blooded sharpeis). The first few years our vet here in Jackson, MI (Blackman Animal Clinic -WONDERFUL VET IF ANYONE IS LOCAL OR WILLING TO DRIVE - WELL WORTH IT!) would give her a shot to bring down her fever (highest was 105 when younger) normally called Ketofen 100mg/ml (fever reducer), followed by pill form Pretzon (antibotic) and 750mg of Cephalexin (antibotic). I was told the Hock Joint Infection was the cause of the fever. The antibotics were structured to help get rid of the infection.

The infection is something I have not been able to find out of why she get this. I have been told many other breeds come down with it as well. As time has gone on and she has gotten older we have made the decision to take Pretzone out of the equation due to issues that are generally present with kidneys after a period of time. With this said, there might be something else out there to give to get their temps down, but Ketofen has worked very fast for us everytime she has been given it. If your vet gives them something as a fever reducer (in injection form) ask them if it can hurt their kidneys/liver - (we just had an occurance and our vet was at lunch and not answering the phones - the vet we took her too said they had something to give her, but would most certainly hurt her kidneys if they did. We did not give her the shot and I unfortunately was unable to obtain the name of the injection.) As Emma gets older we noticed if we put her on a low dose (250mg) of just the Cephalexin every 6 months it stopped the infection and the reoccurance of her coming down sick.

Until Feb 2, 2010 (temp was 102 when seen by a vet) she hadn't been sick in over a year. She came down sick just yesturday (March 15, 2010) and with this visit her temp got to 106 (highest it has ever gotten). She was given 100mg/ml of Ketofen (injection form), 300000 IU/ml of Pennicylin (injection form - yes this is the amount printed on my medical record I get from the vet) and 750mg Cephalexin to give for the next week. She seems to be doing okay, she is eating and drinking water, but this morning she ended up throwing up her dinner from last night. Temp is down to 99.6 (normal temp) and she seems happy and good. We are thinking it was the case of being so sick and stressed out that it finally just made her sick. Our vet reccommends using a rectal thermometer and taking her temp for 48 hours after she gets sick just to make sure the temp is going away or gone. Record these temps - it helps with talking to the vet :-) I hope the information I have provided is some help to those of you either new to the Sharpei world or ones that have recently bough a baby and have been recently diagnosed with this problem.

For those of you who have just found out - my heart goes out to you. Its hard to deal with, very stressful and sad to hear the outcomes of what will happen eventually with their kidneys/liver. I stress the fact of having Urine tested done - it can help catch and prevent these items from taking your baby from you sooner then they should go. I've been asked by a lot of people if I would ever buy another Sharpei - my answer is no. I love my "angel girl" (as she is called ) but the stress of not knowing what to expect is very hard on me. She is my angel and I will miss her when she is taken from me, but until then I will do what I can to make sure her life is as wonderful as I possible. Another note to "new" owners of Sharpeis - look into the pet insurance! If you get this insurance BEFORE the first time your pet comes down sick you WILL be able to use it and just knowing how much I've spent it would have been well worth it. Enjoy your baby as much as possible. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!