https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/23911/vets---please-help-with-my-research-into-furosemide Dear Veterinarian, Apologies for the repost! I am a final year veterinary student researching the effects of furosemide treatment and polyuria in dogs with congestive heart failure. I would be most grateful if you would take a moment to fill out myen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/153389?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:20:39 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:92333d40-d73a-4f11-8bb5-47124f3c5cd0Silvia Maldonado<p>[quote user=&quot;Michael Woodhouse&quot;]</p> <p>Nicole - the reason we give a diuretic is to make the dog pee. The definition of a side effect is:</p> <p style="margin-left:30px;">are <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>unwanted</strong> </span>symptoms caused by medical treatment</p> <p>(It&#39;s a human definition and we can have the &#39;can animals have symptoms&#39; conversation later)</p> <p>Therefore I can&#39;t really complete your survey. You seem to be asking do diuretics cause diuresis (and we already know that they do!)</p> <p>*confused*</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>I see your point. Maybe just saying &quot;effects&quot;?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/153258?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 19 Feb 2016 21:33:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:e333d311-018b-4a54-8a8e-0b3b9cf89770Kate Richardson<p>Done.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/153239?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 19 Feb 2016 14:31:33 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6be3f702-7ece-4027-9a75-722acb89833aMichael Woodhouse<p>Nicole - the reason we give a diuretic is to make the dog pee. The definition of a side effect is:</p> <p style="margin-left:30px;">are <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>unwanted</strong> </span>symptoms caused by medical treatment</p> <p>(It&#39;s a human definition and we can have the &#39;can animals have symptoms&#39; conversation later)</p> <p>Therefore I can&#39;t really complete your survey. You seem to be asking do diuretics cause diuresis (and we already know that they do!)</p> <p>*confused*</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>