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Oh, sweetie I wish I could help. I'm praying for health for Otis and peace for you and your household. Jennifer

And I would ask you to post a pic of that for educational purposes Jennifer

Oh dear, poor sweet Otis! It might be good to fax or call in those values from Booker's Mom to your new vet, just to be sure he has them, and I will hold Otis in my thoughts and prayers. Hugs, Jennifer

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I'm so sorry What a blessing for you and Allie that she could cross at home, what a WONDERFUL blessing. I have many beloved animal companions already across the Bridge; I'll tell them to welcome Allie and show her around . I hope she likes hedgehogs; they'll show her where the are. Warm hugs and , Jennifer

Good news, EmilyAnne and Henry Jennifer

Oh, EmilyAnne, please give Henry a gentle from the hedgegirls and me. I think I'd suggest the vet tomorrow regardless, so you can discuss a possible medication change. Is Henry wearing his cute jimjams tonight? Jennifer

I've had to help more pets cross the Bridge than I would wish - (if only they lived exactly as long as we did ) and if a home euthanasia had been an option at any time, I would have gladly chosen that. No matter how wonderful visits to the vet are (and sometimes they are), they are still stressful and different and have funny noises and lots of people and animals and commotion ... I think it would be lovely for your sweetie to cross quietly in her own home, on her own bed, with only her loved ones and her doctor with her Jennifer in sympathy

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Thank you all for the articles and peroxide info; I have saved them in my dog health files. Jennifer

Hmmmm, 8 isn't that old, but this sounds like possibly some dementia to me; as if she's forgetting where she is or what she wants to do, or what she meant to do, which scares her, causing the panting and heart racing. I wonder if your Mom's vet would know much about that, or if you could do some reading up on it? Here's some information http://tinyurl.com/ytl2fu Jennifer

Oh, Flashman, dear boy, please feel OK soon. Jennifer

Oh, thank doG he's OK. Talica used to do the GSoD when she was palpated, too, but the change in peeing and certainly the blood must have been quite scary You are hysterical writing as Otis; I was snorting stuff out my nose. Jennifer

Oh, the sweet grin on her face in the roaching photo I can see she must have been a real honey, I'm sorry she had to go Hugs, Jennifer

Godspeed, dear girl. You are loved ; you will be missed; you are precious to all of us Jennifer

and a for everyone. Jennifer

Hmmmm. It looks like what she had was the combo because it says "Heartworm Lyme Erlichia x 2". Certainly some of Talica's symptoms look like the symptoms above. She's always been covered by Frontline since last May; could a tick have slipped by, or could she have gotten exposed before she was taken off-track? I'm calling the vet tomorrow who ran the tests (they weren't done at the "U", my usual vet school, but by a vet I saw for a 2nd opinion on her foot) to see just what the results were and what they might mean. I was just told "Negative". Thanks for all this info! Jennifer & Talica

It says Erlichea x 2. Jennifer & Talica

Uh oh, more of this??? Check out this link for my similar problems with Talica. http://forum.greytalk.com/index.php?showtopic=170070 Jennifer

OK, Talica was tested for Lyme Disease and Erlichia in January of this year. What other TBD should she be tested for? Jennifer & Talica

I will, thank you! Jennifer & Talica

Sweetie, you are doing such a loving thing for your sweet girlie, but it is normal and right to feel sad; she's been such an important part of your life. It will NOT hurt. If you can possibly be there with her (and I have been through this far too many times, and also with wild animals since I volunteer at several rehab centers, and so I KNOW it is very very very hard and you will hurt and you will cry, but ...), if you can possibly try, I think you should try to be there with her. It will help you to see how painlessly and peacefully she will be able to say goodbye, and it will help you to touch her warm and wonderful fur in a goodbye. If you truly can't, you can't, and there is no fault in that. But please be open to thinking that you can, my dear. You are doing what she so needs, and doing it in love. Jennifer & Talica & the Hedgegirlz

Just back from the vet's ... I will see which TBD have been tested for and get the ones which haven't ... we are running a complete thyroid panel, the spleen has been rechecked and has not grown, we are checking for MG ... now it's a waiting game for lab results to come back. Thanks, everyone! Jennifer & Talica

Oh, AND the skin on her butt and tummy has turned black instead of pink; the skin pigment itself, that is Jennifer & Talica

Talica has been flopping down on the ground while walking; sometimes every few steps, other times not at all and she's her rompy self. She is sometimes happy and rompy at day care, but this weekend when I just took her there for a morning romp, they called me to pick her up as she was acting odd and depressed, and they have started giving her time outs at 4 PM until I can pick her up at 5:30 PM because she gets tired. Yesterday we were at the e-vet because she couldn't walk 5 steps without lying down; and getting her up is very difficult. I'm afraid she'll flop down in the road They found (and continue to find ) nothing wrong with her, but in the last few months she has had: Gagging and vomiting An enlarged spleen Tiredness and collapsing Bloated tummy and need to lie down after eating The e-vet just sort of threw out Myasthenia Gravis, but didn't seem to think it was a *real* possibility, but I sure do! We have an appointment this morning with Medicine, and I will ask for a test for MG; thoughts, anyone? Jennifer & Talica