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Vets always ask me how my girls do with Baytril because it could be rough on the tummy. Also, they said Tramadol is a narcotic, so I would think that yes it could cause her to be wobbly.....but I would think lack of food might to the same too at her age.

Blood pressure isn't a regular at most vets yet. In fact, my vets can't even take a BP. I have to go all the way to the cardiologists for Pearl's regular checkup. Thing is........there seems to be a lot of hypertension in dogs. I don't know why it isn't checked just like with people.

Get another titre done. That will tell you if he's completely better. Sometimes it takes more than one treatment. My Diamond had ehrlichia when I wanted to adopt her, but she was too sick to adopt out. We almost lost her. We did do a titre a couple of years ago and it was low positive, something like 1:80. But she originally was 1:10,000. So, yeah, she's all better. I would put him on a tick repellent like Frontline to keep ticks off him. I live in a heavy tick area, so I tuck my white pants into my white socks and my white T shirt into my white pants and spray repellent around my ankles to keep ticks off me. I've been pulling ticks off me and the greys for 14 yrs now and I haven't picked up any tick disease (not even Lymes which is very prevalent in NJ). And none of my girls have picked up any new tick diseases.

Did they do a BP?

So she doesn't have GME?! Well, I'm just happy she's feeling better.

VERY HIGH! BP is the same as humans. THey start to worry over 130. Go on meds over 150. Pearl had a mini stroke at that 240. That's even too high for stress at the vets. My vet was happy getting Pearl's BP down to 150 on Enalapril and norvasc. Her other BP meds are phenoxybenzamine and atenolol. (yeah, she's on a lot of meds because we can't find the cause of her hypertension and she keeps breaking thru). High BP in dogs cause the same problems in humans. (heart attack, stroke, blindness, kidney failure). Good luck at the vets. If you need BP meds like norvasc.....Costco has them at about 1/10 the price of vets or drug stores. Worth the membership fee. Let me know if you need any more info. Mary Pat and Pearl.

I lost one at 8 and one at 5. But I currently have a 13.5, two 11.5 (one with heart disease and hypertension and she still keeps going) and a young'un at 5. My vet said their expectancy in his opinion is 8. But most of the adoption groups I've been around have said 12-14.

Here's praying that she does recover at a nice constant pace so as not to drive you nuts with 'relapses'. Good girl Kylie!!

Perfectly normal. Greyhounds usually rest up before they take a nap. As far as eating, some are chowhounds (I have two magicians....they make food disappear) and the other two........well, let's say it's a challenge to keep giving Pearl all her meds. But it does take a little while for the personality to really come thru. And when it does.........WOW!

C'mon Anne!!! Don't keep us waiting!

Ditto. I don't feel pain or even discomfort if I'm out of whack, but when I ride my horse I can definitely feel more weight on one side than the other. And so does he! He responses to weight change. So if I'm not adjusted then we usually have a poor ride because he keeps wanting to go in a circle. I have my girls adjusted every other month.

Now more than ever I wish I was able to go to GIG this year. I would have gone out of my way to purchase something from your table. A 3 day training course that I've tried to take for 3 years finally came to NJ. ANd yup. It's this weekend. Give Kylie a kiss for me on one of her spots.

I'm so sorry there's no Rx yet. It sounds like such a minor thing, but did she have a BP taken? Did she have a stroke? I ask only because I never see you say anything about that. I have a very special place in my heart for cowgirls. C'mon Kylie, we're all pulling for you.

Everything is answered except Hemolysis. That's when during the blood draw the red cells broke. So when the tube is spun down to separate the cells from the serum (or plasma) instead of the serum being a clear/clear yellowish color, it's a clear red color. Severe hemolysis could cause incorrect reading on some test. Mild to moderate usually is nothing to worry about. Sometimes hemolysis can be caused by a disease, but most often is just a result of the blood draw itself. (ps...I'm a Med Tech. I drew blood from anything as small as a mouse to as large as a horse. Then ran the tests in the lab)

You go girl!!! We're behind you all the way. And my Diamond is sending your Diamond all the white light she can.

I was signed up for GIG but had to cancel when a course that I had been waiting for for 3 yrs finally came to NJ (On the same weekend!!) But please add my Bridgekids. Brindle 01/05/93 - 11/16/2001 from hemangiosarcoma Topaz 12/21/93 - 12/16/99 from liver disease. Still miss you every day my babies.

SMA is a chemistry profile or screening. It includes liver ez, kidney function (like creatinine), and a few other basic chemistries. A CBC is a whole blood panel and includes Red Cells, White Cells, Platelets, MVC, MCHC and probably HCT and HGB.

damm allergies.................

Phew! (we need an emoticon wiping sweat off the brow or dodging a bullet).

Anxiously awaiting results..........................

Be very careful and don't wrap the tail too tight. You'll kill the end of the tail. Your best bet is to use whatever wrap you are comfortable with (vet wrap for example) then use tape (I too like elasticon) on the upper part of the wrap taping to about 1 inch of tail fur. Too much and you take the fur off when you take the tape off. If you don't mind a funky looking tail you can shave the part that needs to be taped. The tape hangs on better and it actually hurts less than pulling fur out. Good luck.

One option that I had for the $3000 dental bill that I had was to use Care Credit (credit card). For something that expensive, you'll have a year without interest. But there is a catch. If you miss a payment or can't pay it off in that time frame the interest will be astronomical. But, you could always pay it off at the end of the year with maybe a lower interest card or some other method. It's nice that Dr. Couto is offering monetary help. good luck.

I feel bad it's taking Diamond so long to heal. My Diamond is sending your Diamond all the white light and prayers she can. And I hope you sue that women for everything she owns.

Well it's about time you got some good luck coming in your direction. Way to go Beau. Give your mom a little vacation from hound worries.