Trudy

My greys are 10, only Rabies now unless we have a need for any of the others. T will probably get another round or two of everything before he goes to just Rabies and others as situations require them.

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If they saw the removed bits, then they are gone. T swelled up quite a bit at points after his surgery, but when the swelling reduced it was very easy to tell his bits were long gone. But swelling felt entirely different than what was previously there would have felt like (or I would think, sorry, never actually felt T's bits before they were removed, but had to check swelling a few times )

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Now I bet Jeff and a few other guys on the board would highly disagree. Their own, absolutely! But a dog, no need for them if you aren't showing/breeding them. Less risk for medical issues down the road. Jeff was totally on board with T becoming an "it" and we told the shelter we wouldn't keep him if he wasn't neutered by somebody. Removing those bits calmed him down in his actions toward Ryan and they live in peace now They arne't best buds and never will be, but at least we don't have 2 snippy dogs all the time now.

Dirt, like poop, is yummy to dogs. I have one poop eater and 2 dirt eaters (1 is also the poop eater) 1 bark eater (as in, put front feet up on the tree and pull bark off it because he's eaten all the bark he can reach from the ground - yep, the poop eater) and 3 wood eaters

I've never given Ryan anything and his last labwork this month showed "kidney and liver values of a puppy" according to the vet. He's been on PB for 5-6 years and KBr for 4-5 years At his higest levels, it was 360grms of PB a day and 2000mg of KBr a day.

Check for compounding pharmacies. We got ours from one in NY (the medicine shoppe) and now get it from a compounding pharmacy in Anchorage.

PB is the normal first line of defense in seizure dogs. How long between seizures once she was medicated? Controlled won't always mean NO seizures. Until last year, controlled for Ryan meant longer amt of time between seizures and no more 2nd seizures within a week. Going 4+ months without a seizure was control for him. We are now over a year and his levels for PB at least are below therapeutic level and I've reduced it back even more. Ryan can drink gallons of water a day and he's been on meds since he was 4 or 5. He's 10 now. Until he got sick 2 years ago, water came up at night. Now I just leave him limited water otherwise he will drink an entire bowl at night too. He's on other meds as well and pretty much everything he takes increases his thirst. I had to have a dog door for Ryan to keep up with how often he was needing to go out.

If I'm dropping a sample off, I usually just ask for another cup from them to have on hand for the next time. I've always just put the cup under the dog I need the sample from.

CBC is looking at cells in blood Chem panel is mainly looking at organ function No idea what is in a senior panel below stuff is from: http://home.gci.net/~divs/disease/lab_tests.html Found in a CBC Red Blood Cells (RBC) - Responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body. Iron deficiency will lower RBC count. In more reduced count, it may indicate hemorrhage, parasites, bone marrow disease, B-12 deficiency, folic acid deficiency or copper deficiency. RBC lives for 120 days so an anemia of any kind other than hemorrhage indicates a long standing problem. Hematocrit (HCT) or Packed Cell Volume (PCV) - Provides information on the amount of red blood cells (RBC) present in the blood. Decreased levels means anemia from hemorrhage, parasites, nutritional deficiencies or chronic disease process, such as liver disease, cancer, etc. . Increased levels are often seen in dehydration. Hemoglobin (Hb) - The essential oxygen carrier of the blood. Decreased levels indicate the presence of hemorrhage, anemia, iron deficiency. Increased levels indicate higher than normal concentrate of RBC, B-12 deficiency (because there are fewer cells). ReticulocytesReticulocytes - Immature red blood cells. Decreased count is usually associate with anemia. Increased count is associated with chronic hemorrage or hemolytic anemia. PlateletsPlatelets (PLT) - Play an important role in blood clotting. Decrease in number occurs in bone marrow depression, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, systemic lupus, severe hemorrhage or intravascular coagulation. Increased number may occurs with fracture or blood vessel injury, or cancer. MCV - Measurement of the avarage size of the RBC. Elevated volumes can be due to B-12 folic acid deficiency and reduced volumes are from an iron deficiency. White Blood CellWhite blood cells (WBC) - The body's primary means of fighting infection. Decreased levels may indicate an overwhelming infections (viruses), or drug / chemical poisoning. Increased levels indicate bacterial infection, emotinal upsets and blood disorders. Lymphocytes (L/M) - These smooth, round white blood cells increase in number with chronic infection, recovery from acute infection or underactive glands and decrease with stress, or treatment with steroids and chemotherapy drug. usually in a Chem Panel - not sure if all vets/labs include all the same ones. Calcium (CA) - Blood calcium levels are influenced by diet, hormone levels and blood protein levels. Decreased levels indicate acute damage to the pancrease or undersctive parathyroid. Muscle twitches may occur in decreased level. Increased levels can be an indicator of certain types of tumors, parthyroid or kidney disease. Dr. Goldstein mentioned in his book, Nature of Animal Healing that low calcium level may indicate deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, and high calcium level may indicate poor metabolism of fats and protein. Phosphorus (PHOS) - Affected by diet, parathormone and kidney. Decreased levels shows overactive parathyroid gland and malignancies, malnutrition and malabsorption. Increases with underactive parathyroid gland and kidney failure. Electrolytes (Sodium, Potassium, Chloride) - The balance of these chemicals is vital to health. Abnormal levels can be life threatening. Electrolyte tests are important in evaluating vomiting, diarrhea and cardiac symptoms. Cholesterol (CHOL) - Decreased levels are found in an overactive thyroid gland, interstinal malabsorption. Elevated levels of cholesterol are seen in a variety of disorders including hypothyroidism and diseases of the liver, kidneys, cardiovascular, diabetes, stress. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) - An enzyme that becomes elevated with liver disease. Alkaline Phosphatase (ALKP) - An enzyme produced by the biliary tract (liver). High levels indicate bone disease, liver disease or bile flow blockage. Total Billirubin (TBIL) - A component of bile, bilirubin is secreted by the liver into the intestinal tract. High levels can lead to jaundice and indicate destruction in the liver and bile duct. Total Protein (TP) - Increases indicate dehydration or blood cancer, bone marrow cancer; decreases indicate malnutrition, poor digestion, liver or kidney disease, bleeding or burns. Globulins (GLOB) - Decreased levels indicate problems with antibodies, immunodeficiency viruses or risk of infectious disease. Increased levels may indicate stress, dehydration or blood cancer, allergies, liver disease, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes. Albumin (ALB) - Produced by the liver, reduced levels of this protein can point to chronic liver or kidney disease, or parasitic infections such as hookworm. High levels indicate dehydration and loss of protein. Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) - BUN is produced by the liver and excreted by the kidneys. Decreased levels are seen with low protein diets, liver insufficiency, and the use of anabolic steroid drug. Increased levels indicate any condition that reduces the kidney's ability to filter body fluids in the body or interferes with protein breakdown. Creatinine (CREA) - Creatinine is a by-product of muscle metabolism and is excreted by the kidneys. Elevated levels can indicate kidney disease or urinary obstruction, muscle disease, arthritis, hyperthyroidism, and disbetes. An increased BUN and normal creatinine suggest an early or mild problem. An increased creatinine and increased BUN with elevated phosphorus indicate a long standing kidney disease. Blood Glucose (GLU) - High levels can help diagnose diabetes and can indicate stress, excess of the hormone progesterone, an overactive adrenal gland. Low levels can indicate liver disease, tumors or abnormal growth on pancreas, an underactive adrenal gland. Amylase (AMYL) - The pancreas produces and secrets amylase to aid in digestion. Elevated blood levels can indicate pancreatic and/or kidney disease.

Giving heartworm prevention meds to a dog with heartworms, depending on how bad, can cause more problems. Call your vet first.

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You can treat and symptoms can show up again later - you just treat again. Just as long as the adopter is aware of what symptoms require a call to the vet for another round of meds. Transferring to the cat. I guess if the dog gets a tick that latches on for a bit and then releases on its own and then latches onto the cat later, maybe, but I really wouldn't be too concerned about that.

I picked up copies today. The woman at the front desk didn't know which one was the chem panel. She handed both to me and said, you paid for it, and since I don't know which one is which, you can just have both Everything looks great other than his protein stuff and the ALB (due to his protein loss). I'd take a pic of his new hair, but I don't think it will show so well.

this is what you should be pasting... http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae216/cterryrn/PA160648.jpg all that crap after the .jpg is what is giving you the error If you copy the IMG code as shown in the post above, it won't have the stuff after the .jpg. Then you just paste that into the post, no img button. if you have the link that is in the code box, then you can use the img button... all that does is add the image tags - which exists already if you copy the IMG CODE from photobucket

where are you trying to post them from? should look something like this [IMG=http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/trudy_w/Kodiak/IMG_8029.jpg] You need to copy the IMG code on photobucket that will appear when you mouse over your image

another round of matching has been completed.

Big change from 2 years ago when we were looking at him not being with us that Christmas. I emailed Jeff the other day and said he was looking less bad. Not good, but looking better than has been normal for him these last 2 years. It was like an overnight change too. And then I noticed in the last few days new bright white patches of hair growing along his spine in spots and some of his thin spots on his sides filling in a little more (still very thin, but new hair). He's still not up for a good long walk on a leash, but he's dragging less. And last night, he pounced on his new toy (treat for going to the vet and being poked for blood) and ran upstairs with it to go to bed and grabbed him first thing when he woke up and brought him out to pee. He's not going to be running for an hour plus like Jet was yesterday, but small improvements recently. Now if he could just lose his taste for poop.... yes, he wears pants, just not THE pants...

Ryan has the liver and kidney values of a puppy (a healthy one ) I do not have a copy of the results (hmm, now if only they had given me a copy 1.5 hours ago when I was there to ask for them...), but the fill in vet that called said everything was looking great except for his protein level. What do you feed him? - Solid Gold Mmillennia Never heard of that - is it good? - (never tried it myself, but my dogs don't complain lol) I said it is the only food on island he can eat, so it doesn't really matter, but yes, it is a good quality food. He wanted to discuss diet to fix his protein level. Yeah, not going to work. That tells me that his protein/creatine level is likely still pretty high. Oh well, he's doing fine and even growing hair now! He said he'd leave a message for Dr Angie to look at his records and the new blood work. I said please leave it for Dr Jeff as he's actually seen my dog and read through the file and knows the history (and I just plain don't like Dr Angie). Not sure it is worth a urine sample to check that level again - I already know it will be quite high, but there isn't a darn thing we can do about it. But his kidney values are good, so we moved away from early kidney disease/failure values! Vet that called wasn't willing to look through Ry's file without an exam! He said it was a pretty thick file (yeah, no crap, that's what happens when you have a very sick dog and nobody in the country can figure out why or what). Well, why the hell did I have to wait for you to call me with blood results? If you aren't going to compare it to the last set... why did I have to wait on you? I like Dr Jeff, unfortunately, he doesn't wear the pants at that place, nor is he in town this week.

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How long should I be waiting for results? I don't want to call and pester them yet if I shouldn't have results yet.

It sounds like some symptoms of Wobblers to me. Did the vet even consider that? Toes knuckling under and the hind end weakness is often the first things you'll notice with it.

Most of Jet's were likely from puppy play. Her worst 2 scars are from living with me - her degloving from the dog door and a rose bush attack