Trudy

If your results were just +++ then I don't think they did a protein/creatinine ratio - it gives you an actual number - and that ratio number is more important to know than just the quick protein reading they can do. That ratio should be close to 1. You can have high protein and high creatinine, but your ratio could still be ok and that's a good thing (well, better thing).

The high protein in the urine... where did that reading come from? If it wasn't a protein/creatinine ratio, then you need to bring in a urine sample to have that checked. If you don't want to feed KD, then find a food with low phos and lower protein (under 20%) and feed that.

That looks similar to what Ryan has on his hock - injury, swelling and it just turned into a hard lump - about 3 years ago and he still has his lump

Check out Rochester Vet Specialists, I think I recall them having cardiologists on staff there. I'm sure Buffalo might have somebody out there as well, once you find a vet, I'm sure they can refer you to somebody.

If there are no symptoms, I'd not treat.

Yes - Ryan was on all of it at the start of his problems. But your vet can have the final say

Call your vet or neurologist and ask them to give you an Rx for a muscle relaxant.

Personally, I'd not up the meds yet. You still don't know how much is residual from the meds he was taking. If he has another within that amt of time again, then up the meds.

If it's not broke, don't fix it

I put sunblock on the dogs without issue, but before I use lotion on Ryan, wanted to see if anybody knew of a reason to not use it? Ryan's skin is beyond dry. His skin has been like this through 3 foods. He also takes 2 derm caps a day. Adding any other oils isn't advised by the vet since the derm caps have the ratio of omega 3 vs omega 6 he needs for his other issues. So I'm hoping maybe some vit E lotion will help him out?

Ryan drinks GALLONS of water a day. Having a pool outside for them isn't an option as he'd drink it all. But he's still able to concentrate his urine. Have any kidney values been checked? Did this start before or after the abt's? Any other symptoms besides the excessive drinking? The 2x food is based on what - how new to the house is he? Left to his own devices, Ryan would drink a pool full of water and eat a bag of kibble a day.

I have a seizure dog on meds, so we have bloodwork at least once a year, usually twice. Baseline is a good idea and then talk to your vet about how often you should have it done.

Taken directly from the pinned thread in the tech forum on signatures Notice a few things - ONE ROW OF IMAGES that cannot exceed 15k and 500x150 COMBINED we'd been letting the "pet related" portion of it slide for the dragon things, but if I have to keep editing so many signatures every day, all the dragons will be gone. Make sure your dragons are following the signature guidelines

Skin so soft can be used or if you can find bug stuff that is kid and pet safe, that works too. Jet rarely gets them but she is hairy. Ryan is pretty much naked and is covered with them in the spring.

You shouldn't need to add anything with the right food. If she doesn't like plain yogurt, but can eat it without causing more problems, try some flavored ones.

Cornell knows what they are doing. I wouldn't worry about seeking out a "race vet" if you can get into Cornell. Our vet was going to send us to Cornell for something but said "you don't have time to wait, so go to the specialist in Rochester instead - he went to Cornell." You might have a bit of a time to wait to get in, but it shouldn't be too long a wait either. See if you can get something set up there and go from there.

I'm mean. I put them in the back seat, I get in the front and tell them to sit their butts down. If they aren't sitting by the first stop sign on our street... I hit the brakes hard. If they still haven't figured it out by the next stop sign, hard stop again. They usually figure it out by the second sign. once we are going if they want to stand for a bit I'm ok with that, but in town with lights and stop signs and what not, I want them sitting or laying down.

You gave a rymadal before going to the vet. So if you found reason for the rymadal, then there's reason for the tramadol. It sounds like pain to me, maybe in the neck. But there are so many things that could cause those symptoms. If it was sudden, then maybe a pinched nerve, was laying wrong and tweaked it when getting up, just a quick owie that hurts a lot. We went for a long walk 6 months ago. Toward the end we had to stop and lay in the grass with Ryan. Then a little slower the rest of the way home. Next day we went to a local dog show. He yelped when Jet ran into him. Pooped liquid when there and was just a little slow. The next day he could barely walk around the block. It took us about 30 minutes to do what would normally take 5 on a slow day. We were at the vet later that day - turns out Ryan had a huge clot in his neck - which started a long chain of events/problems that we still don't know what is. He would shake when he was hurting. Hopefully what you are seeing is something simple with an easy fix or even better, something that has already resolved itself.

the image you see that is less than 4k is the THUMBNAIL. If you click on that picture, you get the full size image and that is >17k The "IMG" code you click on under that <4k pic will post the REAL picture, not the thumbnail that is above it. That's why you are getting an image of >17k

It's not just thyroid that can let the little mites go wild... A compromised immune system, from anything, can let them run amuck.

In theory, these spots shouldn't be itchy

Very cute. Welcome to GT

Nope. I've not had a vet yet that thinks it is worth doing.

Size is fine, but either the dog or the dragon and eggs has to go - only one row of images are allowed. Same goes for everybody else sporting the dragons again with their other sig image(s).

A positive just means she's been exposed.