cello Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Just saw this. I will continue to pray that Soul has a speedy and full recovery. Carol Ann Molly Weasley Carpenter-Caro - 6 Year Old Standard Poodle. Gizzy, Specky, Riley Roo & Lady - Our beloved Greyhounds waiting at the Rainbow Bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbullwinkel Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I will continue to pray for Soul... Am I confused, but does Soul have lupus? I thought I had "talked" with Amber about my Ig who has lupus. Poor guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Hope Soul recovers speedily....... Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliDog Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) SoulMan - we love ya buddy - get better soonest! Edited November 5, 2008 by ChiliDog Donna & The League of Extraordinary Greyhounds Adoption Squad; Buffy and Rik T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest p51crazyhorse Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Yes Soul has lupus..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Lots of healing thoughts & prayers for Soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldNELLIE Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Oh, how scary! Something like this happened to Nellie last spring (turned out to be stress colitis (sp?) ). It was like nothing I have ever seen. I though she was going to die right there. My thoughts are with you, Amber and Soul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlegreygirl Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Sending prayers and good thoughts for Soul! http://divahound.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytbookert Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Many, many prayers for Amber and Soul! Many, many prayers for Amber and Soul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LBass Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Sending warm thoughts and healing prayers for poor Soul and worried Amber. --Lucy Lucy with Greyhound Nate and OSH Tinker. With loving memories of MoMo (FTH Chyna Moon), Spirit, Miles the slinky kitty (OSH), Piper "The Perfect" (Oneco Chaplin), Winston, Yoda, Hector, and Claire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ArtysPeople Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Healing thoughts and best wishes for Amber and Soul. FWIW, the site that someone linked to earlier with information on HGE lists Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's) as one of the possible causes of bleeding that needs to be eliminated in order to make a diagnosis of HGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytmonty Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 OMG just seeing this, looking for any update and sending good thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Healing thoughts and best wishes for Amber and Soul. FWIW, the site that someone linked to earlier with information on HGE lists Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's) as one of the possible causes of bleeding that needs to be eliminated in order to make a diagnosis of HGE. That's interesting. Hope Amber sees this soon. I'm sure she'll come online once she's got home and had the chance to settle Soul somwhere comfortable. Poor boy Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenwinniesmom Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Oh, Soul Man! I know how much Amber loves her boy. Sending prayers out for both of them, and hoping for a good news update. Nancy, Mom to Evangelina and Kiva Missing Lacey, Patsy, Buster, my heart dog Nick, Winnie, Pollyanna, Tess, my precious Lydia, Calvin Lee, my angel butterfly Laila, and kitties Lily, Sam and Simon My Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Catsburgandhoundtown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9fun Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Tasha's brother Boris had Addisons disease. We were able to control it for 6 years with monthly injections. That is also when we switched to a raw diet which helped considerably. Boris was first diagnosed when it was much less common and his initial diagnosis was kidney failure and that he probably would not survive the week. Then another very sharp vet who will forever be our hero thought to try the adrenal test on him and confirmed her diagnosis. He was able to live a fairly normal life thereafter. He passed 2 years ago. A very good link for addisons is AD site There is also a very good discussion group yahoo group I hope that AD is not ultimately Soul's dx but if it is there is definitely hope! The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Living a GREYT life at the Hound Hacienda - Clarkdale, Arizona Always missing our angel hounds; Parker, Lacey, Bella, Figgy, Macho, Aspen, Kingman and Tillie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charla Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Sending prayers and healing thoughts for Soul and hugs for Amber. Charla, Mom to Carl ( Bella Monsoon ) 5/2002 - 9/2016 and remembering Gracie Rose ( Cee Bar Xtreme ) 2/2002 - 1/2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcR Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Just checking in for any news. Soul Man, feel better very soon. Marc and Myun plus Starbuck (the cat)Pinky my AWOL girl, wherever you are, I miss you.Angels Honey (6/30/99-11/3/11) Nadia (5/11/99-6/4/12) Kara (6/5/99-7/17/12) Cleo (4/13/2000-4/19/2014) Antnee (12/1/2002=2/20/17) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Adding my prayers and waiting to hear more news. Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndtime Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Just catching this now. Good thoughts for the Soul man. Irene Ullmann w/Flying Odin and Mama Mia in Lower Delaware Angels Brandy, John E, American Idol, Paul, Fuzzy and Shine Handcrafted Greyhound and Custom Clocks http://www.houndtime.com Zoom Doggies-Racing Coats for Racing Greyhounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Oh man, I just saw this. This is terrible and I am so sorry. Loads of prayers for Soul. ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey14me Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 adding my prayers for Soul :hope adding my prayers for Soul :hope Michelle...forever missing her girls, Holly 5/22/99-9/13/10 and Bailey 8/1/93-7/11/05 Religion is the smile on a dog...Edie Brickell Wag more, bark less :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FosterFlunker Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Angus had HGE a few months before he went to the bridge. Very scary. Hope Soul is O.K. Angus went to the E-Vet and then regular vet next day and they put him on an IV and lots of meds which I had to give him by injection over the weekend. He did recover but lost a lot of weight. Make a fast friend adopt a greyhound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 WOW, you all are amazing, thank you so, so much. And thank you Kerry, for being my "life-line" to GT. Well, the diagnosis is no diagnosis yet. Soul is VERY uncomfortable and KNOT feeling well at all. His temp was normal, and my vet could "feel" nothing on the rectal exam, just more blood The initial bloodwork came back with the RBC's in the "high, but not panic yet" stage. If his heart rate had been over 100 the vet wanted to keep him overnight on fluids. As it was, he was right at 100 and he administered fluids under the skin, along with a tummy soother (basically Pepcid). His blood and fecal have been sent out for extensive testing. His elctrolytes (sp?) will be looked at for Addisons. Since his bloodwork from Tufts a month ago came back normal, he's going to consult with them and see excatly what tests they ran. As mentioned the concern is HGE, Addisons, or something associated with his Lupus. We came home with special food, Flagyl, and Probiotics, all of which he has zero interest in. I tried to give him his pill and he spit it out, which Archie promptly scarfed down So, I had to pill him, which Soul was not too happy about (who would be?). The vet said if tonight he shows even more blood in his stools then he needs to go spend the night at Tufts on fluids. So, basically it's wait and see until the tests come back tomorrow. Soul keeps getting up and moving around and is so, so uncomfortable. But the worst part of the vet visit for him was that he couldn't turn around and kiss the nurse while she was giving him the fluids. My sweet monkey, I'm so worried. Seeing that amount of blood come out of your dog is horrifying. Oh and yes, the blood is darker, so it from deeper in. But not black, so that's encouraging. Thanks to everyone again, and please, if you have any thoughts let me know. Soul is far to sweet to be feeling this bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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