Guest BlackandBrindle Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Sadie's titer went back up to 1:16 from a 1:8. We're going to keep medicating and go back to 2x a day instead of one. She's been so incredibly playful lately and not exhibiting any symptoms and I was so convinced that we'd be able to stop medicating her. Maybe next time.... I know there are so many other things that I need to be thankful for, I'm just tired of all of this. It's been a year! Sorry for the ranting, I'm just disappointed for my baby girl. At least it's treatable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spencers_Greyt Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Hang in there. I have a friend with a Valley Fever Greyhound whose titer would bounce up and down like that but after about 3 years it dipped so low that she doesn't have to medicate him but goes in regularly for blood tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BootsyCollins Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Wow, I'm so surprised!!! The good thing is that she feels fine. So, The bad thing is that you are stressed. So, Quote Christie and Bootsy (Turt McGurt and Gil too) Loving and missing Argos & Likky, forever and ever. ~Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to. ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackandBrindle Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I'm ok. I just want her to be ok. I'm afraid putting her back up to 2x a day is going to cause the cruds again, but what can you do. I want to knock it out so that we can just test her once a year... we'll get there. We will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahicks51 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Note there may not be that much difference between dilutions, i.e.: it could have been "high" for a 1:8, but relatively low for a 1:16, with a "true" value being somewhere between the two. But since there's no way to express intermediate values, it could just bounce between these two numbers because of the vagaries of ELISA. Quote Coco (Maze Cocodrillo) Minerva (Kid's Snipper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackandBrindle Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I was actually thinking about that and wondering if they were tested at different labs and if that would have anything to do with it... but we have the meds and we'll just see what happens. Even with the difference I don't know that I'd be completely comfortable stopping the meds without vet approval and he wants to keep her on them. I trust him to know what he's doing as I know he's a pretty fabulous vet who loves greyhounds. We'll finish the meds (I believe it's about two months worth) and retest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pipi5 Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 smooches to you both & Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Sorry to hear this, Mary Jo. :grouphug Baby steps. You will get there! Scritches to the lovely Sadie... Quote 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...
NevadasMom Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I know that it stinks......but count your blessings. Quote Carol-Glendale, AZ Trolley (Figsiza Trollyn) Nevada 1992-2008...always in my heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest G2G_Greys Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Don't worry MJ....they do tend to go up and down sometimes. If she starts to not do well on the pills 2 times a day please give Doc a call and he will think of something else. to Sadie bug and her mommy....please don't worry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShantisMom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I was warned that it is common in dogs. But our titer never dropped in over a year. I was also warned Shanti's may never drop. VF is something that you will watch for and possibly battle for her life. But I am stumped that you are seeing such playful behaviour when it is going up. Maybe it is the no medicine thing. Hang in there. It is a long road, but a road to healing. Quote The Girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyPoopon Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 What a disappointment. I hope the next test is better. Quote Standard Poodle Daisy (12/13) Missing Cora (RL Nevada 5/99-10/09), Piper (Cee Bar Easy 2/99-1/10), Tally (Thunder La La 9/99-3/10), Edie (Daring Reva 9/99-10/12), Dixie (Kiowa Secret Sue 11/01-1/13), Jessie (P's Real Time 11/98-3/13), token boy Graham (Zydeco Dancer 9/00-5/13), Cal (Back Already 12/99-11/13), Betsy (Back Kick Beth 11/98-12/13), Standard Poodles Minnie (1/99-1/14) + Perry (9/98-2/14), Annie (Do Marcia 9/03-10/14), Pink (Miss Pinky Baker 1/02-6/15), Poppy (Cmon Err Not 8/05-1/16), Kat (Jax Candy 5/05-5/17), Ivy (Jax Isis 10/07-7/21), Hildy (Braska Hildy 7/10-12/22), Opal (Jax Opal 7/08-4/23). Toodles (BL Toodles 7/09-4/24) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeh2o Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Phooey. Hang in there, you. Quote Sunsands Doodles: Doodles aka Claire, Bella Run Softly: Softy aka Bowie (the Diamond Dog) Missing my beautiful boy Sunsands Carl 2.25.2003 - 4.1.2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyGreys Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Sorry you & Sadie are going through this. Sending hugs & kisses to you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remolacha Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Sadie I am sorry Mary Jo! So frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vahoundlover Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm sorry. I know you'd hoped to stop the meds. Evil evil disease. Hugs to yourself and scritchies to your oh-so-lovely good girl. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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