You must have heard me typing to you as I see your little green light just came on :) Hope your not up at some ungodly hour (not sure where you are located!) I will be quiet now shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :D:D
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You must have heard me typing to you as I see your little green light just came on :) Hope your not up at some ungodly hour (not sure where you are located!) I will be quiet now shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :D:D
Nope it is true. I read that if you are allergic to bee stings then you Can have a reaction to honey. I don't think it is common though, but still I'd put a tiny bit on and wait and see how he does and if nothing occurs, then mummy here we come. hmm, maybe you should watch a good mummy movie together tonight and laugh at the similarities. Something very dorky!
Remember if one day is not as productive as you might have wished, there is always tomorrow. :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
LOL I will get the results of the blood work this aft. Get this, More salt in my wounds....I found out my Vet is on vacation for the next 2 weeks...Well, I hope he has a gr8 time and don't eeeeven think of us... because WE ARE JUST FINE...thank you very much.....
I don't really think there will be a problem with the honey, but better safe than sorry. Gotta cover all bases. Don't think he will be able to lick it off, the worst place I am starting on is his neck(top side) and his side. And I plan to cover it really good. Maybe I can mask the sweet smell. The nabor dogs may wanna get close and get some "sugar". I got him some Omega3. The way I see it, is, he ain't gonna have any choice but to get better....I'll post the results this aft.
Stay tuned........ Peety's#1 fan
Yes, Buddy is allergic to bee stings. No surprise there!!! I was told not to give him honey because of it. I would follow Sharlene's advice and test a very small area first. I would leave it on for several hours. Sometimes it takes a while before an allergen reacts. If all goes well and you wrap mummy pooch, post a photo. We would all love to see it!
Hugs,
Kathy and Buddy:cool:
They can still give you copies of his file, even if your vet is on holiday. You just won't be able to have that person to person chat with him. Did you ask them to go ahead and make copies of everything that the vet has recommended that you go to UF and that you'll want a copy to take with you. ;)
Oh yes, Kathy is right. We want mummy Peety pictures!!!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
They would not give me his medical records without the Dr signing off on it. They gave me the blood test results, taken in January. The first one is the test done on Monday.
Test requested 5/15/2013
Cortisol Serial 2 (ACTH) Results Reference Range Units
Time 1 8:20A
Time 2 9:47A
Cortisol Sample 1 3.2 1.0-5.0
Cortisol Sample 2 20.2 8-17
Hyperadrenocorticism (HAC): Post ACTH results greater than 20 ug/dl are consistent with HAC
Note: ACTH results should always be interpeted in light of clinical signs. False positive results may occur with stress or non-adrenal illness. In addition, exogenous steriods may be measured by the assay and result in falsely elevated cortisol levels. Because of wide variability, resting (basal) cortisol should be used to rule-out or diagnose HAC
Iatrogenic Hyperadrenocorticism: Resting cortisol is usually between 1-5 ug/dl with little to no increase in the post-ACTH cortisol level.
Hypoadrenocorticism(HOC): Resting cortisol is usually subnormal(less than 1 ug/dl) or low normal with no increase after ACTH
Blood test done 2/12/2013
Total Protein 6.9 5.0-7.4 g/dl
Albumin 2.8 2.7-4.4 g/dl
Globulin 4.1(high) 1.6-3.6 g/dl
A/G Ratio 0.7(low) 0.8-2.0 ratio
AST(SGOT) 29 15-66 U/L
ALT(SGPT) 30 12-118 U/L
ALK Phosphatase 143(high) 5-31 U/L
GGTP <5 1-12 U/L
Total Bilirubin 0.2 0.1-0.3 mg/dl
Urea Nitrogen 43(high) 6-31 mg/dl
Creatinine 1.6 0.5-1.6 mg/dl
Bun/Creatinine Ratio 27 4-27 ratio
Phosphorus 4.6 2.5-6.0 mg/dl
Glucose 116 70-138 mg/dl
Calcium 10.0 8.9-11.4 mg/dl
Corrected Calcium 10.7
Magnesium 1.4(low) 1.5-2.5 mEq/L
Sodium 146 0139-154 mEq/L
Potassium 4.6 3.6-5.5 mEq/L
Na/K Ratio 32
Chloride 107 102-120 mEq/L
Cholesterol 340(high) 92-324 mg/dl
Triglycerides 62 29-291 mg/dl
Amylase 11809(High) 290-1125 U/L
Lipase 77 77-695 U/L
CPK 128 59-895 U/L
WBC 16.3(high) 4.0-15.5
RBC 5.6 4.8-9.3
Hemoglobin 13.1 12.1-20.3
Hematocrit 36 36-60
MCV 64 58-79
MCH 23.4 19-28
MCHC 36.4 30-38
Platelet Count 530(high) 170-400
Platelet EST Increased adequate
Differential Absolute
Neutrophils(high) 13040 2060-10600
Lymphocytes 1793 690-4500
Monocytes(high) 1304 0-840
Eosinophils 0 0-1200
Basophile(high) 163 0-150
Urinalysis
Color yellow
Apperance Cloudy clear
Specific Gravity 1.013(low) 1.015-1.050
ph 6.0 5.5-7.0
Protein 2+(high) Neg
Protein
Urin protein: creatinine ratio testing is recommended(if the sediment is inactive) to help determine the clinical significance of proteinuria
Glucose Negative Neg
Ketone Negative Neg
Bilirubin Negative Neg-1+
Blood trace Neg
WBC None 0-3
RBC None 0-3
Casta None seen
Crystals None seen
Bacteria None seen none
Squamous Epithelia 0-1 0-3
Urine Microalbumin
Microalbuminurie >30 (High) <2.5
The MA is greater than 30 mg/dl indicating overt albuminuria APC ratio suggested to quantify the proteinunia
Microalbuminuna(MA) usually indicates compromise of the glomerular barrier and is a significant finding when it is persistent(2 or more positive results obtained 2 or more weeks apart) Persistent MA, in the majority of pets is due to renal injury secondary to other systemic disease or primary renal disease. Systemic diseases associated with persistent MA include inflammatory disease, chronic infections, metabolic disease(e.g. hypertension, Cushings Syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism) and neoplasia. False positive results may occur with pyuria and gross hematuria.
Suggestions for evaluating patients with microalbuminuria:
1. Check for and treat underlying diseases indicated above
2. Recheck MA in 2-4 weeks
3. In the absence of underlying disease, monitor for progression of MA and development of renal failure.
I'm still going to try to get the other records. One of the other Dr's should be able to authorize the release of the files.
That is all I have for now. I would be interested in knowing what you think or if this tells a story at all. It seems like there is alot missing.
Pat Peety's #1 fan
I am going to look this over some more but did the vet talk to you about these results at all? Like any mention of renal issues and is anything being treated or was treated after these results?
For instance Amylase 11809(High) 290-1125 U/L
In fact, do you mind if I highlight the high/low results you posted in red so they are easily seen.
Was the MA (Microalbuminurie) rechecked as was recommended on this lab work after 2 - 4 weeks? And do you know if there have been consistently high results in this area?
Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
No and yes, No one ever talked to me about the results of his Blood test in January. And yes, highlight anything that makes it easier for you.
OMG!!!!! We have a worse problem, than bad skin or Cushing's. I think I'm gonna be sick. Why has no one told me anything about renal failure. I feel horrible, like a bad mommy not to know all this. Why has no one said anything?????? I can come up with all kind of possible remedies for his bad skin and can get him on meds for Cushing's but not much I can do for renal failure. OMG!!!!
This is truly sickening. I feel like I was just punched in the stomach. I typed all that in last night, but honestly I wasn't really reading it, just kinda on auto-pilot typing. I was looking for anything that had Cushing's in the sentence.
So he was a worse Vet than I actually knew. This test was done in January. This is May. What was he thinking, or better yet, why wasn't he thinking? I'll wait for your response. I'm truly sick, that my boy is sick and I didn't even know how bad.
Pat Peety's #1 fan
Ok, honey, take a deep breath....since this test has not been repeated we don't know what those values have done - increased or decreased or stayed the same. From what I am reading, there could be other causes for the elevations that seem to indicate renal issues and repeat testing was needed to determine exactly what. That wasn't done so we don't know right now. So what I would do is request this be checked again asap. Cushing's could be at the bottom of this as well so don't get discouraged today, 'k? Call the vet, or A vet, and have labs run again then go from there.
Big hugs,
Leslie and the gang