Alivia was recently diagnosed with Cushing's - Alivia has passed

Well, my newly repaired laptop is acting up again and my post just went off into the wild blue yonder....along with two documents I was working on! :eek::mad:

It is great that Dr. Peterson knows the one who will be doing the U/S on Alivia. That would be reassuring to me as well! :)

One of our mantras around here is, "Listen to your gut - you know your baby better than anyone." You are doing a GREAT job of this so keep up the good work! Stay in touch....

Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Hi Mary Beth.

I was going to post a follow up to my prior post but things have changed since I was here last so those thoughts are on the back burner for now. Just know that I'm thinking of you both and will be staying tuned for your updates.

Glynda

P.S. Dr. Allen is great and oh my, it is a small world. I'm glad that he could bring you some comfort because you deserve some relief. Hang in there, kiddo.

Hi, everyone.

Alivia had another ultrasound by Dr. Meyers, at her regular vet's office this afternoon. As I suspected all along, she has pancreatitis. From there we went directly to the hospital and she's been admitted for a minimum of 3 days, but they say it could be longer. They also say it is "life threatening", which of course is terrifying. And, it makes me so angry because if I hadn't pushed the issue, she could have died and she should have been at least 36 hours further into the treatment by now! Fortunately Ali had the good sense not eat anything for 2 days and only drank a minimal amount of water or things could have been even worse.

Because of the inflammation, Dr. Meyers was not able to visualize the adrenal glands as clearly as he would have liked to but he said there is no evidence that anything has spread and it appears to be an right adrenal adenoma, but "cannot rule out atypical nodular hyper plasia since LDDS did reveal suppression" and she has a normal left adrenal gland. Because he believes the Cushing's contributed to this and she will be suceptible to other effects, he thinks surgery should not be ruled out. :eek: Also, he states, "Cannot rule-out concurrent or inciting cholangitis secondary to bile clumping." A "goopy gall bladder" was how he stated it. Dr. Myers and my vet were awesome!!! They let me stay with Alivia for the entire ultrasound (in fact Dr. Meyers suggested it!) and he was even showing me things and explaining what he was looking at. The gave Ali another pain injection prior to the u/s to make it as comfortable as they could. For the awful pain she was in, she was amazing! I rubbed her little head and held her paw and she stayed perfectly still for the whole procedure. She stared at me with her beautiful dark eyes and I think she was calmer because they allowed me to stay with her. I already miss her terribly. :( I am so tired from all this.

Unfortuantely, Alivia is not ou of the woods yet, so please continue sending the possitive thoughts and prayers this way. Thank you all!

I am so sorry. Pancreatitis is a dreadful disease but manageable. Did they do a spec PL test? If so, what was her number?

I truly understand you missing Alivia but right now she is where she needs to be, getting the proper care for her illness.

I will definitely be keeping you and Ali in my thoughts and prayers.

Sending big loving hugs, Lori

Oh Mary Beth, you must be so exhausted and drained! Thank goodness for the care that Alivia received today, and for the care that she will be receiving at the hospital. You can count on a boatload of prayers and well wishes from my house.

Thank you so much for taking the time to update us this evening, and please let us know as soon as you hear more tomorrow.

Marianne

I also wanted to tell you...Great job for getting another opinion on Ali. Always trust your gut!

Love and hugs,
Lori

Mary Beth, I know you miss Alivia right now, but I am so glad that you now know what is causing her pain, and that something is being done to help her.

You are both in my thoughts and prayers that Alivia has a speedy recovery. Try to get some rest.

Oh Mary Beth, you must be so drained. What an ordeal for you and Alivia. I will be saying numerous prayers for your little girl. She is in good hands so we are thankful for that.

Try to get some sleep as Terri suggested, if you can. You will need your strength for Ali. I am so glad they let you stay with her for her test.

Did they allow you to leave something of yours for her with your smell on it while she is in the hospital?

Thinking of you and hoping for the best news and that she improves now that she has the right care.

Love,
Addy

Hi Mary Beth,

I am so proud of you for keeping after the docs until they found what was causing Alivia such pain. You are a great mom!

Squirt had an acute pancreatic attack following a surgery and it was soooo scary! She had to go back to the hospital just one day after coming home and stayed for about an additional four days with the pancreatitis. I called to check on her so often the hospital finally told me they would call me at set times of the day to report on her. :o:p

Ali is where she needs to be right now so they can get the inflammation under control and give the organ a chance to rest and recover. She knew that food and water would just make her worse so she wisely listened to her body....just as her mom wisely listened to her.

We are with you both in spirit, sending prayers and healing white light. Get some rest yourself today - you have to take care of you so you can take care of Alivia when she gets back home. Know we are here any time you need us.

Keep your chin up!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Hi Mary Beth,

Checking in to see if we have any news. I hope you got some rest.

Let us know as soon as you can.

Love,
Addy