Squirt - my Queen has crossed The Bridge

Glad you and Squirt are doing better!!

Finally got to start reading other posts! Its going to take a long time for me to catch up on everyone!

Shannon & Sunshine

Yippeee, gerat news about Squirt. That is so precious about her and the grandsons. She absolutely has ownership of them both. LOL

Sharlene

Yes, she loves her boys almost as much as I do! :D She was very happy to have them here - and exhausted when they left yesterday. Every whoop and holler had her going to see what was up. LOL Quentin cried a couple of times (he's not as rough and tumble as Tris) and she was by his side as fast as she could get there, staring at him with her liquid brown eyes.

However, Brick and Tasha were the stars of the weekend. Que fell head over heels in love with Mister Brickman and spend a lot of time petting, hugging, and talking to him. When Brick would go into his box for a nap, Que would lay in the floor in front of the door and talk or sing him to sleep. :) Brick was the first thing he looked for each morning.

Tasha apparently developed evil laser eyes over the weekend. :D They played a game in which they died if she looked at them! That entailed a lot of running, jumping, screaming, hollering, hiding, crawling, and covering of the heads with various protective materials - like boxes, pots and bowls! :p:D:p Tasha was in hog heaven. She chased them up and down the house, under furniture, over furniture just as fast as she could go! She slept like a rock last nite! :p

Now, back to "normal" life!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

Those babies of yours are going to sleep for a week!!!

I love how the kids and animals interact. Absolutely priceless! You are soooo lucky! :)

Hugs,
Sharlene

Squirt's Chem20 came in the mail today - earlier than I expected, too! Everything, everything, is in normal range including the ALKP! :cool::cool: Now to wait another week or so for the UTK panel to come in. Then, we will hopefully be able to diagnose her with HAM as well. :p

Hugs,
Leslie and the Queen

haaaaaa! You always have a way to make me laugh Leslie. So glad Squirts tests were all gooooood:) and yes HAM is definitely in the horizon--LOL. :D

Love and tight ones to all.
Xo Jeanette and my sweet Princess

Big smiles for you today!!!

Hi Leslie-

What FABULOUS news!!!! :D:D:D

Here's to hoping the remaining test will also be a good report!

Julie & Hannah

Leslie: So glad Squirt's first report was normal. Here is hoping the next one will be the same. My grandchildren are grown. My oldest is staying with me while she does her student teaching since I live closer to her school. I know your puppies enjoy playing with your grandbabies. I so appreciate the information you give on the forum. I am new at all of this and need all the help I can get. I am concerned about the high potassium since it can cause heart trouble in humans and I suppose the same in animals, but I guess lowering the cortisol could lower it. I don't really know. Hugs to you and yours. JoAnne

My Sweet Bebe was sick during the nite with diarrhea and vomiting. :( Her last Lyso dose was Mon. morning and she is due for the other dose for the week today but she isn't going to get it...or any food for right now tho I have let her have water. She isn't showing any signs of pain or walking in the hunch-back posture so I hope it is just a bug. I gave her some SEB during the nite and around 3:30 she vomited for the third and last time. After that, she slept the rest of the nite but isn't showing any interest in getting breakfast. So, I will be twitching and being a HAM today for sure. And, of course, a flying trip to see Dr B isn't out of the picture either. ;)

Oh no, Leslie! I'm so sorry to hear that. I'm glad the vomiting has stopped and that she got some sleep for a few hours. I hope things will improve soon. I know Metronidazole has helped my girls if it goes on too long. I'm going to cross my fingers that it is just a little bug and that you'll be updating us with better news later on. You'll be in my thoughts...

Julie & Hannah

Awww, poor thing, throwing up is no fun. Glad the tests have so far all been great news and hope the next one is too.
Today is going to be good news day, so I'm just positive that your little sweetheart is going to be fine all day. Just a bit of upset tummy maybe.

Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Oh no, Leslie, maybe she ate something that did not agree with her. My CoCo has such a sensitive stomach and I know Squirt must have since you give her the slippery elm. Glad she is better this morn. Hope you get some rest. Seems like there is always something with the cushpups, but we all just carry on and hope for a better day which is what I hope for you today. Love JoAnne

Oh Leslie,

So sorry to hear our sweet Squirt is not feeling well and hoping she is feeling much better soon.

Please keep us posted and sending huge and loving hugs to you both.

Well that is not good to hear and I hope sweet Squirt feels better real soon.

Dang, Leslie, always something.

Squirt has slept all day long. Not shown any interest in food at all, not even when the others got treats. No 3pm alarm...and I really miss those. But, she hasn't had to go out except to pee, either, and no signs of nausea. She did get up just a minute ago and go to the kitchen where she stared at me until I gave her 1/2 her normal meal. If this stays in ok, I will give her the other half around midnight or so, and if all is well through the night, she will be back on normal rations in the morning...along with her maintenance dose and other meds.

Thanks for all the kind words and wonderful support. I just don't know what I would do without my family here.

Hugs,
Leslie and Squirt

Hey Leslie: So glad Squirt seems better. Seems like there is always something. Hope she has a restful night. Hugs, JoAnne

That is such good news Leslie! Hope she keeps this down and it was just a little upset tummy. That squirt, she sure knows how to keep you on your toes!

Hugs,
Sharlene

Hi Leslie-
That is such good news! I sure hope all is well and she is happily enjoying a midnight snack! ;)

I don't know what I would do without you guys either. I would probably be certifiably crazy. ;)

Crossing my fingers that Squirt is on the mend.

Julie & Hannah

I hope your baby girl is sounding the 3pm alarm today

Well, she sounded a 3AM alarm instead and was up once more to go out with mushy poops. :( She was begging for breakfast, tho, and is acting as if she feels fine. I gave her about 2 tbsp of her feed sans the meats along with SEB this morning. If this continues, she will be at Dr B's today. So far she hasn't asked to go out but she is a bit gassy...and right under my desk where I am sitting! :rolleyes:

I looked at the lab report we got the other day and there is no listing for lypase or amylase so I have no idea about the pancreas. :mad::eek::( I don't like the way this lab presents the results; there are three columns - low, normal, high - and the units of measurement but no normal ranges for anything other that cholesterol and triglycerides so you can't tell if something is approaching abnormal. I am going to call Dr Nafe and ask if there is anything he sees on here that could indicate pancreatitis...which is my concern. Her poops are very mucousy. :(

I'll let ya'll know how things progress.

Thanks for all the support!
Many hugs,
Leslie and the Stinky Queen

Squirt woke me up at 2AM, whining, moaning and growling in my ear and I thought, "oh no...here we go again!" So I get up and go through the house to the front door...but Squirt stops in the kitchen, stares at the fridge and starts barking! :D:D She was HUNGRY big time! LOL So I gave her a couple more tbsp of her food and went back to bed with no need to go out. YAY! This morning she ate another very small meal then had a normal poop! WOOHOO! :cool::cool::cool: I have continued to withhold her meds and have added SEB to each meal except breakfast this morning to see how she will do without it on board. She is acting much more like her usual self, tho, today so I hope this is over!

I never did hear back from the vets yesterday but we seem to have turned the corner so I will do a happy dance today for sure! I did remember yesterday that she used to do this from time to time but it has been a long time since she had a problem and I guess I just forgot. :rolleyes:

Thanks for staying by our side!
Hugs,
Leslie and Squirt

Leslie: That is great that Squirt is better, more poop patrol. That seems like all we do, but better to get a handle on it early. Hugs, JoAnne

It's true, no one can get more excited about normal doggie poops than humans with pups on "poop watch". So glad that Squirt is more on game this morning! whoo hooo :) 2am snacks huh. Sounds like my husband. hmmm. should they meet?

Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Leslie,

That is wonderful news!!! I am so happy Squirt is feeling better. There is nothing better than being woken up in the middle of the night for food when we're worried about them...well, except maybe a normal poop when we're worried about that too.

I'm hoping this is the end of whatever was bothering her.

Julie & Hannah

HAPPY DANCING


hey, how come we never got a dancing mama icon?

Go Squirt, get better real soon!!!!!!:D:D:D:D

So happy to hear that our sweet girl is feeling much better...WOOHOO!!!!

That's great news Leslie! May little Squirt continue to thrive:)
Hugs from Leah and Maya

Glad Squirt is doing better. We need to hear about the triumphs also.
Hugs Sonja and Apollo

Leslie -

Sorry to hear that you and our buddy Squirt went through such a rough patch lately. Sounds like she's turned a corner and feeling better though and what a relief that is. She's slowly getting back to the normal eating and normal pooping - not to mention normal sleeping habits, YAY!

Extra Hugs coming your way! :)

Tammy, Crash, Darby, & Riley

I sure hope we are still doing the happy dance:D:D:D:D:D:D

Thanks! and yes, we still are! :D Squirt got her normal meal this morning loaded with all her meds and is happily licking her bowl clean as a whistle! :D I really hesitated to give the fish oil this morning but she needed it with the Lyso so she got half-ration on the oil. Poop patrol will continue, of course, just to make sure there are no tails or slimy casings today.

I saw the light back in her eyes last nite and she was playful most of the evening, back to "guarding" the kitchen and her mama's lovin'! She just finished her breakfast and is now in the office with me rubbing her beard on the carpet. LOL "Don't worry about washing my face, Mom...I'm a big girl, I'll do it myself!" :p If I could just teach her to run a carpet cleaner!

I love this old gal with every fiber of my being and it is sooo good to see her acting more like her old self today.

Hugs,
Leslie and the Queen

Excellent news Leslie! Squirt is a real "character" Love her antics!

Hugs,
Sharlene

ME TOO!!! I want to join the happy dance!!!

So glad Squirt is better. Hope you have a really great poop patrol. Love, JoAnne

Good day Friday, dare we go for Happy Dance Sunday?!

hugs,
Sharlene

Leslie,

What a wonderful report on Squirt!!!! I LOVE hearing about the good days and I know how much we all appreciate them! When they are happy and playful it reenforces that we are doing the right things for them. Squirt is lucky to have you (and we are, too!)!

Mornin',

Just spoke with Dr Nafe, the IMS, about the UTK panel. The cortisol is still normal but there are elevations in the intermediates - not sure which ones just yet as the report is in the mail and Dr N was came out of surgery to talk with me for a second. I learned something interesting -

Dr N's approach is to increase the melatonin to 3x a day - 9mg/day. We also talked about the HMR vs SDG lignans. I have been curious if the HMR would work as well as the SDG did for her....and apparently the answer is no. Dr Nafe said what he and his peers have observed is that the HMR works on the cortisol more than the SDG does, while the SDG works on the intermediates more than the HMR does. So I will be putting her back on the SDG, flax lignans, and taking her off the HMR, spruce lignans. After she has been on the increase of melatonin and the SDG for 10 days, she will be retested. Dr N said that we could increase the Lyso at this point but since her cortisol is good, he prefers to start with this approach first - which is fine and dandy with me! ;)

I am very pleased that the cortisol is still in normal range after nearly five years! And I am looking forward to seeing exactly which intermediates are elevated so I can try to figure out if they are the source for her increased anxiety. I will post the results when I get them and we can all see what's going on! ;)

It was especially nice to hear this news this morning...I needed to know my Sweet Bebe is ok and Dr Nafe gave me that comfort.

Hugs,
Leslie and the Queen

Great news on Squirt, Leslie. We all need to hear great news on our cushpups. Seems like Squirt is doing great. Love JoAnne

Yayyyyy, brilliant news!:D