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Oh that adorable Peety!!! I love after bath time. It's like their little legs just go as fast as they can and hopefully the body will keep up with the legs. hahahaha :) They are so funny aren't they.
zooooooommmm, zooooommmmmmm
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Good morning Pat :) I'm glad to read Petey's doing well! It's great you liked his new vet, hopefully you'll get some answers now. Did she mention what else could be causing his CC or was that a misdiagnosis also? I'm just asking because Ugga was diagnosed by a skin biopsy only and my vet told me it was definitely Cushings so we did not do further testing. Now I'm wondering if I should have. I loved your post about Petey after his bath, I literally laughed out loud when I pictured him zooming around the house and diving onto his bed, too cute! Have a wonderful day :)
Hugs,
Jackie and Ugga
I'm a lil down today. :confused: I talked to the Vet and she suggested I go for a consult with a new Internal medicine Dr. I'm okay with that. She said they would decide if the test that were done is enuff to get him started on some meds for Cushing's. Or, do more testing. I'm okay with all of that. I have an appt on the 10th. 12 days. ugh!!!
The thing that has me down is, I read all the posts and I have never seen anyone post that they were discouraged with their Dr. Everybody seems to have the right people for the problems they are dealing with. I have been unfortunate to find a bunch of Dr.'s that are not well versed in this area, and they lead me on.:mad: Well, so far this one is okay. She said she could do any of the tests to save some money, and she can also do the meds. I guess it's just, I look at him and once again we are not even close to getting a treatment plan. 12 more days. :( Everyday I watch him and if there is the slightest thing out of whack, I worry. Today he didn't eat all his food. He's playing tonight and feels good and all that is okay, but just that one lil thing, not eating much got me worried. And I'm sure he will eat more later. And all will be fine. I listen for him at night. If I hear him, I get up and check on him, sometimes it's just a bad dream. I make him wake up every morning before I leave for work, so I can see him walk and stretch, and oh yeah, give me dirty looks too. He's not exactly bright eyed and bushey-tailed, I'm not either when somebody makes me wake up. But I feel better when I walk out the door that he is ok. I call my mom later in the morning to check on him again. And so far it has always been good. This is June and this all started in January. January!!! I truly have lost all faith in Dr's. My lil guy needs a Dr. dedicated to HIM!!! I cannot afford to waste anymore time. I hate CC and Cushing's. I wish I had never heard of it. I wish it would just go away. Sorry, tomorrow is another day. A better one, I hope. Thanks for letting me vent....big hugs to all of you and your lil fur-babies. Give them an extra big hug tonight. 12 days and counting...again...
Pat Peety's #1 fan
Hey Pat, oh I know how easy it is to get down, so glad theres a place to vent, and please keep venting, you will feel better to get it out rather then hold it all inside...Getting to the right vet can be so hard, especially those with knowledge of cushings, you just keep looking till u find the right one, thats what I did...my old vet said that Simba was just getting fat, if I was still at that vet, Simba wouldn't even be treated yet for cushings...I drive an hour to my new vet, she is very good with Simba and with me ( I cry all the time it seems ) always thinking the worst and finding things to worry about...I decided that I just need to treasure every moment I have with Simba, and try to stay positive for him...take care hon, here for you, and remember God has His eye on little sparrows, you know He's watching little Peety too...sending hugs and prayers....
Pat, super big hugs! Nope, not everyone has the right vets for the right problem by any means. You know what is really bad, is that we can tell sometimes by what is said, what tests are ordered, what medical protocols are followed if the vet knows what they are doing or not, and sometimes they don't but the patient, doesn't realize it. You know at least what you want, and if you don't know, you'll ask and that is half the battle.
I'd call the vet back and say, you know, it's great to get to see an IMS, but I really need to do something for Peety and I'm not comfortable waiting almost another 2 weeks before we can even talk about a plan. Can they possibly get me in sooner, call me if there is a cancellation, something.
I continue with my vet, because of the staff. I'll battle every battle with the vet, because Molly is only comfortable with this staff, and it took her almost 5 years to get to the point where she was comfortable and didn't try to bite them All. There are still some new people there that she terrifies, but then there are others that can go right in, get her, do anything with her and she is fine. I'm more comfortable with the IMS, but I had to bully my vet practically to get the referral to the IMS, then she was huffy at me for the longest time about it. Well, too bad. She isn't huffy any longer, seems to have gotten past it, but we have blood tests coming up again, and who knows where it will lead. I'm not looking forward to it.
I really wish they would understand that you have already waited a very long time and that now you need the answers, you need a Plan!
I agree, I hate cushings, I hate CC and you can vent any time you want! Everyone on Here will completely understand and I don't doubt they'll all agree that they hate it too.
It is worrisome, we understand that completely. I didn't go to the office yesterday because it was stormy and molly was scared. I'm lucky enough that I can work from home if need be and I wasn't going to leave her when she was shaking in fear. We just adapt as best we can to what they are feeling like or going through at any given moment. If Molly doesn't eat I worry, if she drinks more water than normal, I worry, if she doesn't drink enough I worry. I think that we are all the same way. We watch everything and trust nothing. It's not a great way to have to live, but again, we do it because we love them.
They are bright shiny lights in our world. :)
HUGS, Sharlene and Molly Muffin
P.S. Addy is using a shampoo from her vet, and she is having some good luck with it and getting the crusty stuff of Zoe's skin. I wonder if it would help Peety too.
Dear Pat,
Not all of us have been happy with our vets... I and a few other members have fired our fair share. For whatever reason we need a new vet, albeit that we moved or a vet's lack of experience, I actually started interviewing vets. :o At the time, the best I could do was a vet that only had treated 6 cush pups if I remember correctly, and only 4 were considered successful. Through the help of the members here, we and our vet got through it.
As Leslie would say, Welcome to the twitcher club sister :) It's not a club we really want to belong to, but know that you and Petey are not alone in this journey.Quote:
Everyday I watch him and if there is the slightest thing out of whack, I worry.
Now you have me blubbering, again... I know how much you all care and I know you all have seen it, done it and no doubt cursed about it. :D I just don't ever want to reach a point and have to say I didn't do enuff. I think sometimes my standards are to high, that maybe there will never be a Dr that is good enuff to treat him. Maybe I have to many questions, and not very accepting of their squirrely answers.
I will call again and see if I can get in sooner. And thank you for that sweet reminder that God has his eye on Peety. I know that, honestly, that is the only thing I know I can trust. Thanks for your continued support. Big hugs, Pat
We'll blubber with you :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin
How how is Mr. Peety today and his mom?
Anything else on getting a sooner appointment?
Just checking in on you two. :)
Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Okay, two people now are having decent luck with ketochlor. I think you can get it from your vet, it's a shampoo. You'll want to check the directions for use, but Addy and Julie have both used it.
Any luck on a sooner appointment?
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin