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HI Tina
I am getting a bit worried about you, have not seen you online for a ages and usually you pop in during the night, I really hope you are feeling ok and whatever you had has resolved!! I miss my middle of the night pitstop mate!! Hope to see you soon and your looking after yourself and not working too hard and Jasper and Shelby are still doing good! xxxx
Hi guys,
Thank you all so much for checking in on us and so sorry to cause any worry. I didn't realize it had been so long since I posted. Unfortunately I have had a lot going on the past week and a half or so with work, and have continued to struggle with headaches off and on, although not nearly as bad as that first one. It seems it is just always under the surface. Also I have been just wiped out tired. I checked in with my Dr and she mentioned checking for West Nile if I don't feel better. :eek: :eek: I really don't think it is that, I didn't have a fever or neck pain per se. Yikes! I don't even want to think about that. Work has just been so busy, I don't know what the solution is there other than cloning myself! :rolleyes:
I have been trying to keep caught up on the forum, there sure is a lot going on. And now they have put additional internet monitoring protocols in effect at work, so I don't feel comfortable checking on things during the day like I used to. Drat!
Jasper seems to be feeling pretty good, although his water intake has continued to be consistently increased even though it has cooled off a bit here. So I am worried some about that. I will post more on him a bit later. I wanted to get a quick post in so you all would know I was still alive and kicking!
Hugs to all,
Tina and Jasper xo
Hey Tina
Hope you feel better soon, is hard to split yourself between so many places and your interrupted sleep routine could be contributing. I did wake up for many months for Tia and it is something your body gets used to but it's not natural
I know what you mean about work. If only we didn't have to!
Glad to hear Jasper is doing ok for the most part
Love
Mel
Xxxx
So pleased to see you post Tina, I have been a little worried. Darn those headaches, maybe its your body telling you to slow down a little and take a vacation!! Eek, don't like the sound of that Nile Fever :eek::eek: Maybe you should have more tests to find out what it is :confused: you need time off work to recover if it is some nasty virus working like a Trojan is not going to help!
I don't check the forum at work, for the same reasons as you. Do have a quick look sometimes on my phone.
Pleased to hear Jasper is holding his own, still thirsty though stink.. maybe he needs a tweak or something :)
So nice to see you xx
Thanks Mel. Yes, you are exactly right. I think that my unconventional sleep pattern may absolutely be contributing to the headaches. I am just not sure why it is happening now all of a sudden when I have had interrupted sleep due to Jasper's middle of the night pit stops for many months now. I guess maybe it is catching up with me. You are so right, I have adjusted but it is not natural at all. But there is not a lot I can do about it. :(
Trish, I do finally have some time off scheduled, beginning 8/12. Yay! Will be off for the week, my Mom is coming from Texas for a visit. Really looking forward to it, and to a bit of a rest. And Jasper and Shelby are overdue for some spoiling! :p :)
A bit of an update on Jasper finally. I mentioned previously that we were going to be checking his labwork to see if we could try getting him off the Percorten. His injection was due 7/15, so instead of getting the injection, his electrolytes were drawn as a baseline of sorts. Sodium and potassium were both in the normal range, so we held the Percorten. (Yay!). Plan was for the next electrolytes check in 10 days and monitor for loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased energy. He had the second check done on 7/24 (actually 9 days later but that was when I could get him in). Sodium and potassium still both in the normal range. (Double yay!). No adverse symptoms noted, and eating good. Next blood work scheduled for 10 days.
I took him in on Saturday 8/3 for this last blood draw, this time electrolytes and a full chem panel to check the kidney values, protein and albumin, etc also. I should get the results tomorrow. Well I guess actually later today now. :o If the sodium and potassium continue to be WNL and stable, then we can discontinue the Percorten injections. I am anticipating that this will be the case. I am a bit worried about the kidney values since he is drinking and peeing so much more again now. They have always been in the normal range in the past, so hoping for the same again.
So that is where we are at right now. Last month my vet said she wanted to wait another month to recheck the UPC, so I will ask about that again when she calls with these latest results. I am just nervous about the kidney values since his drinking has increased over the past month or so. I want to see where the urine protein is at now also. The last check where it was still high but significantly improved was done 5/4. So it has been 3 months.
Like I said, he seems to be feeling good for the most part, and I am so grateful for that. I tell him every day how proud I am of him. I will let you know when I get the latest results.
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo
Hi Tina
Darn I missed you!! Came in from work, computer on and then did dinner for the boy etc etc then you posted in the meantime :D That is fabulous news that Jasper is off the Percoten, so good to discontinue a medication :D:D I was very pleased to read that so hopefully the blood tests later today will confirm he is still doing well without it! Maybe I should wait longer for the UPC instead of doing it every month like we have been. Do not trust Flynnikin to behave for that long thought!! But I am waiting a bit longer this time, another three weeks till he is due.
YAY your Mom is coming and you have time off work, you have been so busy at work and everything else, plus the whole not sleeping properly thing so it is no wonder your body is protesting with headaches etc!!
Will be checking in tonight to see the results, so see you then! xx
Hey Tina. Hope those headaches go away. Are they pressure related at all? Those types can be real killers sometimes, or stress even. Poor thing.
So glad to hear that Jasper is doing so good and not needing the percoten injections! yay!
Take is easy and get some "me" time into that schedule. :)
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Thanks Sharlene, not sure if the headaches are pressure related, they certainly could be. The old head has been better for the past couple of days, so I will take that! Yes, it will be really nice if we can stop the Percorten. :)
Well, we are up for our SECOND pit stop during the night/morning, I am so hoping that this is not going to start being a pattern again. :( I didn't hear from my vet on Monday with lab results. She doesn't work on Tuesdays or Thursdays, so I called yesterday and talked to a vet assistant who said the results weren't back yet. That is odd, usually they would have been back by Monday as the blood is sent to a local lab.
Although I am not good at waiting, it was almost a relief to hear that the results weren't back yet. In my mind I was thinking that maybe my vet didn't call because the results weren't good. That is so dumb, she has never not called as soon as lab results were available. I guess I am letting irrational fear take over since Jasper is drinking (and peeing) quite a bit more again. I expect I will hear from the vet today. I will post the results when I have them. Fingers and paws are crossed.
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
Good news about stopping the Percoten, way to go Jasper:):)
I'm am sorry about the headaches, I suffer from them too and know they are no fun and very draining. I am so glad you have a week off and time to visit with your mom. Just a break in your routine can sometimes help the headache cycle. One time my doctor told me I needed to go away to stop the cycle. At the time, my daughter worked for the air lines so off we went to the Bahamas :) Doctor's orders!!!! I came back headache free and stayed that way for some months.
Keeping everything crossed for a good vet report. Zoe say woof, Jasper, good luck:):):)
Hi Tina,
Those migraines suck, don't they. I get them too! :o:( I am so sorry :o
Love to hear that Jasper is off one of his meds. :) waiting to hear a great vet report! Go Jasper!:D xxxxxx
Hi Tina
How's things going with you and Jasper and Shelby? Hope all is good with you guys! I have been a bit under the weather too, not enough to get off work though :mad: just tired, head cold and vaguely dizzy, yesterday I blew my nose and immediately had vertigo and nausea think it might be benign positional vertigo... had it a few months back and I don't like it! Been doing exercises to fix it. :D Anyway having a bit of a catchup here this morning to check out what's been happening. See you soon xxxxxxx
Hi Tina,:)
How are you? Any more headaches?:o
Are Jasper and Shelby behaving themselves? How is Jasper been doing without the Percoten? What did his labs show?
Thinking of you.;) xxxxx
Hi Everyone,
I am sorry to say that I have had a tough past couple of weeks with Jasper. I had him in to the vet on 8/12 for a check up on some new lumps that he had developed over the past few months. Finally his other issues seemed to be somewhat stable so we could address the lumps. He has had 4 or 5 lipomas over the years and the vet felt these 2 new ones were also lipomas. She did not do a fine needle aspirate this time, guess she was confident by how they felt. She did a general physical and thought his tummy felt good and overall was doing pretty good. She checked his teeth and discovered that the big molars on the top on each side of his mouth had slab fractures. :eek: :( She felt they had been there for a while and did not seem painful or to be causing problems right now. She said he would need a dental within the next 4-6 months and the teeth would need to be removed then unless they caused him problems sooner. I felt immediate fear at the prospect of anesthesia, but was able to put it on the back burner as she said they did not need immediate attention.
So the next day, 8/13, he suddenly had 4 accidents in the house. :eek: No warning or letting me know he needed to go out, and in fact would sneak into another room to go. He has never done this before. Back to the vet on 8/14. Urine was very dilute as usual, sent off for a culture. Vet felt it was a UTI and started zeniquin while we wait for culture results. Culture came back on 8/16 and did grow bacteria that was susceptible to zeniquin so meds were continued for a 14 day course and then repeat urine culture 4-5 days after meds are finished. He was showing improvement and seemed to be feeling better after a couple of days on the zeniquin. No further accidents. (I was on vacation that week thankfully, my Mom arrived the afternoon of 8/13. Yes , after he had the 4 accidents!)
He did well while my Mom was here and enjoyed being spoiled by Grandma. She left on 8/18. On 8/20 I noticed Jasper seemed less interested in his food than usual, walking away and hesitating at times. This had not happened for several months, he had been eating well and doing fine on his diet, fish oil and meds. By 8/26 he would not finish his food and I started mixing a little rice in it to get him to eat. I called the vet and she said he may be nauseated from the zeniquin, which would be finished after the 8/27 dose so she said to monitor and see if his appetite didn't improve after the zeniquin was done. That night (8/26) I could barely get him to eat the kibble with hamburger and rice mixed in, the same the next morning, so I brought him urgently to the vet 8/28 am.
She prescribed Cerenia for nausea once daily for the next 4 days. She checked his teeth real good again and did not feel that the not eating is related to his fractured teeth. The little monkey chomped down 3 or 4 very hard crunchy treats that she gave him with no problems. We already had a tech appt scheduled for Saturday 8/31 to get the follow up urine culture. She said if he wasn't eating better by then, to change the appt to be with her rather than the tech, which I have done.
The Cerenia doesn't really seem to be helping. By 8/29 AM Jasper completely refused to eat any kibble so I have been feeding him straight hamburger and rice since that time. He is eating this for now, but I can see the writing on the wall going into a holiday weekend with no vet for Sunday and Monday. I am very limited to what I can try to feed him since he is on a prescription kidney diet, not to mention the risk for pancreatitis.
Of course now he seems to be constipated, no poop at all on 8/28, pretty good sized and normal consistency x 1 on 8/29, and now no poop again on 8/30. I'm sure this is related to all the rice. I wish he would poop before we go to the vet. I am afraid she will want to do an enema and he got raging colitis with blood the only other time he had one done. :(
Overall he just seems subdued and low energy, no interest in anything, kind of depressed, along with not wanting to eat. He is resting and sleeping good and doesn't seem to be in pain or restless, at least for now. So our vet appt is at 10:30 this morning. I really don't know what she will do, and feel that she really doesn't know what is causing his inappetance either. He has so many issues. In my mind I wonder is it related to his Addison's and maybe not enough cortisol, is he getting ready to break with colitis, is it kidney related, could his electrolytes be out of whack since we stopped the Percorten, (they were ok on the last check on 8/3)? I will ask her all these things. I noticed his water intake has decreased significantly also since the appetite problems started, and especially over the past 4-5 days.
Oh, I don't want to forget to mention that I discovered a lump on the right side of his neck under the jaw on the evening of 8/27. It most definitely did not feel like a fatty tumor, more firm and fixed. This is the other reason I took him in urgently on 8/28. Of course I had to fight the panic feelings. With his teeth in the shape they are in, I immediately feared a bad infection and pictured emergency surgery being needed going into the holiday. Well she said it is an enlarged lymph node, may be related to his teeth but said a lot of things can cause it, she did not seem too worried. All his other nodes are small. I will ask about that again this morning.
So gosh, he is having a lot of issues again it seems, poor little guy. I have been dreading writing this post, every day I kept thinking things would level out and now it seems like a lot is going on suddenly. He really had been doing pretty well for a few months.
On his chem panel from 8/3, his electrolytes, creatinine, phosphorus, serum protein and serum albumin were all in the normal range. His BUN was actually a little low at 8 (10-28 mg/dL). His ALP, LDH, cholesterol and triglycerides were all still elevated (as they have been), and a little up from last time. The vet said they were small elevations so she was not concerned. His ALP is always going to be high since he is on Dex.
I am going to ask her about rechecking his electrolytes just to be sure they are not out of whack, as that will cause decreased appetite. I don't really know what else to ask, or what to think.
I feel like I jinxed everything because about a week and a half ago or so I was holding him and telling him that a long weekend was coming and what a nice weekend we were going to have. It was last Labor Day weekend where he ended up in the hospital with the Addison's crisis, and then hospitalized again a few days later. Near the beginning of our long journey. That has been on my mind, it was so scary. I told him what a long way we have come and that I was so proud of him. And now all this is happening. So I guess I am understandably fearful with all that is going on now, and going into the long weekend with no vet for 2 days.
Sorry this is so long. Thanks for reading, and as always, any comments or suggestions are welcome. I am always so grateful for everyone's feedback.
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
Hi, I am so sorry to hear you are having so many problems with Jasper.
It sure seems that when we get something under control, something else comes up.
Glad to hear though you can get into the vet today, and with any luck at all be able to address and fix some of these problems. I know it's so frustrating when they won't eat and that only adds to the anxiety we have with all the other things going on.
Please post how you make out today, and I'll be thinking about you and hoping you can resolve some of these issues.
Hi TIna,
I hope this is a lingering effect from the antibiotic and Jasper is feeling more like his old self very soon. You and Jasper both have been such strong fighters and that has carried you through much to this day....I know you will both continue to fight now. Keep in touch and let us know how he is doing.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Oh Tina, why do these things come up right before a long weekend. So frustrating to not be able to have a vet handy. So you have a Vet ER you could go to if needed? I know that would be tricky, but assume you have copies of all his lab results too if needed.
I do hope this is just a tummy upset and nothing particularly serious. Neither Jasper nor you, need any more to cope with.
Hang in there, hope it is a good, calm, weekend.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly muffin
So sorry to read about what Jasper is going through Tina. I can only imagine how worried you feel about having a few issues to deal with.
I hate when those panic feelings set in and it's so hard to keep them tamed!! Good news is you will be at the vet today and I'm sure the vet will be able to put your mind at ease on many of the issues that are so worrisome. Maybe there are some high fiber treats you can get to get Jasper unplugged. Hoping that when you leave the vet that you will feel better about everything and have some answers to Jasper's problems.
Sending positive thoughts your way!! ;)
Barbara
I hope it is just the anitbiotics throwing him off and you get some answers today. Pumpkin can work both ways maybe your vet will suggest that too.
Any change in routine seems to throw them off, Zoe even for a day.
Hopefully, the antibiotics are done, he will feel better, get back to his normal routing and improve once he poos:):)
Big hugs, tina, I know how worried you must be.
Hope you are back from the vet soon with a positive update.
Aww what you up to Jasper!! Such a worry aren't they Tina, I too think it might be antibiotics getting out of his system. Flynn had some after his swab issues and was good right until the end when he suddenly went off food and was very subdued. I thought something terrible was happening but vet said it quite common with antibiotics and I was happy when he came right and back to food in a couple of days. He also had cerenia, so this is what I am going with for Jasper too!!
But other thoughts could be UTI flaring back as they are notoriously hard to get rid of, if it has not been successfully treated they can get systemic symptoms like nausea so perhaps check his urine again with another culture perhaps? I would not check UPC as in Flynn's case if there are other things going on then that can be skewed. But electrolytes are going to give you a good idea of how he is doing generally, especially with Jaspers addisons history to make sure all on track. A full blood count would be helpful too, looking to see if white cells etc are raised which could indicate infection, like from his teeth.
Pumpkin might help in the poop department? Is he up to walking, as a good walk might help get him going too. I guess his water intake going down is probably not helping there either. Mix some extra water in with his food if you can get it into him. A trick my vet told me about when Flynn had nausea with his antibiotics and off his food was to mix a raw egg and milk together (if those ingredients are OK for Jasper). Flynn showed no interest in anything else but he sure lapped his eggy milk up!!! So you can get some fluids and vitamins into him that way. Vet said that treatment was an oldie but a goodie!
I so hope he checks out ok today Tina, I will be checking in to see how he is doing, big hugs for you and a snuggle for Jasper too xxxxxxxx
Sending hugs and prayers for you and Jasper, take care
Hi Tina
I still have my fingers crossed that all went well for Jasper and you at his appointment today, and wanted you to have a message if you check in for your pitstop tonight :) Big hugs being sent to you guys xxxxxx
Hugs Tina, hope you and Jasper are okay.
Hi Tina,
Checking in to see how things went with Jasper.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Thank you all so much for the support, suggestions and positive comments. I so meant to post sooner than this but have been so tired. I think the stress of the past week caught up with me, and I felt a headache coming on again. I think with meds and extra rest I have headed it off at the pass now, yay!
The vet visit went pretty well, although I don't think she is exactly sure why Jasper doesn't want to eat his food. I think she still feels it is related to the antibiotic. She said it was ok to feed him hamburger and rice for the rest of the weekend, she said eating that for a few days will not hurt his kidneys. She still feels that he was nauseated, and now he associates his kibble food with not feeling well so doesn't want to eat it. The hope is that once he feels completely better I can start to transition him back. I don't know, he has no interest in that food now, and before he ate it down like a champ, no problems.
We did get a sterile urine sample for a follow up culture to make sure the infection is gone, that was on the schedule as he finished the antibiotic on 8/27. They did a mini UA in the office and it looked good, no blood or WBC's seen, it was very dilute as usual. Since it has been 4 months since his last UPC, she recommended sending that off also since we had enough urine. I voiced my concern about the possibility of there still being an infection and the results being skewed. She said she felt comfortable since he had just finished 2 weeks of antibiotics and the UA in the office looked good. She said they could hold the urine until the culture came back to be sure, but said it is better to use a fresh sample, and I remember reading that also. So I opted to go ahead and run it. Hopefully the repeat culture will be negative so this will be ok.
I asked about the electrolytes being off and should we recheck them. She said she was not too concerned with that as they have been WNL on the last few checks, and the main symptom of something wrong there would be vomiting, which thankfully has not been happening. I asked about his cortisol being too low somehow since he has also had low energy, etc. She agreed with that possibility, said that maybe he has felt stressed with everything going on and has become depleted. She recommended that I give his Dex daily through Monday instead of every other day. So he is getting that boost.
As far as the poops, he did have a small to medium poo just before we went to the vet, yay! It was hard formed, so it seems he is not getting colitis at the moment. Double yay! Trish, great minds - I asked about giving pumpkin! She said she didn't feel he needed it at this time but that it is a good thing to use to add fiber. She said that it is not a big deal if he goes for a whole day or even 2 without pooping. :eek: She said we worry if no poop for 3 days. Well I guess!! So I was apparently over concerned there. Sorry, but I will still feel concerned a bit if he skips a whole day! :rolleyes:
She checked his tummy, said it felt soft, so all ok there. She rechecked the enlarged lymph noted and it is the same. I clarified that she is not recommending any type of treatment related to that. She said no, we will monitor to make sure it isn't getting larger.
Trish, she did not recommend any other lab work or seem concerned with any type of systemic infection, that is why I asked about the lymph node. He does not have a temp. But I do have a bit of worry there since we have discovered those fractured teeth and the node. I would have felt better if we got a CBC, but she didn't think it was needed, or the electrolytes. She is always very tolerant of my questions and suggestions and lots of times will agree with what I ask. I usually ask/suggest something twice and if she doesn't seem like she is going to change her mind, I let it go. I guess I would push more if I felt a bigger concern, but I also try to be respectful. I know we all walk that line at some point.
He seems a little more perky today, but still a bit subdued and low energy. He ate his hamburger/rice this morning and had his meds. Now it is almost time for his dinner, hopefully he will eat then.
Yes, the little bugger can be such a worry. I know you all TOTALLY UNDERSTAND. Yes Sharlene, we have one ER vet in town, and I do have a copy of all his labs. So I know that is available, and I did clarify with my vet when it would be necessary to take him there. She looked at me kind of funny when I asked about that. I had my list of questions written out as usual, and that was the last on the list. She told me "now don't panic, I don't think anything that bad is going to happen". I reminded her that it was last Labor Day weekend when he had the Addison's crisis and was hospitalized, so with his latest set of issues, I couldn't help but have a little bit of panic. And besides, I was trying to have all the bases covered.
Thank you again my friends for your support, it means so much. And thanks for checking in on us again today. So glad to have an extra day off tomorrow, I am so tired. I have been reading along with all of you and will be posting on your threads a bit later.
Love and big hugs to all from me and Jasper xo
Hi Tina,
So glad to hear that Jasper is holding his own. Now if he would just get interested in food again. Perhaps the Dex giving him a bit of pep will help with that.
I agree, it's always better to have all the basis covered Prior to these long weekends. Things just seem to wait to happen till the vets are away.
We're having a rather lovely storm here, thunder, lightening, rain, molly isn't impressed at all. :) I hope that you are having a good weekend now and no nasty headaches!
hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin
HI Tina
It will be interesting to see the result of his UPC as I now think if the dog is off for any reason it could potentially affect the result. So don't be too alarmed if it is high. I hope the results come back good though and he is getting his appetite back. Is he pooping better? Of course constipation could put him off his food too! I have Flynn on a little Metamucil each day to give him some extra fibre and it has been working well until our latest little IBD episode.
Hopefully you are feeling better too, good time to have an extra day off! Talk soon xxxxx
Hi Tina,
Sometimes when a dog has an electrolyte imbalance they may crave salt. A dog with this sort of electrolyte imbalance may actually lick it off your hand if you offer it whereas a dog with normal electrolytes will look at you like you are crazy suggesting that they might find salt even remotely interesting. You could try offering him some table salt on your hand - he will probably go for it if he needs it and turn his nose up at it if he doesn't...just thinking.
Love and hugs, Lori
Hi Tina, sorry to hear that Jasper's been having some trouble again. Rosie had some surgery and now won't eat her kibble either, so I know how frustrating that is! Yes they are worrisome little buggers! :eek: You hit that comment right on the nail!
You're such a great mom Tina, Jasper is blessed to have you as his personal advocate. I get the migraine thing. I get them too. Real killers. Take care of you too! Xxxxx
Well, Jasper seems to be feeling a bit better today. Yay! A little more perky and better appetite. I snuck 1/4 cup of his kibble in with the hamburger and rice at dinner and he ate it with no problem. I will try the same for breakfast. Fingers crossed.
The heat wave finally broke today and I took him for a walk around the neighborhood early this morning while it was cool. Not too far, only about a mile or so, didn't want to overdo it since he hasn't been feeling well. This usually works like a charm to get things moving, I was surprised that he didn't go while we were out. But he did poo after we got home, finally. I anticipate this will improve after I get him back on his kibble. Sheesh, it seems like it is always one extreme or the other, and neither are good.
Lori, I tried offering him some salt, just a few grains. He took a tentative lick, I think out of habit, and then acted surprised and didn't lick anymore. So I am hoping this means his electrolytes are ok. Thanks for that suggestion.
Now it will be waiting for the results of the repeat urine culture and the UPC. Keeping fingers and paws crossed there. ;)
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
That's a good tip about the salt test from Lori. Glad he wasn't too interested in that!
Sounds like a better day Tina with both the eating and pooping, hopefully you are having a good nights sleep!
Our vet has sent the formal results for Flynn and his urine did have some sediment in it as I posted on his thread, hopefully that is also the cause of the raise???? I hope so!!
Will be checking in tomorrow and hopefully see some results xx
Yay... Jasper.. keep it up.
Tina, It sounds like Jasper is moving in the right direction! :) Yay Jasper! These pups sure keep us on edge don't they!? If only they could learn to talk and just tell us how they feel!! Don't they know what a help that would be!! ;)
I hope Jasper continues to eat well and do good poops!
I think everyone on this board is ready for nice cool dog walking weather as summer begins to wind down. I for one like to give Trixie as much time outside as I can because she always seems to have good days when exercised, but it has been uncomfortably hot and humid here...supposed to clear away tonight and I hope it does!
Yes...Trixie's triglycerides are crazy high...though her cholesterol number actually came down from the reading in May. I talked to the vet and again he kind of said between being a schnauzer and having Cushings he would expect a high number there. She also was not fasted for this last test...she should have been but the people at the vet's office screwed me up on that one, by saying it didn't matter...I should have known better. The next test she'll be fasted.
Hope Jasper is even more improved tomorrow!! Hope all the results from the urine test are normal!!
Barbara
Thanks girls! Jasper is hanging in there. I snuck in more of his kibble for both breakfast and dinner, mixed in with the hamburger and rice. He ate it with no problems. He actually seemed hungry at dinner so maybe things are normalizing with his appetite. I mixed in 1/3 cup of his kibble at dinner so I am gradually increasing the amount. I have to be careful, I don't want him to back off if I try to add too much at once.
Barbara, fish oil helps lower cholesterol and triglycerides in dogs with hyperlipidemia. Jasper was on it for that reason for a long time before he was diagnosed with Cushings. He was off it for a while due to repeated spells of diarrhea and colitis, and his cholesterol and triglycerides got sky high. We restarted it to treat both the proteinuria and also the triglycerides, and it has really made a difference.
Trish, I read Flynn's UA report and posted on your thread. I definitely think the sediment could have caused the increase.
No urine culture or UPC results here yet. I anticipate I will get them tomorrow as my vet doesn't work on Tuesday. All fingers, paws and stubs crossed here for good results. I am quite nervous about the UPC but am trying to keep positive energy going.
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo
Yes slowly does it. Even with Flynny's upset tummy I am loathe to change his food as he has been doing so well on it. Jasper sounds like he is coming right and appetite coming back, it must have been the antibiotics. Flynn took a few days to come completely right when he had the nausea/off his food episode associated with ABs.
Crossing everything with you for the UPC result, those tests make me very nervous.. but we have seen fluctuations in them so if it is not good this time then get it repeated when he is totally right like I am going to do with Flynn. I am looking forward to tomorrow for the results xx
I totally have everything crossed and Zoe has paws crossed as well and is woofing Jasper on.:)
We may get some bad UPC's here and there- as long as we can get things under control again- we will all handle it together:)
Many hugs, Tina, sorry you have had a rough go of it.
We're crossed here in Canada Tina!! I have to keep nudging molly as she gets distracted by crossed paws and wants to play with her feet. No worries though, I just say, "knock if off, it's for Jasper, now pay attention, cross those paws". LOLOL
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Thanks for the good wishes everyone! I will post an update regarding Jasper's labs a bit later. Right now I need some urgent help!
Jasper's eating seemed to be on the right track and getting back to normal, then this morning, he acted like he didn't want to eat again. He did manage to finish about 1/2 cup of his kibble mixed with about 1/4 cup of rice/hamburger mixture. I hadn't completely gotten him back on his food yet. Tonight for dinner he refused the kibble so I was back to all rice/hamburger, which he did eat, but not enthusiastically. He pooped after he ate, and it was normal.
He seemed subdued with low energy through the evening and then seemed restless. I let him out and he had a large nasty looking diarrhea poo with lots of mucus. :eek: :mad: He rested for a bit, and a couple of hours later he vomited. One time, upchucked the rice and hamburger. I let him out shortly after and he had a small amount of mucus poo with lots of straining. No blood so far that I could readily see.
After the first bad poo I planned to see how he did and if another occurred I was going to start metronidazole. Well, now since he vomited also, I am worried about the possibility of pancreatitis. If he would be starting with pancreatitis, would he be vomiting more than once? And is it ok to start the metronidazole if he has it?
I did a some reading and it sounds like it would be ok to give the metronidazole, but wanted to see what you guys thought first if possible. Also, I am scared about the vomiting due to his Addison's. I am hoping it was a one time thing.
I know it is late, hopefully someone will be on soon to let me know what you think. Gosh, we have been having a bit of a rough spell, and now this too. :( Thanks guys.
Hugs,
Tina and Jasper
Well, I have been up all night with Jasper. He has had two more episodes of diarrhea mucus poo, and also has vomited 7 or 8 more times since about 1130 last night. I decided to give him a dose of metronidazole at 0430, and he threw it up about 5 minutes later. He will rest for short periods of time but is mostly restless. When I take him outside he kind of acts like he wants to squat, or pee, and then he will sit like he is uncomfortable for a second and then lay down in the grass. He will move from place to place laying in the grass. Weird.
He did drink some water finally at about 0500, and has kept that down so far. No vomiting since 0445, but he seems like he could at any second. I have not tried to give him anything else. My vets office opens at 8. I am not sure if she is working today or not, but I will need to get him in to see someone else if she isn't. I am so worried, I don't know what has triggered this. And of course with the vomiting I am worried about his electrolytes and Addison's.
Hi Tina,
I'm so sorry no one was around during the night to help or talk with. :( It does sound like Jasper needs to be seen asap and I'm glad you are taking him on in. Please let us know what you learn and know we are all right by your side.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Oh Tina,
I am so sorry no one was here for you. I hope right now you are at the vets and getting some answers. Please let us know what happens. They do give metronidazole to dogs with pancreatitis so that should not have been a problem but they have to stop the vomiting first, I guess.
I swear you would think we all lived in the same neighborhood as so many are dealing with these issues. Even Zoe had a bad bout of poos last night, first time in I cant remember when it was this bad and she was perfectly fine all day:confused:
hugs and love, Tina Will wait to hear from you.