Molly, 13 yr, shih tzu - lhasa aspo - Molly has passed

Just doing some more research on UPC ratio tests and found that

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The urine protein:creatinine ratio varies by up to 30% above or below baseline as a matter of course. A significant change in the ratio caused by disease progression (up) or response to therapy (down) must be greater than 30%.

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This is due to the flunctuating levels of creatinine, I believe Trish has mentioned this before, right?

Here's a link to the article that I quoted from: Glomerulonephritis

Link to another interesting article: http://www.2ndchance.info/atopica-urineparameteres.pdf


Musing here, with Molly's .8 UPC result I don't think I would be really worried unless it trends upward a lot. I wonder what Molly's IMS would say regarding that 30% fluctuations in the UPC?

I think it is a combination concern of the UPC along with the kidney "mild loss of corticomedullary definitions, cortical speckling" that makes the vet concerned with a progressive pattern developing. They don't want to see that and of course are not planning on treating currently but more of lets keep an eye on that as it is a silent progressive disease.

So, my hubby took his vehicle in for some maintenance today and then called and said come get me, lets go out to lunch. So, since I'd just gotten out of the shower and was dressed, (always a plus when leaving the house) i went to get him, we had lunch and then went to look at some newer vehicles. (he's thinking of replacing his and my winter with just one winter one) So two possibilities, one that I liked more than him and one that he liked more than me. We didn't get either, but now I have my homework assignment. :) So I need to find something that will combine features that we both like and take it from there. :)

Tonight he is taking me out to dinner (after his nap), so this has been a very relaxing day for us. I slept great last night and really long. I'm sorry Leslie I did fall asleep on the couch, but woke up, went straight upstairs to bed and right back to sleep, then still sleeping this morning when hubs was up and ready to leave to go to the mechanic. I wasn't moving out of that bed for anything. LOL Molly didn't get up either, so it was a plus. (no huffing and puffing for me to get out of bed and take her for a walk) Foot was fine today.

So funny Leslie, I don't think anyone has called me "young lady" since my mom passed away. I had to giggle over it. :) :) Thank you. I'll try to behave myself.

hugs all,
Sharlene and molly muffin

So glad to hear you had a long and good night sleep! I hope it continues.
and good to hear Molly's foot was good today :)
Have a wonderful dinner out with your hubby!

Oh, that's what it took. I had to threaten to sing to you, before you could get get a good night's rest. So glad my threat had you shaking in your boots! Lol :D:D:D

Oh Sharlene that it wonderful that you slept well!!!

Good luck with the new vehicle search, in Feb. I bought a 2014 dodge ram crew cab and love it, I just love trucks!!

So pleased the Molly's foot was OK today and hope you had a wonderful dinner this evening.

OH lets me make all of the car buying decisions after he sent me out to get a practical winter car for my third Canadian winter and I came home with an Audi TT roadster :D :D

Hey Sharlene

Hope you and hubs are still out enjoying a tasty meal! You have had quite a day, sounds lovely! I am such a bad car shopper, the must haves for me were a central console for Flynn to stand on. The car guys thought I was mad having that at a non-negotiable :D My car which I bought in 2010 had a couple of things I have never had before, an excellent backing camera and heated seats... I don't know how I lived without them before! They were optional extras but I am glad I shelled out the extra $$ for them both. Wow that is a nice looking truck Lori, just googled it!

LOL at Leslie, now that is a voice I would not mess with :D:eek::D

:p I think hearing "young lady" growing up was worse than when they called my full name out! :p

I am so glad to hear that you got some good rest and that Mollys' foot seems better!

I agree Leslie, Young Lady meant you were in some kind of trouble.

Oh that is funny, a practical winter car turned into the Audi TT roadster!! hahaha

I havve car that I bought last year and I love it. Yep, it has the heated seats too and wow, not sure how I survived Canada for so long with a cold tush!

We have two jeeps currently that we use in the winters mainly. Hubs is a toy, in that he put lift kits on it and steel bumpers and a wench. I use to joke that he just Hoped I'd go intoa ditch so he could come rescue me. hahaha Mine is a grand cherokee, which I've had a grand cherokee since they came out in 1993 in one form or another. Except for the time when I had a mustang and hubs had a firebird. That was a crazy winter!
Now we are thinking that we'll get rid of the two jeeps and get one to replace the two. I'll drive it mainly in the winters, since hubs doesn't mind driving the car in the winter and we'll be set and not need any more vehicles for a long time to come. I love vehicle shopping, some times. LOL

Oh nice Lori! Those Dodge Ram Crew cabs are huge! I was looking at one yesterday since jeep/dodge is the same place. Of course I also kept drifting over to look at a some rather sleek vipers, which is totally impractical and I don't need. hehehehee

The restaurant we went to last night, is down in Port Credit, one of my favorite places to be for anything. Really good food and fun atmospher. The manager came over to say hello, as my sister in california had established an email back and forth with him over the holidays. (she sent us a gift certificate to this place for xmas and with everything going on we hadn't had a chance to use it yet). We'll definitely go back there.

Molly's foot remains okay so far and I am hoping whatever it was, sprain pawed or something else is better now.

I'm not sure if today what we'll be doing this afternoon. Last night was not a good sleep night again. I think it is more work issues than Molly issues at the moment that is keeping me up.

I'm thinking of putting molly strictly back onto her SO dog food for the crystals, dry and wet and see if the UPC responds well to that. She didn't have these issues previously when I had her solely on that, but she went off the food for awhile and wouldn't eat it and I was supplementing it with chicken and other stuff, pasta, green beans, etc, so now I think I'll try her just on that till the test in mid may and see if that UPC comes down and if this is food related at all.

My sister said she thinks my nephews dog has cancer because they found a bump (his wife is an RN) and she seems to be failing. She is a golden retreiver, 11 years old. I told my sister to look into it being a lipoma before writing her off. Do a fine needle aspirate and have blood work done. My family has dogs but for some reason, they only seem to do the bare minimum when it comes to health issues with them. Nothing like me and molly.

Thanks everyone, have a great day.
Sharlene and molly muffin