Lulu 11 y.o. Pom has gone over the Rainbow Bridge to meet Jojo

Glynda that was so beautiful, the words so touching and true.

It is so darn hard.

Just wanted to send you more hugs, Gil too.

Glynda,

I am so sorry to hear about Jojo. My thoughts are with you.

Linda

Glynda,

My ((((hugs)))) to you! I am so very sorry your little boy has passed. I remember the first photos you posted of this little guy. You made him whole again.
T.

Glynda,
I am so so sorry to hear of your loss. I hope that the memories of your time with Jojo bring you comfort in these sad times.
I do hope his fellow newbie in doggy heaven isn't leading him astray - our Saoirse was quite the party girl in her time!
Love to you and yours,
Laura x

Hello Glynda and Gil....I'm so sorry to hear this news and that you weren't able to be there at the end....that would make it all so much more upsetting.
I just read through all of this thread to refresh my memory of little Jojo's life with you....he was so loved and cared for. And I know all too well how the ones that are hardest for others to love can get such a grip on our hearts.
Please take good care of yourselves at this time.....
(((HUGS)))
Jo-Ann

Hi Glynda -

I am so very sorry for your loss. I know how hard it is to comprehend this loss that occurred while you were away. You sound like you are doing unusually well considering all of it.

From my experience, I have found that the best way (for me) is to go with the emotions as they wash over you. This is a great loss for you and Gil. Know that the great pain you are feeling comes from having a wonderful experience, sharing & caring for one of God's most beautiful creatures.

Some people I have met have expressed the timing of one's death, be it human or four legged, often occurs with the absence of that person. Others have said that it seemed like the departing one held on in order to feel that they were free to go (on.). Perhaps JoJo knew it was time to go and he wanted to spare you the pain it takes to "help"them move on.
I am with you to help you with your loss.

Susan

I want to bring everyone up to date on my Lulu but before I do I'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks again to everyone for your beautiful sentiments. We miss Jojo very much. The tears still fall and I still put four bowls on the counter at feeding time but things are getting better.

I suspected Lulu had a urinary tract infection so I decided to try a new gp vet who has quite a few cushdogs as patients. I preferred to see the owner, who I spoke to regarding one of our rescues. The pet owner had relinquished a tiny toy poodle with broken front legs to us and he had seen the dog. I loved this guy so I requested him but he isn't in on Saturdays so I saw one of the other vets, a younger woman who I really clicked with. She got her degree from UC Davis, loves Dr. Feldman and I liked what she had to say. I was pretty excited that perhaps I had finally found a knowledgable vet who wasn't an hours drive away.

Lulu has been off cushing's medication for quite a while and in the last month has turned into a Hoover vacuum again. It's time to get her back on meds so I decided to have a full senior panel done. I talked to the vet yesterday and her bloodwork was incredible considering the length of time she's been off meds. Everything was normal except for a mild elevation in globulin and protein which can be explained by the UTI that was confirmed. I suspect that since Lulu's liver values are normal, she is one of the very few dogs who is missing the genetic marker responsible for the ALP isoenzyme that is steroid induced.
The urine culture results are not in but we're starting her on Clavamox anyway.

The new vet is waiting for records from the IMS but we discussed treatment and I asked if she wanted to do a fresh stim to establish a baseline before starting treatment. And then it happened! She told me that she prefers to do a low dose dex to ascertain a baseline cortisol and asked me when I could drop Lulu off for an 8 hour stay. What I wanted to say is when hell freezes over but instead, I told her let's wait until she gets all of Lulu's records before we decide. They use cortrosyn and charge by weight so they apparently know about using a much smaller amount of cortrosyn. The charge for Lulu would be $169. That's as good as it gets around here so I'll have to gently tell the vet that I would prefer a stim test over an LDDS and take it from there. Oy!

I'll keep you all posted as Lulu's World Turns.

Glynda.... You really must start naming your pets differantly. I got Jojo & Lulu mixed up! Really... Kira & Mira is a much better way to go! <giggle> ummm ... while your at it, maybe the spelling of your name too! Sheesh. I don't even know how to pronounce it. Glen-de-a or Glin-da or Gl-end-a. I'm pathitic I know. LOL


Ja-nis or Jan-is or Jan-us :eek:

Sorry to read about Jojo's passing. My thoughts are with you. It isn't how long you knew the dog but the quality of the relationship.

Hugs
Shari and Bree

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. :( I'm sure jojo will always be with you in your heart.

I''m just learning about this disease, but is there a reason not to having the LDDS and instead go with ACTH results?