Tess, radiation therapy (Tessie has passed)

Hi Dottie,
Good to hear from you again. Just been to look at your photos and wow what a difference.
Jenny

I know, the before photo was full blown cushings and the after is cushing free.. Knocking on wood. Can't be to careful when your feeling really happy LOL:o

Hi Dottie,

Great news on Tess :D:D:D:D:D That is truly fantastic!!:) :) I'm so happy for you and Tess. :D I've often wondered how you both were doing.
Not great news about you being injured, or the coyotes :(. Get better soon, and please think about building a BIG TALL fence around your new home (if allowed). Oh, and congrats on the new home :)

Take care
Jane and the gang xxx
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LovelyWendie99

Are new place is in the National Park Service.. they won't let us have a fence.. or I would have one.. I am on high alert when I am out there.. There is know relaxing for me.. Mommy is always watching LOL:o

Dottie,

Good to see you back and what a great report on Tess. I am in awe of those before and after pictures of her. She looks like a whole different pup and from what you're saying after the radiation treatments she is a new pup. How fantastic!!!

Louise

I was told that you guys can not see my photos of tessie. I think I have solved the problem, let me know if I have not. Spring cleaning around here.. and know I am not lifting a thing.. LOL that is what husbands are for LOL have a great day now back to work:p

Dottie,

Wanted to let you know that the album and pictures of Tess are showing up just fine now. You have a great day too! :D

Louise

Dottie, the change in Tess is absolutely breathtaking. I am so very glad for both of you that she is over all of the medication induced problems, the radiation has done the trick, & she can simply be a happy-go-lucky dog.

Debbie

Its been forever that I have been hear, but Tessie had her 13 month check. She has know sigh's of Cushing's and Addison's ether. At one time she went into Addison's because of some medication that almost killed her. She did put her baby toe out joint from jumping around like a crazy dog for chicken. I had a ultra sound done on her. She has very hard stole, so her liver is in larger, but there are know worries on that, We switched to A/D dog food and Poop is come out a lot softer now. She will be 15 years with us Dec 24th 2010.. Thank you all again for all your help last year.. It was worth the $10,000.00 I spent to have her with us.. She acts like a teenager most the time, but wants to go bed at 6:00 P.M. and expects me to sit next to her while she goes to bed.. LOL
Hope all of you are doing will. And let me be the first to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas LOL I love Christmas.. Bye for now Dottie:)

My storie start in June 5 2009. On July 15 2009 I had my first appointment with VCA because of this form info. Sept 1 2009 Tessie had her fist of a full month of radiation. She has been free of cussings tell now. Sept 8 2011 we are at Advanced veterinary medical imaging. Dr Broome is real nice. Talk weeks ago Tessie had xrays, showing a swollen liver. High liver 2700, two weeks before that I had her blood drawn to have her teeth cleaned and that's when she showed up with the high liver pointing towards cussings. I had all blood work done. Short cussings panel and then a few days later the long cussings panel. Xrays show know tumors, so that's why we are having a MRI. In the last 5 days, at night time only she is drinking a lot of water. She is not hunger during day any more, but at night a full can of food. Tessie is 17 years old. She still jumps around like a rabbit when she smells chicken cooking or when she wants to go out. I can not afford another 10,000.00 on her. I hope in three years the cussing medication has improved. The meds almost killed her the first time. Sorry I have not been back and when I do come back it's like this. Almost lost my husband to a knee surgery, three weeks ago. Thought I would add that while I am venting. Life feels tuff right now, but I can take it. I will come back and up date after the MRI is read on Monday. I get a disc today to take to my vets. Thank you for any ideas on Tessie. She such a great girl. Lost Mattie boy 4 months ago. Still have a heard of furrie family of 5.

Moderator's Note: Dottie, I have merged your update on Tessie into Tessie's original thread. We usually like to keep all posts on a pup in a single thread as it makes it easier for other members to refer back to the pup's history, if needed. I will also modify the title to indicate that Tessie is having problems.