Hope Tipper is able to catch a break soon. Terrible about the poison being sprayed and no one even sending out a notice. Seems like it might be time to bring that to the notice of whomever manages your common areas.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
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Hope Tipper is able to catch a break soon. Terrible about the poison being sprayed and no one even sending out a notice. Seems like it might be time to bring that to the notice of whomever manages your common areas.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I hope Tipper had a good day and has a good night as well! Hugs from Nikki and Kaibo.
Hi Everyone:
I think after reading Leslie's post, and listening to her wisdom I am going to have the Ultra Sound on Tipper. Something Leslie said struck me. When I pick Tipper up sometimes she moans. I am wondering if there is something going on in there that I need to know about that hurts her when she is lifted??? She slept ok last nite, not too much struggling to breathe. Could the shots be kicking in?? I don't want to jinx it and say yes, I am silently praying to God they are. I have to go to Pittsburgh to my Dr. Thursday so she will be watched closely by the sitter. I can even see her with the Iphone, which will help my anxiety. I get nervous every time I go to the Dr. that something will happen without me here. I never leave her for anything else except groceries, and she is with someone then also. I have spent the last year in the house with her virtually going nowhere. I would not change a thing though, as she is my highest priority, and nothing else matters to me. If she could keep on going I would gladly spend the rest of my life in the house with her. She has three appts. at the vets this week. No wonder she hates to go there! Then on the 22nd it is to Pittsburgh to her eye Dr. to see if the calcium deposits are worse. Never a dull moment here. I just wish somehow this could all be managed without going to all these appts. I hate for the later part of her life to be so stress filled going to all these Dr.'s, but unfortunately you cannot have it both ways as she needs the help. Thank God I have somehow been able to hang on and afford all this. It is a daily struggle as we all know too well. I wish there were some solid programs with unlimited funding to help all these poor babies families that cannot pay for all this. Just like St. Judes does not charge for children, why is there not a place like that for animals since they are so highly revered in todays society?? Let's face it people love their pets like family members so why hasn't someone started something like this?? It would help so many making agonizing decisions because they cannot afford treatment for their beloved pet. Blessings
Patti
There were times when Scoop was uncomfortable when I picked him up. Months ago he let out a yelp when I picked him up and there were times when he couldn't wait for me to put him down. He seemed uncomfortable. I remembering mentioning it to the vet or maybe both vets and it was just shrugged off as nothing. The ultra sounds and x-rays he had done towards the end only showed he had a bad gall bladder, pancreas, liver, etc. so maybe something like that was bothering him. I don't know. In my opinion an ultra sound won't hurt. Maybe it will give you a little peace of mind. Hope you and Tipper have nice, easy doctor appointments this month and everything goes well. Hugs
Patti- I feel the same way so much of the time. Afraid to know what's really going on inside Trixie but wishing I knew. Her ultrasound was done last April so I would think if something really bad was there it would have shown up then...I hope. (Have to get that ultrasound report when I'm at the vet next time.)
Trixie's liver numbers have been so high all along...we'll do the blood test in a couple of weeks and I really hope that alk came down..the liver issue is always hanging over me causing worry. I'm anxious to get that blood work done but also scared at what it may show. :( Or maybe it will be good! Guess I have to believe it will be good...putting my hope in the power of positive thinking!! :D
I use Denamarin...I see the other Adenosyl has some added vitamins. Just got a new box of Denamarin..but will ask my vet if the added vitamins in the Adenosyl would be good for Trixie for the next order.
Meanwhile I am so happy that Tipper had a good night on Sunday and breathing was okay. That's a positive sign!! :) How was last night? Hope tonight is another good one for Tipper.
Barbara
Patti, Just wanted to make sure you saw the visitor message I left you.
Hi Everyone:
Thanks for reminding me Vicki I got your message. Well today is the ACTH and blood work day. Tipper has already walked, but I am suspicious of her panting the whole time as I have previously mentioned. I will be anxious to see the numbers, and go from there investigating the panting. Could just be nervousness. I think I hate days like today equally as bad as my Tipper. I hate them sticking her with needles, she is so sick of all this. She has to go back Friday for her shot too, as I go to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Had some spells of not breathing so good last nite, but for the most part was descent. I was doing my urine collection this morning with my sterile cup on the end of the yardstick, and the one neighbor was looking at me like I was a nut. So as I reached down to get the cup off the yardstick so I would not spill it when walking Tipper peed on my hand. Oh the fun we have doing all this necessary stuff! I guess she was telling me she did not appreciate me sticking a cup under her little koochie when she is trying to pee. Hope she is not too upset when she sees the vets office and doesn't get too stressed from all the blood drawing. I hate making her do these tests, but what can you do? Blessings
Patti
Patti
Patti, Hope all goes well with the ACTH today. You are quite busy the next few days. Take care of yourself, too.
Hugs
Wishing you a good ACTH Day!:):):)
Good luck today Patti & Tipper!
Hoping for great numbers and a spunky Tipper! :) xxxx
Crossing my fingers Patti!
Everyone:
Thank you all for checking in on Tipper. She had a hard time today and was panting unbelievably on the way home. It was starting to rain and that was working on her besides the testing. She is resting now, and I have her laying on my bed. I will be up at 5am to Pgh. so I will be back on after I get rested up. This trip kills my joints being in the car that long. I hope to pick up Tipper's results Friday morning when I take her for shot #6. This dog is a rock star as far as I am concerned, she never cries or whines about anything. She would have made an excellent war dog. I pray that her blood work comes back good so say a prayer for my Tipper the Ripper. Blessings
Patti
Glad to hear you are both resting now. Good luck with the results. We will be sending positive thoughts your way.
Nikki and Kaibo
Prayers for Tipper and you. Hope your trip isn't so hard on you tomorrow and Tipper's blood work comes back good.
Long day for both of you. Hope Friday brings good test results!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hugs and prayers, take care of yourself too!!
Hi Patti,
Hope your trip to the doctor is an easy one and over as quickly as possible so you can get back home.
Sorry to hear Tipper had one of those days....they feel those storms in the air. Trixie also gets worked up just from the rain...I think she assumes with the rain will come thunder even if she doesn't hear any.
Trixie had some pretty rapid panting tonight too, right after she came in from her walk and before her 10pm dose "sunk in". After about 20 minutes she settled in and seems comfortable now, thank goodness.
Keeping fingers crossed for Tipper...hoping for good numbers when you get your results on Friday (and a good night's sleep tonight)!
Hi Patti.... just cking in on the forum now and getting caught up on Tipper.
Seems it's a bad day for some of our babies. Even Keesh had a couple of breathing episodes yesterday, but I'm going to chalk it up to the hydrotherapy session.
Thinking of you lots and hoping the test results are good
Will be praying for you both. Cushing babies can get warmer easily,especially in the heat. You might just try wetting a towel in cool water and whipping Tipper with it. I often did that for Apollo,and had a little clip on fan by his bed to cool him down.
hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo
Hi there
Noticed you haven't posted todays update. Hope everything is alright and it's just cause you havent had chance
Hoping for great numbers for Tipper the Ripper
Sorry I havent been about much, work has been very hectic and I am covering another project this week.
Big hug, kisses to Tipper
Mel
Xxxxx
Hi Everyone:
Just arrived back from Pittsburgh. I am so tired and so are the dogs. We have all been up since 4:30 am. We are currently having a storm and so much thunder that I am going to go to Tipper. I will post tomorrow after we go to the vets and get her tests. My knee locked up on me when I got to my Dr.'s office I can hardly walk. I will add it to the list of parts wearing out. Blessings
Patti
I am worried about you Patti.:o Try to get some rest for at least few hours. I know it's hard with Tipper in the closet. You did put a fan in there, right? Then Tipper should be fine while you get a little rest. The pups should be tired too! Maybe your whole menagerie should take a nap.:)
Seriously Patty, you can't keep going the pace that you're going forever, not with Lupus and now this. What about your pet sitter? Could she help you out for a few hours here and there? I realize that $$$$ are an issue, but your health needs to be a priority too. Your babies need you to be healthy.;) Prayers for all. Xxxx
Patti, Hope you have a good night and get some rest. Sorry to hear about your knee. Maybe with some rest tonight, it will feel better tomorrow. I also hope Tipper's test results will be good. Hugs
Hope those storms blow through quickly and go away for the rest of the night so you all can get some sleep. Poor Tipper doesn't need all that stress.
We have storms all around and just 30 minutes north of the city they had huge thunder boomers and lost power. We have been spared right here in the city...just rain so far.
Good luck at the vet tomorrow. :)
Barbara
Sending hugs and prayers Patti, take care of your self too!
Hi Everyone:
Just got back from the vets to post Tipper's numbers. Last nite was horrible here nothing but thunder. I put the fan in the closet with Tipper and that seemed to keep her cool at least. Heavy rain this morning as we went to the vets for the third time this week. The blood pressure was good, now the blood work was less than stellar so here we go:
Alk Phos
2-6-13 reading 36 10-150 UL normal range
4-9-13 153
5-9-13 178
8-9-13 201
Alt
10-7-12 65 5-107 UL Normal range
1-2-13 89
8-9-13 137
Albumin
1-2-13 4.3 2.5-4.0 Normal range
2-6-13 3.3
4-9-13 4.1
5-9-13 4.0
8-9-13 4.3
Reticuloycte
10-10-12 97 10-110 Normal range
1-2-13 153
8-9-13 158
Urine was 1.018 5-9-13 1.036 8-9-13
They do not have any range for specific gravity on my urine tests can someone help me out with a normal range on an IDEX test? I need to work on getting these problems in line some how with the alk phos and alt especially. Any suggestions would be welcomed. Tipper is taking a much needed rest after shot #6 today. She is not making the loud wheezing noise as much since the shots, hopefully they are helping. Now my oldest American Shorthaired beautiful silver and black mackerel tabby is becoming real lethargic and not wanting to play. He has arthritis and takes supplements for it, it is in his hip so either laser and or Adequan shots may be in order, after an Early Detection Profile on next Monday. I can take him and save a trip when Tipper gets her shot. He could also go to laser with Tipper. I can't afford this, but he deserves treatment just as much, and maybe more than Tipper, after all he was here before her, and will be 13 in February. I will be eating sandwiches with peanut butter and jelly if this continues. I am going to make arrangements for Tipper's ultra sound today. Please say some prayers for my girl. Blessings
Patti
Of course I can't help you with the numbers but want to sympathize with you about the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but in my case I may have to forego the jelly.
Sorry to hear about your tabby. It doesn't rain but it pours figuratively and relatively speaking judging by the rain you are getting too.
Definitely thinking about you..and glad Tippers breathing is better.
Hi Everyone:
I am such an idiot, I posted and forgot to put the ACTH results so here we go:
Pre was 0.7
Post was 3.0
So she is down there pretty low.
What do you think of her pre number? Should I do anything about it? Blessings
Patti
Does anyone think Tipper could have sludge in the Gallbladder causing the high ALP? Thanks
Patti
Hi Patti,
I saw these results earlier and started to comment but changed my mind. I tend to worry when others don't. :o
Based on the liver values that are rising, I would want that ultrasound done to get a look at the organ. They could be the result of the Cushing's and meds but I would want to look at bit closer just in case. I have no clue about the albumin or the reticuloycte and our lab expert is rarely around any more. :( An US should show any sludge as well.
As for the ACTH, I don't worry about the pre number but we use Lyso and I am not sure if the pre is more important with a Trilo pup so I can't really comment with confidence on this. The post is perfect, tho!
Hopefully someone with better insight will be along soon to help.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
The ALK numbers arenot as high as we see in some of our pups.Quote:
Pre was 0.7
Post was 3.0
Did you talk to Dechra about the low pre? They have not been wanting the pre lower than 1.45 ug/dl was my understanding.
Bu that is not from IDEXXQuote:
•Usually a random urine specimen from an animal with normal renal function has specific gravity >1.030.
•Maximum reference range: 1.001-1.065.
Hi Everyone:
Thanks for the insight. I made Tipper's appt. for her ultrasound for the 16th at 9:00 am. I have a lump in my throat and almost began crying while waiting on the phone to schedule. This scares the crap out of me. I am worried with the alk phos climbing and the alt that she could possibly have a lot of sludge in her Gallbladder, or slight pancreatitis. I am also wondering if there are problems with the liver as Leslie suggested??? Well next Friday I will either be happy or crushed. I am so worn out from all this thought into every little thing, but I can't be any other way with this dog. She means the world to me and I have to keep going. I wrapped my knee up this morning to give it some support, and it was raining so we did not walk. It is too humid for her now or I would take her. She has been naughty Tipper today from no exercise. Taking down afghans and blankets on the back of chairs and putting them into piles and just bulldozing everything in the house practically. It's all relative and I don't care as long as she is with me with a good quality of life that's all that matters to me. I will die a million times over waiting for next Friday's results. I hope it is only sludge, or should I say I am praying it is nothing major. Blessings
Patti
Patti....I probably shouldn't comment on test results because I don't know enough about the numbers..but seems the liver number isn't that high. I know it did come up from the last test but for a Cushing's dog it isn't so bad, is it??
Trixie is way up in the 4 digits on her liver number, I suppose I should be more worried about that myself. Is Tipper on Denamarin now? I know you want to see that number decrease but the number is not off the charts at all.
I feel terrible that you are so upset. The acth number is good. I know you have concerns on the pre number but at least her post is in a good range of control, isn't it?
Meanwhile Tipper is being sassy and taking the blankets down...she must be feeling okay if she is up to some mischief.
Try not to worry Patti...it sounds like Tipper's results are good and her breathing has been better too. I hope you won't be too worried all weekend. Those storms should be clearing out soon...hopefully Tipper will have a good night sleep tonight.
Barbara
I know molly is higher liver values too. I hope that everything comes out okay on the ultrasound. I'm not sure that you will see anything really bad based on the numbers though.
I wouldn't worry yourself over it. It is what it is and whatever that might be, you will, as always, step up to the plate and make the best decisions possible based upon what you know.
I have plenty of faith in you. :)
hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin
I can't comment on the numbers either, but it sounds like they're not horrible from what other's are saying.
Crossing my fingers Patti.
Hi Everyone:
I hardly slept last nite. I know Tipper's numbers are not terribly high for a cush dog, but my plan is to not go there to begin with. I want to keep her numbers down where they were to prevent going into the higher ones. I want to get a grip on this now before it causes real problems. I would be in a state of panic if Tipper's numbers were in the high hundreds or thousands. I have always been like that, and I am very proactive with her. I want the ultrasound to make sure there is nothing going on I need to take action on. I am fairly certain that she may have Gallbladder sludge, and may have to get put on Ursidiol. The reason I say this is I have experience with that problem with my rescue cat. That is what Tipper's numbers are showing me. If so I need to get it handled before she develops real gallbladder issues and it has to come out. Then that could bring both numbers down unless her liver is enlarged. I have to do some research on the Albumin as I think my cats was high from the sludge also. I am sorry I can't help but get crazy when there are things going on with Tipper's blood work. I am scared to death of something happening to my baby, I just cannot do without her. I am trying to keep myself busy in the house with her so my mind does not wonder. A friend picked me several bags of apples and I made applesauce with them as they were cooking apples. A lot of work peeling and coring that many apples, but it made a huge amount of applesauce which I froze. I gave some applesauce to the friend for picking them. Today they are going to pick Elderberries at a farm. This is my favorite berry in the whole world and it makes wonderful jelly. I remember picking them and making jelly with my grandmother. The jelly is almost 5.00 for a pint now, so I plan to make my own. I haven't had an elderberry pie since my grandmother died some 30 years ago, so it will bring back a lot of good memories for me. I need to keep busy until next Friday for the ultrasound. All I want is for God to bless my girl with no more problems, please keep her in your thoughts. If nothing else I can eat applesauce and elderberries after I pay all these vet bills . Every time I put a little away for emergencies I have to use it. I wish I was still getting the type of income I was used to when working, cause this stinks. I find myself accounting for every little thing. Oh, and I did get a refund off the vets office for the 60.00 he charged me for 18.99 pills. Thank God I am not afraid to speak up or I would really be in trouble. Blessings
Patti
Nothing to add except big hugs to you and Tipper you will be in our thoughts 🐶
I know you worry Patti and that you are very proactive with Tipper and all your animals. You're a wonderful person.
I know you'll get this figured out. Don't bother to apologize for being proactive and great with Tipper. :) It's all good.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Sharlene:
Thanks for understanding my obsession with Tipper. I love her so. I have to be on top of anything going on with her, or I would not feel too good about myself. I always think catching and stopping smaller things before they get out of control is the best way for me to go. I have been like that all of my life, and it has always worked for me. This dog is like a human with a soul to me, and I can relate to her better than any people I know. I always try my best to go to the nth degree for her, she counts on me and I would never let her down. She has been there for me many times when I was sick and I never forget it for one single day. She is undoubtedly the biggest blessing I could ever have. I am thinking 24/7 how I can somehow find a miracle to heal her. God Bless you and Molly.
Patti