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Hi Vicki,
I hate to hear that our Scoop seems to be developing another issue. :( It's good that the vet isn't wanting to wait any longer, tho, and is ready to take some action to help him. Sometimes you would swear that these little ones lie awake at night thinking up ways to drive us buggy! :D Let us know what the vet decides.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Leslie-Thanks. I have to wait for the vet to call me when they get the culture plates in. Hopefully that won't be too long. I agree with the ways to drive us buggy thing. It is just one thing after another with Scoop.
Hey Trish-I wish it was as easy as saying "be gone". I would also say that to the nasty tumor. I take Amlodipine for my blood pressure. It must work. I went to the doctor the other week for a BP check and to my surprise it was pretty good. With all the stress I have with Scoop's problems I thought it would have been through the roof.
Hey Vicki
How are you and Scoop today?
Mel and Tia xxx
Hi Mel, Things are about the same with Scoop today. Last night he was trying to hump Raleigh but at least it didn't last very long and it's not a regular daily thing. He also, around the same time, seemed like he wanted to throw up but nothing came out. Did that 3 times. We were just outside. Scoop had a very soft poop and he's had pretty much gas today. All of his poops have been softer on the g/d food then it was on the w/d food and the w/d has more fiber. He is right here with me and he is trembling like crazy. Me, all my days are the same, worry, worry, worry, cry.
Scoop just got up, went into the dining room, walked into the table leg and almost fell over. I feel so bad for him. Wish he could see.
The vet's office called today. They got the culture plates in. If I would have my car I could have taken him in for the urine culture and BP check. My husband had to use my car today. I'm going to try to get Scoop there tomorrow. Since the culture has to sit for 72 hours, tomorrow would be good. Then it can sit over the weekend.
Hope you are having a peaceful day.
Big hugs
Thinking of you. Good luck with Scoops visit. Let us know how you get on
Mel and Tia xxx
Does anyone have their babies on low dose aspirin? Scoop's vet called at supper time yesterday and threw so many things at me. I feel like my head is spinning when I get done talking to her. I feel so anxious or something after we talk. She didn't explain why she's putting him on the aspirin. I guess it's for the heart? She said his dose is so low that it has to be compounded. He will be getting meds when we go there today. She said they will help his kidneys and his blood pressure.
Hey Vicki
I have very limited knowledge with the medicine side.
Could you write down a few questions before you go to ask the nice vet so you can understand why they have recommended these next steps. Might make you feel better
Hope it all goes ok, big hug from me, hang in there
Mel and Tia x x
I had asked the vet the other day about getting a prescription sent to Drs. Foster and Smith for Scoop's Vetroyl. Yesterday she told me she looked at it on line and she said it looks like the same thing but you can never be sure. She said something about some places getting meds being made in Mexico and you can't be sure about what you are getting. She said they know for sure who they deal with and they know they are getting the right thing. Now she has me scared to order anything from anywhere except from the vet's office. Boy, as if I don't have enough to worry about. Everything is so upsetting and frustrating. I don't want to do anything to hurt Scoop but the vet's products are so darn expensive. Right now I am so frazzled.
Mel, I try to have questions written down when I go. I don't know if I will get to talk to the vet when we go today unless they are going to charge me for an office visit. They will probably just take Scoop in the back and leave me out front while they do the tests. Scoop's regular vet has off today so a different one will be doing the tests. She does know pretty much what is going on with him. He has seen her a couple of times since the summer. She used to be his regular vet before he started with diabetes. Right around that time she left to have a baby so we started seeing the one he usually sees now. I'll post Scoop's BP numbers tonight, if I don't fall asleep first.
I do want to find out what the next step will be after the results of the culture are known. Will she keep trying to find out the reason for the protein in the urine or just keep treating with the meds. I do know in a week after he starts the meds he has to have a blood test done.