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

Just dropped by to say hi. Molly is lucky to have you. You are doing the best you can for your little Molly, and she knows that.
Love Sonja, Apollo

Hi Sharlene...had to catch up with your posts on Molly while I'm here.. Hope she's been doing okay. Glad to hear that while off Trilo for awhile the shaking has stopped. Either it's the drug..or could be the lower cortisol is bringing out something that had been masked..joint pain or some other inflammation?
That was an odd ACTH result you had last time...it will be really interesting to see what the next one looks like. Hoping Molly is happy and feeling good. :)
Barbara

Took molly for follow up ACTH today so should have those results tomorrow. We also did a mini renal profile (IDEXX), added on a urinalysis and checked the BP. BP was very high, 240. Which isn't good. (this was on the second test, the first wasn't as high as that)

Anyway, will post more once we know what the values are from today.

Darn that BP! I can't remember--is the vet who is doing the BP using a doppler or a cuff? My vet uses a cuff and usually takes 5 or 6 readings and takes an average. When at the hospital they use a doppler and do one or two readings. Just wondering if Molly's numbers would be different using the averaging.

Thinking good thoughts for the rest of the results!

I think they use the doppler judy. They took a couple readings all where over 200, so we are increasing the amoldipine to 1.25mg twice a day instead of once and will recheck in about a week.

Also she has a UTI. The urinalysis showed some white blood cells and would explain the licking and increased peeing. So tomorrow I am taking her to the local vet for a cysto draw (clean) which will be cultured and we'll start her on antibiotics tomorrow to get a start on the weekend and adjust if we need to when the culture comes back with what type of bacteria it is.

Her ACTH was
79nmol pre 2.86ug
149 post 5.4ug

Since the shaking has stopped so we are thinking that she will do better at this range perhaps and in 8 weeks we will retest and maybe talk about going to a twice a day dosing or something. Dependent upon molly She will stay at 20mg till next test, down from the 24mg.

Her Creatinine was 185 just a small increase from 183 last time
BUN was 16.9, down from 21.3 I think it was last time.
SDMA 26, think that is up a bit. I'd have to look at spreadsheet to know for sure.

So, she is holding steady for the moment and things might be improved once we get rid of the UTI but all will be rechecked in 8 weeks.

I feel better knowing how she is doing and that things aren't getting worse right now. Just will need to see what things are like minus a UTI.

Thanks for hanging with me while I freak out. :) Molly is still doing the 48 hr ACTH spazz.

I thought molly was looking better but my IMS said, no she looks the same to her, but her hair is growing out a bit, still thin though and her weight isn't going back up. sigh.

Whew, so relieved to read your report, Sharlene! I've been thinking about you guys all day. Sorry about the UTI, but out of all the things that could be wrong, I'll take the UTI. ;)

Many belly rubs to our girl (that's Molly, of course, even though you're our girl, too :p).

No belly rubs for Sharlene? But ... what if she wants them, too? ;)

I too am grateful that you've got an answer to what's been going on, and that is "just" a UTI. Funny how perspective changes your outlook on these things.

Hugs to you! :)

Sharlene--aside from the BP, the stable lab results are a big relief, I'm sure. The UTI can be dealt with and I bet Molly will be more comfortable when the meds kick in.

Hugs to Molly!

Yea, I'm glad she is stable, that is a plus. I'm sure that with some antibiotics in her she will do much better too. And hopefully we can get the BP down. :)

I'm rather partial to back and neck rubs. LOL So I'll let molly have the belly rubs. Shes a hog about them anyway. rofl :)

How was Abbies BP?
Abbies creatinine is okay right? I haven't seen that you mentioned it as being high on the last test so her kidneys are actually doing okay other than the dratted UPC.