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Hey Julie,
Thi has some good info for you to read:
http://veterinarymedicine.dvm360.com...date=&pageID=2
FYI- metronidazole can also affect the liver
I am sorry you have to be worrying about this with your birthday and turkey day approaching (Happy Almost Birthday To You!!!!!)
Hannah does not have a liver tumor- dont even go there girlfriend.
Hugs and Bigger Hugs and Biggest HUGS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Julie-I think we always have enough on our plates just to deal with what we know.....not project any "what-ifs." Don't go borrowing trouble. Do the meds and retest in two weeks.
Hugs to you and Hannah.
-Susan
Hi Julie,
You're sounding a bit like me and that can be dangerous, friend! :eek::p
Right off hand I can't think who but we have seen all those nasty liver values come down in other pups as well as the ALKP - which I am repeatedly told not to worry about. Like that does any good. :rolleyes:;) When we were still in TN, the IMS sat for about 20 minutes explaining to me what a wonderful organ the liver is, how much total abuse it can take and come out unscathed, how it is one of the only organs that can regenerate itself, healing itself, and what a wonderful barometer the liver is for the rest of the body. So don't panic just yet. You are doing a wonderful job caring for Hannah and I know you will continue to do just that.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Hi Guys,
Thanks so much for offering me your thoughts and your reminders to just take things one day at a time. I always jump to the worst case scenario for everything. It seems easier to prepare for the worst somehow, but I am definitely trying to be better about that. I have the quote "worrying will never change the outcome" saved on my desktop and I open it whenever I need a little reminder; unfortunately, the thing I do best is worry! I am happy to report that I am doing very well just giving the meds and not worrying about what will happen in a couple of weeks. Thank you for helping with that! I will take Hannah in the day after Thanksgiving to have things checked again. And we will go from there. I did talk to my vet Thursday to ask if she could have an infection in her mouth from no dental last summer. He said that because she has been on and off antibiotics from skin infections from allergies he didn't think so. But I know it has been at least two months that she hasn't been on an antibiotic because she's been wearing the cone. We will see what happens in a couple of weeks, I guess.
Hannah seems to be doing well and is happy. She got her face trimmed up and her toenails trimmed yesterday. Then my mom helped me give her a bath and she was so stinkin' cute after...trotting around looking for treats and doing her best to look cute, tilting her little head to the side and staring at us, just hoping for another. You'd never know anything at all was wrong with her...or that she was 13! :D
I am actually looking forward to this freezing weather we are supposed to have the next couple of days because I am hoping Hannah's allergies will stop. I would love to get her out of the cone. She would love it too!
I appreciate knowing I have your support and advice and that everyone here "gets" how it feels when something is wrong with my dog. Don't know how I would make it without all of you!
Julie & Hannah
Hi Julie,
Thank you for checking in on Jasper and me, and your kind words. I first want to say what a cutie Hannah is. My Mom has an 11 yr old Shih Tzu named Sassy and she is just a sweet little thing.
I have been reading in your thread and others for quite some time, but am not always able to post on everyone. I am so glad to read that Hannah's back is doing well. I remember first reading about her laser treatments on your thread and asking my vet about that for future reference. I wish I knew more about lab results to be able to offer some feedback there, but I just don't. I usually go on the internet to read about everything, and then like you, I worry myself sick. You sound a lot like me with the worry, I try not to, but it always creeps in. Even though rationally I know it does not help or change the outcome like you said. I need lots of help with that one day at a time thing! I am hoping the antibiotics work for her, and the results are better in a couple of weeks, and that she continues to feel well.
Ok, it is bitter cold here today, and so windy, after being almost 80 yesterday, sheesh. So I suspect it is cold for you also. Here's hoping Hannah can get out of the E collar!!
Take care Julie, and thanks again for checking in on me and my boy.
Hugs, and belly rubs for Hannah,
Tina and Jasper
Sweetie, I am thankful everyday we all have each other.
I can totally picture Hannah being so proud of her bath and cuteness and I love the fact that she still does that after everything she has been through.
I too hope we have a colder winter with normal temps. Zoe is hardly chewing her paws right now, no sneezing, I keep wondering if it is the higher cortisol levels helping her as our grass is still green and was just cut last week. It did not affect her as it had been.
Love you and thank you for thinking of us and writing.
We love therefore we worry. There is a probably a mommy syndrome that should be thrown in there somewhere. Mommy and Daddy I should say, because we might be the ones on here, but the guys in our lives have worry fits too, they just deal differently. Okay, now that I've acknowledged that we all have someone in our lives, wives, husbands, partners, friends, etc. Back to our worrying. Sheeezzz.
Omg, these guys totally know how to work the "how cute am I, give me a treat" thing. That head to the side tilt maneuver. I think they hold it in reserve for when they think it is possible they might Not get that next treat.
I am glad that Hannah is doing so much better. She really had us scared there for awhile. I hope that cone can go away with the cooler temps too. It has to be so frustrating for them. I'd be a wreck if I had to wear a cone around my neck all the time.
Thanks for popping in and checking on us. Hopefully you are one of those getting a 3 day weekend this weekend and will be able to enjoy an extra day to yourself !
hugs,
Sharlene
Is it time for your birthday party????
'cause, I dont want to miss it
I don't have birthday party plans yet, Addie, but the big day is Monday. It's almost always over the Thanksgiving holiday so it's going to be weird to have it during the week. My students are SO excited; they've already been making me cards. They all want to buy me presents but I tell them a card and excellent behavior is all I want. (I work at a school where about 90% of families are low-income, so I don't want them to spend their money on me!).
My Hannah-bear gets her blood test tomorrow. I am dreading it, yet I guess I'm ready to know where to go from here. Honestly, the best birthday present I could get would be for her results to be better. Please keep us in your thoughts and hope for the best. I'll post tomorrow afternoon after I get the results.
Julie & Hannah
fingers crossed for Hannah and Happy Birthday Julie!