Zoe By My Side- Our Journey with Cushings

Just checking in, Addy, and to say "Hi, we're thinking of you". Can't help with the med stuff but can still send warm hugs your way.
Love,
Carrol

Hi Carrol,
I missed your last hi somehow, I saw Glynda and Leslie and missed you and Sonja:confused:,


Zoe finally had normal poo tonight. It is so cold she does not want to even go out and try to poo but tonight I carried her and insisted and then carried her back in. Her feet freeze right away. So now I will try another way of stopping one dose. I might haul out the pumpkin and give it a go. At least she has gained some weight after losing 1 1/2 pounds in December. I feel better she has her cushion of fat:D:D:D. I cut her food back a bit for a few days and fasted her between meals. She was not a happy camper about that:rolleyes:

Hoping to get in to see IMS next week. I feel like I am obsessed with metronidazole:eek::eek::eek::eek: Like I am on a crusade to stop it.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

From what I have read, it kills bacteria, kills parasites, helps inflammation and has the cell mediated immunity which could help if allergic problem:confused::confused:

So how does that tie in to stress colitis? Perhaps stress can cause inflammation? I feel like such a daaaaaaaaa:D:mad::rolleyes::confused:

LOL, I think I rest my brain for a few days. Our pipe from our well to the house needed to be replaced:eek: Thankfully, the damage to the yard, house and pocket book was not too great:rolleyes:

Love ya,
Addy

Oh, Addy, doesn't it just seem like one thing after another? I think this is supposed to make us stronger!:rolleyes:
Do you have boots for Miss Zoe? I remember, in Canada, having cold feet and it's not pleasant.
Yes, stress can cause inflammation - have you ever had the "trots" when you have been extremely nervous?
But, I would try to think of other things until you see IMS next week and get this all straightened out. I would take my shopping list of questions and stage a sit-in until I had all the answers.Try to relax, my dear friend, with a cup of coffee or glass of wine;) and maybe curl up with a good book (that has nothing to do with Cushing's!!) It would be a perfect "cuddle time" for the little Miss.
Well, off tomorrow am with all 3 in tow to non-anaesthetic dental appointments:)
Warm hugs,
Carrol

Hi Addy,

I hope you finally be able to get some positive answers as how to proceed with Zoe's treatment.

Take care my dear friend.

Dear Addy
Hope you get some answers next week.
I will post what is going on my thread.
Praying for you and Zoe. Always something.

Thanks Best Friend, you are the best to always find time to check in.

Funny thing, I have been wondering why Zoe's B12 on her gastro panel is always high. Texas A & M says "there is no significance in this range"

Well today they were talking on TV about fad diets and one of the nutrionists said B12 comes from animals. The light bulb went on-Zoe's raw diet- she eats basically meat thus her high B12.

So of course, the nut that I am has now decided to research the benefits of B12 since we have so much of it:rolleyes: Not that I am trying to talk myself out of changing her food. I guess I was just excited to finally figure out why she had that high B12.

I should get a job as a researcher since that is all I seem to do;):cool::eek::rolleyes:

We are off to buy Valentine presents for the grandkids and the pups. The cold has finally left and the pups and I need to fly this coop.:D

We need to move forward, as I like to say.

Love you all,
Addy

Interesting Addy - buried deep the in Annie's thread is the fact that when she had the test that resulted in the diagnosis of bacteria in her small intestines (SIBO) her B 12 was WAY high also. I looked all over the place and most dogs with SIBO had low B12.

I then took Annie to Kansas State and they did the endoscopy which found the helicobacter in her stomach. She had bleeding ulcers in her stomach as well as down her entire esophagus. The vets there said it was not SIBO.

Just sharing since we seem to have a lot of similarities in our dog's cases. Kim

Oooooo, Addy, what do you mean "the cold has left"? You live in Milwaukee, girl!!!!!:eek:
Seriously, glad to know you guys are able to get a breath of fresh air. Interesting thought about the B12. Hmmmmm........wonder if the dogs in the wild had this problem:confused:
Hope everything settles itself out for you soon. Will keep checking in, my friend. We've got to keep Miss Zoe bopping along.
Lots of love & hugs,
Carrol

Gee Kim, Just when I thought I had a B12 theory:) I forgot Annie had high B12. Was her folate normal? Zoe's is normal.

But was is yet even more interesting to me is a vet we saw two summers ago thought Zoe had helicobacter in her colon. He based that on her history and that all her other tests came back "Normal". He did not find it in her. My husband and I did not pay too much attention to him. We called him Vet Columbo as he was a bit like Columbo if you remember the TV series. We did not go back to him, he tried to tell me he knew Zoe as a puppy:rolleyes: and she had intestinal issues back then. WHAT???? The whole thing was just icky feeling but I still remember him saying he thought she had helicobacter. No one else has ever said that.:confused:

And yes Carrol, anything in the 30's is considered warm in Milwaukee. :D:D Wow, scary, huh? We get above freezing and it is a heat wave.:cool:

Texas A &M say no significance in her B12 reading. I just wanted to see the benefits of B12.

Hey Carrol, hubby wants to know how badly the Zeal smells. He is freaking out I might switch Zoe to Zeal. I alway put a dab of her Embark in her Kong for her to lick out so now he thinks the whole house is going to smell like fish if I do that with Zeal:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Thanks Kim and Carrol and have a really good weekend!!!!!!

Love ya,
Addy

Tell your hubby he should be grateful you don't cook cod and liver once a week! :p:eek::p