Sharlene:
Tipper said the food trail went cold so she decided to come home. She wants to know if you deliver?? Blessings
Patti
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Sharlene:
Tipper said the food trail went cold so she decided to come home. She wants to know if you deliver?? Blessings
Patti
Did Molly enjoy some pulled pork?? :) I think my husband would enjoy a pot of that waiting in the kitchen with toasted buns and slaw! :p
Across the street from me is a gourmet grocery where I get Trixie her "pulled" turkey. They cook and sell whole fresh turkey breast at the deli...no seasoning or brine. After they carve it for the deli they pull all the extra white meat off the bones and pack it into containers and sell them for less than the slicing prices. That's what Trixie gets along with her wet dog food. She always, without fail eats the turkey off the plate first before the dog food. ;) No surprise there!!
These gourmet dogs are probably watching the Food Network too much! :D
Barbara
LOL Barbara I knew I shouldn't have left the remote for her. She is suppose to be watching Discovery and National Geographic! The Food Network, no wonder she gets all happy when I head for the kitchen! LOL Gourmet dogs!! ROFL
Well gang, it's that time again. Molly won't be happy with me in the morning when she doesn't get breakfast but it's time to redo blood work and see where her liver values are now. She's been on the Hepato Support for quite a while and there was a tiny bit of movement on the last blood test, but not much. We'll see if it has gone down any further.
She still isn't over drinking and has no problem walking away from her kibbles if she decides she isn't interested in them. She might return later in the day or late evening to finish them off. She might not. Usually she does, so she is at about a cup to a cup and half of SO food a day. She gets her glucosomine and liver support daily, but nothing else. Some treats during the day and I've found some good ones without extra crap in them that are made local.
She is still running around most days like a crazy thing. Not a fan of the heat, but that isn't anything new, she has never liked it, but will lay in the sun for awhile when she feels like it (obviously not the same as taking a walk in the heat). Her leg gets stiff on her, but usually loosens up as the day goes on. You can always tell when she first gets up, she's a bit stiff, but doesn't seem to stop her from running around. If she doesn't feel like jumping, she'll make noise till you go pick her up. An hour later she might be jumping on and off the couch like nothing was bothering her.
I know my vet still thinks cushings but can't explain why no symptoms and nothing positive on 3 LDDS tests over the last 2 years. (her first was in 2011) I feel like they are just waiting for the shoe to drop and her to be full blown or something.
She hasn't gained any weight in the last couple years, staying around 19.3 - 19.6lbs. She drops to 18.6 if we go on vacation, so she's pretty reliable weight wise. The belly goes away and I'm sure it's because she doesn't get the treats she gets at home and refuses to eat much at all when she is being boarded. Not a likely scenerio I'd think for cushings.
I've ruled out thyroid with a thyroid panel, all negative, everything in perfect range. Same with glucose, so not diabetes. Asked the vet about liver disease, and was told she has none of the other values that would lead them to think liver disease. Kidney's is probably my biggest concern at this point, due to the crystals, numerous infections, etc. (but no pacreatis so far, that is good, her lipase has never been elevated).
Oh well, I'm rambling on. Hopefully the numbers will come back at least status quo if not improved.
Till later gang,
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hey Sharlene, Simba loves the Animal planet channel, especially when animal cops are on, he would like you to tell Molly to check it out :) He loves it when the bad people ( who are mean to animals ) get caught!!!!
Anyways, praying little Molly gets some good test results on her liver, and hope her appetite gets better too....take care and hide the remote!!!
Hi Sharlene,
Give Molly a belly rub for me and tell her that I completely understand her frustration with no breakfast and what's up with that!:D just because mommy wants another blood test!:D Seriously, I hope everything checks out okay.;) We worry so about our babies.
Hugs,
Kathy
Wishing that the time at the vets goes super quick for Molly so she can get home and have her breakfast! ;)
Hope those liver numbers go down!!
Barbara
Awww poor Molly, they seem to know something is up when we bundle them in the car with no brekky!! Smart wee things :)
Hoping for good results for Miss Molly especially in the liver department and that nothing else has cropped up!
She sounds good Sharlene, you are such a good Mom with your eagle eye and take everything in your stride.. you are an excellent example to all of us and a big shining star of hope to this group!! If anyone deserves good results it is you!!! Tuck a wee treat in your bag to give her once she is released!! A VERY tasty one as I am sure she is going to be a good wee girl for the vet :D xxxxx
Well, molly wasn't thrilled with the ride to the vets. (she hates car rides) but was fine when we got there. Funny, she goes in the door and walks over to the scale, sits down and waits for you to say, okay got it.
18.8 lbs today, so a bit of a drop, but it seriously might have been that really big, well formed poop she took right before we left to go there. I'm sure that sucker was a few ounces. (sorry to be graphic :) )
So, next we have S-Adenosyl the generic Denoysl, which is sam-e, milk thistle, other things available now in canada for the last 6 months or so. If these numbers aren't down enough, then when I retest in August, I'll move to that instead of the Hepato Support supplement. http://www.amazon.com/Adenosyl-SAMe-.../dp/B000O5K7IQ
Also, discovered, the Farley Foundation in Ontario, created by Ontario Veterinary Medical Association in 2002, to help out people whose pets need testing, vaccinations , etc and need help to do so financially. So I like that. http://www.farleyfoundation.org/
Found out that Molly has her own case file number with the medical specialist at medi-cal for her food and supplements. Interesting. Like Dechra in that respect and it is for her urinary crystals, etc.
So, the vet will call me when the test results come in and go over any abnormals, change of plan, etc. Then I'll swing by and pick up a copy of the results probably later this week, or maybe have them faxed to my office, whichever. I'll get my grubby little paws on them, that's what counts, so they can go into my trusty file folder on little miss whipper snapper molly.
She turned her nose up completely at some new teeth cleaning treats we tried while there. Well, not literally up, literally was to put it in her mouth, move it around a bit and then spit it back out on the floor and look at it with disdain, hmmmphhh. I'm like, well that didn't get much of a chance to clean anything did it and we all laughed. We all moved on to discussions of shopping and wedding attire. A very productive morning was had.
So, this weeks New recipe was Chicken Caprese Pasta. Molly was especially fond of the smells and didn't seem to mind that her chicken was plain. (nice of her to be so accommodating about that).
Have a good weekend everyone. :)
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Molly sure has some work to do to get her people straightened out!:)
No breakfast, then a teeth cleaning treat! I would've spit that sucker out too!LOL:D
Sharene, You either have to quit talking about food or start an international delivery service! :DMolly's plain chicken sounds better than what I end up eating half the time!:rolleyes:;)
Hugs,
Kathy
I often think that when weights fluctuate a little. Flynny's does that too - ranges up and down 500g. I agree it is probably how well they emptied their bladder or bowel prior to the appointment so I don't tend to worry about little changes like those but look at the bigger trends.
How do you manage cleaning her teeth Sharlene, I tend to only brush Flynn's teeth with his special toothbrush and chicken flavoured toothpaste when I shower him. He hates it. He does not get bones, I tried giving him those chicken necks but he would give them one crunch and down they went :eek::eek: I could just imagine that bony little neck making it;s way down his gut :eek: Other bones tend to make him constipated and as we know he is not that great with biscuits. Just wondering how others manage this.
Have a good day, what's for dinner?? :D:D:D