Squirt - my Queen has crossed The Bridge

I sure hope we are still doing the happy dance:D:D:D:D:D:D

Thanks! and yes, we still are! :D Squirt got her normal meal this morning loaded with all her meds and is happily licking her bowl clean as a whistle! :D I really hesitated to give the fish oil this morning but she needed it with the Lyso so she got half-ration on the oil. Poop patrol will continue, of course, just to make sure there are no tails or slimy casings today.

I saw the light back in her eyes last nite and she was playful most of the evening, back to "guarding" the kitchen and her mama's lovin'! She just finished her breakfast and is now in the office with me rubbing her beard on the carpet. LOL "Don't worry about washing my face, Mom...I'm a big girl, I'll do it myself!" :p If I could just teach her to run a carpet cleaner!

I love this old gal with every fiber of my being and it is sooo good to see her acting more like her old self today.

Hugs,
Leslie and the Queen

Excellent news Leslie! Squirt is a real "character" Love her antics!

Hugs,
Sharlene

ME TOO!!! I want to join the happy dance!!!

So glad Squirt is better. Hope you have a really great poop patrol. Love, JoAnne

Good day Friday, dare we go for Happy Dance Sunday?!

hugs,
Sharlene

Leslie,

What a wonderful report on Squirt!!!! I LOVE hearing about the good days and I know how much we all appreciate them! When they are happy and playful it reenforces that we are doing the right things for them. Squirt is lucky to have you (and we are, too!)!

Mornin',

Just spoke with Dr Nafe, the IMS, about the UTK panel. The cortisol is still normal but there are elevations in the intermediates - not sure which ones just yet as the report is in the mail and Dr N was came out of surgery to talk with me for a second. I learned something interesting -

Dr N's approach is to increase the melatonin to 3x a day - 9mg/day. We also talked about the HMR vs SDG lignans. I have been curious if the HMR would work as well as the SDG did for her....and apparently the answer is no. Dr Nafe said what he and his peers have observed is that the HMR works on the cortisol more than the SDG does, while the SDG works on the intermediates more than the HMR does. So I will be putting her back on the SDG, flax lignans, and taking her off the HMR, spruce lignans. After she has been on the increase of melatonin and the SDG for 10 days, she will be retested. Dr N said that we could increase the Lyso at this point but since her cortisol is good, he prefers to start with this approach first - which is fine and dandy with me! ;)

I am very pleased that the cortisol is still in normal range after nearly five years! And I am looking forward to seeing exactly which intermediates are elevated so I can try to figure out if they are the source for her increased anxiety. I will post the results when I get them and we can all see what's going on! ;)

It was especially nice to hear this news this morning...I needed to know my Sweet Bebe is ok and Dr Nafe gave me that comfort.

Hugs,
Leslie and the Queen

Great news on Squirt, Leslie. We all need to hear great news on our cushpups. Seems like Squirt is doing great. Love JoAnne

Yayyyyy, brilliant news!:D