10 y/o Dachshund recently diagnosed - (UPDATE - Prissie has passed away)

[labblab]

Good job getting that appointment!!!!! Prayers (and huge hugs) are definitely flying your way.

Marianne

[molly muffin]

Fabulous! Sending positive hopes and wishes and prayers and everything else I can think of your way.
Let us know what they say. I hope they can get this figured out as soon as possible. Did they recommend this vet to you? the internist I mean.
I so hope they can figure this out for your baby.

Hugs,
Sharlene

[Squirt's Mom]

Way to go, Mom!

I know you are scared and worried and probably shaking like a leaf in the wind...but just remember, you and Prissie are not alone. You are surrounded by your family here, wrapping you both in our prayers, positive thoughts and healing white light. Post anytime you wish, as much as you wish....we are here with you, honey. You have done the right thing and did a good job of being an advocate for Prissie in getting an appt this morning.

A tip...if she has to stay at the hospital, ask if you can give her a blanket or item of clothing that has familiar scents on it - yours and hers - to keep in her cage. That can often help calm our babies and let them know they are still connected to home and those they love.

Hang in there, sweetie,
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

[jmac]

Just wanted to stop in and let you know I'm thinking of you and Prissie and hoping for the best! We are here with you, so feel free to post whenever you want: to vent, to calm your nerves, whatever. Someone is almost always here. You're never alone.

Julie & Hannah

[labblab]

Just wondering how our girl is doing...

I sure hope Prissie is better this afternoon!

Marianne

[molly muffin]

Patience is grossly over rater. *insert finger tapping here

Hope Prissie is doing better and that you can get some definitive answers to help her. (and you get can all get a good nights sleep)

We are all going to end up insomniacs by the time we get through these rough patches.

Hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin (who is even now on her back, tummy to the world, head hanging down over the edge of the couch)

[Doxielvr729]

Hey everybody, Thank you so much for your encouraging words. It helped a lot getting those messages on my phone throughout the morning.

Update on my sweet girl:

The vet we went to was VERY thorough and spent the better part of an hour checking her from nose to tail. She said completely stop the Vetoryl because she wasn't 100% her problems right now are even cushings related. She said lets work on everything else and we willl revisit the cushings subject later. Prissie had a lot of bacteria in her poops, no more blood in her urine, and only slightly elevated blood pressure. She prescribed a med called Tylan powder twice a day for her tummy, inflammation, etc. She also prescribed Ammoxicillin and Tramadol for pain with her arthritis. Prissie was taking Rimadyl and she said to stop that immediately 1.because of her tummy and 2. because its not good for the liver enzymes, functions, etc. Her heart was perfect, lungs a little raspy, but she thought that may have been because she is so uncomfortable with her tummy. $140.00 later, and we came home and collapsed on the bed and just got up .

She didn't think Prissie was having a life threatening bout of pancretitis because she is still eating like a pig and hasn't vomited once. She did say she would be in tomorrow and give her a call if we needed her. She said to go to the specialist on Monday and get an ultrasound of Prissie's pancreas. That might be all together in the range of about 5-600 dollars. Hopefully she will be feeling much better by Monday?? Can I be honest and tell you that I don't have that kind of money this month. After the two boxes of Vetoryl, all the tests, her rymadyl, and then todays visit, I don't know how I'm going to do it. I have faith everything will work out, its just a bit stressful and not fair because I wish money didn't have to be an issue on top of a sick pup.

I was going to write when I got home but I didn't have the energy. I'm hoping tonight will be much better! Everyone here really means more than I could say. Prissie and me both give you big hugs and sloppy kisses

[molly muffin]

Okay, first off, I like this vet better! I think that a thorough checkup is exactly what Prissie needed and I tend to agree, that cushings is Not the main issue. That LDDS test didn't really reflect cushings. Just like in my Molly. She suppressed at 8 hours. Cushings dogs can't do that. So, definitely other things to be thinking about maybe the meds she was on were part of, if not a large degree of the problem. Prissie obviously has some bacterial issues that need to be addressed and sounds like that is happening now. If she doesn't have cushings she should definitely not be on vetoryl. Is one of the boxes still unopened? Maybe your vet would take it back if that is the case. Mine as said she'll take Mollys unopened box back and refund the money.

Oh sweetie. We All know how hard it is with the vet bills when our babies are sick. I hope that these meds will be better for Prissie and she'll start to feel better. Once her bacterial issues are treated then perhaps a blood test later on to see how she is really doing. It's a good sign that the vet didn't think that pancretitis is an issue at the moment.

Get some rest, enjoy the babies and have a relaxing weekend hopefully. A good weekend can make things look better come monday.

hugs,
Sharlene

[Squirt's Mom]

What a good post to read this morning! What a relief! I so hope Prissie is acting more like her old self this morning. And it sounds as if the IMS is on the ball PLUS just being a nice lady who took the time to talk with you, not at you. I am so glad you had a good experience with the new vet!

Keep in touch and let us know how Prissie is doing!
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang

[Doxielvr729]

Just had to share this really quick.

Prissie had a pretty unrestful night and I called the new vet this morning to let her know. She thinks Prissie is more anxious than in pain since she is being treated for the pain already. She is going to call in something for anxiety to get her through the weekend. She said she is probably anxious because she doesn't understand what's happening in her little body and gets so embarrassed when she has a potty accident.

THEN she said she just bought a new ultrasound machine and is still learning to master it, but Monday she will do an ultrasound on prissies tummy......FOR FREE!! I was just honest with her and told her I literally had $13 dollars in my account until next week and I couldn't afford the specialist on Monday. She said she's more worried about Prissie than money. Ohhh myyy goossh! I am in shock! The Lord is providing! I've just kept faith and kept trying to do the right thing for my sweet girl and blessings are starting to happen!