Addy - You have a very wise and kind husband.

The GOOD news: I missed a call from Alivia's IMS yesterday to tell me the results of her most recent blood tests. (Actually she called my home number when I am at work all day even though they have my direct dial work number, which always annoys me) Anyway, her message was, "Nice results!..." Her Amylase is about 300 above normal - she wasn't concerned. Her Lipase was normal. And, "there was a slight change in one of the liver enzymes". She didn't specify which, but said she wasn't concerned and that Alivia needed nothing further than to come back in 6 months for routine twice a year exam.

The CONCERNING news: Why does it seem like good news is short lived? Went to bed feeling really good that Ali was improving...only to be up worrying about her most of the night. She was panting almost continuously and very restless - the way the pancreatitis started. She allowed me to pet her belly, which you couldn't do during her pancreatitis flare up. It was much warmer in my house than it has been but my other JRT, Maxwell, was not effected at all. I gave her a pain pill in a pill pocket, which she readily accepted (and looked for more). When she had pancreatitis she refused EVERYTHING. She fell asleep soon after and seemed more comfortable. I had given her a different canned food for dinner and the fat content was a bit higher. I wonder if that bothered her a bit.

Always something!