Jasper (12 yr old Mini Schnauzer) is now at peace

[labblab]

Absolutely, good job, Creighton.

I grew up in Des Moines, so even though you may still hate Iowa State from your Big 12 days, maybe you'd still wish them well tonight...

And YAY for Mercer, the Georgia school that took down Duke!!

They don't call it March Madness for nothin' !!

[Tina]

Oh my gosh Marianne, I am totally pulling for Iowa State!!! I have always liked the Cyclones and all of the original Big 8 teams. I loved that conference and felt there were really good rivalries there. I am one of those that was not in favor of the addition of the SWC teams to form the Big 12, and felt sad with the changes that brought about. So it will be doubly nice if Creighton can pull off another win on Sunday. (insert icon for evil grin here)

I totally didn't realize that Mercer is in Georgia, a big YAY for them!! I hope they do well in their next round, that is a tough match up.

I don't have the whole bracket in front of me, but I am also pulling for Wichita State.

[labblab]

Oh my gosh Marianne, I am totally pulling for Iowa State!!! I have always liked the Cyclones and all of the original Big 8 teams. I loved that conference and felt there were really good rivalries there. I am one of those that was not in favor of the addition of the SWC teams to form the Big 12, and felt sad with the changes that brought about. So it will be doubly nice if Creighton can pull off another win on Sunday. (insert icon for evil grin here)

I couldn't agree with you more!!

[Trixie]

Hi Tina,
Wow, congratulations on the Triglyceride number!! It came down so much. Maybe besides the low fat diet the fish oil helped too. All in all Jasper got a good report!!
We're having so much fun with March Madness! We're Syracuse fans here!! Duke is our rival so we were thrilled with the Mercer upset today!! Those guys were great! Good Luck to your favorite teams and have a great weekend!!

Barbara

[Squirt's Mom]

They don't call it March Madness for nothin' !!

They call it "March madness" because finding that basketball games have usurped normal programming day and night makes folks like me HOPPING MAD!

[Trish]

Hmmm not heard of the March Madness. Not real big on basketball but love all sports so I will be into it!!! Go Tina's Team!!

[Tina]

They call it "March madness" because finding that basketball games have usurped normal programming day and night makes folks like me HOPPING MAD!

LOL Leslie!! Yes, that is maddening for those that are not interested. But the teams are quickly dwindling, so it will be better soon, not like the NBA playoffs and finals that seem to go on for months! Hang in there!!

Trish, March Madness is the NCAA college basketball tournament in the U.S. It starts out with a field of 64 teams, playing at several venues around the country and in designated brackets. Lots of games going on at once at first. Then the field goes down to 32, then 16, then 8. Then it goes to the final 4 teams and then the last 2 undefeated teams standing play for the NCAA championship. There are usually lots of exciting games, and lots of unexpected upsets, hence the term March Madness.

Basketball is not my favorite sport, but I do like it a lot. I am a football and hockey nut. But March Madness is very exciting and I really enjoy it. And this year is extra fun for me because we have two schools from Nebraska in the tournament, which is very unusual. I wouldn't say we are known as a basketball powerhouse here! Nebraska lost in the first round and is out already, but Creighton (the school I graduated from) managed to win their first game and play again Sunday night. So I am excited for them. Go Bluejays!!

[Tina]

Jasper's UPC from 3/20 is 1.81 (<0.5). The last one from 12/23/13 was 1.63, so this is increased a bit.

His previous UPC's and dates:
10/22/12 1.27
1/14/13 3.57
5/6 1.49
8/31 0.6
12/23 1.63

A tech called and left a voice mail message with the results and said that my vet was pleased with the result and felt it was stable, and to continue everything the same. I did not get to talk to her so will call the office on Monday with my questions.

I don't like that it is up a bit, but not sure if it is considered a significant increase or not. It sounds like my vet was not concerned, and I remember last time when it had gone up some, she said that she was more concerned with trends. So maybe she doesn't consider this a significant change. This I will have to ask. I would feel better if it had gone down some, but am also grateful that it didn't go up more than it did, considering the diet change in December/January.

The current plan:

• Continue Royal Canin Low Fat GI prescription diet
• Continue on previous meds and treatment:
  Enalapril 5 mg 1/2 tab BID
  Welactin 1/2 spoonful mixed with food BID
  Dexamethasone 0.5 mg 1/4 tab every other day
  Denamarin 225/24 mg one tab daily
  Percorten injection - decrease to 0.5 ml monthly

So that is where we are at. I plan to call on Monday to ask her thoughts on the UPC increase, and also to clarify what the plan is for follow up on labwork at this point.

Hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo

[molly muffin]

Hi Tina,

Do you keep a spreadsheet or a diary to see what it was that was done that got his numbers down so well to this:
8/31 0.6
he was really high in January, and then the transition to Hills k/d and the enalapril, but it really went down to almost where it should be for the August test.

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

[Harley PoMMom]

Are they doing an urinalysis first? Any kind of sediment in the urine will falsely increase UPC results.

When I bring Sampson in for his UPC the lab always checks his urine for any sediment/infection and if the urine doesn't show any then the lab runs the UPC.