Wow....I don't know where to start. I guess the first thing concerns the ability to access the data a bit easier. I think the idea of having AIHA have it's own category which people can post under might be best. It'ld be great to keep everything with this site. You are a great person to be doing the work you are Callie! I find it so difficult with limited time to go ALL THE WAY BACK, catch up with all the new news, remember who joined and post remarks. Most of the time I've only got maybe 1/2 hour to do my computer stuff. This leaves so little time to do what I'ld ultimately ike to do. I can not wait to see where it goes from here. Good work to all parties involved....especially you Callie.
Willowchow.....how's Willow been doing lately? Good to hear the little setback was nothing serious.
SmokiesMom ..... That is absolutely great news to hear! An HCT of 33% is solid and by the sounds of things he's highly regenerative. Can't wait to see the numbers get to normal ranges. I bet he misses going to work with you. I wish Tessy could spend the day with me.
FrisbyPI....How's Frisby been doing. You wrote that Frisby breathes faster now that before. You'll notice this improve with the return of oxygen to the blood....I think the HGB would be one of the numbers to watch for this. The higher this number the more oxygen in the blood and the less hard the body has to work to get the oxygen where it's needed. Of coarse there would have to be a good amount of RBC's for this to normalize but with the increase of one the others usually follow suit. A crit of 29 is pretty good. Tessy hovered around this number for approx. 3-4 months before it finally climbed over 30. With regards to the pred withdrawal.....I followed what Dr. Dodds said to a "T". I dropped from 50mg/day to 40 to 30 to 25-20-15-12.5-10 and now finally we are at 7.5mg/day. We reduced every week. Dr. Dodds wanted to go every 5 days but I decided to do every 7 days so I could be with her for 2 days following each reduction. Now, Tessy seems WAY better after being off the large doses. Oh yeah.....also good to hear the pneumonia is just about beat. BRAVO Frisby.
Cerberusdog.....great to hear Calypso is improving so fast. I've got Tessy on Cephalexin now also to help with her skin conditions and to keep her UTI's at bay. Hopefully in 10 days you'll see even more of an improvement in the numbers. I wouldn't overly worry about the slightly toxic neutrophils. The drugs could be a cause of this. Maybe the antibiotics will help some. Is she on aspirin to help with the clumping? Keep us posted.
Amsten.....Good to hear Jazz handled the bath she had. Tessy is the same way in the bath but when she gets out she runs around soooo happy...I think she really enjoys it and it makes her feel so much better I think. Have you tried adding some of the supplements to Jazz's food? Some dogs have to be given low amounts at first and then gradually add a little bit at a time till they get used to it. I've never had problems with Tessy when I used to give her supplements. Hope you figure this one out. Hopefully the food you give has plenty of nutrients in it already. Good to hear she likes the acupuncture sessions. That's one thing...along with TCM that I'ld like to do with Tessy but there are none close to here for her to go to.
Andy'sMom.....Gotts love hearing when dogs are getting better. Sounds like you have a good vet to work with. "Andy is a little fighter, and I will do any and everything I need to to ensure his health and hapiness" ......well said!!! That proves you're an exceptional doggy mom. It amazes me some of the people out there who just don't seem to care. Just knowing that one is surrounded by the likes of the wonderfull, caring people on here makes this battle so much easier. Keep up the good work and keep us posted.
Al's Mom....."I have many friends and a wonderful family but none of them quite get it - even the dog owners amongst them." I know exactly what you mean and I'm sure everyone on hear can say the same. I'm asked at least once a week if there's somehting wrong with my head for doing what I do for Tessy. I tell people that if it comes down to it I'ld sell the house just to get her better....hopefully it doesn't come down to that. I'm kinda getting used to KD now and I lost some weight so I guess it's not all that bad EH. With the PCV climbing as high as it is you'll see the breathing getting back to normal. As far as the pinkness in the gums.....I'm always confused about this one because sometimes Tessy's are pale and other times they're nicely pink....all the while the crit remains the same. I usually go by that and the Capillary refill time. Just press on the gum and release and see how fast the white turns back to pink....or refills with blood. Within a couple seconds is pretty good I was told. Maybe someone can enlighten me a little more on this method and if it's actually a good one to go by. Hope the best for Alyosha.
Neesiesled......Good to hear Matties crit is up to 28%. " I can't say enought good things about Callie." Oh I know what your saying here. One can't really begin to thank her enough for the help and support. Hope your new vet works out good and also hope the back leg/hip trouble gets better. Hope to hear an update soon.
Ed A......Wishing all the best for little Tyson. Sounds like you have a good knowledge of this disease and I'm sure it'll help you greatly. Please do keep us posted.
GratefullDawg....how's Cyclops doing these days? Behaving I hope. Hope to hear some news on him soon.
Coopbay.....Great to hear Cooper is getting better with each day. It must be such a relief to have the numbers back to normal levels. You must be doing something right. Keep up the good work.
Elishope.....terrific to hear Eli is doing great. Hope to hear an update from you soon also.
Izzyweids.....any news on Izzy. Hopefully the PCV is still really good. Keep up the good work.
ANYHOW.......now I've gotta run to give Tessy her meds. Seems to be never enough hours in the day anymore to get things done. For those of you I missed.....hang in there and keep up the good fight. Together we can beat this disease. The people here are just wonderfully terrificv and many many many thanks goes out to everyone.
Prayers, positive vibes and good wishes to everyone and their pets who have to deal with this disease.
Johnny & Tessy