Tracey&Jones (GA)
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Yesterday
Well, we came home yesterday and he was starving! Ate a whole bunch. Drank some. Ate a whole bunch more. He seemed ok but we noticed he kept moving and loafing which may be his tell. He does this often after eating.
So I gave him some buprenorphine and he settled right into his tree within 20 mins and slept. When I went to bed he was still there but moved to sleep by my feet.
@Mandy & Rex - yes, that is what the test was. Which I did some brief reading on last night and still trying to absorbed some info on that. From the way the vet was talking if it was this, that there was a solution and it would make his life better fairly quickly. She indicated that his symptoms seem to match. Chronic pancreatitis, IBD, hyper/hypo glycemic, anemic, high folate, low B12 and most importantly...the poop - ranges from normal and non smelling to runny and putrid. Which has been his M.O since restricting his diet to the Rawz Turkey and Nature's Variety Rabbit.
@Wendy&Neko - yes that is it isn't it. Cancer is usually the last item on any dx list if there other options but it is almost like it needs to be simultaneous looked at with any suspected IBD. The steroid is the first thing they give with a diet change. Which works but then what? Considering it is felt the it isn't a matter of if but when IBD will turn to SCL. I guess more research is needed in the veterinary world on this one.
In the rest of the world, scritches for Phoebe and Grandpa.
Well, we came home yesterday and he was starving! Ate a whole bunch. Drank some. Ate a whole bunch more. He seemed ok but we noticed he kept moving and loafing which may be his tell. He does this often after eating.
So I gave him some buprenorphine and he settled right into his tree within 20 mins and slept. When I went to bed he was still there but moved to sleep by my feet.
@Mandy & Rex - yes, that is what the test was. Which I did some brief reading on last night and still trying to absorbed some info on that. From the way the vet was talking if it was this, that there was a solution and it would make his life better fairly quickly. She indicated that his symptoms seem to match. Chronic pancreatitis, IBD, hyper/hypo glycemic, anemic, high folate, low B12 and most importantly...the poop - ranges from normal and non smelling to runny and putrid. Which has been his M.O since restricting his diet to the Rawz Turkey and Nature's Variety Rabbit.
@Wendy&Neko - yes that is it isn't it. Cancer is usually the last item on any dx list if there other options but it is almost like it needs to be simultaneous looked at with any suspected IBD. The steroid is the first thing they give with a diet change. Which works but then what? Considering it is felt the it isn't a matter of if but when IBD will turn to SCL. I guess more research is needed in the veterinary world on this one.
In the rest of the world, scritches for Phoebe and Grandpa.
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At least it's a condition that's relatively easily managed and remission is a high percent of cases.
