alexia&wednesday
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It's been months of diarrhea, 2 lb weight loss, a hypo episode that landed her in the hospital for days (because she had so much diarrhea and she wasn't absorbing nutrients) and the potential diagnosis of both of these months ago....
Now, she still has diarrhea, she poops about 4x a day, her BG is decreasing (to 90 for several days without insulin), and she has lost another 1/2 lb.
I took her to a new vet today (I just moved), and they immediately said something seemed wrong with hr intestines upon physical exam.
The vet said it's either cancer or IBD (which is now the 3rd vet to say this), so we are starting her on:
- flagyl (which helped diarrhea before)
- anti-allergen wet food (they were out of dry)
I am not doing a biopsy, I can't afford it at this point (I have 5K in vet bills already), and she is 13 and regardless, I can't afford chemo if she did have cancer.
We will see if this diet change helps, and if so we will try prednisone on Tuesday, or the other one which doesn't increase BG.
Can someone please help, give advice, tell me what symptoms you have had, does food make a difference, etc!!
Now, she still has diarrhea, she poops about 4x a day, her BG is decreasing (to 90 for several days without insulin), and she has lost another 1/2 lb.
I took her to a new vet today (I just moved), and they immediately said something seemed wrong with hr intestines upon physical exam.
The vet said it's either cancer or IBD (which is now the 3rd vet to say this), so we are starting her on:
- flagyl (which helped diarrhea before)
- anti-allergen wet food (they were out of dry)
I am not doing a biopsy, I can't afford it at this point (I have 5K in vet bills already), and she is 13 and regardless, I can't afford chemo if she did have cancer.
We will see if this diet change helps, and if so we will try prednisone on Tuesday, or the other one which doesn't increase BG.
Can someone please help, give advice, tell me what symptoms you have had, does food make a difference, etc!!