Gracie's 8/13 U/S Condo
8/13 Recap:
AMPS: 179
+2: 133
+2.75: 109
+3.5: 80
+4.5: 64
+5: 64
+5.5: 49
+6.5: 74
+8.5: 104
PMPS: 168
+2: 221
+5: 175
+8.5: 230
Happy Fursday. Thank you all so very much for your visits and prayers yesterday and all your wonderful support. It helps us immensely. We continue to keep Zener, Trix, JD, Prince, Sabrina, Sasha, Lovey, Tiggy, Pikachu, Elise's Mom, and Molly's Mom and Dad and Mariko and Ginger in our prayers. Congrats to Mottyl and Anna today on a successful OTJ trial. Happy Travels to the Falls, Mottyl!! Cheering Lola and Rocky on their OTJ Trials.
For all the stress of yesterday, Gracie is doing well. She was a little pooped when we got home yesterday afternoon but she perked up and was her sweet, adorable, funny self last night. She was active earlier this morning but has been napping since about +3. I'm keeping a close eye on her. She thinks someone needs to send me the "Dear Mom" letter again :lol: :lol: :lol: Just as a brief recap, she has cholangitis again so we've started on a course of treatment with a recheck next week. Probably another U/S in a month. Elise, you asked why the doctor mentioned exploratory surgery? Gracie was first dx with this same issue two years ago and the only finding on the u/s was a dilated bile duct...he suggested exploratory surgery. Last year, same thing, same recommendation. I think the reason he is suggesting it is because with a surgical biopsy, they can clearly define the "type" of cholangitis as there are several. Then the treatment would be type appropriate. If her numbers were higher or she wasn't eating, we might go that route. But the last two years, her numbers have come back down with clavamox and supplements. Maybe it will work again, maybe it won't but we hope we will see some improvement within two weeks. If we do, we know we're on the right track. If we don't, we can change the treatment.
She's bouncy on this dose but getting green. She might have a bit of leftover vetty stress so we're just going to let the dose ride a bit. Some of the meds might bring her BG up. We know the slippery elm appears to but it doesn't last. The Vit E "might" although I researched everything and not seeing anything that would raise her BG. But ECID.
BTW....I bought the Mini Funnels from Amazon that I've seen Tricia recommend. Great buy!!! They've been really helpful. Thanks, Tricia!!!
I'm working from home today to finish up what I didn't get to do yesterday due to the three hour vet visit. I should be able to pop in and out and be around this evening. I keep forgetting that I leave Sunday for a conference. I'll get home next Friday. Normally it would be like a mini-vacation for me. I am looking forward to it but hope Mike won't get exhausted from the schedule.
Have a great day.
8/13 Recap:
AMPS: 179
+2: 133
+2.75: 109
+3.5: 80
+4.5: 64
+5: 64
+5.5: 49
+6.5: 74
+8.5: 104
PMPS: 168
+2: 221
+5: 175
+8.5: 230
Happy Fursday. Thank you all so very much for your visits and prayers yesterday and all your wonderful support. It helps us immensely. We continue to keep Zener, Trix, JD, Prince, Sabrina, Sasha, Lovey, Tiggy, Pikachu, Elise's Mom, and Molly's Mom and Dad and Mariko and Ginger in our prayers. Congrats to Mottyl and Anna today on a successful OTJ trial. Happy Travels to the Falls, Mottyl!! Cheering Lola and Rocky on their OTJ Trials.
For all the stress of yesterday, Gracie is doing well. She was a little pooped when we got home yesterday afternoon but she perked up and was her sweet, adorable, funny self last night. She was active earlier this morning but has been napping since about +3. I'm keeping a close eye on her. She thinks someone needs to send me the "Dear Mom" letter again :lol: :lol: :lol: Just as a brief recap, she has cholangitis again so we've started on a course of treatment with a recheck next week. Probably another U/S in a month. Elise, you asked why the doctor mentioned exploratory surgery? Gracie was first dx with this same issue two years ago and the only finding on the u/s was a dilated bile duct...he suggested exploratory surgery. Last year, same thing, same recommendation. I think the reason he is suggesting it is because with a surgical biopsy, they can clearly define the "type" of cholangitis as there are several. Then the treatment would be type appropriate. If her numbers were higher or she wasn't eating, we might go that route. But the last two years, her numbers have come back down with clavamox and supplements. Maybe it will work again, maybe it won't but we hope we will see some improvement within two weeks. If we do, we know we're on the right track. If we don't, we can change the treatment.
She's bouncy on this dose but getting green. She might have a bit of leftover vetty stress so we're just going to let the dose ride a bit. Some of the meds might bring her BG up. We know the slippery elm appears to but it doesn't last. The Vit E "might" although I researched everything and not seeing anything that would raise her BG. But ECID.
BTW....I bought the Mini Funnels from Amazon that I've seen Tricia recommend. Great buy!!! They've been really helpful. Thanks, Tricia!!!
I'm working from home today to finish up what I didn't get to do yesterday due to the three hour vet visit. I should be able to pop in and out and be around this evening. I keep forgetting that I leave Sunday for a conference. I'll get home next Friday. Normally it would be like a mini-vacation for me. I am looking forward to it but hope Mike won't get exhausted from the schedule.
Have a great day.
