Heike & BInie
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Good evening,
day one of the increase. No blue numbers but at least some yellow. We'll see how far this is going to take us.
Binie is doing quite well. Last night I couldn't go to bed because Binie was going in and out like crazy. It was heavy rain and storm and she loves the action. She wanted to stay outside at night in her wooden house on the terrace but I didn't allowed it because it is freezing here and we even had the first snow last night. So I bribed her with a snack and the prison doors closed. She showed me her dislike by scratching the wallpaper.
That's almost her old spicy self, I love it!
I spoke to the internal medicine vet today for 45 minutes but almost nothing new came out of it. She doesn't think the issue on Binies breast is a dermal disease because the skin looks clear. Also no wound healing issue becaue the wound itself doesn't look infected. She thinks Binie opens up her skin because there is some pain or discomfort she wants to ease. She saw two possibilities: The first one was, that there is still some foreign object inside like a foxtail (@SmallestSparrow: like you said too!). But as the surgery was quite aggressive and they took out a lot she thinks it is not likely there is still something inside. One could find out by CT but that would mean anaesthesia. She sees a big problem in her multi-resistant germ in the bladder and the stress of a CT or a further surgery could destabilize that.
Second option she mentioned was, that it is something neuropathic. She liked the idea we treated with procaine but as it didn't work at all the second time, that might not be a solution. She also mentioned gabapentin, one of two new ideas I took out of it.
She was also very sceptical about steroids because of the diabetes and the situation in the bladder. She sees a big risk in it. But she said one could try applying steroids externally. But that would mean a cone, as Binie shouldn't lick it.
We also talked about cyrtec but she said she doesn't think it is an allergy because it is only in one specific place. But it wouldn't harm to try.
She had no new recommandations regarding the germ in her bladder. She seemed a little shocked we used Chloramphenicol and said she can see we already tried drastic measures. She told me about this bladder irrigation with antibiotics but she sees it as a quite desperate measure without a guarantee of success.
So here we are without groundbreaking new insights. I expected that somehow but it was a chance and it gives me a bit peace of mind I know we don't miss something obvious.
My strategy is clear now: I keep on trying to regulate her diabetes and try to make her life enjoyable and avoid stress. Every day we get is a bonus and who knows, how far that will bring us. There have been times this year I felt she lost her love for life and also my vet thought she has a depression. That is different now. She has her obvious limitations and is an old lady but she enjoys her life and I can see parts of her old personality. I am quite grateful for that.
Hope everone has a relaxed day!
Good evening,
day one of the increase. No blue numbers but at least some yellow. We'll see how far this is going to take us.
Binie is doing quite well. Last night I couldn't go to bed because Binie was going in and out like crazy. It was heavy rain and storm and she loves the action. She wanted to stay outside at night in her wooden house on the terrace but I didn't allowed it because it is freezing here and we even had the first snow last night. So I bribed her with a snack and the prison doors closed. She showed me her dislike by scratching the wallpaper.
That's almost her old spicy self, I love it!I spoke to the internal medicine vet today for 45 minutes but almost nothing new came out of it. She doesn't think the issue on Binies breast is a dermal disease because the skin looks clear. Also no wound healing issue becaue the wound itself doesn't look infected. She thinks Binie opens up her skin because there is some pain or discomfort she wants to ease. She saw two possibilities: The first one was, that there is still some foreign object inside like a foxtail (@SmallestSparrow: like you said too!). But as the surgery was quite aggressive and they took out a lot she thinks it is not likely there is still something inside. One could find out by CT but that would mean anaesthesia. She sees a big problem in her multi-resistant germ in the bladder and the stress of a CT or a further surgery could destabilize that.
Second option she mentioned was, that it is something neuropathic. She liked the idea we treated with procaine but as it didn't work at all the second time, that might not be a solution. She also mentioned gabapentin, one of two new ideas I took out of it.
She was also very sceptical about steroids because of the diabetes and the situation in the bladder. She sees a big risk in it. But she said one could try applying steroids externally. But that would mean a cone, as Binie shouldn't lick it.
We also talked about cyrtec but she said she doesn't think it is an allergy because it is only in one specific place. But it wouldn't harm to try.
She had no new recommandations regarding the germ in her bladder. She seemed a little shocked we used Chloramphenicol and said she can see we already tried drastic measures. She told me about this bladder irrigation with antibiotics but she sees it as a quite desperate measure without a guarantee of success.
So here we are without groundbreaking new insights. I expected that somehow but it was a chance and it gives me a bit peace of mind I know we don't miss something obvious.
My strategy is clear now: I keep on trying to regulate her diabetes and try to make her life enjoyable and avoid stress. Every day we get is a bonus and who knows, how far that will bring us. There have been times this year I felt she lost her love for life and also my vet thought she has a depression. That is different now. She has her obvious limitations and is an old lady but she enjoys her life and I can see parts of her old personality. I am quite grateful for that.
Hope everone has a relaxed day!
Hope you have a nice day! 
Thank you so much for wishing us well! I hope we see some good numbers soon. 
And yes, it is all about quality of life! Hope you enjoy your day and your shoulder is well! 
