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Doggie Update and stuff
Mar. 28th, 2014 11:12 amDrove back into town last night for Bean's birthday party tomorrow. Didn't get much sleep, alas. I've reached the point where my eyes are constantly burning because of the fatigue. I'm not sure if eye drops would help with that, or what. It's hard because it makes me blink/scrunch my eyes a lot, which is not good for when I need to drive, especially long distances. It feels similar to when my eyes are dry, but I don't think it's that.
Anyway, I've been productive this morning, even if it doesn't feel like it. I'm up, showered, dressed and have been to the bank, to the grocery store, and to the vet's to pick up the dog's new meds. I have fed the cats, filled the water dishes, loaded the dishwasher (except for my coffee cup, which I'm still using), and administered meds to the dog. I even managed to have a bite to eat after all that.
Of course, it looks like I got nothing done. *shrug*
I talked to the vet last night about the dog's (very expensive) test results, and the news is good and bad. The good news is that 90% of his results are excellent. Nothing wrong with his platelets, no sign of infection, super healthy immune system, and his blood sugar/insulin levels are a beacon of normality. He is definitely not diabetic, and is in very good shape for a dog his age. So yay for all that.
The bad news is that he's probably got hypothyroidism. He's now on thyroid medication twice a day forever, which will hopefully solve his problem of forever feeling like he's starving and which might also help him to lose some of the excess weight he's gained. So fingers crossed for that.
The other bad news is that his liver function test resulted in some abnormally high numbers. Luckily his ALT is perfectly normal. It's his ALP that's the problem, according to the vet. She said it could be due to any number of things, and that it was a little odd given his overall state of good health.
"Normally we see this with pancreatitis, or if the dog has had some sort of severe gastric distress," she said.
"Oh, like, say, if he ate an entire Ziplock bag full of muffins and half a box of doughnuts?" I asked.
"Yeah, that would do it," she laughed, even though she also sounded horrified.
So we're holding off on the very expensive pancreas test and the very expensive x-ray to determine whether or not he might have masses growing on his liver. If in a month the slightly less expensive blood test comes back with normal results, we'll know that it was a freak occurrence and not a significant health problem.
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pdaughter is home from dropping off Bean at school and has brought a huge bouquet of Monster High balloons with her. They're enormous and shiny, and the dog is not impressed. He's been eyeing them askance the whole time and backs up if we approach him with them, and gives them a very wide berth/the stink eye every time he has to go by. It's kind of hilarious. Poor doggie, he's been around balloons before, but never ones this big or this shiny I guess.
Now it's time for more coffee and to put together the stuff for the party tomorrow. Pictures are sure to follow.
Anyway, I've been productive this morning, even if it doesn't feel like it. I'm up, showered, dressed and have been to the bank, to the grocery store, and to the vet's to pick up the dog's new meds. I have fed the cats, filled the water dishes, loaded the dishwasher (except for my coffee cup, which I'm still using), and administered meds to the dog. I even managed to have a bite to eat after all that.
Of course, it looks like I got nothing done. *shrug*
I talked to the vet last night about the dog's (very expensive) test results, and the news is good and bad. The good news is that 90% of his results are excellent. Nothing wrong with his platelets, no sign of infection, super healthy immune system, and his blood sugar/insulin levels are a beacon of normality. He is definitely not diabetic, and is in very good shape for a dog his age. So yay for all that.
The bad news is that he's probably got hypothyroidism. He's now on thyroid medication twice a day forever, which will hopefully solve his problem of forever feeling like he's starving and which might also help him to lose some of the excess weight he's gained. So fingers crossed for that.
The other bad news is that his liver function test resulted in some abnormally high numbers. Luckily his ALT is perfectly normal. It's his ALP that's the problem, according to the vet. She said it could be due to any number of things, and that it was a little odd given his overall state of good health.
"Normally we see this with pancreatitis, or if the dog has had some sort of severe gastric distress," she said.
"Oh, like, say, if he ate an entire Ziplock bag full of muffins and half a box of doughnuts?" I asked.
"Yeah, that would do it," she laughed, even though she also sounded horrified.
So we're holding off on the very expensive pancreas test and the very expensive x-ray to determine whether or not he might have masses growing on his liver. If in a month the slightly less expensive blood test comes back with normal results, we'll know that it was a freak occurrence and not a significant health problem.
pdaughter is home from dropping off Bean at school and has brought a huge bouquet of Monster High balloons with her. They're enormous and shiny, and the dog is not impressed. He's been eyeing them askance the whole time and backs up if we approach him with them, and gives them a very wide berth/the stink eye every time he has to go by. It's kind of hilarious. Poor doggie, he's been around balloons before, but never ones this big or this shiny I guess.Now it's time for more coffee and to put together the stuff for the party tomorrow. Pictures are sure to follow.
