She's getting them twice a week, and I was going to ask about the pathology report this morning, but they had an emergency and were quite busy.
I watched the fluids being done once, and I "think" I could do it...still undecided. But I do want to wait until her bloodwork is better. Even then, she doesn't like me messing with her (nails, ears, etc). She sees me coming with a bottle or clippers and runs out the doggie door with a panicked look in her eyes, so I'm not sure it would work anyways. So it's a "me" thing....
Will it never end...
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With a helper, it could probably be accomplished fairly easily, but if you're not comfortable, then perhaps it's better to let your vet continue.
..........Traci
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Hooray, good news for a change...the lump was a benign cystic adenoma, but it really did need to come out! It's about time something was in our favor...
Good to hear!
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great news Marty--opne less worry
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So glad to hear that Marty! How's your girl doing?
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." ~ Josh Billings.
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She is doing very well now...I have a story to post elsewhere.
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Glad she's doing well!
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Sigh..got the latest results from Winnie's cysto..e coli is still rampant. There are 3 antbiotics that might help this time... the first is bad for the kidneys and Dr H will not consider it. The second can affect bone marrow and red blood cells. The third he is not familiar with and will research it and get back to me on Friday. These are all old antibiotics, and I don't remember the names.
With everything going on with her...I don't know what to say, but that we are trying. She is acting wonderfully now for an old girl, with the help of fluids. Eating like there is no end to the bowl. DH even says we have our pup back...well not quite.
I keep going back to Davet's article about when to let go, but no, we are not there yet.
With everything going on with her...I don't know what to say, but that we are trying. She is acting wonderfully now for an old girl, with the help of fluids. Eating like there is no end to the bowl. DH even says we have our pup back...well not quite.
I keep going back to Davet's article about when to let go, but no, we are not there yet.
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Sorry to hear that about the E.coli. These resistant bacteria can really cause problems.
I suspect the first one was gentamicin or a related one, which can cause liver issues, and since Winnie already has some problem there, shouldn't be given anything that could 'mess with' the liver. The second was probably chloramphenicol, and it's still a good drug. If that was it, my understanding is that the side effects in canines are not as frequent as in humans, but there is still a rare possibility of bone marrow suppression. Properly monintored, however, it is treatable with a blood transfusion should it occur. Leah was given it years ago (before we had so many choices - late 1970s)), and it caused no problems at all. The condition is not permanent, and everthing usually goes back to normal once the drug is stopped. So, it may still be an option your vet will want to use, depending on what his research into the other drug shows. I am curious about what the 3rd one is (if it's an 'old one' - maybe carbenicillin?). Depending on which lab your vet uses, the test may have been done on human drugs, and he needs to figure out what the veterinary equivalent is. My vet sends his cultures to the local hospital lab, so he gets a human antibiotic panel. He lets me do to the cultures on my own dogs, and I also give him a human panel.
If none of the three that were sensitive seem right to your vet, you might ask if he could find out if there are other drugs that weren't tested. It's virtually impossible to test everything all the time, and the lab may have other drugs they can test on request. We test a panel of the most common ones that we believe will be most effective on each organism. Our primary panel is mostly oral drugs, but our secondary one also contains lots of injectable and IV antibiotics. Even then, we don't have the ability to test every one on the market.
Hope you're finally able to get this problem in check.
I suspect the first one was gentamicin or a related one, which can cause liver issues, and since Winnie already has some problem there, shouldn't be given anything that could 'mess with' the liver. The second was probably chloramphenicol, and it's still a good drug. If that was it, my understanding is that the side effects in canines are not as frequent as in humans, but there is still a rare possibility of bone marrow suppression. Properly monintored, however, it is treatable with a blood transfusion should it occur. Leah was given it years ago (before we had so many choices - late 1970s)), and it caused no problems at all. The condition is not permanent, and everthing usually goes back to normal once the drug is stopped. So, it may still be an option your vet will want to use, depending on what his research into the other drug shows. I am curious about what the 3rd one is (if it's an 'old one' - maybe carbenicillin?). Depending on which lab your vet uses, the test may have been done on human drugs, and he needs to figure out what the veterinary equivalent is. My vet sends his cultures to the local hospital lab, so he gets a human antibiotic panel. He lets me do to the cultures on my own dogs, and I also give him a human panel.
If none of the three that were sensitive seem right to your vet, you might ask if he could find out if there are other drugs that weren't tested. It's virtually impossible to test everything all the time, and the lab may have other drugs they can test on request. We test a panel of the most common ones that we believe will be most effective on each organism. Our primary panel is mostly oral drugs, but our secondary one also contains lots of injectable and IV antibiotics. Even then, we don't have the ability to test every one on the market.
Hope you're finally able to get this problem in check.
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." ~ Josh Billings.