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Sue, just keep positive thoughts for Killi, with all the good wishes and prayers, he is sure to bounce back. Is he still eating fairly good? Keep those gourmet meals coming for him. :) I know Perry and Daisy are jealous, I think they will go on strike for better meals. :)
Thanks for the encouragement. This is so hard. Just when I get to feeling that he's better, I find out that he really isn't and now the eosinophylic gingivitis is flaring up again. We can't treat that because it may damage the liver more. How scary is a toothless, 95lb. GSD? :eek: LOL Well, we'll deal with that later and if it has to be than so be it! http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/bdent.gif
Sue
[ July 12, 2001: Message edited by: Sudilar ]
Just a thought, perhaps some homeopathic remedy could help Killian's gengivitis. My 18 year old cat has a chronic gum problems (bad breath and when he sneezed sometimes there is a little blood), the vet said that, due to his age and weak kidneys we should not give him any drugs. He is not in any pain and eats normally, to help him along we give him homeopathic remedies to fight the gum infection. I also used it when I had a bad tooth abscess... It works slowly but perhaps it wuold be better than nothing. Moreover there are no side effetcs.
Gio, it's worth a try. It wouldn't hurt! What homeopathic remedy did you give your cat?
Today I started feeding Killian Nutro Natural Choice Dental Care kibble. He ate it as soon as Shiloh came up to his bowl and was ready to devour it! :) I didn't have to add anything to it either. Maybe the threat of the lurking Shiloh vacuum might work as well as gyros, steak, weiner schnitzel, fish, hong sue pork, etc. :) :) I sure hope so. It would be a lot cheaper! I'm still surprised that with all that fattening food, he didn't gain any more weight! I hope that's not a bad sign.
Will keep ya posted!
Sue and the Kill-Man
I will have to have a look tonight, I have quite a lot of homeopathic stuff at home and I don't want to give you the wrong info. We use it a lot on our pets and ourselves. I will get back to you on Monday. Unfortunately I haven't got access to a PC over the weekend (I need to do something about it soon).
I hope Killian will start to put on some weight soon. Give him a big hug from me.
Thanks, Gio!
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<STRONG>How scary is a toothless, 95lb. GSD? :eek: LOL Well, we'll deal with that later and if it has to be than so be it! http://www.plauder-smilies.de/happy/bdent.gif
Sue
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Sue, I'm glad you haven't lost your sense of humor through all this.
Yeah, Rachel, you have to accept what you can't change and then deal with it!! Humor helps. ;)
Sue
We love you Killi. You're our hero.
Love, Cody and Star
Hi Killi...Star here. How you doing today friend? My mom read me your latest update and me and the Cody girl just wanted to say Hi and tell you we were thinking of you. Glad your weight is holdin steady.. Now keep eatin all those good things your mom's makin. We're all thinkin of you every day and hopin that every day you're getting better and better. We'll check in again soon. Love, Star and Cody
Hi Star and Cody,
I'm doin'good. I'm still gettin' Mom to feed me some really good "people food". I'm eatin' some dog food, too to keep her happy. I'm nervous about Tuesday. They're gonna shave my belly and maybe do surgery. I'm not a happy camper again. I can't wait til this is all over. Thanks for thinkin' of me. Talk to ya soon.
Killi
Daisy here. Hi Killian! How ya feelin' today? I am so jealous of your menu. I hope you keep gettin' better. All the mommies on this site are very worried about you, you know. Don't you worry about Tuesday. If they do surgery it is only to make you feel better. And shaved bellies are cute ;) Keep us all updated on how everything turns out!
Slobbery Kisses,
Daisy
dear killian and mom, alex-the-wonder-dog had a liver ultrasound on friday at ohio state university. it was harder on mom then it was on me. they carefully shaved his belly (since he's a black dog his belly now gleams white). the vet neuro suggested that it be done since he has epilepsy and have been on meds for that for 4 years now, and one of the meds is processed by the liver and can sometimes be toxic fast. alexs' liver enzymes are always 'off', but the bile acid test and the ultrasound came back fine, only showing mild enlargement. i give him as a supplement, milk thistle since it is thought to protect the liver and i am really happy with the results. best wishes to you and the furbaby tomorrow, joyce and alex
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<STRONG>dear killian and mom, alex-the-wonder-dog had a liver ultrasound on friday at ohio state university. it was harder on mom then it was on me. they carefully shaved his belly (since he's a black dog his belly now gleams white). the vet neuro suggested that it be done since he has epilepsy and have been on meds for that for 4 years now, and one of the meds is processed by the liver and can sometimes be toxic fast. alexs' liver enzymes are always 'off', but the bile acid test and the ultrasound came back fine, only showing mild enlargement. i give him as a supplement, milk thistle since it is thought to protect the liver and i am really happy with the results. best wishes to you and the furbaby tomorrow, joyce and alex</STRONG>
Sorry about the last post/Iscrewed up on sending it.Not unusual for me...lols. What i meant to say is Killi we all love you and hang in there.All of our thoughts and prayers are with you.Sandy
joycenalex, I am so glad the tests came out well, I think we would rather be sick than see our furbabies hurting.
Sue I know tomorrow is the big day, we will have our fingers crossed, toes crossed, paws crossed and many prayers going for Killi.
I feel he is a strong boy and everything will be good. :)
Jackie
Joyce and Alex, welcome. You're gonna love it here!!
I'm so glad your ultrasound came back good. I think Killian will be nervous tomorrow, though. He always gets that way when he is not in his home environment. I hate that all these things have to be done to him. I often wonder what he thinks. Well, I can't wait til tomorrow is over and I really hope that they don't find anything serious.
I'll be thinking of all of you, thinking of us. That will get us through this. Thanks a bunch, everyone. We really appreciate it. You are all wonderful.
Sue and Killian
I am glad everything went okay for Alex. Killian, good luck tomorrow, sweetie!
Dear Killian...Today you go for your testing, and we wanted you to know that since we all woke up this morning, we have been thinking about you, boy. Now, your mommy is very anxious, so make sure you give her lots of support and kisses. We are all saying BIG BIG prayers and keeping everything crossed that all goes well. We love you Killi. Love, Cody and Star (and our mom)
Killian, I just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you and your mommy today and praying for you guys. I hope everything goes okay. I'm praying we'll hear good news from you later today.
Good Luck, Killian :D!
All the pawz, klwaz, and finnerbones at the Ranch are crossed for you today.
Do your Mom proud an get better! ;)
Sue, any word yet? Anxiously awaiting news about Killi. Praying hard too. Sandra
Oh, Killian. I am anxious too. Sue, I hope you got good news today...Fill us in when you can.
Logan
We are all thinking this afternoon about Killi and sending good wishes for good health.
Hi, Everyone,
The ultrasound was done and .... we still don't know anything yet!!! They wouldn't tell me anything. They said that they would call my vet and inform her and then she will call me. I STILL haven't heard anything yet. This is driving me nuts!! I'm thinking that it must have been not too bad because they did not do an immediate biopsy or was it something so obvious that they could see what it was without a biopsy. (See, there I go, driving myself crazy with worry!) If it is nothing bad, why couldn't they just tell me not to worry. Oh well, they say no news is good news, so I'll believe that for the time being. Anyway, with all the prayers that have come our way, how can it be anything bad? Right? Right!! Ok, as soon as I know something (which had better be tomorrow), I will let you know.
Killian is doing fine. He is such a trooper. He went right along with the strange vet tech in that strange new animal hospital without a fuss. When we came to pick him up, I heard his familiar "talking bark" in the background. He was ready to go home. Now he's sleeping. He would not eat a thing again, though.
I'm glad this part is over. I really hope that we are through with this. (but somehow I doubt it.) I'll keep you posted.
Thank you all!! :)
Sue and Killian
Don't worry just because they didn't tell you anything. Your vet knows Killian better than they do, is familiar with him pretty much inside and out, so would be better equipped to come to any conclusion about the Ultrasound than they would.
Be glad that Ultrasounds exist - the old alternative might have been just opening him up to explore - and having had an MRI that was deafeninly loud to me, I can't imagine a doggie going through one of those!
Oh Sue.....the waiting!!! How I hate to wait for anything, let alone important news like this. We will wait right along with you and continue to wish and hope and pray for the best!
Killian ~ Good Boy for behavin at the *strange* White Coat's Lab :).
Now ya otta eat sum of that special grub yer Mom keeps fixin for ya! Shiloh will get it iffin you don't! Ask yer Mom to give a few *skritchez* an *hugz* from us!
All fingers and paws are crossed for you, Killian! Way to go being a good boy!
Still thinking Good thoughts and prayers for Killian!
Sue,
Did you find out about the test results yet?
Hugs to Killian and wishing the best.
No news yet. How long does it take to get results??? I'm going to call my vet tomorrow and ask her to see if she can find out anything. This is torture!!
Sue
Even tho this message to you and Killi is late, doesn't mean that I don't think of you everyday! Hopefully if it was serious, they'd tell you immediately! I hope no news is good news! Poor, Sue, the waiting is the worse part! The Cody and I are praying that all turns out well. You're in our prayers!
xoxo
Sue, I have not been posting much about Killian, I don't have much time to post anything anymore, but I just wanted to let you know that I still pray for the big fella. He's such a good boy. I do think no news is good news, and hope you get your good news today so you no longer have to worry.
-Leslie
Same as what Leslie just said. Even though I don't post, I check in all the time to see what's going on with our buddy.
Now we are playing phone tag. Tuesday the ultrasound Dr. called my vet but she wasn't in. Wednesday she called him and he was supposed to call her back. He didn't. Today she is trying to reach him again. Tag, you're it! :( Still waiting on pins and needles!!!
I know everyone is thinking of us and I really appreciate all the prayers sent our way. Thank you all a million times! :) :) :)
Sue
Sue, I can only hope that had there been anything seriously "wrong" found on the ultrasound, that the Dr. would have called back immediately. Of course, we are hoping and praying for the best. I hope you receive word soon, and get some welcome relief from the stress of waiting. We love you, Killi; hugs and kisses to you sweet boy.
I know how frustrating it is for Dr.s to play tag we waited a week for a second biopsy report on my husband's cancer it really made me mad. I too don't post alot but I do check and we keep you in our thoughts.
Oh, Corinna, how horrible to wait for a week for a biopsy report. I hope everything was ok. It must have been torture for you.
NO NEWS YET!!My vet called the u/s doc three times yesterday and still no return call! How frustrating. But, I still believe that if it were something bad, we would have been sure to hear by now!!
Sue
It turned out ok after major surgry to remove the cancer in his neck and left shoulder. Ok meaning hes alive and still able to help raise our kids. just lost full use of left arm. 6years now and no returns, please I can't stress enough if you have birthmarks,moles, or unusual colored pathes get to a dr if any changes happen. His was a birthmark on his forehead.Traveled down lymph system to shoulder in 2 months.
We are praying had for killi and his results we understand the wait is hard,but as said before if it was bad you'd know w very quickly. I just hope you don't have to spend the weekend waiting.