Poor Raustyk girl * update on pg 5, not too good *

[Jadapit]

I'm so sorry to hear this Sue. Both of you will be in my thoughts and prayers. (((Hugs)))

[Freedom]

Prayers for your sweet girl!

[ramanth]

Many prayers for you and Raustyk. *HUGS*

[lv4dogs]

Thanks for all your well wishes, they mean a lot to us.

She spent all day long at work with me again, getting more tests, more fluids, more meds. Her levels are even higher today which is quite unusual.
Her hind end is a tiny bit better, not much but at least it is a little better. (of course most of the say was spent at the ves though too where her adrenaline was going). Her levels on the other hand are worse, and some of the things that were ok yesterday are not today.
The actual diagnosis and cause is still unknown though, it makes it tough to treat.
The 2 things (bloodwork results & back end problems) are most likely unrelated, we just discovered the kidney, liver & other organ problems while we were trying to find out what was causing her hind end problem.
She can no longer be on any anti inflamitories so I am researching an all natural approach with fish oil and hopefully I can find other things too. Her glucosamine & chondrotin supplements will be increased too. Thank god she can at least have some pain meds though.
We go back tomorrow for more blood work & fluids. Hopefully I get an answer tomorrow, or at least more clues as to what is going on & how to cure/help it. I feel so bad for her, I wish I could do more.

[chocolatepuppy]

I hope you find out soon what is wrong with Raustyk. It must be so frustrating waiting to find out. It's good to hear she is feeling a little bit better. I will keep her in my prayers.

[Daisy and Delilah]

It has to be so hard for you , Sue. Not knowing what's going on. I hope you can get to the bottom of it tomorrow. More well wishes and prayers coming to you. {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

[anna_66]

I hate to hear this It's sooo frustrating not knowing exactly what's wrong with them so they can be treated accordingly.
I hope you can find out the problem soon.

Give that sweet girl lots and lots of hugs from me.

[lv4dogs]

She's not doing any better today, in fact she's doing a little worse, her appetite is even less now, to the point where she will barely eat anything. I'm going to cook her up some chicken & maybe some rice in a little bit and see if she'll eat that. She won't eat her usual raw diet, the evo, any dog treat and even most people food scraps. Her gait was a little better this morning but now it's back to what it was like on the second day that this all started.
There is no diagnosis yet. Her bloodwork is a little worse too, her bun & cre are even higher and a couple more things are off too. Thank god that those are not that far off at all though and are not as dangerous. Most likely she'll continue to get fluids for at least a few more days. Her gait was a little bit better this morning but now it is about the same it was on the second day that this all start.
We think vestibular disease is off the list though. She probably would of been showing other symptoms by now.
I could probably find out if it was a brain tumor or blood clot by an mri but I just don't have that much money to test for something that I probably won't be able to do anything about anyways. Don't get me wrong, I love her & will do anything if it will help us diagnosis AND correct her problem.
So for now, she's getting fluids, pain meds, pepcid to coat & calm her digestive tract (hopefully this will increase her appetite), lots of natural supplements for joint inflammation, care & pain, etc... If she doesn't get any better, or if she gets worse, then on Monday or Tuesday we'll most likely go & see a specialists(s).

I just wish that I could do more for her. I hate to see her like this. I just want to make her better.

She thanks you all for the prayers & comforting thoughts. She says to keep em' coming!

[cyber-sibes]

Oh Sue, I just saw this.
Raustyk's in my prayers, I hope the dear girl improves soon. ((hugs)) to her.