UPDATE In Dog Memorial - I am back - with very sad news...

[Freedom]

Dear Scruff: I am praying for you to feel better, and for the white coats to figure this out. Let the meds help, so you make a full recovery. You are a very dear boy, and loved so much.

- from us in RI

[Pinot's Mom]

Prayers from Ellicott City for the poor boy to feel better.

[Husky_mom]

sending Scruff healing vibes from us...

hang in there buddy!!

[Lilith Cherry]

Loving thoughts for Scruff and all your family.

[pomtzu]

I'm so sorry to read that Scruff is not well. Here's hoping that things will turn around for him in no time.

All of this sounds very familiar to me, since I went thru a lot of the same with my Pom Myndi this past June and July - loss of appetite, lethargy, staggering and weight loss. Did your vet check for blood in the stool sample? With Myndi, it was a GI bleed from somewhere. Her RBC was at a very critical 13 and that was causing the staggering and lethargy, since not enough oxygen was getting to her brain, and she actually passed out once and I thought at that point that I had lost her. She also lost 2lbs in a very short time, and being just a little Pom, then that's a huge amount. Her vet didn't want her on Pred because of her age (almost 15), but she was on high potency vitamins, Flagly and Sucralfate. She was extremely sick and the prognosis did not look good. However, her appetite picked back up and she was eating like a horse, and in 2 weeks when she went back to the vet for a checkup, she had put 2 pounds back on and her RBC was up to 37. Energy level was back, no more staggering or wobbling, and appetite continued to be great. Then when we thought all was well, the severe diarrhea started, so back to the vet and a diagnosis of probable IBS. She got a shot of Reglan and put back on Sucralfate and another antibiotic, and is now back to her bouncy, spazzy self.

Perhaps you could run this by your vet and check with him about a GI bleed. I know you said there was a growth on the spleen, but maybe there is something else going on too. Just a thought.............

Prayers going out to you and Scruff, that he will be with you for a long time to come. PT prayers work miracles - they did for Myndi!

[MoonandBean]

I will be praying for Scruff. If love could heal him, he'd be invincible

[lizbud]

Prayers for Scruff to not only feel better, but to be better. I pray that
The Vet can get to the bottom of this quickly and turn this around. You all
will stay in my prayers for a complete recovery.

[moosmom]

Scruff is a beautiful dog and you and Scruff will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Donna and fur crew

[MonicanHonda]

So sorry to hear this. :-/ Prayers for such a cute boy... This is no fun to go through and I hope all make it out well.

[K9karen]

OhMy! Oodles of prayers going out to Scruff, sweet, handsome boy.

[Bonny]

Good Thoughts & Prayers sent Scruffs way.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I'm so sorry, Tracy. I know you have one of the biggest hearts on the planet and I can tell it's breaking. I'm sending out tons of thoughts and prayers to Scruff. Get Well Scruff!!!! We need you, buddy!!!
{{{{{TRACY}}}}}

[Reachoutrescue]

Thank you everybody for the prayers...they mean a lot. Reading your kind words brought tears to my eyes...all I seem to do lately is cry when I think about how sick Scruff is.

We woke up this morning to more diarrhea. Scruff looked so sad, as I am sure he is embarrassed by this. He is so insistent on going outside. Even when he ate 4ft of wire mesh a few year back and he had to throw up - he would stand by the door and whine, holding it in the whole time. Once he was outside, he would let it out. I know his accidents are upsetting him.

pomtzu - I will definitely ask my vet on Monday to check for a GI bleed. They did do a fecal but don't think they checked for that. He did have a little blood in his stool a few weeks ago, and that is why the vets did the fecal. He has been on Flagyl and it did nothing for him.

Daisy and Delilah said it best, my heart is breaking. It is so hard to watch him like this. When is it too much? When do I know what to do?

I will update everybody on his progress as things change. I know I have a habit of disappearing, but this time my internet is here to stay for some time.

Thank you for the prayers and kind words again.