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We’re back up to 30!! Huge sigh of relief and tears.
Xoxox
Tamara and mr roller coaster
Tamara, Good news for you and your Ashki. I can imagine what that would feel like. Sunny had a better day today as she got up, barked, looked for where I was going. And was hungry. I am taking one day at a time. I do enjoy reading happier notes.
==Maura
Thank you Maura and Vally! Maura, we all say this disease is a roller coaster and this is part of it — up and down we go with the PCV. Vally, this has happened before with Ashki too but I really thought we were stabilizing, 3 weeks in the 30s! I even told someone else, last week I think, about how Ashki had dipped a couple times but felt so good that I was confused to see the dip, and then he popped back up. And here he’s done it again! Oh my heart and blood pressure! At least I can eat again (you know it has to be bad when I can’t eat) and hopefully sleep tonight too.
xoxoxo tamara and coasting along
Hi Tamara
Well, there you go – back up again! You always say you know him by how he is acting and you were right again. I am really, really happy for you. How most of us haven’t been put in the loony bin with all the worry of this thing, I don’t know.
I also think you & Clara are looking at quite similar scenarios – I know you will help each other with this. Azathioprine is not the drug of favour these days, but it did work for Worzel very quickly (maybe luck?), so I have to defend it as it worked for us. The biggest initial problem is the possible pancreatitis side effect (which is minimised by giving with food) but most dogs tolerate it OK. And of course bone marrow suppression, but this is in the longer term.
Sending loads of love & cuddles to you & dear Ashki – he really is an amazing boy, even if he is giving you a huge roller coaster ride that you want to get off!
Sheena, Worzel & Ollie xxxx
Thank you dear Sheena. I was exhausted today, it’s been a rough week. He really is an amazing boy and that is what keeps me going – his incredible spirit and all the love and support we receive. Ashki has a heart that will not quit and I won’t quit. I hadn’t looked at Jean’s protocol that she sent me way back when for awhile, and just pasted it into Clara’s thread. Interesting to look at again. I was going to suggest an anabolic steroid to try before we added another immunosuppressant, these drugs just scare me and to have THREE plus pred – yikes! So hoping this was just a dip. Mr. Amazing was playful and happy today, he got a new toy from one of his many fans and was carrying it from room to room all day, very cute.
love and hugs to you all –
tamara and ashki xoxoxo
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