Dixie – Anemic – Low B-12

[Tamara]

Roger, it sounds like you are in a good process to find out what is going on and its wonderful that y ou have doctors who are spending so much time with you and putting in the effort to help sweet Dixie. I am sending so many good vibes and hugs to you all for a good and helpful outcome. And boy do I know what you mean about no dog in the house — when Ash was in the hospital it was so quiet, I really don’t like it at all and missed him so much. Please keep us posted, we’ll be thinking of you and Dixie and on pins and needles waiting to hear how y ou all are.
many hugs —
tamara and ashki

[Vally]

Hi Roger, yes I’m sure things are very different with Dixie away waiting for tests. Yes, please let us know how she goes.

Love Vally & Bingo

[admin]

Hi Roger

It’s really horrible without your dog at home – I hate it. It sounds like you are in great hands with all the investigations – they are indeed covering everything suspected – & I am crossing everything for you & Dixie. Modern anaesthetics are so much better than they used to be, so please don’t worry too much. I am good at telling other people not to worry, but I have to confess I felt exactly the same about Worzel! I can assure you he perked up really quickly, even though his PCV was only 17-18 at that time. Hope Dixie will be back with you tonight & you have some answers.

By the way, you spurred us into start adding some extra items into the glossary that we didn’t have. It will probably never be completely finished, but we will get as much as possible on to make it easier for you all to find explanations.

Sending you all the crossed paws, fingers & toes we can muster up.
Sheena, Ollie & Worzel

[admin]

Sorry about the typo – that should read ” into starting to add” – good English teached here – gooder up the stairs as my Mum used to say!

[Vally]

Sheena, had a meeting in a primary school classroom once and had a good laugh (well scary laugh) at the words printed up around the room with spelling mistakes. The scary part was they’d obviously been written by the teacher.

[Roger]

Thank you all for the encouraging words, it really helped.

We got Dixie back last night and she seems to be doing fine. I have about 2 dozen pictures of her GI tract a few of them look bad to me however the doctor did not seem overly concerned. Biopsy’s are off to Texas A&M and we are a little bit in a waiting game for a course of treatment. When Dixie checked into the hospital she was 38.8 lbs and after about 48 hrs without eating fasting before, cleaning her completely out the night before the endoscopy for the top-down and bottom up look she left the hospital at 37.1 lbs. The one thing that has me concerned is that now almost 24 hours after getting her home she still really does not want to eat. We have hand fed her a little but she is just not interested in eating. She is drinking fine and seemed to like a couple of teaspoons of vanilla yogurt but not her normal food. Could it be that she has a very sore throat due to the scope chafing her throat? I’ve heard that Mirtazapine might help get her eating. Any thoughts?

[Vally]

Hi Roger, I’ve had no experience with an endoscopy. Did the vet say anything about feeding? What was her feeding like before she went into hospital. It may be that’she’s still a bit shaken up by the anaesthetic and the hospital stay. Also, perhaps she does have some sore spots inside where they’ve taken biopsies. Personally, I’d probably stick with hand feeding small amounts to start with and see what she’s like tomorrow.

Love Vally & Bingo.

[admin]

Hi Roger,
aww… poor Dixie. I am sure you are on the right track with her being sore in her throat, possibly like Vally said where they took the biopsies. I am glad she is drinking, at least she is not getting dehydrated. If she is drinking, maybe you could make her some soup? Just boil any lean meat and veggies and give her that broth. If she is taking that maybe you could make a bit of a thicker soup? Worth a try i think. This way you will be getting at least a few nutrients into her.
Good luck and best wishes,
Brigitte