Sadie – Relapse….again. – Page 10 – Second Chance AIHA Dogs

Linda

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Ha!!! That’s too cute Patrice – thanks for putting that silly pic up. Yes, she is our attack dog, can’t you tell?!? And she has the very important job of wine guarding! Of course, you’ll notice, several bottles on the bottom row are missing….Sadie is denying partaking, but I have some doubt. This pose did give her away. ❤️

Forgive me for being away. Company and regrouping. You all know how it goes. I swear, I’m not following in Sadie’s consumption footsteps!!! Just super busy.

So, update: Sadie’s PCV this morning is 38!!! She’s such a little fighter and so proud of her. 😊

We do have some issues with loosing control of her bladder. She wet herself yesterday and has several times this past week. At night, she’s out once or twice. Leaking badly. I had diapers from the grand children and sorry, but they have been on her for the last two nights. She could care. She looks ridiculous in Elmo pampers, but it has worked and it’s keeping her AND us dry. She is wet by 4AM, but our bed is dry (thank goodness for waterproof mattress protectors too!). So, around 3AM or 4AM, it’s a diaper change, outside to go more tee tee and back to sleep for a few hours. Yes, I have circles under my eyes. Sadie? She naps in the morning AFTER breakfast. No circles.

So, we did a urine test, culture and sensitivity test on Thursday AND fasting full panel blood work this morning with the PCV. It will be days before we get the results, but we went ahead and started her on Doxycycline after her test Thursday night. We’ll see what the results are on the urine test, but we’re thinking we did not knock out the UTI before and it’s back. She’ll be on doxycycline for three weeks, if tests are positive for recurring UTI.

She is also quivering in her hind quarters very badly. This is most likely the drugs, but actually, she was starting this just prior to relapse, although, worse now. She can’t stand for very long, could care about being friendly with other dogs (just leave me alone, baugh humbug!) and when sitting, from legs go out from under her. Oh the joys of AIHA and the horrible, necessary-life-saving drugs. 😏

But, the obvious good news is – her numbers are up enough to start reducing. As Sheena and Vally have so graciously suggested (thank you my lovely, dear friends), we will reduce the prednisone first this time and keep her on the current Atopica dose. I did lower the Atopica from the loading dose of 75mg daily to 50mg daily. And did lower the prednisone from the loading dose of 45mg daily to 40mg daily.

She has lost 10 pounds in the last few months, from 42 to 32 this morning. This relapse has taken a toll. But she’s a fighter and going to make it. That’s the plan.

Love to all and your precious pups,

Linda and guard-dog, doing well, Sadie

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