When is it time to call it quits?

[Eric]

Quick update:

So I spoke with my wife and I don’t think we can justify spending the extra money. We don’t have any blood test paperwork so we would need to get another test done. Also, we are already seeing an internal specialist who specializes in immune disorders so there is that notion that we aren’t going to learn anything we didn’t already know and now we have just wasted money we don’t have. This really sucks. She is living a pretty crummy life but happy at the same time. Yet, we can’t justify spending the extra money and we are too stubborn to ask for help. I guess we just stay the course for now. Thanks again everyone.

-Eric

[Vally]

Eric, I’m so sorry you find yourself where you are right now.

If you can scrape the money together for the consult, I really think you’ll get some answers.

I’m thinking Torrie is now oversuppressed by the drugs. It’s just been too long. I also think she needs that thyroid medication.

I hear what you’re saying about the specialist but if Torrie is stalling, you need to ask them to try something else.

As for blood test results, since you paid for them, they are yours and you certainly have a right to a copy of them. You could ask them to let you have a copy of the last few tests done. If you get those, you could use the urgent advice at the top and send them through. Patrice could run her eye over them and see if she spots anything.

Regards Vally

[admin]

Eric, I agree with Vally. I think your dog is oversuppressed too. Forgive me for saying this, but I also spent a fortune on Sadie ($5,000.00) at Blue Pearl. They did save her life as she needed two transfusions. BUT, had I not spent the extra $150.00 with Dr. Dodds, Sadie would not be here, even with Blue Pearl. I feel the thyroid meds and weaning the cyclosporine were two of the best recommendations, both from Dr. Dodds. She looks at every dog differently, as she should. Many vets lump them all together (not good).

Sadie started on the thyroid medication to promote her RBC. She is not hypothyroid. She did not become hyperthyroid on the medication either. She simply rose in her RBC count and has continued to stay at a healthy RBC count. Finally. Thyroid meds are very inexpensive. Wish I had known…….

Any tests run and their results, by any vet, any speciality vet hospital, belong to YOU. You paid for them. Verbally telling you the results does not work. Simply tell them you are keeping copies in a file and they should either e-mail them or give you a physical copy. I use a great ap called DropBox. My vet e-mails each and every test result and I file it in DropBox, i.e., Sadie’s CBC 12-15-16, etc. DropBox is a free ap and to me, awesome. I even do this now with my own doctor visits and any lab work.

Please don’t give up on Torrie. If she’s barking and wanting to play, that is incredible. If her PCV/hematocrit is coming up and/or stable, she has such a great chance.

Sending supportive hugs,

Linda and Sadie

[admin]

Eric, I agree with Vally. I think your dog is oversuppressed too. Forgive me for saying this, but I also spent a fortune on Sadie ($5,000.00) at Blue Pearl. They did save her life as she needed two transfusions. BUT, had I not spent the extra $150.00 with Dr. Dodds, Sadie would not be here, even with Blue Pearl. I feel the thyroid meds and weaning the cyclosporine were two of the best recommendations, both from Dr. Dodds. She looks at every dog differently, as she should. Many vets lump them all together (not good).

Sadie started on the thyroid medication to promote her RBC. She is not hypothyroid. She did not become hyperthyroid on the medication either. She simply rose in her RBC count and has continued to stay at a healthy RBC count. Finally. Thyroid meds are very inexpensive. Wish I had known…….

Any tests run and their results, by any vet, any speciality vet hospital, belong to YOU. You paid for them. Verbally telling you the results does not work. Simply tell them you are keeping copies in a file and they should either e-mail them or give you a physical copy. I use a great ap called DropBox. My vet e-mails each and every test result and I file it in DropBox, i.e., Sadie’s CBC 12-15-16, etc. DropBox is a free ap and to me, awesome. I even do this now with my own doctor visits and any lab work.

Please don’t give up on Torrie. If she’s barking and wanting to play, that is incredible. If her PCV/hematocrit is coming up and/or stable, she has such a great chance.

Sending supportive hugs,

Linda and Sadie