White Dog was laying with her head in my lap. "So which do we hope it is, momma?" All of the White Dog Army looked up waiting for my response. "A brain tumor or encephalitis?"
We had just talked with Dr. Julia, who reviewed Tizenegy's tests the clinic had been run this morning. He registered no nerve impulses in his front right leg. His back legs showed some response. The liver is enlarged and enzymes up which can be the result of either condition. And he has colitis, an add on to the major disruption of his system.
"Let's slow things down a bit and give ourselves some room to process and get the outside test results. I do not have a sense of whether it is one or the other. Did you know encephalitis is one of the most common causes of neurological disease in dogs? So there is information out there. And fortunately the treatment is the same for both possibilities. Keppra, Prednisone, and Metronidazole...an anti-seizure, a steroid, and an antibiotic. So let's get Tiz started on these, wait for the other tests, and let's see him again next Monday."
Questions started flowing: "Diet change?" "Low-fat, but you already feed that." "Exercise and walks?" "Standing only for thirty seconds to a minute at most...and of course, help taking care of business." "Things to watch for?" "Cluster tumors, a high spike-y fever, expect he will be loose for a few days possibly and there might be a bit of blood in stool; that is the colitis. You have plenty of experience in knowing what needs immediate attention versus waiting and calling me." "Pain management and anxiety relief?" "He is on galliprant now, let's leave it at that and I will check out our best options. Let's talk tomorrow." "What am I forgetting?" "To breathe. Not panic. And to talk to and love your boy."
We had just talked with Dr. Julia, who reviewed Tizenegy's tests the clinic had been run this morning. He registered no nerve impulses in his front right leg. His back legs showed some response. The liver is enlarged and enzymes up which can be the result of either condition. And he has colitis, an add on to the major disruption of his system.
"Let's slow things down a bit and give ourselves some room to process and get the outside test results. I do not have a sense of whether it is one or the other. Did you know encephalitis is one of the most common causes of neurological disease in dogs? So there is information out there. And fortunately the treatment is the same for both possibilities. Keppra, Prednisone, and Metronidazole...an anti-seizure, a steroid, and an antibiotic. So let's get Tiz started on these, wait for the other tests, and let's see him again next Monday."
Questions started flowing: "Diet change?" "Low-fat, but you already feed that." "Exercise and walks?" "Standing only for thirty seconds to a minute at most...and of course, help taking care of business." "Things to watch for?" "Cluster tumors, a high spike-y fever, expect he will be loose for a few days possibly and there might be a bit of blood in stool; that is the colitis. You have plenty of experience in knowing what needs immediate attention versus waiting and calling me." "Pain management and anxiety relief?" "He is on galliprant now, let's leave it at that and I will check out our best options. Let's talk tomorrow." "What am I forgetting?" "To breathe. Not panic. And to talk to and love your boy."
After I hung up, White Dog looked around the room, "One more thing, believe in the power of White Dog healing energies. Now, dad go bring our brother home."
4 comments:
We're all sending our most powerful purrs and POTP to dear Tizenegy.
Sending along lots of hugs and plenty of POTP. All of you will be in our thoughts and prayers...
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Love an encouraging woooos from afar mates, stay strong Tizenegy,
Nuk & family
We are definitely purring and praying real hard for our pal Tizenegy. XO
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