Baby Girl is having a rough time. She is maybe ten -eleven years old. For months she shuttles from the corner by the bed to the corner behind the couch, does not really want attention. She does not want to get up on the bed. When she does she lays perpendicular to me and about 15 minutes is all the longer she stays. She is panting more, and about two weeks ago I notced she has lost hair between her eyes. This morning I figure it has doubled. In the past two months she has had two UTIs. The second was an ecolli infection. The ph of her urine was 9. Vet Rx'd Science Diet WD she would not eat it. Even doctored. Bought Solid Gold acidifier. Baby would not eat it. Not even doctored with chicken stock and olive oil. She would not even eat her normal food without chicken stock on it.
She was back at the vet's for tests Saturday morning. She has droped 6 pounds in three weeks. Her normal weight is about 64-65 pounds. This morning she was 58. Vet said she looked good and could even stand to lose a couple more. Urine sample is going in for additional review. Everything looked great except the density. Color was yellow. Nothing was in the urine that indicated problems. Ph this morning was 6.5. Density was 1010 though low is what it has been for a while. Another full panel blood test was drawn this morning. This is the second one drawn within six months so we have something to compare to.
From what we can tell, she is not tanking water, no puddles in the house, the only hair loss we can find is between her eyes. The muscle mass in her neck appears to be diminished as her collar is looser than what I remember. She has not really run in a very long time. This week she chased ducks out of the yard. She ran like a raccoon, and not very far.
This reminds me a lot of Misty when she had Cushing's. The loss of muscle mass and hair, the panting, the unusual gait while running, and the "I wish to be alone" behavior. We expect the results from the samples back by Wednesday. The vet will then decide what tests are appropriate to discover the underlying causes. We both suspect Cushing's, but it could be something else. The question is what? Do these symptoms sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks
LD
She was back at the vet's for tests Saturday morning. She has droped 6 pounds in three weeks. Her normal weight is about 64-65 pounds. This morning she was 58. Vet said she looked good and could even stand to lose a couple more. Urine sample is going in for additional review. Everything looked great except the density. Color was yellow. Nothing was in the urine that indicated problems. Ph this morning was 6.5. Density was 1010 though low is what it has been for a while. Another full panel blood test was drawn this morning. This is the second one drawn within six months so we have something to compare to.
From what we can tell, she is not tanking water, no puddles in the house, the only hair loss we can find is between her eyes. The muscle mass in her neck appears to be diminished as her collar is looser than what I remember. She has not really run in a very long time. This week she chased ducks out of the yard. She ran like a raccoon, and not very far.
This reminds me a lot of Misty when she had Cushing's. The loss of muscle mass and hair, the panting, the unusual gait while running, and the "I wish to be alone" behavior. We expect the results from the samples back by Wednesday. The vet will then decide what tests are appropriate to discover the underlying causes. We both suspect Cushing's, but it could be something else. The question is what? Do these symptoms sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks
LD
