Re: Maybe I'm using "renal failure" to generically

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Posted by RJ Mello on August 21, 2001 at 19:38:56:

In Reply to: Re: Shirley posted by iZ's mom on August 21, 2001 at 18:58:59:

Maybe I'm using the term "renal failure" too generically... "renal problems" or "kidney problems" might be more acurate.

Also, I say she's not doing well but, compared to 2 days ago she's better. Not great, not 100%, but better than she was.

Have continued the enforced basking (although after work now, so for shorter periods) pedialyte, slurrys & warm soaks. She's allot more alert, but still having a hard time picking herself up to walk. Don't get me wrong...she CAN (if she wants to bad enough) either pull herself along w/all 4 legs or actually raise her tummy off the ground & walk if she REALLY wants to get somewhere. There no mad Ig dashes going on anywhere though.

But I'm real worried improvement might be temperary (think I read something similar in both Iz's and Melissa Kaplan's stories) either due to the Saturday amakacin inj or just the fact she's rehydrated, getting force fed and basked.

I really appreciate the clear headed input. I'm going to continue to monitor the board throughout the evening and call Dr. K (the quicker ultrasound guy tomorrow). To hell w/his call screening receptionist!

Rebecca

: what about seeing Dr. S on friday but just for an exam, not for the procedure yet???
: especially since she's supposedly got lots of herp-experience, *maybe* it'll be glaringly obvious to her what the problem really is??? (it was when iZ + i *finally* found our Dr. M ...)

: i'd also wanna choose her just because it *IS* the soonest appointment *and* cuz she can do follow-ups ... but i would want the surgeon to do a fairly complete physical *before* scheduling *any* invasive procedure ... and i would think the surgeon would want it that way as well!?

: and not to make things worse for you ~ but blood tests can be *very* misleading ... iZ's blood tests didn't give any indication of the massive kidney damage that was found during exploratory surgery ...

: i find it hard to believe that it wouldn't show up on the x-ray if she was egg-bound ... but then, i have a male + that's out of my realm of experience ...

: but ~ i also find it hard to believe that an ig could be "in renal failure" and it not be *obvious* to a qualified ig-vet ...

: *heavy sigh* ...

: if *i* had to choose?
: i'd get in to see Dr. S as soon as possible ~ preferably before friday ~ for a complete exam, possibly new x-rays ... since there is a possiblity that this is renal failure, i would think/hope that she could see Shirley ASAP ...
: hopefully, she will be "The One" for Shirley!!!
: but i would not schedule any invasive procedure with a vet that hadn't "passed inspection" yet ... (between me + iZ, that's not easy! :) )

: another thought is to try to contact somebody who does consults that could maybe give your vet some more feedback/input ... Dr. Fred Frye comes to mind ... not sure if Dr. Doug Mader is available to consult or not ...

: hang in there!
: {hugs} + *headbobs*
: Bon. + iZ

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: Maybe I'm using the term "renal failure" too generically... "renal problems" or "kidney problems" might be more acurate. : Also, I say she's not doing well but, compared to 2 days ago she's better. Not great, not 100%, but better than she was. : Have continued the enforced basking (although after work now, so for shorter periods) pedialyte, slurrys & warm soaks. She's allot more alert, but still having a hard time picking herself up to walk. Don't get me wrong...she CAN (if she wants to bad enough) either pull herself along w/all 4 legs or actually raise her tummy off the ground & walk if she REALLY wants to get somewhere. There no mad Ig dashes going on anywhere though. : But I'm real worried improvement might be temperary (think I read something similar in both Iz's and Melissa Kaplan's stories) either due to the Saturday amakacin inj or just the fact she's rehydrated, getting force fed and basked. : I really appreciate the clear headed input. I'm going to continue to monitor the board throughout the evening and call Dr. K (the quicker ultrasound guy tomorrow). To hell w/his call screening receptionist! : Rebecca : : what about seeing Dr. S on friday but just for an exam, not for the procedure yet??? : : especially since she's supposedly got lots of herp-experience, *maybe* it'll be glaringly obvious to her what the problem really is??? (it was when iZ + i *finally* found our Dr. M ...) : : i'd also wanna choose her just because it *IS* the soonest appointment *and* cuz she can do follow-ups ... but i would want the surgeon to do a fairly complete physical *before* scheduling *any* invasive procedure ... and i would think the surgeon would want it that way as well!? : : and not to make things worse for you ~ but blood tests can be *very* misleading ... iZ's blood tests didn't give any indication of the massive kidney damage that was found during exploratory surgery ... : : i find it hard to believe that it wouldn't show up on the x-ray if she was egg-bound ... but then, i have a male + that's out of my realm of experience ... : : but ~ i also find it hard to believe that an ig could be "in renal failure" and it not be *obvious* to a qualified ig-vet ... : : *heavy sigh* ... : : if *i* had to choose? : : i'd get in to see Dr. S as soon as possible ~ preferably before friday ~ for a complete exam, possibly new x-rays ... since there is a possiblity that this is renal failure, i would think/hope that she could see Shirley ASAP ... : : hopefully, she will be "The One" for Shirley!!! : : but i would not schedule any invasive procedure with a vet that hadn't "passed inspection" yet ... (between me + iZ, that's not easy! :) ) : : another thought is to try to contact somebody who does consults that could maybe give your vet some more feedback/input ... Dr. Fred Frye comes to mind ... not sure if Dr. Doug Mader is available to consult or not ... : : hang in there! : : {hugs} + *headbobs* : : Bon. + iZ

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