Bloody nose - update on Trevor
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Kelly
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Trevor update
I wanted to thank everyone who was privately asking me how Trevor has been as of late. I've been waiting for some test results before posting his update.
To recap, as you may recall, he had a bloody nose in November (and fortunately hasn't had another one since). That incident sent us off to a specialist and a recheck of his blood work. At that time the doctor suspected he needed a more advanced cushings test before we could do anything about his nosebleed.
The test did come back positive & we started the induction phase of his cushings drug the week of Christmas. It was a very scary time because of a potential fatal reaction to the drug & because he needed to be off Rimadyl. Luckily the dose was correct & he was able to go onto the maintenance dose after the holiday.
He needed to be checked again this month to make sure he is was responding properly, but during this time he developed a cough.
So last week he went in for blood work & xrays. The results came back last night. I was so relieved I cried. :sadsmile:
No findings on the x-rays. No masses, lung or heart problems were found.
His cushings medication is still doing its job & his levels are where they should be. But the best news? His liver values.
Just to give you an idea of how sick he was, here are what liver values should be, what his were & what they are now!
ALT: should be 12-118. Was 324. Now 91!
Alkaline Phosphatase: should be 5-131. Was 2421. Now 1624!
Cholesterol: should be 92-324. Was 893. Now 582!
For years I've had him on a home cooked diet & too many supplements to mention, trying to mange his failing liver. I was a slave to his every 3 month blood tests. Over time & despite my efforts, his values kept creeping up until they just started flying off the charts.
Now in just a little over a month of cushings treatment, those values have dropped to almost half. And that is while being on Rimadyl...which is known to be hard on the liver!
I know that the treatment for cushings isn’t a cure, but I'm just so happy that we made the right decision. I hope his liver continues to heal & he feels better every day.
As far as the nosebleed goes, if it is nasal cancer, we cannot afford the estimated 5-6K to treat it, so we continue to hope it was an isolated incident.
So for now he is as active as an 11 year old Sheltie (with bad knees & bad allergies) wants to be.
I wish they could live forever, but I've learned to appreciate when he has good days. A good indicator of that is if his squeaky bee goes outside with him.
I wanted to thank everyone who was privately asking me how Trevor has been as of late. I've been waiting for some test results before posting his update.
To recap, as you may recall, he had a bloody nose in November (and fortunately hasn't had another one since). That incident sent us off to a specialist and a recheck of his blood work. At that time the doctor suspected he needed a more advanced cushings test before we could do anything about his nosebleed.
The test did come back positive & we started the induction phase of his cushings drug the week of Christmas. It was a very scary time because of a potential fatal reaction to the drug & because he needed to be off Rimadyl. Luckily the dose was correct & he was able to go onto the maintenance dose after the holiday.
He needed to be checked again this month to make sure he is was responding properly, but during this time he developed a cough.
So last week he went in for blood work & xrays. The results came back last night. I was so relieved I cried. :sadsmile:
No findings on the x-rays. No masses, lung or heart problems were found.
His cushings medication is still doing its job & his levels are where they should be. But the best news? His liver values.
Just to give you an idea of how sick he was, here are what liver values should be, what his were & what they are now!
ALT: should be 12-118. Was 324. Now 91!
Alkaline Phosphatase: should be 5-131. Was 2421. Now 1624!
Cholesterol: should be 92-324. Was 893. Now 582!
For years I've had him on a home cooked diet & too many supplements to mention, trying to mange his failing liver. I was a slave to his every 3 month blood tests. Over time & despite my efforts, his values kept creeping up until they just started flying off the charts.
Now in just a little over a month of cushings treatment, those values have dropped to almost half. And that is while being on Rimadyl...which is known to be hard on the liver!
I know that the treatment for cushings isn’t a cure, but I'm just so happy that we made the right decision. I hope his liver continues to heal & he feels better every day.
As far as the nosebleed goes, if it is nasal cancer, we cannot afford the estimated 5-6K to treat it, so we continue to hope it was an isolated incident.
So for now he is as active as an 11 year old Sheltie (with bad knees & bad allergies) wants to be.
I wish they could live forever, but I've learned to appreciate when he has good days. A good indicator of that is if his squeaky bee goes outside with him.
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take4roll10
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Very glad to hear he is doing better!
missjenneygirl
Forums Enthusiast
Oh Kelly, that is great news! You can breath easy and enjoy your boy. A new lease on life!
OntarioSheltie
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I'm so glad to hear that he's doing so much better
danisgoat
Moderator
Thank-you so much for your update, kelly. I have been thinking about Trevor and hoping that no news was good news! It appears that it is better than good.
Have a great one.
Danielle
Have a great one.
Danielle
SheepOfBlue
Premium Member
Sounds like better than the best you could expect. Give Trevor a hug from me and a lick from Sca
corbinam
Moderator
So happy that he's doing well! Love the picture of him and his squeaky bee!
elaine2004
Forums Enthusiast
Kelly, Thanks for the update on Trevor.
I'm so happy the meds are working for his Cushings and levels have dropped remarkedly !!
Glad you are feeling better Trevor! Sheltie hugs to Trevor from Kia ! It's great to know when they are having a great day. Trevor has his Bee.
I'm so happy the meds are working for his Cushings and levels have dropped remarkedly !!
Glad you are feeling better Trevor! Sheltie hugs to Trevor from Kia ! It's great to know when they are having a great day. Trevor has his Bee.