Gypsy now on daily Sub Q fluids

[ClantyreSheltie]

Oh Gypsy, you have to eat!

We figured out the cheap ringers too, never crossed my mind to share. Duh. Good deal though.

 

[nbrard]

Sending 'hungry' vibes to Gypsy. Keeping you all in my prayers.

 

[ClantyreSheltie]

See if she will eat canned tripe, it is really low in phosphates, so shouldn't make her sick.

 

[seashel]

I've got everything crossed Gypsy feels peckish soon.
Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[dawns2shelties]

See if she will eat canned tripe, it is really low in phosphates, so shouldn't make her sick.

Gypsy just ate a small amount maybe 1/8 cup a little bit ago so I will see how she feels and give her more later.

Rachael thanks for the info on the Tripe I almost ordered some earlier but wasn't sure if it would be too much for her. If you have any other low phosphate suggestions please chime in. Thanks again.

 

[Lahree]

My thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time.

 

[Ann]

Sending prayers for Gypsy, Dawn. And for you as well. I'm glad to hear she ate a bit. That's good news!

 

[seashel]

Glad Gypsy felt able to eat something, I hope she has had a bit more today.

 

[corbinam]

Glad Gypsy felt able to eat something, I hope she has had a bit more today.

Me too--thinking of you both today.

 

[dawns2shelties]

Gypsy has now been on daily Sub Q fluids for a month so I had her blood work
checked again. I was a little irritated when I got the test results back because they just did what they call a mini panel at the vets office instead of sending it to the lab where the last test was done and I don't know if I am getting a good comparison between the 2 if done in different places. I'll list yesterdays results and the results from lab on May 6 and a vet test done March 2010.

Vet test 6/22/11 Lab 5/6/11 Vet test 3/17/10

Glu-98 / 96 / 126
BUN-52mg / 66 / 62
Crea-2.3 / 2.1 / 1.2
TP- 7.0 / 6.7 / 6.7
Alkp- 89 / 39 / 80

when this was posted the numbers aren't lining up under dates so I had to put a / after each number to separate the results of each date. I hope you can understand it this way.

So basically the Bun has decreased,Creatine gone up slightly in the past month but since last year it has doubled. As far as I have learned from reading the Creatine is the number to really keep an eye on. I recently read COQ 10 has been shown to decrease these levels. If anyone knows the dose for a sheltie and if there is a special one I need to purchase please chime in. Thanks Dawn and Gypsy.