Miko's Health (updates and more)

Sharon7 said:
Cheryl, you must have your stomach in knots everytime you have the blood work done. I know I do that. I'm always a mess waiting for test results.

It is fantastic that you kept Miko so stable for so long. Interesting that a spike from 53 to 71 isn't that exciting for the vets. But then, they know it will go up eventually as the disease progresses. So good his creatinine isn't going up too.

You are such a good sheltie mom and keep juggling everything you can to help Miko live a comfortable life for as long as he can. Hang in there.
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Oh trust me, I am a total mess. Usually I try to get him in first thing in the AM, because then I get the results by the end of the day. Much easier to handle.

The numbers always scare me, but she said, "that spike is barely a blip to us". So I'm trusting them. ;) Especially since they can read the rest of the report and all I see is "high, high, high, low, out of range, etc" lol. and then freak out.
 
Calliesmom said:
guess it's good news- no major changes.....
have been wondering- thanks for posting:yes:
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I'm assuming it's good news. I mean, I don't get how "stable" is stable when things are changing constantly, but that's just me being a crazy worrier. I trust in my vet, so I have to trust that a 20pt jump isn't anything to freak out about. lol.
 
take4roll10 said:
You're such a good fur mom for taking him for quarterly blood tests. Most people don't even do yearly blood tests for their dogs.

Miko is happy and thriving for his age because you go above and beyond for him. He is one lucky dog!
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I wish I could do yearly tests. But with his kidney failure, things can change so fast, it's why they do it quarterly. Hard on the wallet though, but at least with Care Credit, it's 0% for 6 months. :) That makes it a bit easier.
 
Katherine said:
This made my day. I know that you are dealing with multiple issues and challenges that aging and declining health bring, however, keep up your wonderful attitude and caring.
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Thank you. I've never dealt with this before. I mean, even the dog I grew up with, we didn't really "care" for him like I am with Miko. I know I freak out about everything and then my vet has to say, "that's just part of aging, even we will go through it one day". That puts things into perspective. Or when she said, "don't forget how much they age in one year compared to us". That really hits home too.

They're definitely not with us long enough, but it's also probably why we love them so much more.
 
corbinam said:
Totally agree! I love reading your posts on FB about making him dinner. I know he can't say it in so many words, but I just know how much he appreciates what you do for him.
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I hope so. Because dicing 5lbs of potatoes every week is not fun. And then half the time I wonder why I just don't make myself some mashed potatoes. LOL. What's a few more potatoes, right?

But the animal communicator said he loves the potatoes. So I'm happy knowing he enjoys his food. As with all old dogs, "if they're eating, then all is good". Or so we like to think, right?
 
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for being so supportive and understanding of my craziness. Miko is definitely my baby and this is not easy for me to deal with. I get so sad when I see him walking sooo slowly, but then, sometimes, I just pick him up. :) Or I let him sniff everything and we go even slower. Koji may hate it, but too bad, if I have to walk super duper slow, so does he. LOL.

Granted, I think Koji is jealous of Miko's food though. But don't worry Koji, if you need homecooking, I'll do it for you too.

You know it's love....because I hate cooking and I don't even cook for myself.
 
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