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Chris
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The Quahog
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You guys are just way too nice.
I'd use that huggy icon, but 1) I don't want to be accused of harassment, and 2) I'm Scottish.
I'd use that huggy icon, but 1) I don't want to be accused of harassment, and 2) I'm Scottish.
Oh, a few.
Let's see - Tufts wasn't a veterinary school, nor was Virginia, North Carolina, nor Tennessee.
There was Cornell (the best, of course) and Penn (their motto used to be 'No, this is not Penn State'. Now its 'No REALLY, we REALLY REALLY aren't PennState,) and beyond Philadephia you had to go south to Alabama or West to Ohio to find the next Vet School. That left less than 150 veterinary school openings for the entire East Coast.
Cornell, which prided itself on being the 'large animal' school, each year took a class of 58 men and two women. Compare that to today, where many classes are 90%+female.
Gas anesthesia was used at the universities, but not in private practices.
Of course there was no pain control or pain meds - 'Its surgery, it's supposed to hurt.'
Bad cases of whipworms were still treated by surgically removing part of the intestine.
And because, outside of universities, there were no specialty practices, we got to do all sorts of crazy surgeries we wouldn't dare do now.
And, oh yeah - my Ivy League tuition was $725 a semester.-Dr. Mac
I live maybe two hours from U Penn and Maz allergist thinks I should see an internal medicine dr. Do you think I should take Max to PA since I am not trusting in the animal hospital here they want me to go to. I had an issue with them with my first Sheltie. If you have time all Max's test are on his web site, www.jerseyshorecomputertutors.com/max. Thank you, if u can't I do understand
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I live maybe two hours from U Penn and Maz allergist thinks I should see an internal medicine dr. Do you think I should take Max to PA since I am not trusting in the animal hospital here they want me to go to. I had an issue with them with my first Sheltie. If you have time all Max's test are on his web site, www.jerseyshorecomputertutors.com/max. Thank you, if u can't I do understand
As all here I am very sorry to hear of Max' problems and very impressed by all the sacrifices you have made on his behalf.
I'm afraid i can't be of much help. I don't like to interfere with other veterinarian's cases when I don't know the owner and haven't seen the case, and in any case it is all so nonspecific.
Here is a synopsis you posted-
=Lethargic, doesn't get excited, play or wag his tail. Panting at times. Just lays around.
He is hypo thyroid, allergies, pancreatic attack nov, sludge in gall bladder. His vet isn't concerned about the sludge but his allergist is? No mucacele in gall bladder. He is overweight from cortisone for his allergies (working on that) he is a rescue so he didn't come with much info at age 2.5 now he is 5 yrs. we've come a long way but for me not far enuf!=
which certainly does not point us in any particular direction, and while i have scanned the abnormals in the bloodwork no 'smoking gun' there either. Generally when you repeat blood tests and ultrasounds every 2 months it is because you are monitoring something, rather than being on a 'fishing expedition', so presumably they have some specific concerns, but as allergies or hypothyroidism wouldn't fit the bill I'm not sure what they are monitoring for. Perhaps I missed a thread, i only read a small portion of the posts here.
Speaking in general, and not so much about this case, were you my client I would suggest that a consultation with the internal medicnen specialist at Penn seems like a good idea. The half hour to sit down and go over the case is almost always money well spent, but with all you've put
into it I would be very judicious about further random testing. The way i handle these cases is they see the specialist, then I talk to the specialist, then i talk to the client, and we formulate a reasonable plan. Particularly university based specialists are very good at this. If you have a GP you have a good relationship with that would be my advice. -Dr. Mac
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awww what a great story
There aren't enough stories like that told!
I'd buy that book of yours and Dr Shelli's!!!
Dr Shelli, please tell us one of yours, too!
There aren't enough stories like that told!
I'd buy that book of yours and Dr Shelli's!!!
Dr Shelli, please tell us one of yours, too!
Thank you, I appreciate your input and will into a specialist at UPenn. I promise Max I would never give up, and that I want to once see his tail wag.
Lynne
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My Danny Boy doesn't have all of the medical problems yours does but he wasn't wagging his tail for a while. So I decided to get real silly with him trying different body movements while singing to him. He liked it when I rocked side to side flinging my ponytail around. He started wagging his tail then. I hope the neighbors didn't see me. When I do it he always wags his tail now. I hope you can find out what ails the pup.