Last Friday we took Toto to Alameda East in Denver for an "inside/out" going over! I have never been so impressed with a facility in my entire life [human OR animal]!!! Everyone was soooo caring and nice. She was seen by Dr. Kelly Kattman who addressed every single one of our concerns! We had a long list and she has pronounced our little girl "perfect" with the exception of her anal glands which are a little large and, of course, her weight! We have to keep an eye on her stools [which lately have been looking like rabbit poop instead of stools!] ... since she is drinking plenty of water her colin should be hydrated enough for her to have normal stools ... the change in her diet should correct this. She is on a diet of "strictly" dog food [and she
will eat when she is hungry]! She is not happy, mind you, but after about two days of "fasting" and giving us dirty looks she ripped into her Royal Canin and was gulping it down ... crumbs flying everywhere! Her blood profile showed that her tyroid, liver, etc. was fine and the X-rays of her upper body and neck showed that there are absolutely no problems with her trachea! Her "honking" is indeed "reverse sneezing"! She addressed the "snow nose" and explained that what Toto has [her dog also has] is a lightening of the pigment on her nose ... it may turn dark in the summer or it may just remain her little "beauty mark" down the center of her little button nose! She assured us that it was OK but if we noticed light spots anywhere else on her nose or on her lips, eyelids or other places that are black we should call her. So, all in all, she got a good report ... we have to report back on the diet and "stool progress" in two weeks!! We were elated ... we have been so worried about every little thing for several months now, it's a relief to have a second opinion! And, yes, we met Dr. Fitzgerald and he's just as sweet and "laid back" funny as he is on Emergency Vet!!! We had a laugh about the turtle enema!!!
