 Update on Annie
When Annie was first diagnosed with PLE the vet put her on .5mg Prednisone twice a day. When that wasn't helping raise her protein levels, we changed the routine by adding a cancer drug (can't remember the name) and dropping one round of prednisone a day. When her protein levels starting coming up we switched to every other day between the two drugs. The vet had put her on R/D for food initially, but since I didn't like the quality of the food I kept looking for alternatives. I found Wellness Core Reduced Fat Dry Food which was low in fat and very high in protein and well as the regular chicken Innova. The vet also told me to give her one egg white a day. Last month she was one point away from having albumin levels so the vet had me start weening off the meds. About a week ago she became completely drug free. As happy as I am with her being off the meds I am a little worried as I would think she would need something as this is a chronic problem. We ran another blood test last week and right now her protein levels are the same. So the vet said to continue her food regimin however give her a little less food as she has gained almost a pound and he is worried about her becoming overweight. The vet said to have her bloodwork checked in a few months with her regular vet.
Annie has been such a trooper throughout. When she was put on her meds I could notice a slight change in her behavior, but as we started to ween her off she started to get back to the little snuggle bug that she is |