juliet1...I did get your PM but I hope you don't mind my answering here in your post.
Boog was diagnosed with Lymphangiectasia and like your Spencer he had bouts of fluid build up in his abdomen, low albumen levels and he threw up a lot. The vet would tap his belly and drain the fluid and we did several plasma transfusions to raise his albulem levels. I home cooked for Boog and tried to do all I could for him but eventually we had to use commercial food from the vet. Boog was on prednisone, lasix for the fluid retention, Pepcid, and metronizidol (sp?). He had good days and bad...sometimes he would go for a few months and be fine and then we would notice the fluid in his little belly again. The food I got from the vet also came in canned so I would slice it up, cut each slice into triangles and bake them for his treats since he couldn't have anything else. We fought this for 2 or 3 years but eventually Boog's other health issues took control and we had to put him to rest due to congestive heart failure and an adrenal gland tumor...he was just shy of being 13.
I don't know how long a dog can live with just Lymphangiectasia to deal with but I hope your Spencer will live for many more years to come. Has your vet mentioned a plasma transfusion or lasix? |