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Lucys Dad · 08-28-2009, 11:01 AM

Hello. As my first post I have a request. We recently "rescued" Lucy, a 1 1/2 - 2 yo Yorkie. She had been dropped off at a local vet to be put down due to a suspected "head injury" (constant circling to the left) which I think was BS. There was no attempt to provide treatment prior to this. My fiance's coworker works as a volunteer at a local shelter and took Lucy home, providing the initial evals and medications. Lucy was on Prednisone for approx 2 weeks before we got her and approx 2 1/2 weeks while with us. She made great strides and was weaned off the Pred at the Dr's advise. 4 days later (this past Sunday) she nose-dived. After taking her to the local emergency care center where they ruled out any liver issues we took her to OSU Vet School in Columbus. Intially they were not going to be able to MRI her but that was finally arranged along with a Spinal Tap. The neurologist informed us that there was a lesion that appeared to be Necrotizing encephalitis. We are currently waiting for the ST results.

My question is what is the longevity of a dog with this diagnosis? Second, can someone PM me Dr Sissons contact info or protocols? I have read up on this disease on this and other sites but have no idea what we're up against. We are not wealthy but couldn't watch her go in front of us, especially after seeing how well she did on the Pred the first time.

Thank you in advance for you help.

08-28-2009, 11:01 AM	#1
Lucys Dad YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: West Chester, OH Posts: 8	Necrotizing encephalitis Hello. As my first post I have a request. We recently "rescued" Lucy, a 1 1/2 - 2 yo Yorkie. She had been dropped off at a local vet to be put down due to a suspected "head injury" (constant circling to the left) which I think was BS. There was no attempt to provide treatment prior to this. My fiance's coworker works as a volunteer at a local shelter and took Lucy home, providing the initial evals and medications. Lucy was on Prednisone for approx 2 weeks before we got her and approx 2 1/2 weeks while with us. She made great strides and was weaned off the Pred at the Dr's advise. 4 days later (this past Sunday) she nose-dived. After taking her to the local emergency care center where they ruled out any liver issues we took her to OSU Vet School in Columbus. Intially they were not going to be able to MRI her but that was finally arranged along with a Spinal Tap. The neurologist informed us that there was a lesion that appeared to be Necrotizing encephalitis. We are currently waiting for the ST results. My question is what is the longevity of a dog with this diagnosis? Second, can someone PM me Dr Sissons contact info or protocols? I have read up on this disease on this and other sites but have no idea what we're up against. We are not wealthy but couldn't watch her go in front of us, especially after seeing how well she did on the Pred the first time. Thank you in advance for you help.