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Jenna AK · 03-25-2013, 02:38 PM

It is very hard not to worry. Funny, I swore when I lost my Mackenzie husky three years ago...no more dogs...no more pets. Then about a month went by and my daughter wanted a dog and I realized I was kind of lonely for one too. But she had to be able to choose one she could care for, so we went on a rescue site to see what they had and she seemed to gravitate towards a larger dog.... Then we found there was a Yorkie up for adoption.
Knowing how much she loved little dogs, (although I think Alaska is a lousy place to keep a small dog), I pointed her out. It was love at first sight.
However, after we had her home about a week, she began to follow me around more than my daughter. As time went on we began to see that whenever I was present that Jenna was looking for my lap or began wanting to sleep on my bed or have me feed or walk her. My daughter had wanted a dog that could be solely hers, but Jenna loves everyone in the family, so there is no one here who's life she has not touched.

I spoke to the vet today and went over her test results; there is no infection, they checked her platelets and I think he said her blood results look good, but because the red color is not gone from her ears they feel that her blood vessels are leaking under her skin. They want to be sure that this is not happening in other places in her body, like her internal organs, so that's why they want to use the pentoxifylline. However, upon talking to the pharmacy, she seems to be in for a course of a months worth instead of two weeks, so I'm waiting to hear from the vet again as to the duration and the dose, which I also think may be a bit high.
They will pick up the drug by three our time. If she needs monitoring overnight she will be kept at the ER vet and then barring reactions she may be home with us tomorrow.
Thank you for lighting candles and sending well wishes for her. I am still very nervous about using this medicine as it has to be prepared in an almond oil base, but they claim they have used it before without problems. Of course, this is my Jenna we're talking about and her sensitive little system so....
There simply is no end of worry.

03-25-2013, 02:38 PM	#30
Jenna AK YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southwest Oregon, heart left in Alaska Posts: 371 Blog Entries: 1	It is very hard not to worry. Funny, I swore when I lost my Mackenzie husky three years ago...no more dogs...no more pets. Then about a month went by and my daughter wanted a dog and I realized I was kind of lonely for one too. But she had to be able to choose one she could care for, so we went on a rescue site to see what they had and she seemed to gravitate towards a larger dog.... Then we found there was a Yorkie up for adoption. Knowing how much she loved little dogs, (although I think Alaska is a lousy place to keep a small dog), I pointed her out. It was love at first sight. However, after we had her home about a week, she began to follow me around more than my daughter. As time went on we began to see that whenever I was present that Jenna was looking for my lap or began wanting to sleep on my bed or have me feed or walk her. My daughter had wanted a dog that could be solely hers, but Jenna loves everyone in the family, so there is no one here who's life she has not touched. I spoke to the vet today and went over her test results; there is no infection, they checked her platelets and I think he said her blood results look good, but because the red color is not gone from her ears they feel that her blood vessels are leaking under her skin. They want to be sure that this is not happening in other places in her body, like her internal organs, so that's why they want to use the pentoxifylline. However, upon talking to the pharmacy, she seems to be in for a course of a months worth instead of two weeks, so I'm waiting to hear from the vet again as to the duration and the dose, which I also think may be a bit high. They will pick up the drug by three our time. If she needs monitoring overnight she will be kept at the ER vet and then barring reactions she may be home with us tomorrow. Thank you for lighting candles and sending well wishes for her. I am still very nervous about using this medicine as it has to be prepared in an almond oil base, but they claim they have used it before without problems. Of course, this is my Jenna we're talking about and her sensitive little system so.... There simply is no end of worry. __________________ Jenna Bean ~ ~ An angel on four legs Sometimes I wonder who rescued who?