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Originally Posted by dawn27

Oh my where do I begin, Well I had Brandi in to the vets office today after noticing a considerable weight loss and hair loss in the past week. The visit did not go well.

Doc did extensive blood work, UTI test and a test for mange. Both test for mange and a UTI came back negative.

GLU/1000, KET/50

Low results: EOS, HCT, RBC, HGB, CI/101,
High: WBC, MONO, NEU, REDIC, PLT, PCT 2ND TEST: ALKP, GLU

All of which are things I don't understand even after she explained it in detail but still its hard for me to understand the meaning.

On top of all the other issues my girl is suffering from due to the Lupus the blood work shows that she now has Diabetes. Which is causing the loss of appetite and weight loss. The hair loss is a symptom of extensive use of the Cortisone/steroids. She's had to be on such a high dose of the cortisone during the regulating the dose through all of this the sadly it is the cause of most of her issues at this point. I knew there was that chance that using it would eventually cause other issues and I was totally prepared for that but I never realized it would come to this so soon. Its only been just over two and a half months since the first outbreak and onset of the infection that led us to the Lupus diagnosis and now this.

I just don't get how this sweet gentle soul can be riddled with so much at one time and all at once in her short 7 year on this earth. Its like two separate diseases fighting for control over her body. On one hand you have the Lupus and all of the internal issues that the meds are causing and will eventually cause, now hair loss and infections fighting to take over at every turn and on the other hand there is the Diabetes. In order to treat one you have to eliminate the only meds that are keeping the other at bay. Unfortunately we can not take her off of the only medication that is keeping the Lupus under control in order to treat the Diabetes.

I am just so sick over this. In just a short amount of time my girl has gone from this 18 lb energetic, vocal and beautiful soul to a 14 lb frail, sad little pup who has been riddles with illness and uncertainty. The vet said that she has never seen a dog with Lupus and that it is very uncommon for a Yorkie to be diabetic. I just feel so bad for her, I love her so much and it is just killing me to think of her one day not being here with us.

In bold just says it all...I am w/everyone that thinks Brandi should be seen by a specialist...this should have been done from the beginning. Thinking of your precious girl, please take her to a specialist this has gone on for too long.