Not a Yorkie, but could use your help

[dwerten]

looks like you are 3 hrs from cornell university does that sound right ?
and 7 hrs from red bank

here are the ones in your area - you search saim (small animal internal medicine)

http://www.acvim.org/websites/acvim/index.php?p=228

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Name Univ/Hospital Specialty City State
Dr. Suliman M. Al-Ghazlat NewYork City Veterinary Specialists SAIM NYC NY
Dr. Elizabeth Appleman Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists SAIM NY NY
Dr. Stephen C. Barr Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Jeff D. Bay Upstate Veterinary Specialties SAIM Latham NY
Dr. Jason M. Berg Animal Specialty Center SAIM Yonkers NY
Dr. Rebecca I.M. Berg NYC Veterinary Specialists SAIM New York NY
Dr. Marjory B. Brooks Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. David G. Brummer Orchard Park Vet. Medical Center SAIM Orchard Park NY
Dr. Maria A. Camps-Palau SAIM Bedford Hills NY
Dr. Jennifer Chaitman VIMA Specialists SAIM New York NY
Dr. Deirdre Chiaramonte The Animal Medical Center SAIM New York NY
Dr. Nishi Dhupa Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Randi Alissa Fishkin Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists SAIM New York NY
Dr. Kristen Ann Frank Fifth Avenue Veterinary Specialists SAIM New York NY
Dr. Richard E. Goldstein Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Sean Morgan Hillock SAIM Oakdale NY
Dr. Ann E. Hohenhaus Animal Medical Center SAIM New York NY
Dr. Patrick E. Hopper Wave Diagnostics SAIM Pelham NY
Dr. Richard W. Jakimer Manor Veterinary Clinic SAIM Pelham NY
Dr. Gerald F. Johnson Mercy Veterinary Hospital, P.C. SAIM New York NY

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Name Univ/Hospital Specialty City State
Dr. Diane Monsein Levitan Center for Specialized Veterinary Care SAIM Westbury NY
Dr. Robert E. Matus Veterinary Specialists of Central NY SAIM Oneonta NY
Dr. Nancy Sydney Moise Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Rodney L. Page Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Douglas Anthony Palma Animal Medical Center SAIM New York NY
Dr. Michael D. Parker SAIM Albany NY
Dr. Judith I. Pawlusiow Advanced Veterinary Mobile Diagnostics SAIM Malverne NY
Dr. Arnold N. Plotnick Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital SAIM New York NY
Dr. Jill S. Pomrantz ASPCA - Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital SAIM New York NY
Dr. Laurie Gail Prober Veterinary Specialists of Rochester SAIM Rochester NY
Dr. Martin G. Randell Somers Animal Hospital SAIM Somers NY
Dr. John F. Randolph Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Mark Rishniw Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Alexandre Rousseau Animal Specialty Center SAIM Yonkers NY
Richard Scott Animal Medical Center SAIM New York NY
Dr. Kenneth W. Simpson Cornell University SAIM Ithaca NY
Dr. Patricia G. Tamke Veterinary Internal Medicine SAIM Amherst NY
Dr. Paul G. Teres-Cavanagh The East Village Veterinarian SAIM New York NY
Dr. Joshua W. Tumulty Long Island Veterinary Specialists SAIM Plainview NY
Dr. Dennis A. Zawie Farmingville Animal Hospital SAIM Farmingville NY

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by dwerten

yeah i know she is internal medicine just have never heard of her with ple cases and ple is a disease that needs a good nutritionist as diet is key. The drug used for this is steroids and not much else they can really do unless the diet is spot on sadly so nutrition is going to be very important in treating this. If the dog goes down then plasma transfusion is the best treatment even over hepastarch as jill had hepastarch i believe but it was the plasma that brought her back on track i believe. This is a tough disease sadly and the dogs can go down quick so it is critical to get on top of it in the beginning like it sounds like this owner is doing which is great

I definitely would consult dr centers for internal medicine since she is in your area. Also if you are near Red Bank dr green is a great internal medicine specialist but she only goes by referral from another client so if she is close let me know and i will give you my friends name to use for referral as my friend has gone to her for years- she has a liver shunt survivor with 25% use of his kidneys and she has 6 dogs and she is super picky too lolll

Red Bank Veterinary Hospital

Have you seen a dog with PLE......it's not pretty....I have....talk to Rosmark...on here, she recently lost one to the disease and she was gone within a month. It is genetic and not to scare the OP mortality rate is not great.....diet alone cannot save a dog. Neither can holistic medicine, it takes aggressive treatment...

Yes, Dr. Centers works with PLE all the time....

[dwerten]

wierd i did a search for board certified internal medicine and this is the second time i have done it and dr susan center is not on there i wonder if she is not board certified as this is the official site for board certified ims

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by dwerten

wierd i did a search for board certified internal medicine and this is the second time i have done it and dr susan center is not on there i wonder if she is not board certified as this is the official site for board certified ims

Amazing since she sits on the board and is a professor at Cornell

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Have you seen a dog with PLE......it's not pretty....I have....talk to Rosmark...on here, she recently lost one to the disease and she was gone within a month. It is genetic and not to scare the OP mortality rate is not great.....diet alone cannot save a dog. Neither can holistic medicine, it takes aggressive treatment...

Yes, Dr. Centers works with PLE all the time....

never have dealt with it nor do i want to but i know you have to be on it fast and i know susan Davis saved jill's life a few months ago as vets basically did not give a good outcome and she is doing great now so I feel strongly she is the best in treating this nutritionally as i have seen her help a few of these dogs now. The only treatment is steroids and added protein to diet to keep the protein up in the body so they do not lose it too fast and keep the body balanced this way. If the dog goes down then plasma transfusion. Some vets use hepastarch but that did nothing for jill the plasma helped her though.

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Amazing since she sits on the board and is a professor at Cornell

yeah i find it odd myself it is the second time i have done a search in new york and noticed she is not on it our internal medicine specialist here is on it and how i know what to put in to have it come up the right way -wierd maybe she just never took the boards

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

Amazing since she sits on the board and is a professor at Cornell

found her she is under academia whew glad as i was bummed about that

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Name Univ/Hospital Specialty City State
Dr. Sharon A. Center Cornell University SAIM

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[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by dwerten

yeah i find it odd myself it is the second time i have done a search in new york and noticed she is not on it our internal medicine specialist here is on it and how i know what to put in to have it come up the right way -wierd maybe she just never took the boards

I don't think that is the case....but, since Dr. Hawthorne sits on the board with her...I'll ask him....

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

I don't think that is the case....but, since Dr. Hawthorne sits on the board with her...I'll ask him....

no worries i found her she does not have her state in there under her name so i did a search by her last name and it came up

[dwerten]

here is a search of ple on this group

ple - Google Search

i just saw where jody's girl had beginning stage of ple and it was vitamin b12 deficiency so ask vet about that as well

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by dwerten

no worries i found her she does not have her state in there under her name so i did a search by her last name and it came up

I didn't think there was an issue especially being a professor at Cornell, sitting on the board....too much behind that woman.

[BuffaloMelissa]

Thank you guys for all of the helpful information and links, I will def. be doing some research this weekend.
In your search results for SAIM dr's I did see one in Amherst, NY which is where I live so I will be contacting her on Monday!!

So far so good today - fed her about 1/2 hour ago and no vomit *fingers crossed* - she was doing so much better on the Relgan and I know why the dr wanted me to take her off (trial and error) but it seemed to make it worse once we took her off.

Hopeully she'll call me today or Monday with Maddie's new CBC results from Friday - and hopefully the protein will be up from 3.

As for the B12 deficiency - Maddie's gotten 2 shots of it so far and I think has to continue getting them for another 4 weeks

[dwerten]

Originally Posted by BuffaloMelissa

Thank you guys for all of the helpful information and links, I will def. be doing some research this weekend.
In your search results for SAIM dr's I did see one in Amherst, NY which is where I live so I will be contacting her on Monday!!

So far so good today - fed her about 1/2 hour ago and no vomit *fingers crossed* - she was doing so much better on the Relgan and I know why the dr wanted me to take her off (trial and error) but it seemed to make it worse once we took her off.

Hopeully she'll call me today or Monday with Maddie's new CBC results from Friday - and hopefully the protein will be up from 3.

As for the B12 deficiency - Maddie's gotten 2 shots of it so far and I think has to continue getting them for another 4 weeks

well sounds like you and your vet are really on top of this which is great so keep up the good work and the good thing is you caught it early so always best to catch things early as the out come is usually much better this way so great job in staying on top of it and educating yourself to get your dog the best care and please keep us posted

[BuffaloMelissa]

UPDATE

Maddie was in a bad way today, throwing up still with the meds. Her blood work from yesterday came back and Total Protein was at 2.5, Albumim was at .9 - the Vet said she was surprised Maddie didn't have adema (sp) she is sending the leftover blood to a diff lab to compare the readings and we'll have that info on Monday... we started her on Pred today - 10mg/day. Plus we went out and got some diff food - we bought BLUE brand Salmon & Potato and are going to wet it and puree it for her. We've decided to stay away from the chicken because when she does vomit there is always chicken in it.

I will be emailing Dr. Center(I found her email on the Cornell website) to ask for advice, the worst she can say is she can't help me.
Also, the internal medicine specialist in Amherst will be getting a call from me Monday. At this point I can't spend $90 on a phone consult with someone who is across the country. I just can't see how she can help without even seeing my dog. If I lived in California, she'd be the first person I'd call.

I'm hoping the Pred will work. We are holding off on food until tonight to let her stomach settle a bit then we will try the new food.

If her protein gets any lower and she needs to be hospitalized or have a plasma transfusion we've decided that we don't want to put her through that - just to have it happen again in 6 months. We want our dog to live a happy life, not one that involves Vet appointments 1/week. We are seeing what we can do and if this diet works - we will continue meds and have her monitored every 6 months. I can not think of anything else we could be doing.

We've call a few Vets in our area and all of them were not familiar with Lymphagiectasia so that's why we will be contacting Dr. Center and the internal medicine specialist in our area.

[BuffaloMelissa]

hmmmm I wrote a reply and for some reason it won't post