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Ellie May · 06-14-2010, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dwerten

usually they sedate so they do mri and spinal tap at same time and it can be anywhere from 1600 to 3500 depending on area

I was hoping for an update on this little one as real nervous

I missed the spinal tap part...
Eh, yeah, it is going to be that much then.

So then the vet suspects that there is an underlying neuro problem and this set it off?

dwerten · 06-14-2010, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ellie May

I missed the spinal tap part...
Eh, yeah, it is going to be that much then.

So then the vet suspects that there is an underlying neuro problem and this set it off?

they are not sure

I wish there was an update - feel so bad for her-- I just hate it when people try to do the right thing and something bad happens just does not seem fair

dillydahlia · 08-15-2010, 04:21 PM

i was in a similiar situation three months ago. Ultimately we decided to bust out the credit card we try not to use. Pete was diagnosed with what we believe is NME and is currently taking Prednisone for inflammation, Zonisamide for seizures and just this week started Lomustine (chemo). So far i think he's been slowly getting better, that cranky little boy's starting to come back lol... he's not called yorkie police for nothin!
Just an idea but if you truly cannot afford the testing and your neurologist is pretty sure that its neurological would you or your doc consider treatment without an mri. My neurologist understood we might not be able to afford the testing and had originally given us the option to start treating it as if we knew it was encephalitis. Due to his breed and symptoms our neurologist was pretty sure the results would say as much... which unfortunately they did.
i hope your little one starts to feel better soon and i Giant Hug for you!

08-15-2010, 04:21 PM	#18
dillydahlia YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle,WA,US Posts: 1	i was in a similiar situation three months ago. Ultimately we decided to bust out the credit card we try not to use. Pete was diagnosed with what we believe is NME and is currently taking Prednisone for inflammation, Zonisamide for seizures and just this week started Lomustine (chemo). So far i think he's been slowly getting better, that cranky little boy's starting to come back lol... he's not called yorkie police for nothin! Just an idea but if you truly cannot afford the testing and your neurologist is pretty sure that its neurological would you or your doc consider treatment without an mri. My neurologist understood we might not be able to afford the testing and had originally given us the option to start treating it as if we knew it was encephalitis. Due to his breed and symptoms our neurologist was pretty sure the results would say as much... which unfortunately they did. i hope your little one starts to feel better soon and i Giant Hug for you!