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Lisa and Pic · 01-22-2012, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ladyjane

She is doing fantastic, thank you!

Yesterday when she got up she was kind of quiet and I had not done labs on her for a couple of weeks so I called and took her in to have her protein levels checked. This thing has turned me into a worry wart .... she had no diarrhea so no reason for me to think she was losing protein but I had to know. They were amazingly good! Her albumin is 3.4 ... just so unbelievable. It was .9 just before Christmas. I am going to call and schedule an appt with the specialist. I have a feeling she will be taken off her meds.

Yea! Glad to hear she is doing so well thanks to you. Add personal chef

to your repertoire.

ladyjane · 01-22-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisa and Pic

Yea! Glad to hear she is doing so well thanks to you. Add personal chef

to your repertoire.

Haha..yeah!

Thanks, Lisa.

ladyjane · 01-25-2012, 02:58 PM

I just had to post a couple of pics here. I just got finished with Cookie's VDay photos and thought to post here...I am SO grateful that she is better and happy to have her photo taken! Such a sweet and agreeable pupster:

cookie1.jpg

cookieglasses3.jpg

cookieglasses4.jpg

diannenet · 01-25-2012, 03:40 PM

Cookie is definitely a cutie pie. LOVE the heart shaped glasses. And glad to hear she's improving every day and might not have to continue the meds. Paws and fingers crossed!

BabyGirl Rosie · 01-25-2012, 04:29 PM

Look at that sweet pretty little baby.

So happy to hear that she is better!!

Buster Brown · 01-25-2012, 04:35 PM

Cookie you look FABULOUS. I love your heart glasses and your rock'in skull and hearts Valentine's day dress. That is going to be one lucky Yorkie Boy at the Valentine's Ball. Woof!

TxVicki · 01-25-2012, 04:43 PM

AWWWW just love the pictures of Miss Cookie. I am glad that she is doing so much better.

ladyjane · 01-25-2012, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Buster Brown

Cookie you look FABULOUS. I love your heart glasses and your rock'in skull and hearts Valentine's day dress. That is going to be one lucky Yorkie Boy at the Valentine's Ball. Woof!

I thought the glasses would be cute since the skulls have heart shaped eyes. I don't know if that is what I will submit. I will let her date Barney decide.

yorkieusa · 01-25-2012, 06:50 PM

Oh! Those pics are so cute!

kjc · 01-25-2012, 09:24 PM

Glad she's doing well... very cute pics!

teacup0819 · 01-26-2012, 05:29 AM

So happy to hear that she is doing well!! Love her pictures...what a sweet little model you have there!

DBlain · 01-26-2012, 01:37 PM

glad you pup is doing well, I had a dog that got that about 12 years ago at about age four, it lived about 5 years longer, but I think he could have gone longer, for the first two weeks he was on daily prednisone, then he went to 2 x's a week and I think he ate a vet recommended food. After the Christmas holdidays he started loosing weight, instead of realizing that stress could have been the factor on the weight loss because he had lost his best friend and older sister in Nov. and then we went on a 12 hour drive back and forth to stay with family during Christmas who had an agressive yorkie. We were worried so we took him to the vet, who said this is how the disease progresses so he upted the pred to a few times a day and this went on for close to a month. I feel now feel strongly that we over medicated and it wound up ruining his pancrease to the point he just keep having tardy runny stools many- many times during the day, I took him to MI state vet hospital which is nationaly known for vet sciences. At that point there was nothing that they could do to reverse the damage done to the pancrease, he got so weak because of all the diarrah that we finally put him down the day before valentines day, it was very sad especially since my husband and I blamed ourselves for over reacting to the weight loss around the stressful time of the holidays. There is more known today about the problem and it sounds like you are covering all your basis, just be very very careful with the dosages. good luck and prayers for a long life with your precious pups. BTW this dog came from a well known and respected show breeder, and no one in the circuit seemed to know of other dogs of hers that had this, so you just never know. (this post is a spelling mess, sp check is not working for me and I have to sign off)

ladyjane · 01-26-2012, 01:42 PM

I am so sorry....you really should not blame yourself though. You did what you thought was best and I am sure the vets did as well. It is true that more is known now about this illness. The specialist was saying that when I was there....and he did say that diet is the key.
The plan is to get her off of the prednisone...she did need it for the other issues but I have a strong feeling he will be weaning her off this coming week. She has an appt a week from today.

Lisa and Pic · 01-26-2012, 02:46 PM

You look darling Cookie. What a great dress and heart glasses. Someone certainly does a great job taking care of you.

107barney · 01-27-2012, 08:15 AM

Cookie is adorable in her dress and glasses. Barney wants to know if they can skip the Valentines Ball and just hang out in his stroller. Glad she is doing so well.

01-25-2012, 02:58 PM	#63
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,490	I just had to post a couple of pics here. I just got finished with Cookie's VDay photos and thought to post here...I am SO grateful that she is better and happy to have her photo taken! Such a sweet and agreeable pupster: cookie1.jpg cookieglasses3.jpg cookieglasses4.jpg __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

01-25-2012, 03:40 PM	#64
diannenet Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,363	Cookie is definitely a cutie pie. LOVE the heart shaped glasses. And glad to hear she's improving every day and might not have to continue the meds. Paws and fingers crossed! __________________ *Dianne Toby Speedy*

01-25-2012, 04:29 PM	#65
BabyGirl Rosie I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies Posts: 18,980	Look at that sweet pretty little baby. So happy to hear that she is better!! __________________ Momma to three sweet Yorkie girls Rosie Marie, Mikki Leigh , and Lily Mae Grace!

01-25-2012, 04:35 PM	#66
Buster Brown Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA Posts: 5,491	Cookie you look FABULOUS. I love your heart glasses and your rock'in skull and hearts Valentine's day dress. That is going to be one lucky Yorkie Boy at the Valentine's Ball. Woof! __________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything."

01-25-2012, 04:43 PM	#67
TxVicki Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: At Home Posts: 8,386	AWWWW just love the pictures of Miss Cookie. I am glad that she is doing so much better. __________________ [SIZE="3"VICKI & ALLIE[/SIZE]

01-25-2012, 06:50 PM	#69
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	Oh! Those pics are so cute! __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

01-25-2012, 09:24 PM	#70
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	Glad she's doing well... very cute pics! __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

01-26-2012, 05:29 AM	#71
teacup0819 ♥Luv my Trixie Belle♥ Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,010	So happy to hear that she is doing well!! Love her pictures...what a sweet little model you have there! __________________ RIP Biscuit My heart belongs to Trixie

01-26-2012, 01:37 PM	#72
DBlain Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI Posts: 6,190	glad you pup is doing well, I had a dog that got that about 12 years ago at about age four, it lived about 5 years longer, but I think he could have gone longer, for the first two weeks he was on daily prednisone, then he went to 2 x's a week and I think he ate a vet recommended food. After the Christmas holdidays he started loosing weight, instead of realizing that stress could have been the factor on the weight loss because he had lost his best friend and older sister in Nov. and then we went on a 12 hour drive back and forth to stay with family during Christmas who had an agressive yorkie. We were worried so we took him to the vet, who said this is how the disease progresses so he upted the pred to a few times a day and this went on for close to a month. I feel now feel strongly that we over medicated and it wound up ruining his pancrease to the point he just keep having tardy runny stools many- many times during the day, I took him to MI state vet hospital which is nationaly known for vet sciences. At that point there was nothing that they could do to reverse the damage done to the pancrease, he got so weak because of all the diarrah that we finally put him down the day before valentines day, it was very sad especially since my husband and I blamed ourselves for over reacting to the weight loss around the stressful time of the holidays. There is more known today about the problem and it sounds like you are covering all your basis, just be very very careful with the dosages. good luck and prayers for a long life with your precious pups. BTW this dog came from a well known and respected show breeder, and no one in the circuit seemed to know of other dogs of hers that had this, so you just never know. (this post is a spelling mess, sp check is not working for me and I have to sign off)

01-26-2012, 01:42 PM	#73
ladyjane Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 27,490	I am so sorry....you really should not blame yourself though. You did what you thought was best and I am sure the vets did as well. It is true that more is known now about this illness. The specialist was saying that when I was there....and he did say that diet is the key. The plan is to get her off of the prednisone...she did need it for the other issues but I have a strong feeling he will be weaning her off this coming week. She has an appt a week from today. __________________ CLOUD NINE BEDS--YORKIE HAVEN RESCUE MY ETSY SHOP

01-26-2012, 02:46 PM	#74
Lisa and Pic ♥ Piccolo & Vivi ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 14,311	You look darling Cookie. What a great dress and heart glasses. Someone certainly does a great job taking care of you. __________________ Lisa, Dixie, and Jazzy (RIP Piccolo and Vivi)

01-27-2012, 08:15 AM	#75
107barney T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England Posts: 9,816	Cookie is adorable in her dress and glasses. Barney wants to know if they can skip the Valentines Ball and just hang out in his stroller. Glad she is doing so well. __________________ T. Bumpkins & Co. Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy