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02-15-2012, 06:20 AM | #61 |
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| Unbelievable...people try to help and this nonsense starts up?
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02-15-2012, 06:40 AM | #62 | |
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Anyone can claim to have knowledge but when you can point to the diploma on the wall that states you have studied and walked across the stage to achieve that knowledge it doesn't mean a thing when going head to head. After my posts yesterday I decided to look around the previously linked website a little more and noted this as interesting~it seems that there are quite a few different members posting on the Dog Food Adviser who are affiliated with different dog food manufactures. I would be led to assume come onto the site to answer questions to help promote their food. Which then connected me back to the Dr. Sagman's LinkedIn profile where he states at the very end to contact his for "new business ventures".
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07-01-2013, 01:32 PM | #63 |
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| How is Gizmo's tummy doing these days? Did you ever do a consult with a vet nutritionist?
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07-01-2013, 02:10 PM | #64 |
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07-01-2013, 04:18 PM | #65 |
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| Update! Thanks for asking how he is doing! So we found out that Gizmo has IBD as a result of either food allergys or h.pylori. It was confirmed by endoscopy. Hes was on antibiotics for a while to get rid of the h.pylori since it can cause ulcers and also steroids to decrease the swelling and inflammation in his intestines. For some reason or another his body is attacking his intestines. So basically whenever he would get a "flare up" he would stop eating and i would run blood work and it always showed pancreatitis. But through a lot of research and speaking to the doctors I know we figured out the pancreatitis was the symptom we were seeing as a result of his IBD. So he is now on a strict home cooked meals and also some holistic medications. He is also seeing a holistic vet that we love now also He has his good and bad days but more good days now. I cant help but think that this could of all been avoided if his vaccinations were delayed till he was a little older ..... if your interested.. read this article on vaccinations... The Truth About Dog Vaccinations |
07-01-2013, 06:44 PM | #66 |
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| Happy to hear that Gizmo is doing well! I really doubt that vaccines caused this...IBD is fairly common in yorkies....but one never knows for sure. At least thank goodness, you have it under control! That's great! A lot of dogs get diagnosed with pancreatitis because the enzymes will be elevated and it does not necessarily mean pancreatitis. That is great that you went ahead with the endoscopy and biopsy so that you know exactly what you are dealing with!! Someone reminded me of this thread last week so I made an effort to find it and to get an update...it's a happy update as well!
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07-01-2013, 07:08 PM | #67 | |
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07-01-2013, 07:45 PM | #68 |
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| It is difficult to diagnose. The specialists I use still do the labs but also do ultrasounds. Teddy was diagnosed with pancreatitis the day that he ended up so sick (he had elevated lipase and amylase) ... that night was when he ended up at the EC with bladder stones and then he ended up at the specialist the next day. They were holding off on surgery because of the concern of pancreatitis...but he ended up with a blocked urethra the next day so they had to operate...and that is when they did an exploratory and found the liver shunt. He had issues after with his tummy and they think he has IBD. They have held off on scoping him and are treating him with diet...so far so good. Probably what he had the day before the surgery! IBD in the upper GI tract.
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