Taking Uni to the vet tomorrow =/

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

The site's not really working that well. =/

Here's the test, tell me the answers and I fill it in for you.


Was the dog <3 years old at onset of clinical signs?YESNO

Is the dog mostly kept indoors? YESNO

Was there pruritus before visible lesions? YESNO

Pruritus means itching.

Are the front feet affected? YESNO

Are the ear pinnae affected? YESNO

Pinnae is outer ear

Are the ear margins unaffected? YESNO

Note here the say UNaffected

Is the dorso-lumbar area unaffected? YESNO

Note here the say UNaffected

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Here's the test, tell me the answers and I fill it in for you.


Was the dog <3 years old at onset of clinical signs?YESNO
What are the "clinical signs"

Is the dog mostly kept indoors? YESNO
Yes

Was there pruritus before visible lesions? YESNO


Pruritus means itching. LOL why didn't they just say itching then. Yes duh.

Are the front feet affected? YESNO Uh, sometimes I guess. =/

Are the ear pinnae affected? YESNO

Pinnae is outer ear No

Are the ear margins unaffected? YESNO

Note here the say UNaffected I don't see anything on her ears, so Yes

Is the dorso-lumbar area unaffected? YESNO

Note here the say UNaffected

What is dorso lumbar?

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

What is dorso lumbar?

I think the lower back, I was hoping you knew.

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I think the lower back, I was hoping you knew.

Google says lower back.

And what are the "clinical signs"? This is the longest one minute quiz ever!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Google says lower back.

And what are the "clinical signs"? This is the longest one minute quiz ever!

LOL, did she show signs of the disease before the age of 3?

Mainly, I just wanted you to ask your vet about Atopica. I hear it works for some, and even the hair has grown back.

[gemy]

Clinical signs = a narrative description of what you noticed. For example do the symptoms ease off and then get worse? Or there is an acute cycle building up to symptoms a/b/c/ and gradually healing period of xxxdays. the symptoms then go away for "x" amount of time.

I first noticed Uni beginning to scratch about the time she was 13months old, at that time she was on brand abc. I noticed her scratching at her "front paws first". then her ears, then herxyx..... The hair thinning began at this time, but while the itching would eventually go away, her hair has remained thin, and beginning when she was xmonths old has become even thinner.

[gemy]

Oh yes Booties are really a life saver in this case.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by gemy

Clinical signs = a narrative description of what you noticed. For example do the symptoms ease off and then get worse? Or there is an acute cycle building up to symptoms a/b/c/ and gradually healing period of xxxdays. the symptoms then go away for "x" amount of time.

I first noticed Uni beginning to scratch about the time she was 13months old, at that time she was on brand abc. I noticed her scratching at her "front paws first". then her ears, then herxyx..... The hair thinning began at this time, but while the itching would eventually go away, her hair has remained thin, and beginning when she was xmonths old has become even thinner.

This is just a yes and no questionaire, so when they ask if she had clinical signs before the age of three, I think they just want to know if the itching/loss of hair etc. started before the age of three or after.

[capt_noonie]

Um, before I guess. I really don't remember. She's always been itchy, so I will say yes.

However, what Gail posted was pretty much spot on, even though I don't know the exact dates and what food she was on at the time. She started itching, mainly her shoulders. Ripped out a lot of hair. Changed food or did something, stopped itching enough for her hair to grow back and it grew back darker, on her shoulders only. I guess this was around the time of her hair color change, so about 2 yrs? Then just always remember her scratching every now and then. Until come today, well yesterday, when it got really bad that I decided to take her in.

ETA: I have seen Uni obsessively gnawing or licking at her paws on occasion, but never had I seen her scratch her ears or shake her head a lot.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Um, before I guess. I really don't remember. She's always been itchy, so I will say yes.

However, what Gail posted was pretty much spot on, even though I don't know the exact dates and what food she was on at the time. She started itching, mainly her shoulders. Ripped out a lot of hair. Changed food or did something, stopped itching enough for her hair to grow back and it grew back darker, on her shoulders only. I guess this was around the time of her hair color change, so about 2 yrs? Then just always remember her scratching every now and then. Until come today, well yesterday, when it got really bad that I decided to take her in.

ETA: I have seen Uni obsessively gnawing or licking at her paws on occasion, but never had I seen her scratch her ears or shake her head a lot.

I think you've answered two questions for me.

[capt_noonie]

Ok so what's the word doc?

[Nancy1999]

You have to tell me the answers to ALL these questions.

Quote this and just write yes or no

Was the dog <3 years old at onset of clinical signs?YESNO

Is the dog mostly kept indoors? YESNO

Was there pruritus before visible lesions? YESNO

Pruritus means itching.

Are the front feet affected? YESNO

Are the ear pinnae affected? YESNO

Pinnae is outer ear

Are the ear margins unaffected? YESNO

Note here the say UNaffected

Is the dorso-lumbar area unaffected? YESNO

Note here the say UNaffected

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

You have to tell me the answers to ALL these questions.

Quote this and just write yes or no

Was the dog <3 years old at onset of clinical signs?YES

Is the dog mostly kept indoors? YES

Was there pruritus before visible lesions? YES

Pruritus means itching.

Are the front feet affected? NO

Are the ear pinnae affected? NO

Pinnae is outer ear

Are the ear margins unaffected? YES

Note here the say UNaffected

Is the dorso-lumbar area unaffected? YES

Note here the say UNaffected

ok

[Maximo]

I'm catching up...the lump was a tick?!? Poor Uni. Ticks like Teddy too and gave him a pretty good bump, but thankfully, I could see the tick's body.

I pray the meds and/or change of food will get rid of the itchies for Uni.

[kjc]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Oh so another thing I forgot to mention. The Dr also recommended fatty acid or fish oils. Do you think CO would be equal to that? Or should I go get some fish oil? Last time we tried Ark Naturals I think it was called. Smelled terrible. No one wanted to give Uni any kisses. Is there any brand that doesn't smell? Probably not huh? Any advice? We also used Missing Link before, no luck there.

CO is a medium chain fatty acid, fish oil is a long chain fatty acid. They are used and break down differently in the body, so adding fish oil is not duplicating what she's getting with the CO.

I had mine on both for about a year or two, I used a high quality Alaskan Salmon oil, and started with a small amount then gradully increased it to the recommended amount over two weeks or so. I've been considering adding it back into their diets again, at least for the winter here.