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Oh, no! Sending love and very best thoughts in your direction for you and lovely Sheba!
Lisa, Minneapolis
On October 27, 2016, nearly 6 months after amputation, and 18 months since his cancer likely started, we lost Pofi to a recurrence of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in his spine quite suddenly. His canine sister also succumbed to cancer on March 1, 2019 - we lavished her with our love in the interim, but life was never quite the same without her only real canine friend. Cliff kitty had to leave us, too, suddenly, in August 2019. Lucia kitty grieved all these losses, but helped us welcome two new Lurchers into our home and our lives, Shae and Barley.
Thanks to everyone for their love and pawsitive energy! Neuro consult revealed no neurological deficit. He thinks we may need to bump up the antifungals. We're getting an MRI tomorrow to determine the exact extent of the lesion and to determine if its safe to do a spinal tap. the presence or absence of spores in the spinal fluid will give us another look at the big picture regarding how far the infection has spread. will update after tomorrows MRI and we're getting another internal med consult as well.
Cynthia and Sheba
Right rear amputation 6/30/16 due to osteomyelitis of fungal origin (Aspergillus Penicillium).
Final diagnosis - systemic Aspergilosis Penicilliosis, being treated with long term itraconazole.
8/15/16 - Probable spinal involvement, loss of appetite, neurology consult in the works.
We're blogging at: The Ongoing Adventures of Sheba
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Goodness knows you are doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to ensure Sheba can heal! It sounds like the vets are being as proactive as possible too.
This reminds me of BUD, who beat MRSA against all odds and against all the dire prognosis of specialist. It was rough, really, really rough, but Bud prevailed and healed!
Glad you're getting an additional consult too. It seems every appointment offers another nugget of possibility.
Did they offer any recommendations to help Sheba eat, or any other ways to get nutrition in her? Is she drinking water okay?
Sending lots and lots of love
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
benny55 said
Goodness knows you are doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to ensure Sheba can heal! It sounds like the vets are being as proactive as possible too.This reminds me of BUD, who beat MRSA against all odds and against all the dire prognosis of specialist. It was rough, really, really rough, but Bud prevailed and healed!
Glad you're getting an additional consult too. It seems every appointment offers another nugget of possibility.
Did they offer any recommendations to help Sheba eat, or any other ways to get nutrition in her? Is she drinking water okay?
Sending lots and lots of love
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
benny55 said
Goodness knows you are doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to ensure Sheba can heal! It sounds like the vets are being as proactive as possible too.This reminds me of BUD, who beat MRSA against all odds and against all the dire prognosis of specialist. It was rough, really, really rough, but Bud prevailed and healed!
Glad you're getting an additional consult too. It seems every appointment offers another nugget of possibility.
Did they offer any recommendations to help Sheba eat, or any other ways to get nutrition in her? Is she drinking water okay?
Sending lots and lots of love
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
As for the eating, he said that's typical for German Shepherd to be picky, even more so when they're sick. We're discontinuing the gabapentin and he thinks that will help
Cynthia and Sheba
Right rear amputation 6/30/16 due to osteomyelitis of fungal origin (Aspergillus Penicillium).
Final diagnosis - systemic Aspergilosis Penicilliosis, being treated with long term itraconazole.
8/15/16 - Probable spinal involvement, loss of appetite, neurology consult in the works.
We're blogging at: The Ongoing Adventures of Sheba
Hi Sheba and family
How did the MRI go ???
Keeping fingers and paws crossed here!
Big hug and cuddles to your cutie girl
Eurydice 77kg/170lb Great Dane limping end of April 2016, amputation (right front leg/osteosarcoma) 4 May 2016 6 courses of carboplatin followed by metronomic therapy, lung mets found 30 Nov 2016. 3 courses of doxorubicin, PET scan 26 Jan 2017 showed more mets so stopped chemo. Holistic route April 2017. Lung X-ray 5 May 2017 showed several tennis ball size mets, started cortisone and diuretics. Miss Cow earned her XXL silver wings 12 June 2017, 13 months and 1 week after amputation and 6 1/2 months after lung mets, she was the goofiest dawg ever and is now happily flying from cloud to cloud woof woofing away :-)
Here's her latest blog post link with update. http://sheba201.....l-lesions/
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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