[Dailydrool] My Maggie

[Mary Ann Thomas]

Marlene, we send comforting and healing drool your way.  It never seems to
just rain for your furgurl but pour.  She is so blessed to have you in her
life.  Lub and huggers from Auntie Mary Ann and the Clowns...

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 9:46 AM, <Marsdoxy2 at aol.com> wrote:

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> Oh Gosh, where do I begin, as most of you know I have a hound who has
> severe allergies,  I am going to a new vet now and we tested Maggie a bout
> a year ago and started her on desensitizing injections, which helped big
> time  UNTIL, we got to the fourth bottle of extract to have her react
> horribly and lose most of her hair and she broke out awful,  well, lets
> just say, it has been a continuous BATTLE  for the last 7 months, very
> little if no relief at all, we have changed diets 3 times, and in the
> process have had her on preds ( this new vet doesn't like preds or wants to
> use them either ) but he had no choice, things were so bad that the preds
> were the only option, so we have been trying for 7 months to get her OFF
> the preds with no success.
> I  ( ME )  the bitch  requested a test to check her liver and also check
> for cushings !  Maggie is getting no better, horrible skin lesions and no
> relief even with bathing twice a week with medicated shampoos,  she is
> drinking tons of water  and she consumes her food,  she does not eat  she
> inhales !!!!!!!  so yesterday they kept my Maggie to do blood work, first
> draw was too fatty  when they spun it down so they couldn't do the test for
> the cushings, they sent her home,  we did a 14 hour fast actually it was 16
> hours,  took her back this morning , drew blood, spun it down and her blood
> was light pink and foamy, not a red serum like it should be,   so they are
> keeping her again, she is on IV'S and they will do another draw at 5 PM .
> this girl gets NOTHING off the table,  NO table scraps, NO treats of any
> kind, NO supplements  just PLAIN KIBBLE  Natural Balance Lamb & Rice,  12%
> fat content 21 % protein  that's it !!!!!!!  Dr. Bob doesn't know what is
> going on, he is scratching his head on this one, because she is on such a
> restricted diet.  I cried most of the way home, I am exhausted emotionally
> and physically also.  my whole life is consumed with doing  right for  my
> Maggie.  I feel like a failure !   I would give a million dollars right now
> to have my mom give me a hug and have a bowl of her chicken noodle soup and
> a piece of her lemon meringue pie
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> Marlene  & Maggie and Evil Annie
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Mary Ann Thomas
Jemma & Clyde, da hound clowns of Podunk, WA

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