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font-family:Arial'>Hello everyone!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>First and foremost, Drool to all of those in need and extra
special drool to those that have recently lost their beloved friends.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am looking for some advice or suggestions regarding our
Gracie Mae. About three weeks ago our Gracie appeared to be a bit under
the weather and so we began to watch her closely. Within two days of that
she had stopped eating completely. She was very lethargic refusing to get
up most of the time and only getting up to potty. She stayed in one room
for several days never bothering to relocated (this is very unlike her).
As it became more obvious that this was not just a ‘little feeling under
the weather’ we got her into the vet and they did the routine blood work,
etc. Her blood work was ‘inconclusive’ but her white blood
cell count was about 5000 higher than it should have been. So we did a
week of antibiotics and a cortisone shot because she appeared to have trouble
walking. The vet’s ‘best guess’ was that she might have
Addison’s disease and he said she would bounce back for a few days and
then backslide again it if was Addison’s. Well she definitely bounced
back and then definitely back slid again. She went in again a week
later because 1) she wasn’t eating again and 2) she wasn’t moving
her bowels. They kept her overnight thinking that she might have a blockage and
they gave her a couple of enema’s and some laxatives. Things began
moving along rather well in short order and she began to eat again so she came
home the next day. She is on a daily dose of Prednisone for 15 days to
see if this treats her symptoms. For the most part it has been. Her
appetite has returned but she seems to have a significant amount of weakness in
her hind legs. The weakness has never really improved, although her
temperament and personality have returned she still doesn’t move around
much, has a tendency to bark from a laying position rather than getting up, has
trouble going up the two steps that we have in our house, etc. She also
gets ‘body tremors’ or trembling and sometimes makes these real
soft coughs, almost like a snort but its through the mouth.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I am wondering for those of you with Addison’s dogs,
does this sound the same? The vet said that the preferred method of treatment
would be a cortisone shot every three weeks but for now the Prednisone pills
are more cost effective. She hasn’t had the Addison’s test
run yet due to the added expense. Are there other illnesses that could
fit these symptoms. I know that I have read in other posts that some of
you have dogs that have weak back legs, what other reasons could there be for
this? Please don’t think badly of us for not running all of
the tests right away, we have had unusually high medical expenses (for people)
this year and are trying to be conservative and get those bills paid off. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Also, because Gracie Mae is a rescue dog we really don’t
know her age. The youngest should could be is 9 and I suppose she could
be as old as 12 or so. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Any information or suggestions that you have to offer would
be greatly appreciated.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=purple face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:purple'>DeAnn M. Krutsinger</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=purple face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:purple'>Asst. Director of Financial Aid</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=purple face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:purple'>Waldorf College</span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=purple face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:purple'>641-585-8122</span></font></p>
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<p class=quotetext><font size=3 color=maroon face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:maroon'>"...Happiness is
the choice of living every moment with love, grace and
gratitude."</span></font></p>
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