Shay
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Just got back from the Vet w/Lily. She was throwing up and had diarrhea during the night and this morning. Vet said she probably ate something like a pine cone, because they will really tear up their tummy's. I don't have pine cones, but I have pine straw in my landscaping and the area under my deck where she goes potty is laid w/straw. She tries to eat it every time I take her out. I make her spit it out, but not so sure hubby has been as diligent. He said he will be more careful now. Vet gave her some phenergan, and said no food for 24 hrs. and she will probably be better by morning. She is fast asleep at the moment, poor baby.
I also took all my literature on SM to my Vet. He told me that he had just been to a CE class and one of the topics was SM. I was thrilled because the last time I talked to him he wasn't at all familiar. I think this is a good sign that they are at least talking about it now in CE. I showed him the list on Neurologist, and one of them in now retired, but the one hi-lited in red that has treated an SM dog at Auburn, he knows. Anyway he said he would like to test Lily in a few moths for allergies first if she is still scratching. He told me the 4 other Cavs he is treating all tested positive for allergies through a blood test, but all are severe cases and have severe scratching. I told him she is scratching just intermitenly, and the yelping for no reason has stopped. He said the neurologist would probably tell him that she was not showing enough symptoms to warrant an MRI at this time, and would want him to rule out allergies before referring Lily to him. His recommendation was to watch her closely, and then test her for allergies in a few months, if no other symptoms surface and she is still scratching. He did tell me that an MRI would be around $600.00, which is way better than I thought.
Oh, and my sweet little girl started growling and barking at a German Shepard in the waiting room. I couldn't believe it. She has never even barked at another dog before. When we were leaving I was paying the bill, and holding her. I had to put her down for a minute, and when I did the GS lunged at her and started feroicoisly barking amd trying to get to her. His owner pulled him back, and I scopped Lily up and she was crying like mad. He didn't touch her but scared her to death. I never put her down at the Vets, but I had my purse, her, the medicine amd was trying to sign the credit card receipt. It scared me to death. I can't imagine why she barked and growled at that dog first. I wonder if he would have lunged at her if she would not have barked and growled first. Sorry for writing a book.
I also took all my literature on SM to my Vet. He told me that he had just been to a CE class and one of the topics was SM. I was thrilled because the last time I talked to him he wasn't at all familiar. I think this is a good sign that they are at least talking about it now in CE. I showed him the list on Neurologist, and one of them in now retired, but the one hi-lited in red that has treated an SM dog at Auburn, he knows. Anyway he said he would like to test Lily in a few moths for allergies first if she is still scratching. He told me the 4 other Cavs he is treating all tested positive for allergies through a blood test, but all are severe cases and have severe scratching. I told him she is scratching just intermitenly, and the yelping for no reason has stopped. He said the neurologist would probably tell him that she was not showing enough symptoms to warrant an MRI at this time, and would want him to rule out allergies before referring Lily to him. His recommendation was to watch her closely, and then test her for allergies in a few months, if no other symptoms surface and she is still scratching. He did tell me that an MRI would be around $600.00, which is way better than I thought.
Oh, and my sweet little girl started growling and barking at a German Shepard in the waiting room. I couldn't believe it. She has never even barked at another dog before. When we were leaving I was paying the bill, and holding her. I had to put her down for a minute, and when I did the GS lunged at her and started feroicoisly barking amd trying to get to her. His owner pulled him back, and I scopped Lily up and she was crying like mad. He didn't touch her but scared her to death. I never put her down at the Vets, but I had my purse, her, the medicine amd was trying to sign the credit card receipt. It scared me to death. I can't imagine why she barked and growled at that dog first. I wonder if he would have lunged at her if she would not have barked and growled first. Sorry for writing a book.