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[Vally]

Eleanor, I’m glad Snow is on the sucralfate. Make sure it’s given 2 hours away from meds and food. If you need help charting times for the drugs, I’d be happy to help work out a timetable with you.

I hope you do get Dr Dodds on your side, she’s a champion. She’s our angel here on Second Chance. She helped me with my boy, Bingo, and even after he had recovered, I still called on her at different times whenever something came up.

Make certain that prednisone and mycophenolate are given with food. I know how hard that might be right now as Snow doesn’t want to eat, but maybe just a small piece of hotdog as you’ve done. Yes, you’re right it’s not the best, but I understand how anything right now is better than nothing.

Hoping Snow settles with his meds really soon, and can start the road to recovery.

Regards, Vallly

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Hi Eleanor. I’m so sorry to hear about Snow and I know how worried you are.

I’m thinking it could be the mycophenolate. It really is not my favourite drug for treatment. It is known to cause serious stomach issues. See
https://www.secondchanceaihadogs.com/AIHA_Terms/mycophenolate-mofetil

Unfortunately, it seems to be the drug of choice with many vets. Ask about swopping it with Cyclosporine.

Trust your gut and I think please do go and see the emergency vet. Stomach protection is really important and Snow seems to be suffering from stomach issues. It’s also vital to check on pancreatitis.

The early days are the worst and Snow will probably look better before he improves, but I am worried about him not eating and certainly not drinking.

Ask anything.

Regards, Vally

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Hi Jude, this is a link to Jean Dodd’s liver cleansing diet:
https://hemopet.org/cleansing-diets-2/

To reduce the cyclosporine, it’s not as critical as the prednisone, however, I still, for my own sanity, took it very slow. You can reduce 20-25% and see how Inca goes.

Regards,
Vally

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Yes, please do check with the internal vet.

Wow I used to love Bingo’s internal specialist. I still send him Christmas Cards every year. He even pulled out a seriously loose tooth from Bingo’s mouth once. I was in agony about trying to decide whether to let the vet put Bingo under anaeathesia to remove the really really wobbly tooth, or leave it. It used to bother him though as he would knock it. The specialist brought Bingo back after a blood test check up, with his tiny little tooth in a jar. He said he just quickly popped it out. I’ll never forget his kindness.

Bingo survived many years after his diagnoses with this miserable disease and lived a great life.

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Gwenn the first days are the absolute worse, and the truth is, he’ll probably look worse before he looks better. The RBC is up – that’s good news. He won’t be on those drugs for the rest of his life. It’s just through this critical time. Did you check about stomach protection? That’s really important especially while he’s on both pred and dyclosporine.

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Gwenn, I’ve sent you my email.

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Hi Gwen and welcome. It sounds as though Mulligan is doing better. Regenerative is the very best word you want to hear.

If you can list all medications and doses and the times you’re doing them, I’d be happy to make up a chart for you.

Patrice truly knows more about this disease that most vets.

I truly understand what you’re saying, that family and friends don’t understand what we’re going through. I also felt very alone and was really glad I found help.

Regards, Vally

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Hi Jennifer, I’m sorry you’re worrying about Sophie.

If it were me, I would see the vet sooner. This disease has left me so so paranoid, I know I’d go mad with worry.

I suspect it’s a reaction to having been on the Mycophenolate and now stopping it and her body needs to get used to not having it.

I think for your own sanity, go and see the vet.

My best, Vally