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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,
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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

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Hi Natalie, I’m so sorry Kojak is so unwell right now. I know the panic you’re feeling.

I’m glad he’s been transferred to the critical care vet as they will have more knowledge of how to deal with this.

The transfusion is just there to buy time for the meds to start working. They will have Kojak on medication to stop his immune system which is currently out of control for whatever reason. The meds can certainly work, my boy, Bingo, was living proof of that and there are many dogs that have survived. The important thing is to get the treatment started and working.

Ask anything at all.

You are both in my thoughts and prayers.

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