Scruffy is very sick

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MIKA&KAI

Akita Pals- Always.

Barked: Thu Sep 6, '12 6:40am PST


	Poor Scruffy. There has to be somethin out there,maybe just some extra cuddles. Scruffy we certainly adore you.

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Scruffy

He's a- Scruffador!

Barked: Fri Sep 7, '12 10:47am PST


	Yeah, hopefully we can find something! Awww, thanks, we adore you too!

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Annie

Love my treats,- oh yeah!

Barked: Sat Sep 8, '12 1:16pm PST


	Scruffy, get better soon!

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Scruffy

He's a- Scruffador!

Barked: Wed Oct 31, '12 2:01pm PST


	UPDATE: Just got back from the vet with Scruffy. The good news is, his Creatinine is the same and his BUN is normal. Everything else was normal too. He's lost some weight, he went from 49lbs to 47lbs. We're not really concerned, unless he keeps losing weight. The vet said that she is really happy how well he doing, she said that she originally gave him 6 months before he started going down hill!! She said whatever we are doing, it's working. She said he looks so much better and happier. He is still having dilute urine, which is expected. He is still having dehydration issues, but he wasn't too dehydrated, but the vet gave him SubQ fluids, and showed me how to do it. The vet said that because his blood work looked good that we can give fluids twice a week. Since he is still having issues with digestion and food, she said what I was describing sounding like EPI and to try enzymes and very very slowly try adding more food since he is only eating 1 cup of food a day. Oh, and they found an engorged tick on him and took it off! So annoyed because I checked him and missed that little bugger. Ugh....darn ticks. Ticks are getting really bad here now. Edited by author Wed Oct 31, '12 2:10pm PST

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Kali

She's game for- anything that's- fun.

Barked: Wed Oct 31, '12 7:33pm PST


	So glad he's doing great!

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Scruffy

He's a- Scruffador!

Barked: Thu Nov 1, '12 5:19am PST


	Thanks Kali!! The vet was like, oh my gosh, he's doing so well for a terminally ill dog! Scruffy will be happy to start getting an increase in his food. I really hope this time he can handle it, last time we tried a bit of an increase he got bad tummy aches, but maybe now that everything with him has settled down a bit he can handle it a bit better this time. Edited by author Thu Nov 1, '12 5:20am PST

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MIKA&KAI

Akita Pals- Always.

Barked: Thu Nov 1, '12 7:51am PST


	Glad to hear that Scruffy is doing better. Hope things continue to improve and that the increase in food does not cause a setback.

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Scruffy

He's a- Scruffador!

Barked: Thu Nov 1, '12 7:29pm PST


	Thanks Mika & Kai!!

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Scruffy

He's a- Scruffador!

Barked: Sun Nov 4, '12 10:02am PST


	Just remembered, the vet said it would be really unlikely and weird for him to have EPI and kidney issues at he same time, but given his family history he just might and if he is still having food and digestion issues then we could test for it later. I mentioned that his sister seemed like she had EPI and we were shocked that she tested negative for it. The vet also suggested he could have something wrong that makes swallowing difficult for him, so for now I'm using an elevated feeder for him. So far, he's been doing well on his small increase of food. After a week we can try increasing his food again and see how that goes.

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MIKA&KAI

Akita Pals- Always.

Barked: Sun Nov 4, '12 3:25pm PST


	Hoping for the best. Poor Scruffy could use a break.Lily as well and I'm sure you could also use a bit of a break from the constant worry about their health issues,I remember how stressful it was for me with my Mattie trying to find anything that made her itch less and enjoy more while keeping the necessity of using long acting steroids to a minimum to treat her severe allergies. when you can.