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Sunday, December 18, 2011

December 18, 2011 – Riley Update

Since there is nothing new for Margaret I though I would use this for a Riley update (our dog).  So far he is holding his own.  His personality is coming back pretty good and he started to eat some.  He is still not medically in good shape.  He currently has two problems, his lack of platelets and whatever seems to be wrong with his liver.  He now has 15k platelets and the normal for dogs is 200k to 400k.  They will not even think about doing anything invasive until his counts get to about 150K for fear he will bleed to death.  They know he is producing platelets but are not real sure what is 'eating' them or using them, they obviously think it is his liver since his liver enzyme numbers are REALLY bad.  So far he in not jaundiced (surprising) and it is a wait and see.  Hopefully he will get enough platelets so they can do a biopsy of the liver to find out the root cause of the issue.  The vet has not given up on him yet since he does seem to be improving but he could bruise and well, with his lack of platelets that would not be good.  We are visiting 2 - 3 times a day and he is acting more and more like his old self but medically there are still BIG worries.

Our neighbor's dog was sick earlier with similar symptoms and things did not turn out so good for him and they never found out what the issue was so we are very concerned.


Riley doing what he does best, relaxing.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    We understand how animals can get under our skin as they are with us through thick and thin and we owe them the same. Dogs have masters and we are responsible for them. Cats have staff and we wait on them hand and foot. Gosh how we feel for you and now that we have seen Riley....well....it is even harder. Love to your whole family.
    Muriel and Steve

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 1:10 AM

    Riley's a sweetheart, and I very much miss playing with him. Please be sure to give him a big hug from me!
    -- Teresa

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  3. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    We love our dogs, our dogs love us!! Weird that the neighbors dog had similar symptoms sounds like poisoning....?
    November 21st our dog Eddie (14 lbs bishon frise) was attacked by a 75lbs dog at the park across the street. It was a terrible injury his abdomen emptied on the table, thankfully the attack dog didn't puncture any of Eddies organs and the doctor was able to Put them all back in and stitch him up. Today, Eddie is doing very well. Wishing Riley the same, good luck!
    Hugs,
    Fran

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  4. AnonymousDecember 22, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Riley is almost as much of a personality as Margaret. Anyway, here ia what Eric had to say about today's blog, "that's Riley good news!"
    Nancy

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