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Canine Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA & IMHA) - JESSE-TOY FOX TERRIER UPDATE
| GOOD NEWS AT THE MOMENT-MY BOY JESSE (FIRST BIRTHDAY ON OCTOBER 29TH !!) HAD HIS VET VISIT YESTERDAY, 2 WEEKS AFTER DISCONTINUING PREDNISONE (FIRST DIAGNOSED JUNE 16, 2007, PREDNISONE WAS SLOWLY DECREASED OVER THE 3+ MONTHS) AND HIS RED COUNT IS HOLDING AT "41". THE VET IS HAPPY, AND HOPEFULLY WON'T HAVE TO SEE HIM UNTIL HIS REGULAR CHECK UP IN JANUARY. THE VET AND I BOTH SAID, AT THE SAME TIME "NO MORE VACCINES". WE'LL DO TITERS AND TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. HE ENERGY IS BACK UP AND MORE INTEREST IN TOYS AGAIN. HIS BLOOD BROTHER JAMES HAS HIM DOING LAPS AROUND THE FIRST FLOOR AND UP THE STAIRS!! SO WONDERFUL TO SEE HIM ACTIVE AGAIN-EVEN ABLE TO JUMP UP ON THE COUCH AGAIN WITHOUT HELP. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS HE HAS TO BE COAXED TO EAT, PROBABLY MY FAULT FOR HAND FEEDING HIM WHEN HE WAS SO ILL, BUT, HE WOULD RATHER PULL THE DOG BED OR TOYS APART AND EAT THE FIBERFILL THAN EAT FOOD!!! I WILL NEVER LET MY GUARD DOWN, EVEN AFTER A FEW GOOD BLOOD RESULTS, I STILL AUTOMATICALLY PICK HIM UP TO TAKE HIM DOWN AND UP THE STAIRS WHEN OUTSIDE, OR HEADING UP TO BED AT NIGHT, AND OF COURSE, ALWAYS CHECKING OUT HIS GUMS TO SEE HOW PINK THEY ARE. I GUESS YOU CAN SAY I WILL FOREVER BE A WRECK AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE. I AM EXTREMEMLY PROTECTIVE OF JESSE AND CAN'T "LIGHTEN UP" AS MY HUSBAND PUTS IT. IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN, I WILL POST IT, AND I'LL KEEP WATCHING TO SEE HOW ALL ARE DOING HERE. LOVE AND LUCK TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE.....WITH WARM WISHES, ALICE & JESSE |
| ALICE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY |
| Great news for you both. Brilliant to hear success stories as it gives the rest all hope. Keep up the good work and happy birthday for the 29th Jesse. Jackie and Jasper |
| Jackie pembrokeshire; west wales; uk |
| Hi Alice, That is such great news about Jesse! We are on our way to weaning HOlly off of her prednisone. 10 days into the every other day and still doing great! I so look forward to someday real soon of being med free. Congratulations again to you both!! GO JESSE! LInda |
| Linda Sapphire |
| Alice, thanks for posting your good news. I think it helps those that are struggling to keep up hope that this illness can be beaten. We are down to the last prednisone decrease before we eliminate it all together. So far so good. Anyway, great news for Jesse. Please do keep us posted. deb and Duck |
| Debbie Nelson BC |
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