Thank you so much Gail. The doc sent blood and fecal samples to the lab, she’ll have the results by Wednesday. She didn’t feel anything unusual or scary during the rectal exam and she didn’t seem too concerned about the amount of blood – it freaked me out, but she said it’s not uncommon. She put Dixie on a bland diet and a week’s worth of metronidazole to bring down any inflammation that may be present. If the bleeding doesn’t stop within a week and the lab results don’t provide answers she’ll send her for a colonoscopy.
Thanks for the update Julie. I know that must have been so scary for you! I hope she will soon be feeling better and that the meds will benefit her. Sounds like she is in good hands.
“Things” looked a lot more normal on her walk yesterday.
The doc called this morning: Dixie’s blood chemistry looks great, thyroid is normal, stool sample negative for parasites. Doc said to finish the metronidazole and continue the bland diet until her stool is well formed. If we continue to notice blood we need to bring her back in, otherwise we can chalk it up to large bowel irritation – possibly due to change of diet and stress.
She’s beautiful! Congratulations!
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Thanks Andy!
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I love her, I am so happy for you! I hope you have a wonderful night!
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Thanks Joanne! I think she’s going to like it here.
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Awwwwww, very sweet, she is beautiful!
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Thanks Tricia.
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Well done.
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Thanks bones.
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She’s quite adorable. I can see why you just had to adopt her. I hope you all will be a very happy family. 🙂
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Thank you Sarah. 🙂
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She’s beautiful! Enjoy!
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Thanks Peggy!
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What a sweet pretty girl she is…. and she’s very blessed to have you!
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Thank you Gail. We’ve already discovered a heath issue so I’m going to take her for a complete check-up tomorrow. Praying it isn’t too serious.
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I hope it’s nothing serious either. How old is she Julie?
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She’s 11.
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Hoping nothing serious was found on her check-up. I said a prayer for her today.
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Thank you so much Gail. The doc sent blood and fecal samples to the lab, she’ll have the results by Wednesday. She didn’t feel anything unusual or scary during the rectal exam and she didn’t seem too concerned about the amount of blood – it freaked me out, but she said it’s not uncommon. She put Dixie on a bland diet and a week’s worth of metronidazole to bring down any inflammation that may be present. If the bleeding doesn’t stop within a week and the lab results don’t provide answers she’ll send her for a colonoscopy.
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Thanks for the update Julie. I know that must have been so scary for you! I hope she will soon be feeling better and that the meds will benefit her. Sounds like she is in good hands.
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Good news Gail!
“Things” looked a lot more normal on her walk yesterday.
The doc called this morning: Dixie’s blood chemistry looks great, thyroid is normal, stool sample negative for parasites. Doc said to finish the metronidazole and continue the bland diet until her stool is well formed. If we continue to notice blood we need to bring her back in, otherwise we can chalk it up to large bowel irritation – possibly due to change of diet and stress.
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That’s great news Julie! I know you must be relieved! Thanks for letting me know.
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