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Our Sophie is sick again
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 367583" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Thanks everyone. H and I discussed the issue about not only how far we will go but also how the costs fit into our finances. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">The procedure the vet is talking about is not completely risk free-she can bleed out post biopsy, which would then mean life saving surgery would be necessary or she dies and we did the biopsy for nothing. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Philosophically, neither of us believe in going crazy medically using exploratory surgery or risky procedures with risks and unknowns. Therefore, we have decided on a passive approach.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Sophie turned nine this year, which is only a little bit over middle aged for Cairn terriers. We can ask the vet to keep her on liver support supplements and check her enzymes every few months. And we will take it from there. It could be that her enzymes are elevated due to other circumstances, such as the fact that she's been on two antibiotics for the past couple of months, one for lymes and another for an infected anal duct (sorry). Also, due to her illness last year and how it affected her liver, there may be permanent damage, Know what I mean??</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">So that's how things stand for now. I have to tell my vet tomorrow and although he says he doesn't judge, well, he is a bit snooty and will likely think it's all about the money. But for us, it's also about the reality that while we love Sophie dearly, she is a dog who has had a very nice life, still zips around like a pup and is outwardly very healthy. We tend to think our vet wishes he headed the Mayo Clinic for dogs or something! Thanks again for the thoughts. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 367583, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Thanks everyone. H and I discussed the issue about not only how far we will go but also how the costs fit into our finances. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]The procedure the vet is talking about is not completely risk free-she can bleed out post biopsy, which would then mean life saving surgery would be necessary or she dies and we did the biopsy for nothing. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Philosophically, neither of us believe in going crazy medically using exploratory surgery or risky procedures with risks and unknowns. Therefore, we have decided on a passive approach.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Sophie turned nine this year, which is only a little bit over middle aged for Cairn terriers. We can ask the vet to keep her on liver support supplements and check her enzymes every few months. And we will take it from there. It could be that her enzymes are elevated due to other circumstances, such as the fact that she's been on two antibiotics for the past couple of months, one for lymes and another for an infected anal duct (sorry). Also, due to her illness last year and how it affected her liver, there may be permanent damage, Know what I mean??[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue] [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]So that's how things stand for now. I have to tell my vet tomorrow and although he says he doesn't judge, well, he is a bit snooty and will likely think it's all about the money. But for us, it's also about the reality that while we love Sophie dearly, she is a dog who has had a very nice life, still zips around like a pup and is outwardly very healthy. We tend to think our vet wishes he headed the Mayo Clinic for dogs or something! Thanks again for the thoughts. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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