June 2009 to February 8, 2011 | 02/10/11 to 04/28/11 | 04/29/11 to 06/03/11 | 06/04/11 to 10/13/11 | 10/15/11 to 11/21/11 | 11/22/11 to 02/07/12 | Current
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Info Retest Thyroid- August 5th, 2011 |
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| 5 | June 3 Scratching head. Topknot keeps coming down
do to it.
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4 | June 2 START: Thyroid pill in small rutabaga cube. Would rather have the tiny dab of peanut butter that Emma got. Called MSU as requested, sent email as discussed. | |||
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3 | June 1 Used dryer... skin looks really good. Only
one collarette found- mid-chest. A little more itchy in the evening
but a good day!
Corresponded with Dr. Dodds about Bumble's diagnosis and breeder's view that it was "still just seasonal allergies". Dr. Rosser and Dr. Dodds indicate this is NOT the case... he's hypothyroid as indicated by the high TSH.
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| 8 | May 31 Happy Birthday,
BB! 3 years old today. Sores almost gone
but still very itchy. Scratching armpits and
chest more today... scratching head again, chewing legs. Warm areas
on skin. Soloxine given on empty stomach in small piece of
rutabaga.
Aveeno Colloidal Oatmeal was
recommended for itching. Told to pour over him for 10 minutes,
don't rinse, and let dry. |
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| 7 | May 30 Scratching armpits and chest more today. More expressive eyes, better endurance, playing more. | ||||
| 7 | May 29 Scratching chest, armpits. Bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. | ||||
| 7 | May 28 Scratching
chest, armpits. His sides are red from scratching but no longer
scratching his head. Noticed his ears are moving more, his face
looks happier, more expressive. Before he seemed so deadpan.
Starting to snag kitchen towels off the table again so he can play
with them!! That hasn't happened in so long. Running, playing
more. Wondering now if the reason the other food trials never worked was because his thyroid had been failing longer than I knew. Coat is feeling gunky/polluted again... bath tomorrow. |
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7 | May 27 Continued scratching of head, chest, armpits. He's sleeping in new places. He would sleep behind the chair or in front of my desk... more out of the way. I found him in front of the refrigerator... sleeping in the middle of the living room floor. | |||
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8 | May 26 More animated but still scratching head, chest, armpits a lot. | |||
 Can one dose make him more animated?
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May 25
DIAGNOSIS- Started Soloxine this morning. Gave 0.5mg. Will pick up 0.9mg. CORRECTION- Give 0.9mg am and 0.9mg pm on empty stomach. 1 hour before meals and at least 3 hours after. Ok to stuff inside a rutabaga cube but not in ostrich. |
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| Scratching the heck out of his head and a very red area on his right-back side. VERY itchy. Bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. | |||||
 Trimmed legs/feet shorter this evening. |
8 | May 24 Scratching like
heck. Talked with Dr. Rosser this morning.
Changes- |
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| 8 | May 23 Scratching the heck out of his armpits, head, behind ears and neck this morning. | ||||
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6 | May 22 Shirt again
because he's scratching his right side and neck too hard. More
sores found... new ones on chest, inside left front leg, on left
side. Now scratching other side of head. Used the dog dryer (no
heat) so I can better monitor his skin. Using TriChlor 4 wipes on
sores when found.
Noticing that topknot is out each morning now because he's scratching his head. Seems to be backsliding but was probably doing so before the food change (sores in armpits) |
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5 | May 21 First thing out
of his room- wiped down areas with TriChlor4 pads- armpits and
front-left chest because he started scratching. Hot area on left
side of neck after wiping down with pads. This was before breakfast.
Had to put a shirt on him because of scratching. Noticed redness down back of bottom... thought it was a skin related. Turned out to be blood likely due to a too fast food change but saw on-call vet anyway. Metronidazole prescribed for 5 days. Go back to all ostrich/rutabaga until we talk with Dr. Rosser. Transition was started Thursday on way home from MSU. Started at 1/2 cup Royal Canin Rabbit/Potato per meal Thursday and Friday. |
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| 5 | May 20th Scratching armpits and chest first thing out of his room. Chewing on black spot on right hip... hasn't done that in some time now. Scratching head. Called MSU. Message to start Hydroxozine again. Wiping down areas with TriChlor4 pads. Bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. | ||||
 Had checked his skin thoroughly while drying him on the 17th and hadn't seen them. |
May 19 Visit at MSU-
Due to his nervousness, his skin turns red. More areas of sores
were visible like in the armpit areas on both sides. Was asked by
the student if the area above his nose was always that red.
START Rabbit and
Potato Kibble |
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 Left chest area- biting
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 Top right side of head- scratching like crazy. Wiped down with Duoxo pad. |
4 | May 18 Scratching and
biting at left chest area. Scratching the top right side of his
head. Panting more today.
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Totally insignificant!! LOL A few
tiny blotchy spots inside-front |
3 | May 17 Bath at 9am with
Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and
dried. Skin looks really good. Previous spots are healed or
healing now.
no longer chews it!Better endurance Any ideas for a communal water station that would prevent him from getting food particles? A fountain (non-circulating)?
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| 3 | May 16 Scratching both shoulders today- twice by 11am. Test results negative for Lupus. T4 is low but it might be due to whatever has been going on. Rechecking thyroid panel through MSU. Scratching the heck out of the right side of his head tonight... twice. Back looked flaky. | ||||
 Dude... wake up! Grooming is so stressful. :) Shaved between pads and ground nails. |
4 | May 15 Chewing on left knee, front right leg... chewing more, panting. Happy but lying down more today. We were working outside... he ran and played a little, then laid down most of the time. Played in the house though. Shaved between pads. | |||
 Comparison of sore from yesterday to late tonight. Ouch. Wiped with Duoxo pad. |
3 | May 14 Good day as far
as temperament and energy. Cool and rainy day. Chewed sore on left
knee briefly... wiped with Duoxo pad. Scratched
chest/shoulders/armpits briefly.
Emma and Bumble haven't really played together in the house together in so long. Yes, they'd play tug with a toy but not actually wrestle around. I think when his skin problem became so bad, she was seeing that his tolerance level was low. She's usually a dog that will avoid conflict. Today was another amazing day and special for the two of them. I can't remember the last time the two of them wrestled around and nibbled on each other. It's been so long that with his size now, he has to be reminded to be careful (like putting his front feet on her back... eeks!). |
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4 | May 13 He
was licking so I looked and found a new sore on knee, inside left
leg. Scratching shoulders. Still waiting for test results for
Lupus. Bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS
Shampoo and dried. Breathing harder tonight.
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 New sore, left knee- had been licking it.
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A couple of new sores on back of back right leg, above hock.
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3 | May 12 Another very
active day! Never laid down outdoors today.
Videos of play... see play list.
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5 | May 11 Shaved his body,
belly, chest, inside back legs, neck down with a #3 blade. He laid
down at the end... has started lying down during baths too but he
does have to soak for 10 minutes. He's always done this crazy thing
when I spray his head with water, his back end starts to sway like
he's going to collapse. I pat him on the butt and tell him to
straighten up. I now just let him lie down. Blew him off with
dryer after his haircut instead of washing. Runs and plays outdoors
but lies down after brief play. But chased Kobuck across the yard.
Then he was done, he didn't want to play anymore. Went in the
house, laid down on my bed for about 1/2 hour but never put his head
down. I look at him sometimes and think there's something seriously
wrong... and other times like he's going to be fine. This has been
going on for so long now, I no longer know what's normal for
him.
Warmer areas on neck. Scratching head. Sores in ears look to be subsiding or at least not as red... same with rash inside right leg. He licked it once that I could tell. Except for the low endurance (as always) and panting (reason I shaved him down), he appears to be doing ok still. His attitude is good but not much energy. And it's a rainy, cool day... around 60 degrees.
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Inside right back leg.
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5 | May 10 A.M. Chewing
inside of right hind leg and scratching armpits.
Drank out of
the pack water dish AGAIN!!
Have to figure out how to keep him out of it now that the weather's
turning warm. His lovely coat hides so much... I
think it's going to have to come off.
Requested Lupus Testing-
ANA, CBC, protein/creatinine
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All spots found on right hip. |
5 | May 9 Bath with
Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and
dried. Found 5 spots that had at some point been sores but were now
healing. Again, all were on right hip. Another more subdued play
day. Scratching more tonight.
Drank out of the pack water dish.
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| 3 | May 8 More subdued today, less playful but happy. Scratching shoulder/sides a couple of times today. Roughhousing in the living room with Kobuck. Playing outside, was lying down more again. | ||||
 Bath picture from May 4th. The others from May 7th. |
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May 7 What an amazing day! It was so
obvious that he's improving. He's initiating play, his endurance
level is increasing and his temperament is improving. I can see it
in his face that the happy dog is returning to me. I was able to
put his topknot up while he was playing and he didn't growl or go
after the dog he was playing with. I haven't been able to do this
in months. He did scratch his head intensely late last night... I
had to stop him and rub his head... he went back to sleep.
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5 | May 6 Scratching shoulder/side areas, licking top of feet. (Early a.m.) But later in the day was good! He did the Bumble bounce with Kaytee and initiated play. I later took out a jump and he was having a blast jumping over it for baked ostrich treats. My boy is coming back to me... | |||
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| 5 | May 4 Nighttime bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. | ||||
 Hiding behind a bush |
4 | May 3 Top of head itchy where tick was. Otherwise a good day as far as itching. Chewing at right flank, with some heat but less intense. | |||
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6 | May 2 Applied Revolution at 2am. GROSS. Scratching head and found an American Dog Tick on top/left of Bumbles head... not engorged. Removed and wiped area down with Douxo wipe. Revolution is said to control them. We've had an ungodly amount of rain and also brought in store-bought wood chips for the first time in several years. This is the first time we've ever seen ticks here. | |||
| 6 | May 1 Top of head very itchy. | ||||
| 7 | April 30 Very itchy head and behind hears today. Could it be from the Honest Kitchen fed to the other dogs? | ||||
| 6 | April 29 Nighttime bath with Duoxo Chlorhexidine PS Shampoo and dried. Initiating play with Kobuck and playing longer. 45 minutes playing in the living room. Endurance and temperament have improved. Bumble was licking Kobuck's ears and Kobuck was licking Bumble's ears. Note: Fed other dogs Honest Kitchen fish formula... (see April 30th and itchy ears) | ||||
| Appointment at MSU on April 28th, 2011- Report | |||||
