Apologies for my absence....

Been busy with work (as usual) but we now have a more important problem .

I don't usually post on forums when the dogs are poorly but thought Keeper needs all the help he can get at the moment.

He stopped eating on Wednesday, in at the vets on Thursday, scanned, x-rayed and opened up on Friday. He has auto immune haemolytic anaemia - his packed cell volume is down to 12 .

The vet kept him in from Friday on a drip but he was so unhappy he thought he would be better to come home. The poor boy can't keep anything down and his steroids we are having to dilute with water and give him a few cc's at a time to stop him vomiting them back.

I'm so shocked at the speed of this, he has lost so much weight - he never liked the vet due to a bad experience when he was young but he just laid there and let the vet do what he wanted which wasn't him at all.

We are all taking turns and sleeping shifts to stay with him - please keep your fingers crossed that he pulls through. He is a very poorly boy, it's very touch and go as to whether the treatment will work, we may well be looking at a blood transfusion tomorrow.

Awwwww Alison *hugs* so sorry to hear about Keeper. I have my finger's crossed for you all

Get Well Soon Keeper!!

I'll have my fingers crossed that the treatment kicks in and that Keeper starts being more his old self. My heart goes out to you as I know how traumatic all this can be.

Yvonne

Poor baby
Poor you
Hope it all works out.

I'm so very sorry to hear that poor Keeper is so ill, I'm sending lots of positive and healing thoughts his way and will be keeping my fingers and toes crossed for him too.

So sorry to hear that Alison ((((hugs))))...glad you were able to post though...hope the steroids kick in soon..thinking of you and poor Keeper

Aww *Hugs* @ Alison

Hope Keeper will be better soon *hugs* for him too. We've got everything crossed for you here xx

Hi Alison,
Sorry to hear about Keeper, this yahoo site will be able to help with advice and imformation on your dogs illness.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CIMDAsupport/

HTH

Oh Alison

I'm so sorry to hear this.

Fingers crossed for Keeper. Hope he get's better soon

How awful Alison.

My thoughts are with you and Keeper.

xxxxx