Hi I am new here, just joined today. Has Oscar been checked for Addison's disease? High potassium, and GI problems that wax and wane are all symptoms of AD. he needs to be tested asap, if he crashes it can be fatal! Addison's is called "the great pretender" as it "mimics" other diseases, like pancreatitis, kidney failure, liver faliure and many more. you dog needs to have a ACTH stimulation test to test for AD, and the vet needs to know how to give it. I have a Rat terrier with Addison's she was dx at 2 years old and is now a 6 year old. it is not cureable but it is very treatable. here is a link giving you more info. please have him tested. Amy
http://www.addisondogs.com/addisons/whatis.html > Well Oscar is doing much better this morning. I picked him up from > the vet last night and brought him home. He was so pathetic. He had > the cathater in his leg still so he had to wear one of those big > collars to keep him from chewing on it. I took him back to the vet > this morning. He is going to stay there for the day and get more IV > fluids. They are going to feed him and make sure it stays down. He > still has some blood in his stool, but no more diarrhea or vomiting. > His blood work showed higher than normal levels of potassium which > they say can be caused by internal parasites. The fecal exam did not > show any parasites but they dewormed him anyway. This is so > frustrating, but I know eventually we will figure out what it is. > Thank you all for your concern and support. I really appreciate it! > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- -- > --------------------------------- > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
