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The best thing you can do for Mollie is be with her through it all so she isn’t scared. Can you get some kind of body scan done as well as the x-ray? If you can get all the information together from the tests and know what’s going on and discuss it all with your vet. Take it a step at a time is the best advice I’ve heard and don’t stress by looking too far ahead. I will say a prayer to St Anthony for her.
We will all be keeping our fingers and paws crossed for you here Mollie on a positive outcome …..
I hope you are as lucky as Velvet and I have been, storming heaven and all its angels for your recovery!
Sorry for not updating you sooner but its been hectic here and I was kinda waiting to have some definate news for you.
Little Miss Mollie continues to amaze us. We have literally been in and out of Tullamore Vet Hospital twice weekly since our last update.
For a while it looked like we had discovered the problem, when she responded really well to a diet of duck/tapioca & turkey/rice only, we were sure she had a food intolerance. She was on her 2nd antibiotic course at this time. I was almost ready to celebrate.
Unfortunately she began vomiting/diarorrea again once antibiotics were finished. Within 2 hours of vomiting she’s in good form again and looking for food.
Blood tests last Saturday revealed Mollie’s liver function is 6 times higher than normal and her pancreas function 4 times higher. She’s eating tiny bits but not enough to really sustain her long term. Sometimes when I give her a new food that she has’nt had before, she will eat a substantial amount and present as loving it but within a few hours will vomit it all back, then she will refuse that same food again (does she blame the food for making her sick ?) So I have to try and think up another different food to try. She continually looks for food when we’r preparing/eating ourselves but then refuses it when its offered to her. It’s just been heart breaking. Yet Mollie is’nt in any pain and apart from taking it easy with regular naps, she is in happy form.
She’s now on her 3rd antibiotic course and also on meds for her liver function. Getting her tablets into her has been an absolute nightmare, I swear she can sniff it out at 40 paces.
Just this morning Mollie had an ultrasound done (I took her to Athy Animal Hospital on advise from my own vet). She was as good as gold. No tumours were found in her tummy/liver, I had prepared myself for the worse. This, they say, is good news but we still dont know the exact problem. It may be liver failure but could be something else. I’m meeting with my own vet tomorrow to decide whats the next step.
Throughout all of this there has not been a day where Mollie has’nt danced and twirled her way up and down our garden, bossing her big brother around. There has not been a morning where she has’nt danced down the hall into our bedroom to wake us up. There has not been an evening where she does’nt snuggle in beside me or my husband on the armchair. She is just amazing.
At times I find it heartbreaking. But someone asked me the other day, ‘ with the benefit of hindsight, would I have rescued a young healthy puppy instead of an oldie with health problems ? What would I have done? I can say without any hesitation I would rescue Mollie a million times over again.
She has taught us so much.
Sending a pic of Mollie on Sat in garden ”1 ear up, 1 ear down”
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Little Molly doing great for last 3 wks. check up in vet last week had gained more weight, now 3.4Kg, blood test results liver function down by 1/3%, still not normal. On meds for further month, then test again, still worried about her future. She’s a cheeky little madam with her own quirky ways & we wouldn’t change her for the world.
I1373926369.jpgMollie we still have all fingers and paws crossed for you here that you hopefully are on the road to recovery…..
keeping everything crossed for Mollie…did they check for a stomach infection?..the fact that she is responding to antibioctics is a good thing ..but hopefully they will get to root cause and be able to sort her out once and for all..she and you deserve it.
Great news from Mollys family
Little Molly had her last tumour removed on Thurs., back at vet this morning for check-up, all going well, she’s very sore but in good form & eating well. PG she’ll make a full recovery. Sending u photo of our brave little fighter snoozing on sofa in front of the fire. Will let u know how she gets on.
26th_Oct_2013.jpgLittle Molly doing just great, stitches taken out yesterday, weight up again now 4.4kg. Don’t have to go back to vet till next month, then will do. another liver test.
Vet thinks she may have had hepatitis, cos she’s responding so well to new drugs. Yippe, it might just be time to celebrate !! Heres pic of Miss Molly our little warrior relaxing dis morn. Lots of love from Molly’s family.
mms_img756836497.jpgmms_img1676705692.jpgmms_img-834344368.jpgThat’s just super news Miss Molly the little dolly we are delighted that you seem to be on the right road to recovery now!
So delighted and so deserved some good news at last.
Thank you so much to her amazing family you all deserve a break now.I’m just over a year with my family. Well we are celebrating here today cos we just back from vet & my liver tests are all normal. Wahooo !!! It’s taken a full year. I’ll be monitored for next 2 months just as a precaution but am I happy or what ?? Im so looking forward to the rest of my retirement with my family. Love & hugs Miss Dolly Molly.
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