At 08:32 AM 10/04/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Michelle,
>
>Welcome to the group. It sounds like you really have your hands full. I
>have a Pug that had symptoms of IBD and it was a huge mess cleaning up
>after her every day and night. Her problem turned out to be Giardia which
>is a parasite very difficult to detect without specific
>testing. Giardia leads to many bowels problems and often vets do not even
>thick of doing a Giardia test. Has this been ruled out in Emma & Luke?
>
>
>
>At 03:37 AM 10/4/01 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi!
> >
> >I am Michelle and this is a run down on my "pack":
> >
> >Molly - 10 1/2, spayed Aust Shep. Doing pretty darn good - avoiding
> >cruciate surgery, hypothyroid and on Soloxine, seasonal allergy
> >stuff. The socialite of the pack.
> >
> >Emma - 9, spayed Aust Shep mix. The "train wreck". Doing lots better
> >now that her Addison's disease was diagnosed and treatment started. Has
> >severe IBD, and chronic urinary tract infections and is
> >incontinent.....we're working on it all these days.
> >
> >Luke - 5, intact Aust Shep. The "man" and top dog. A total powerhouse
> >and totally devoted to me. All bone and muscle - hard to keep weight on
> >the boy. He has mild IBD/colitis so we are very careful what he eats.....
> >
> >Zack - 8 mos intact Aust Shep. The puppy and destructo machine. So
> >far, he is just a goofy growing puppy - happy and healthy.....
> >
> >I live to clean up and analyze poop. I am being funny.....but, seriously
> >with 2 IBD dogs it becomes part of life unfortunately...., Basically, I am
> >boring in comparison :)
> >
> >Right now I am cooking food for these guys. Chicken and rice primarily,
> >its an evolving thing and we are looking for some permanent solutions that
> >will work for everyone in my pack.
> >
> >Hope this is a fairly active and informative list - I will certainly share
> >info when I can!
> >
> >
> >Michelle Murvai - mmurv99@...
> >in Ohio with Molly, Emma, Luke & Zack
> >
> >
> >
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