Jenny Diabetic & Cushings Poodle is an Angel...

[amydunn19]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Probably cerenia for vomiting.

Maggie got tramadol for pain but gabapentin is probably fine, too.

[Patty]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Well wishes for your girl.

[ceruleanblue]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

I hope Jenny gets to feeling better soon!

[Abby's Mom]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Well I didn't give her pain meds this am and she wouldn't eat tonight. And her blood sugar was 70. So no insulin and pain meds. At 10 pm she ate boiled chicken. Tummy cramps whimpering. Shivering. In my arms. I haven't had the heart to test her sugar again yet but I'm hoping we can hang till morning. I forgot. She isn't wonder dog.

Judi.... send waves of healing prayers for your Jenny. We think they are wonder dogs, and sadden to find they are not.

Hugs,
Barb

[SandyL]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Cyber hugs and prayers that your sweet baby can get past this hurdle!!
Jenny's a tough little cookie

Sandy

[Judi]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

thanks you guys. we did finally get some sleep and she ate a little more chicken at lunch. going to the vet for a check up tomorrow and requesting more pain meds! I just hate seeing her like that.

Jenny & I appreciate all of you very much.

We are going to continue with the several small meals pulverized like Jesse girl Amy suggested

[Mpollww]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

So sorry Jenny is not feeling well. Cooper also struggles with pancreatitis and it does seem to come out of the blue sometimes. I can usually get her to eat chicken, white rice, cottage cheese. instead of blending it I "pulse" the chicken and rice in the food processor so it's tiny pieces and add a little chicken broth. I always keep Cerenia on hand and she gets Pepcid AC 1/2 tablet in the morning And at night. She also gets pain meds. When it has gotten really bad and she keeps vomiting the vet has given her shots of the Cerenia and the pain med. I've spent many nights with her wrapped in a blanket walking the floor trying to get her to settle down.

Hope she feels better soon will pray for you and her

[pacots]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Judi, sending healing hugs for your baby, that she get's back on track. She seems to be a toughie though which is good.

[Linda1]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Sending good thoughts and prayers that she feels better soon.

[Auddog]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Sending cyber hugs and healing vibes your way!!

[jgr789]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Judi,
So sorry that Jenny is still not feeling well. Let us know how you make out at the Vets. Sending you many prayers that this too shall pass.

[jjefferjo]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

It is hard to watch but stick with the pain meds and the bland diet - pulverized and she will bounce back

[amydunn19]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

One thing that helped me understand Maggie's pancreatitis pain was having a person I know who suffered from pancreatitis attacks. My sister in law had something in her pancreas that wasn't working correctly and she would get pancreatitis. She would be hospitalized on morphine drips. She was one tough chick too - She had three kids with no drugs or epidurals and she told me that pancreatitis made childbirth feel like a pedicure. She eventually had a surgery to solve the problem but it would take her at least a week to eat solid real food again after a flare up and one of her biggest problems was movement - she told me everytime she even shifted her weight, it was extremely brutal pain.

I imagine our dogs have a particularly higher tolerance for pain than the average dog just due to the injections and testing.

[Judi]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

thank you all. It really helps me to hear how your dogs present symptoms and what you do for them. Makes me know that Jenny isn't doing anything strange just part of the process.

My husband took her to the vet and had her write everything down because he didn't know what she was talking about. LOL

her bloodwork still shows she is suffering from pancreatitis but the vet said she seems to have "turned the corner" what we expected. yay

she gave us some tramadol and told us to buy some Pepcid AC which we will.

I'm going to try adding some low fat cottage cheese or greek yogurt to her boiled chicken.

Amy I am with you. I am feeding her a little at a time and totally winging the insulin right now. thanks again to all of you!

[Patty]

Re: Jenny 11 y/o Poodle

Good to hear Judi.

And great insight from your SIL Amy.