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Originally Posted by ChristyM  Hello Moondog, they gave Kodi two 20meq of Lactated Ringers one each day and two Potasium Chloride 20meq. The vet said that they would give him his pred through the IV. but if they did they didn't charge us. |
Pred is cheap, so I imagine they did and didn't see the need to charge for it. I gave Luna potassium chloride tablets in the beginning when she was so sick - that may have kept us out of the doggie ER!
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Originally Posted by ChristyM As for the changing of the diet, anytime he gets gas that has an odor we back off the proteins. He is usually gassy but most of the times they don't have an odor, it kinda strange his feces doesn't even have an odor when all is going well; it must be the healthy diet. |
You are so smart and have really caught on to the way for successful management. I'm not surprised he's doing so well!
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Originally Posted by ChristyM As for his protein levels they were tested a about a two months ago when they retested his thyroid levels. Every thing was in excellent condition. He had gained so much wieght we took away one of his feedings. |
Needing to watch his weight (gain
) is a really GOOD sign.
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Originally Posted by ChristyM By the way, if we ever have a female we may have to name her Luna, if you don't mind. |
Mind? I would be
honored to have been some small part of naming a dog Luna! And I'm sure Luna will be happy to be an angel on your shoulder, too!