BayouSlide Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) After three incredibly tense days, it looks like my pal Mollie may have narrowly escaped liver failure after her run in with some unknown (though I'm guessing it was sago palm) environmental poison. The blood test this morning shows liver functioning is approaching more normal levels. No more IVs for my girl, just a bunch of pills for the next week and another blood test Tuesday. She's a little bored since she'll have to forgo her three mile morning walks with us until she mends a little, but she was been given a Rx by her vet to chase the occasional cat or squirrel Not a recent photo, but my ol' girl is looking much like this photo now, except for a foreleg shave from her IV. Curtis Edited May 28, 2011 by BayouSlide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5-O Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) Happy to hear she is doing a lot better now. Edited May 28, 2011 by HI5-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopgun Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Great to hear. Sure is a cutie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammar Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Great news Curtis. Hope she enjoys a full recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 i dont know much about dog habits, but is something missing in her diet ? There are certain plants that are toxic to horses but they almost never eat them unless they are lacking a nutrient or have some kinda gastro issue. Have you figured out the why and how so it doesnt happen again ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Z Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Excellent news!! I know that my dogs are like part of the family and I'd be crushed if I lost one. Glad to hear Mollie's improving. Good Luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 AWESOME WTG Mollie She also has awesome humans who care for her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kz45 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Alright, great news, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbfluff Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Curtis- You might not remember me, but I worked the Double Tap with you in the snow: good news on beating the odds. dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Happy to here that Mollie is recovering. Give her an extra cookie from Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 i dont know much about dog habits, but is something missing in her diet ? There are certain plants that are toxic to horses but they almost never eat them unless they are lacking a nutrient or have some kinda gastro issue. Have you figured out the why and how so it doesnt happen again ? Mollie's a bit of a forager...she ended up on my doorstep 2 1/2 years ago as a stray/abandoned with heartworms and a broken leg. She likes to chew and every morning she checks out the front yard as I go out to get the paper. We dug up a portion of a sago palm at the edge of the yard last weekend and my best guess is that she may have snatched up a piece of bark or leaves that weren't picked up. Sago palms are cyanids, extremely poisonous to animals and humans, but are said to have a flavor that is very attractive to canines. Mollie and the sago had co-existed well until now...it's going to be removed and the area where it grew covered with earth. I'm not letting her anywhere near it in the interim. Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayouSlide Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Curtis- You might not remember me, but I worked the Double Tap with you in the snow: good news on beating the odds. dan Sure do, Dan...great to hear from you. No way I'll every forget that match...it was the stuff of legends! Thanks to everyone...it's great to share some good news. Mollie's curled up on her cushion on the floor at my feet and looking forward to a short stroll in the park today. She's used to a 3 mile hike with us every morning so she's probably wondering why we're such wimps the last few days and when things are going to get back to normal. Curtis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Warrior Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Excellent!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtr Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Great to hear she is doing well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrf Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 I have a Beagle with dangerous eating habits, it's been scary a couple times. Glad to hear your little girl is doing okay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Six-Gun Posted May 29, 2011 Share Posted May 29, 2011 Great news! We havejust left our baby (doogan) a short haired daschund at the vet for boarding while we go on vacation. He did not like that. Hopefully he will forgive us when we get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 That's awesome to hear BayouSlide. What a beautiful girl you have there. be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Great to hear this Curtis! As an aside, we seem to both have Australian Cattle Dogs. I sure love my girl, her name is Abby, and if your girl is anything like her, she will be more than happy to get out and boogie. Nice to know your companion will be around longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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