Re: [pyrnet] Help Please!

["Nancy K" <nakhere@hotmail.com>]

Thank you so much Barb for your advice. I am too sick to take Buster in; 
but, I was lucky enough that my son Benn was home from his truck driving job 
that he could take Buster in today.

It turns out that Buster has atrophic myositis. I haven't been out on the 
web yet to read more about it; but, it is an auto-ammune deficiency that 
works on the muscles in his head. His eyes are not draining properly as his 
eyes are slowly sinking into his head. His nose is dry because the mucous 
isn't working ok there. He is drooling because he can't drink properly and 
he is having a hard time chewing hard dry food.

The vet gave him a shot and I have to give him pills which will help some. 
It can't be cured, I guess but won't outright kill him either. Buster is at 
least 12+ yrs old (I've had him since '91) so I want to give him the best of 
what is left of his life. Vet says the steroids will cut down the length of 
his life, whatever that means. It was only 1+ years ago when I lost my 
beloved Pyr Thor. I'm not ready to lose another one...guess we never are. 
He's been a good little 'ball dog'... Odie type..dumb but loving.

I'm supposed to switch to softer food for him. I have been using Nutro 
Reduced Fat Maintenance hard food because Eiger, my Pyr rescue, is a food 
hog. Do you have any idea of any kind of soft food that would also have good 
nutrition? Have you ever heard of this condition before? Any prognosis of 
quality of life? I would appreciate any information from any of you. Thank 
you all for being patient with me and my dogs health issues. Nancy



Thank you


>From: "Barb Bowes" <bamb@monmouth.com>
>Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>To: <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
>Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Help Please!
>Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:28:49 -0500
>
>I would definitely see the vet again. This happened to a friend's dog and 
>he
>ended up with a pseudonoma (Sp?) in his lungs. (really, really bad 
>infection
>that is still being cleared up after an entire year!)
>
>Barb Bowes
>Bo & Chelsea (Pyrs) & Elle the foster Pyr
>& Flopsy (Pyrenean Shepherd)
>"The more people I meet, the more I like my dog!"
>bamb@monmouth.com
>
>
>
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