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Gingival Hyperplasia and me......

Hi all, Im just updating everyfur on how I am doing since my last diagnosis. Im doing good and hanging in there, Im a trooper and mommie and daddie are doing everything they can to keep me happy and healthy. I was diagnosed with bilateral renal dysplasia a couple weeks ago:( There is no medicine or surgery to help me and the only thing mom and dad can do is make sure I dont get any infections or bacteria in my system to make my kidneys work harder than they already are. I was also diagnosed with gingival hyperplasia which means my gums grow over my teeth. When that happens, it causes my gums to get red and bacteria and possible infections can start to grow in my mouth. So we had to have a dentistry and gum removal done on me Tuesday. The vet took extra special care of me and gave me iv fluids before my surgery and after my surgery to make sure and flush my kidneys out really good. I had stopped breathing while under anesthesia and the vet and vet techs had to breathe for me till the procedure was complete. I started to breathe on my own after and they kept me well supervised to make sure I was ok. I woke up good and I am feeling great now. Its so good to have my teeth all nice and white and to not have the gums growing over my teeth. This is all due to bad breeding and thank god my parents are on top of things and taking the best care of me, and thank god we have an amazing vet that is smart and so caring. So far all is good with me and I just wanted to keep all my friends updated and to thank you all so much for caring and praying for me. Thanks for sending me gifties and pawmails too! Espcially Doo and Austin and their mom LouAnn, they sent me a special care packet full of all sorts of kewl gifties. Hope everyone is doing good and staying healthy! Happy Halloween to you!! Love, Mable

Kidney Displaysia:(

Well, more bad news for me:( I didnt have kidney stones as once thought, I have something worse. Kidney displaysia, there is no pill or surgery to cure me. The end result of this disease is death. Mom is doing everything she can for me to keep me as healthy as long as possible. We have a very good, very well experienced vet that is helping us but it still sucks. We probably wont be on here for awhile, mom needs to compose herself. Thank you for everyone out there that cares about me and we will be back on when mom is emotionally better. Love, Mable

Kidney stones

Help!!!! Ive had enough of all these medical problems that Ive been having lately. I need a break! So does moms wallet:( Ive had to have stomach surgery because I was naughty and ate my crate blankey, then I needed knee surgery (luxated patella), being spayed, but that was a good thing. Ive been dealing my whole life with skin problems so Im always at the vets for skin tests and different medicines to be put on. I get weekly allergy shots for my bad skin and mom has to bath me twice a week to help with my red, rashy skin. Im on tons of pills three times a day. I keep getting uti's, bacterial infections, yeast infections. Any kind of infection, I can get it! Well, last night mom got home from work and I was acting sad and painful. I was suppose to go to the vets today to have a dentistry done and to have some of my upper gum removed, the gums are growing over my teeth and needs to be surgically removed. So, mom brought me in and told the vet that I wasnt acting right and brought in a urine sample on me. The results showed that I had blood in my urine which Ive never had in all the millions of urine tests Ive been through. So the vet thinks I passed a kidney stone. The vet put me on a pain med and I have to get an ultrasound done to make sure I dont have anymore stones in me. Im only 3 yrs old and Ive been through so much. Mom has me snuggled up on the couch now with my head on the pillow and a warm blankey covering me. She is keeping me medicated so I can just rest and make it through till the ultrasound. Then once this clears up, then I can have my teeth and gums taken care of. If anybody else had kidney stones, please leave me some feedback as to what to excpect. We would appreciate it. Have a good nite and stay HEALTHY!!! Love, Mable