Thank you all for your good thoughts and prayer. I believe every single one helps Pookie. He's doing good this morning. Yesterday when I picked him up he was very weak, and a bit disoriented-he hadn't eaten in the 2 1/2 days he was at the hospital. P...

Official Diagnosis:

Cervical Myelitis

Thyroid neoplasia (cancer)

We're treating the myelitis w/anti-biotics and steriods, until we know if it's auto-immune or infectious type.

As for the cancer, they said...

Hi All,

Well, I just got off the phone with Pookie's neurologist.
Some of the test are in and he was officially diagnosed with 2 things: Milencephalitis (I think that spelled wrong) and Cancer (of the thryroid tissue). It is without...

Hi All,

I posted last week about my Pookie, being disgnosed with a luzating patella. Well, yesterday, we went in for a othropedic consult and ended up in neurology.

He went in for a MRI and CSF-Tap today. This afternoon I got...

Thanks Savannah!

I have a call to them tomorrow.

-Sandy

Hi,

Although I have received some PM responses...I'm still short on orthopedic specialist/surgeons that someone can recommend in los angeles, california or the surrounding area.

If anyone knows of a good ortho specialist/surgeon...

Hi All,

My almost 9 year old chihuahua was diagnosed w/luxating patella yesterday.

He is Grade 3 right now (beginning stage). Based on what we'v...

Thanks DebsDogs!

I really wouuld appreciate that specialist's info. And I'll start a new thread per your recommendation.
-Sandy

Hi,

My almost 9 year old chihuahua was diagnosed w/luxating patella yesterday. We are in southern california (LA),does anyone here have a good orthopedic s...