Miranda and I also have only good thoughts to send your way. We lost our American Eskimo Snowy prior to getting our Basenji. We were very attached to the Eski as we are to the Basenji. When your dog gets to the point where their health is seriously failing its a very difficult time for the owners and the dog. Since we all love our pets we certainly want them to live as long as possible, but it is a double edged sword. At what point do we know if we are doing the best for our pets. It is a hard decision that every pet owner is faced with sooner or later. Sometimes love is finding the ability to let go. We certainly did not want our Eski to suffer any more or live in possible pain. Of course it is a very hard decision and everyone's circumstances are different.
When Snowy stopped eating, became lathargic, and had trouble holding his water, I looked at Miranda and said "I think we need to do what is best for him." So we took Snowy to the Vet to have tests run and sought advice. Based on that advice we made the decision to let Snowy go because we certain did not want him to live in pain, hunger, or deteriorate where his personality totally disappeared. The hardest part for us, was making that decision and staying with our beloved pet during that time. In the end we know inside that we did the best for our pet. We know we did all we could to provide love, attention and the best quality of life for him and that of course is the most important thing you can do for your pet.
We are certain you are doing the same for yours as well.
Jason and Miranda
Tanza, this is pedro. What are all the meds that they have to take??. And how much does it useually run for a month or even a yr. Of meds?.
This was all posted in the Help ASAP thread.
Here is an article with that talks about the medications and costs.
http://basenjicompanions.org/health/fanconi/life.html
If you use the estimates from the article the medication is about $60/month. Blood gases are $100 per test which is done every 6 months so that would be another 16.67 a month if you are saving up for it. Making the monthly costs around $76.67 provided you don't end up with something like a UTI which can easily add another $100-$200 for the month.
Also the Fanconi Protocol has what all is required. You will need to know your dog's blood gas results to know what amounts of everything he will need.
http://basenjicompanions.org/health/images/Protocol2003.html
My cat is now exhibiting some hair loss on her front limbs. She's 8 yrs old & healthy… so I am hoping it is just stress.
Kitty might be allergic to bug bites. I have one who is like that. Sumi will lose hair, but not seem to scratch much. Just go bald in spots. She has to be kept on flea prevention year-round. Otherwise she begins to look like she needs a full-body wig.
So sorry to hear about Isis. She will tell you what her wishes are. If she wants to continue the fight, help her….if she's too tired, she will communicate that to you. As difficult as this is, remember we will see all of them again when we join them on the other side of the rainbow bridge.
My thoughts are with you.
I am so sorry to hear about Isis, how heartbreaing it is when you have to make a decision between carrying on or giving tham final peace.
I agree with AJsHuman - Isis will let you know if she is ready to go, it'll show in her eyes.
Hugs for you at this time. The best hardest gift we give our beloved animals is the gift of peace.
Hugs, hugs, hugs.
Sending you both hugs..this is a very hard and trying time for you ..
The Isis thread is about a year old. Here is the thread about her passing:
http://www.basenjiforums.com/showthread.php?t=5788
Ivoss & sharronhurlbut!!! This is pedro, i got a nother resault back today from the foa foundation!!!!!!!!!!! I have great,great,great, news the foa did a rerun of pedro's fanconi test and he is ….....*******probably clar/normal for fanconi syndrome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got a letter in the mail today from jon curby, that there was an evaluation error and it is put in the database, here's his numbers, bj-fac3249/39m-nopi, his reg# is a07zadg40015a. Im waiting on a call from jon himself about this. I can't belive my eyes. This just made my day soooooo much!.
Ivoss & sharronhurlbut!!! This is pedro, i got a nother resault back today from the foa foundation!!!!!!!!!!! I have great,great,great, news the foa did a rerun of pedro's fanconi test and he is ….....*******probably clar/normal for fanconi syndrome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got a letter in the mail today from jon curby, that there was an evaluation error and it is put in the database, here's his numbers, bj-fac3249/39m-nopi, his reg# is a07zadg40015a. Im waiting on a call from jon himself about this. I can't belive my eyes. This just made my day soooooo much!.
Could you please start a thread of your own? Thank you.
Janneke, I don't know if Pedro knows how to start a new thread, so I am going to say, great news Pedro.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Janneke, I don't know if Pedro knows how to start a new thread, so I am going to say, great news Pedro.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Well.. if he/she wants to know how to start a new thread, I'm more than willing to explain it to him/her.
Whether new thread or no - it's wonderful news Pedro.
HI sharronhulbut, thanks and thank u patty. and no i don't know how to start a new thread!. SORRY!. sharron, i have 2 test here !! the old one said; probableat-riskforfanconi syndrome then for some reason igot a new one today in the mail!, saying it was rerun, do to a evaluation error!??? what is that//?.and i got a certificate with it too, probable lear/normal for fanconi !! im soo confussed here!,& i don't know why it was rerun!!!???. i didnt'ask for a re-do!. why would i have gotten another one that was redone, and within 2 months apart? have u ever heard of this being done before??!. pls help me with this.
Labs make mistakes so be glad that they reconized it and reran the test.
hi tanza!, how's everything going?. i thought that the only reason they'll run the test again is if the first test was indeterminate/equivocal! but my first test saying: homozygous A/A= at risk for developing fanconi. !!
jeneke, can u tell me how to start a new thread?. and is it ok to give a basenji tuna fish?? my basenji love's it!!!!!!!!!!!. he goes crazy just by the smell of it!!. thks.
Re tuna, it does have mercury in it..give it only to them I would say, less than once a month..but others will correct me if I am wrong.
thks sharronhurlbut, i wasnt sure about this and i gave him a can of it . the type thats in water not the oil type. but man oh man he goes crazy for this stuff! he fallows me like a puppy listens really , really good for me too!!!!!!!> he's like a kid that just learned what candy is!. i'll just give it to him once a month then!!. thks again.& have a ggod night!.
I read something recently about the whole mercury in tuna thing that I found very interesting and very educational. Before you ask, no, it was not info put out by the fishing industry. It was a book I was reading a little out of that was about the health benefits of a kosher diet. It stated that there is something neat about tuna fish that I hadn't heard before. In tuna, there seems to be some chemical or property which lends itself to the purpose of removing mercury from our system. Because it has been a little while and I didn't pay close enough attention I cannot tell you what this property that the tuna has is and I am sorry for that. I'm sure it would be wise to further research information about it. But it was published information that suggested that eating tuna fish actually reduced one's likelyhood for mercury poisoning, in spite of what the mercury test results indicate the tuna to have. I guess this is sort of like how they are now telling us that the use of sun block may actually be increasing our risk of skin cancer. Personally, I think we will all eventually die from something, and over-worrying something like this is not a direction I will choose to go. But that is a decision which I have made only for myself, you will have to make your own. Perhaps some of you out there are already aware of this tuna/mercury study and can share your knowledge with us.
