Oh my goodness how cute!
Hi everyone!
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Welcome to the Forum to the three of you. Samantha is a very pretty girl. Such a shame about the Fanconi and I hope the treatment will soon be sorted. You have made a good choice as there are so many knowledgeable people on here who can give you good advice on the Fanconi as well as most other Basenji related things.
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Thanks to everyone for your concern about Samantha. Jennifer, Gulf Coast is where Samantha is being treated and now I am having second thoughts. I called but her vet is not there until Monday. I will call Monday and get this sorted. I have not joined the Fanconi Yahoo group yet.
Angelica
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At first, Zippy was using the Potassium Citrate which was a prescription for low Potassium but it bothered her stomach/intestines so much, she had nasty runs. I switched her to an over the counter Potassium pill and a powered form of Potassium that one can put in the dog food. After the switch, she did not have any more stomach issues. Her potassium level was not all that low though.
Zippy was treated at Gulf Coast because her regular vet did not have the machine to do the venous blood gas test and I did not want her to be poked once for regular blood work and then drive her over to another vet to have the venous blood gas test done. I was not happy with the regular vet anyway because of a disagreement with thyroid testing. Zippy saw Dr. Heald at Gulf Coast for a couple of years until I moved to Ohio. I was happy with him but I do not know if he is still there though.
Do you have any of her test results? Was a venous blood gas test done?
Jennifer
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Some of us own pet store dogs and/or rescue so we may be familiar with the breeder and/or the sire and dam of Samantha. You never know as someone on this list may own a littermate!
Jennifer
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Thanks to everyone for your concern about Samantha. Jennifer, Gulf Coast is where Samantha is being treated and now I am having second thoughts. I called but her vet is not there until Monday. I will call Monday and get this sorted. I have not joined the Fanconi Yahoo group yet.
Angelica
Never a bad thing to question…. and one thing about this list, many of us have been there, done that... so it is a good sounding board. Those that have had Fanconi dogs are pretty much up on the protocol and how it works. Hopefully your Vet will be open and if nothing else will call/email Dr. Gonto for a consult
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Any update with your Vet? Let us know how it is going.
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Any update with your Vet? Let us know how it is going.
I have been getting the run around with the vet. I keep calling and being reassured someone will call me back but no one does. I requested a different vet to contact me today so hopefully I will hear something back.
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Sorry to hear that….. maybe time to look for another Vet?
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I finally got an appointment for Sam to have her tests redone and see how everything is going so far. It seems all the doctors have split for the holiday and the residents and doctors still around are swamped. Anyways she will be rechecked and we will discuss further treatment.
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Welcome Angelilca!
I'm the "mommy" of a B girl with Fanconi, also. I really encourage you to join the fanconi yahoo group. It's a GREAT resource! I have learned so much just from reading the posts of people with current issues and the experienced fanconi dog owners' replies. Also, they keep a list on the website of vets that are known to be knowledgable about the disease and are willing to communicate with Dr. Gonto (who wrote the protocol) directly when needed - because not all are. The list is by state and you can find it on the site under "files".
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/fanconidogs/
Good luck with everything and keep us posted!
Sadie
