Hi Friends,

Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better. Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.
Chad

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On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT, Dimpled Chad wrote:

Hi Friends,

Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better. Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

Please let Frankie know that his continued improvement is great and
that he is under no circumstances allowed anything but progress.
There has been far too much bad news lately. He will just have to
keep providing good news, no ifs, ands or buts.

--
Paula
"Paula talks tough, and she wears vicious lipstick, but she lacks the
depth of hate that I have spent many years cultivating. But I'm not the
source of all hate. Just the outlet mall of hate." The Avocado Avenger

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT, Dimpled Chad wrote:

Hi Friends,

Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better. Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

Please let Frankie know that his continued improvement is great and
that he is under no circumstances allowed anything but progress.
There has been far too much bad news lately. He will just have to
keep providing good news, no ifs, ands or buts.

--
Paula
"Paula talks tough, and she wears vicious lipstick, but she lacks the
depth of hate that I have spent many years cultivating. But I'm not the
source of all hate. Just the outlet mall of hate." The Avocado Avenger

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT, Dimpled Chad wrote:

Hi Friends,

Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better. Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

Please let Frankie know that his continued improvement is great and
that he is under no circumstances allowed anything but progress.
There has been far too much bad news lately. He will just have to
keep providing good news, no ifs, ands or buts.

--
Paula
"Paula talks tough, and she wears vicious lipstick, but she lacks the
depth of hate that I have spent many years cultivating. But I'm not the
source of all hate. Just the outlet mall of hate." The Avocado Avenger

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT, Dimpled Chad wrote:

Hi Friends,

Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better. Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

Please let Frankie know that his continued improvement is great and
that he is under no circumstances allowed anything but progress.
There has been far too much bad news lately. He will just have to
keep providing good news, no ifs, ands or buts.

--
Paula
"Paula talks tough, and she wears vicious lipstick, but she lacks the
depth of hate that I have spent many years cultivating. But I'm not the
source of all hate. Just the outlet mall of hate." The Avocado Avenger

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT Dimpled Chad whittled these words:
Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

Good good I like to focus on the good stuff.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

*sigh* focussing on the good stuff, acknowledging the not so good but
moving on.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better.

Yay! focussing on the good stuff!

Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

And we all send good wishes back.

Diane Blackman

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT Dimpled Chad whittled these words:
Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

Good good I like to focus on the good stuff.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

*sigh* focussing on the good stuff, acknowledging the not so good but
moving on.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better.

Yay! focussing on the good stuff!

Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

And we all send good wishes back.

Diane Blackman

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT Dimpled Chad whittled these words:
Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

Good good I like to focus on the good stuff.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

*sigh* focussing on the good stuff, acknowledging the not so good but
moving on.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better.

Yay! focussing on the good stuff!

Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

And we all send good wishes back.

Diane Blackman

On 4 Feb 2004 22:19:56 GMT Dimpled Chad whittled these words:
Frankie continues to improve behaviorally and in terms of his blood
chemistry. After bloodwork this week, his p count remains sky high (over
700k), and his liver enzymes, which had been very elevated, are all
precipitously dropping. They aren't quite normal yet, but they are all 2/3
lower than last test two weeks ago, and are trending downward.

Good good I like to focus on the good stuff.

We're dealing with ever new secondary symptoms. His mouth growths under the
tongue are unchanged, but the newer growths remain and have gotten thicker.
And he has a new skin problem. We noticed red sores under his ears, and what
we intially thought was flaky skin on the abdomen due to the cold cold
weather turned scaly and hard. The vets dont' know what they are.

*sigh* focussing on the good stuff, acknowledging the not so good but
moving on.

So, given the improved blood chemistry, we're going to do a battery of
biopsies tomorrow morning. They'll give him quick acting anestesia, and one
of them will biopsy in his mouth and the other will do his skin.

Thats where we are today. He's happy still, eating and doin' his business
like a champion. He's more active than earlier, and as we continue to
decrease the steroids he does ever better.

Yay! focussing on the good stuff!

Tomorrow we move to 5mg every
other day (the other day he gets a dose of imuran), which is no longer an
immune-suppressive dose. If his p count remains strong, we'll have to decide
whether to take him off the steroid all together, or to keep him on the lower
dose for a long spell.

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

And we all send good wishes back.

Diane Blackman

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Dimpled Chad wrote:

Frankie sends his best to all his canine and human friends.

i'm glad to hear his blood work is improving. yay! he'll be
in my thoughts this morning and i hope you get some answers on
his mouth growths and the new skin problem. he's sure keeping
you on your toes!

--
shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet
http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette