Brodie's Mom
Boxer Pal
Hello All --
Last time I wrote Brodie was on the mend and doing better. Well . . . Brodie got sick again for the third time starting last Thursday - as soon as he was off the medication from his last episoide.
For those of you who don't remember my little Brodie has been sick for 3 months. This has been so sad - he is in so much pain. He doesn't want to move, when he stands he is all hunched over, he's lethargic, stiff and running a fever of 106!! He can't get himself to stand up with out help or he crys in pain.
Each of the previous episodes the doctor has treated him for something else -- HOD, Rocky Mtn Fever, Septecimia (spelling). They could never diagnosis him and just threw different things at him. Which seemed to help.
This time I wanted a diagnosis so I drove 3-1/2 hours to the Univ of Tenn at knoxville and had him admitted for 2 days. We finally have a diagnosis
"STEROID RESPONSIVE MENINGITIS!!!!!!"
Since this is an auto immune disease it is not contagious and if caught it is not life threatening. What a saga!!
I just drove home today and started him on the steroid medication. Just a slight improvement. We will need to stay on the medication for 6 months and run another spinal fuild tap to check the results.
If anyone needs more info or specifics just e-mail me. I hear this a a rare disease that happens to be common in Boxers and in Bernise Mountain Dogs.
I hope this time when I say we are on the mend we will not have another relapse. We should see in about 5 weeks.
Thanks for all your prayers/encouraging words over the months - it has helped.
Last time I wrote Brodie was on the mend and doing better. Well . . . Brodie got sick again for the third time starting last Thursday - as soon as he was off the medication from his last episoide.
For those of you who don't remember my little Brodie has been sick for 3 months. This has been so sad - he is in so much pain. He doesn't want to move, when he stands he is all hunched over, he's lethargic, stiff and running a fever of 106!! He can't get himself to stand up with out help or he crys in pain.
Each of the previous episodes the doctor has treated him for something else -- HOD, Rocky Mtn Fever, Septecimia (spelling). They could never diagnosis him and just threw different things at him. Which seemed to help.
This time I wanted a diagnosis so I drove 3-1/2 hours to the Univ of Tenn at knoxville and had him admitted for 2 days. We finally have a diagnosis
"STEROID RESPONSIVE MENINGITIS!!!!!!"
Since this is an auto immune disease it is not contagious and if caught it is not life threatening. What a saga!!
I just drove home today and started him on the steroid medication. Just a slight improvement. We will need to stay on the medication for 6 months and run another spinal fuild tap to check the results.
If anyone needs more info or specifics just e-mail me. I hear this a a rare disease that happens to be common in Boxers and in Bernise Mountain Dogs.
I hope this time when I say we are on the mend we will not have another relapse. We should see in about 5 weeks.
Thanks for all your prayers/encouraging words over the months - it has helped.
