Good luck with Amiga, sounds like she is doing well so enjoy her. I have regrets daily with what happened with Sophie so I don't have any answers unfortunately. Sophie started vomiting in Nov 2004, mainly bile tho she was eating well. I took her to the vet with concerns about that initially. On exam they noted her lymph nodes in her abdomen, groin area were enlarged and she was very tender in that area. Sophie actually cried out on exam, so they suggested an xray and labwork. Xrays only showed a small liver otherwise normal, so they said probably gastritis. She was put on Famotidine (pepcid)
switched food to Hills i/d and prednisone. she began losing weight, we were back and forth to our vet with no good answers. (usually gain with prednisone) Now they put her on omeprazole, amoxicillin, kept her overnite and did barium studies, she had a large lesion in her bladder and also a large lesion in her vulva. By now we are into January, she had been such a happy, playful dog, always wagging her whole body and now she had to be begged to go for a walk, she used to dance when the word "walk" was spelled out. Needless to say, we were all sick by now not knowing what was going on. We got the referral to
the critical care vet, still thinking this is going to turn around, after more labwork, overnite stay, IVs, an ultrasound and an exam under anesthesia,
she had 2 large lymph nodes around the bladder and a large mass in her perineum between her vagina and rectum and yes we had noticed she wasn't urinating much or it seemed to take her forever but we thought it was related to the vomiting and dehyration. They aspirated her lymph nodes and results came back lymphoma. We were told then that from the exam they felt the mass was unresectable and she was not able to pass stool and was in alot of discomfort when trying to urinate. She lost 14 lbs in 3 weeks. It was and still very hard to talk about but at this point we did not know what else to do, so we had Sophie put down on Feb 3, 2005. My husband, daughter and I were with her when the vet gave her the injection, she seemed to fall asleep in my arms. The vet was wonderful, she continued to sit with her when we left. This was probably the hardest thing we have ever had to do, but Sophie was not herself and suffering. Our son was away at college and did not get to say goodbye, that was also difficult. I don't know if anything more could have been done, I guess we have to trust those who know more-the vet and I thought she was wonderful and so caring with Sophie. Sorry this is so long and I don't know if it helps but good luck with your baby, and relish every moment. Cindy
