Diary Entry #4 - 10/27/2009 - Sammie Test Positive for MG

As a dog owner you never want a positive MG test, but after all we have been through and considering the uncertainty that would accompany a negative test, we were relieved when she tested positive. We have had her on the Pyridostigmine for nearly a week now and she is doing better. In addition I have done an extensive amount of research and we have applied all we have learned and modified the treatments to improve them. We know what to look for and what is normal. We also know that Sammie's biggest enemy is pneumonia. I have kept her on the antibiotics for some time now.

Fast Forward Mid-December: I took Sammie in for a scheduled appointment with Dr. Crumley. She has been doing very well and Dr. Crumley took another chest x-ray and confirmed that the pneumonia is completely cleared up. Sammie still has her ups and downs. We have calculated the first possible date of remission to be about May 1st. We need to keep her healthy up until then.The staff at Baring Blvd Vet Hospital did not even recognize her as she had her energy back and ran around the clinic greeting all the friends she had made in her 10 days of residence at the hospital. Of course after all that she regurgitated in the waiting room because of all the excitement. A reminder that it is going to be a long road for all of us.

Fast Forward 12/27/2009: Because Sammie regurgitates mostly at night, we have prepared our laundry room for her. We put her bed and a comforter in there. She was sleeping with Scott, my 12 year old, but that was taking a toll on him and his bed. Since isolating her at night, I believe she is sleeping better. There seems to be far less regurgitating going on.