December 17, 2007

Ruby went to the vet today for her blood draw. She had gained two pounds since the 12th, for a grand total of 40.9! The food, supplements, and raw diet are helping her so far!! The blood work came back pretty good... no sign of trouble with the kidneys or liver, and the only elevation was in the eosinophils count. They weren't surprised at this as it is typical to see an elevation here in a dog with allergies or parasites, so they expected to see that with her heartworm.

My vet called and spoke with Merial (the manufacturers of heartguard and Immiticide) in reference to the doxycycline treatment. She has also consulted with the staff at Iowa State because they were not familiar with that treatment either. We should know more tomorrow- she (my vet) is taking home the information from Merial, as well as the bloodwork, to study and see how we should progress from here.

Another hurdle crossed!