[nagdu] Hot off the press!!! Griffin update!!

Vanessa Lowery vlowery at dhr.state.md.us
Tue Jul 24 18:53:17 UTC 2012


First, to Janice, you have certainly been placed in a tough position.  The dog has not had any more seizures, so was it an isolated event, or are there other seizures waiting in the wings?  I can relate. While m;y situation is different wiht Griffin since he was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis, I don't know if some of the stresses that our guide dogs face coudl make things worse.  he is not symptomatic with the exception of the liver enzymes being out of whack.  But I know there is a point at which he will become symptomatic with the uglier side of the illness.  So retire now, or later?  He is allmost ten, so for now, I have made the decision to retire him.  he has slowed down some, and I don't want to run the risk of the job he has to do just making the problem worse.  But I must tell you that lately, I have been pondering whether I should back out of the October class that I am tentatively penciled in to.  *major groan*

But I do have some good news that I am happy to have received, and I'll take it and run with it for as long as the good Lord allows.

Got the lab results back for Griffin.  One liver enzyme is back to normal, and the other one, while still above normal, has dropped to a more acceptable range.  I can now go to an every other day dosing schedule with the Denamarin, and in a few months, he will be tested again.  So, there is indeed progress in the camp.  Oh, almost forgot, he has nearly gained back the weight he lost when he got sick from the reaction to the antibiotic.



Vanessa Lowery, LGSW
Adult and Community Services Division
Adult Services Screening Unit
410-853-3550
VLowery at dhr.state.md.us



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