I took Dylan and Troy to the vet, and luckily, on both counts, it is nothing to worry about.
Dylan's lump is a fatty lump. Again, nothing needs doing unless it becomes a problem.
Troy has Gingival Hyperplasia, which is a benign growth. Nothing needs to be done about it unless it starts bothering Troy.
I am so glad that both are fine and the lumps are nothing serious! The boys are just getting older... :-(
22 July 2008
21 July 2008
A lump
On Sunday morning, just before we went to agility training (where he is doing so well by the way), I noticed a lump on Dylan's chest. I am of course really worried, I don't like lumps. He is off to the vet's tomorrow morning together with Troy, who seems to have some kind of growth on his gums on one of the canine teeth.
10 July 2008
Test results
We had the results back from Paul on Tuesday, though I wasn't able to talk to him until today.
The results are actually a bit better than at his last lab test in March, though still slightly elevated still compared to normal results. But Paul wasn't really worried about that.
After a lengthy discussion about possible causes and possible further tests (Paul was very patient in that respect...), I decided to change Dylan's diet to Royal Canin Medium Mature 25, which contains still good protein levels (25%), but has a third less phosphorus than Timberwolf at 0.6% compared to 0.9%. This should make life a bit easier for the kidneys without restricting the protein levels further.
I will also continue to watch Dylan for another couple of months, in particular also his behaviour (aggression). Should that get worse or should the drinking get worse (which - touch wood - has been fine over the last couple of days), then we will look further, starting with a thyroid test. Paul was talking about a more extensive test than the simple 3-panel test, but not the actual 6-panel test that I am after. We will have to discuss this further should it come to this.
For now, Dylan is happy as Larry, full of energy and doing great! God only knows what is going on with him... I just hope that it is me being too paranoid about things - particularly after he ended up on the drip last time! Only the future will tell!
The results are actually a bit better than at his last lab test in March, though still slightly elevated still compared to normal results. But Paul wasn't really worried about that.
After a lengthy discussion about possible causes and possible further tests (Paul was very patient in that respect...), I decided to change Dylan's diet to Royal Canin Medium Mature 25, which contains still good protein levels (25%), but has a third less phosphorus than Timberwolf at 0.6% compared to 0.9%. This should make life a bit easier for the kidneys without restricting the protein levels further.
I will also continue to watch Dylan for another couple of months, in particular also his behaviour (aggression). Should that get worse or should the drinking get worse (which - touch wood - has been fine over the last couple of days), then we will look further, starting with a thyroid test. Paul was talking about a more extensive test than the simple 3-panel test, but not the actual 6-panel test that I am after. We will have to discuss this further should it come to this.
For now, Dylan is happy as Larry, full of energy and doing great! God only knows what is going on with him... I just hope that it is me being too paranoid about things - particularly after he ended up on the drip last time! Only the future will tell!
08 July 2008
07 July 2008
Drinking more again...
Dylan is drinking quite a lot again... so I will book him in for another blood test this week.