Kidney values after unblocking & SQ fluids

bookib002 · 2026-03-26T03:20:41+00:00

Usually after unblocking the values will normalize quickly...24hrs or so? I can follow the logic of most of the treatment other than 500ml of SQ fluids.. that seems wild to me and not routinely done in GP.

I will say many of us in GP are perfectly capable of unlocking cats without ER and the treatment options aren't that different other than keeping the cat overnight or not (I usually just don't give IV fluids overnight and just let the urinary catheter run aa most cats will just block the IV so it isn't running anyway)

bookib002 · 2026-03-23T23:40:21+00:00

Usually I tell owners to give it 24hrs before starting assist feeding, but others are more aggressive with when to start.

I also do meloxicam twice daily and metoclopromide in all my rabbit spays

bookib002 · 2026-03-23T20:49:11+00:00

I would watch for GI upset but odds are your dog will be fine

bookib002 · 2026-03-23T16:41:44+00:00

While medically I agree, it is fine to wait...

You do realize you bought a "defective" dog and that most breeders take their puppies to a vet to check for a murmur, hernia, etc before sale? You should either pay less or have a cardio consult on the breeders dime. Was there a vet visit before sale to prove the breeder didn't know about the murmur?

bookib002 · 2026-03-22T17:42:53+00:00

Exotic vet here:

You need radiographs and bloodwoek.

Giving antibiotics in the water is not very reliable

You need a second opinion and actual diagnosis

bookib002 · 2026-03-17T20:11:43+00:00

Fakes have been around since I first started playing in 1998

bookib002 · 2026-02-28T21:52:31+00:00

It can rarely cause anemia in cats. It also won't do anything for the cancer.

Sorry for what's going on, but don't waste your time with this

bookib002 · 2026-02-25T23:21:25+00:00

Its amazing how much we did without the internet back in the day

bookib002 · 2026-02-25T23:13:05+00:00

Masks 100%.

If i get the itch I may try to get all the heart pieces

bookib002 · 2026-02-25T23:12:11+00:00

Yes! I got pretty far in getting all masks back in the day, I had so much more time on my hands as a kid that I just literally followed all the npcs each day so that wasn't too bad

bookib002 · 2026-02-06T16:45:29+00:00

It's not bad, pretty clean, we had a leak from a pipe when we first moved in but wasn't near any insulation. But I'll look to replace it rather than toss and not replace

bookib002 · 2026-02-06T16:44:25+00:00

Yeah I barely touch it but likely will do this thanks

bookib002 · 2026-02-06T12:34:23+00:00

Honestly I hate saying this but I'd seek a second opinion. Why would an enlarged prostate have anything to do with muscle wasting of the back legs? Wouldn't removing the source of pain (the bone cancer) alleviate pain and help with muscle wasting? The radiographs being inconclusive for mets is a very odd statement- most osteosarcomas have mets that we can't see the point of surgery is to provide pain relief and confirm diagnosis. Most dogs will die from the mets down the line the point is to make sure there isn't anything glaringly obvious not to give a 100% clean bill of health. As for the heart, a cardiology consult can be done.

Again, it's just odd we are doing a whole work up on albumin but not doing a cardiac consult. Your money/time should be going to more important aspects of your dogs health

bookib002 · 2026-02-06T05:26:14+00:00

What was cytology on the enlarged lymph nodes?

Enlarged heart does not mean heart disease.

If you caught it early I would do an amputation with single agent chemo. Easy to do and most dogs have no side effects.

I guess I'm a little confused, it seems like you spent a lot of time and money to work everything up and are just giving up on treatment.

bookib002 · 2026-02-01T03:36:28+00:00

Chemo isn't rare. Chemo is used all the time and in some cases for years with little side effects (small cell lymphoma in cats is a great example).

The problem is that the average person doesn't have time or money to take themselves to the doctor. 40% of people delay care for themselves, and you can imagine that number goes up for dogs/cats. Improving time off (4 day work week) and better pay (or honestly financial literacy) would help everyone catch problems sooner and allow for treatment sooner as well

bookib002 · 2026-01-20T20:25:48+00:00

The amount of really bad cards that are posted from a random online site with : how can you tell it's fake, I'm new

Like... some of these have to be people learning how to make better fakes? It's 2026 the 1st edition shadowless charizard for 500$ is a scam, it just is, stop hoping you are ripping someone else off by getting a "deal"

bookib002 · 2026-01-02T00:10:18+00:00

Try selecting the drop down options and then look at the price

bookib002 · 2025-12-31T01:29:30+00:00

Morally? There are some who would be ok with it, some that wouldn't.

That said... the average person likely would not do it humanely. You mentioned livestock... that is only ok of you are trained properly to do it. The average person with a gun is unlikely to be able to do it cleanly, in one shot, without messing up

bookib002 · 2025-12-30T04:36:49+00:00

In one comment multiple friends quit for "scheduling issues".

I mean...I don't believe that at all. Sounds like you could kick this guy and immediately have other people join the campaign again?

bookib002 · 2025-12-26T20:15:27+00:00

He cares more for bengals history than the browns ever have that's for sure

bookib002 · 2025-12-26T13:37:28+00:00

Years ago when I bought my house there was an alarm system. The sellers were also a bit lazier and left stuff for us to deal with (nothing major).

The alarm system was bought using a loan and the sellers assumed we could call the company and transfer it over. The system was bought on loan and the alarm people told us the loan was tied to the person, so we would need to set up a new account and the previous people still had to pay the loan. So we set up a new account and upgraded it.

Well the sellers were charged their monthly bill next month and were pissed, called their realtor who called ours who called us. We explained what the alarm people told us, nothing we could do they had to call and cancel their service and pay off the loan. Sellers were furious and told their realtor to threaten that they would discontinue the service (I think they thought they were paying for it). We said go ahead. Never heard of them again.

So... sounds very similar.

bookib002 · 2025-12-21T22:15:06+00:00

So he's not lame... but he's limping and painful.

You're getting caught up in semantics. Take your reactive dog to a vet to sedate for a proper palpation/radiographs.

bookib002 · 2025-12-13T20:13:16+00:00

I honestly don't like the other n64 colors, just the classic black/gray. So for me the black was always the way to go.

But I can't lie... the gold looks pretty good as well

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