Louis, the Joy of My Life!!!
Well, Louistest weren't as great as I hoped.... Pancreas counts on a dog should be somewhere around 200 and when we first had Louis counts a few months ago it was 374, then over 1000 and now 888. That is no good. Thouh, a dog whit counts like that should be fatigue, in pain, refusing to eat... Louis is just as happy as ever, in no pain, the vet says he's pathologicaly doing fine! The "only" problem is the pancreas counts. Damn it!
The vet wants us to do more blood tests, a new ultarsound and so on and so forth! It feels like we are runing around in circles chasing...nothing really. Chronic pancreatitis is incurable, the thing you can do to maintain a healthy living with it is to eat low fat food. The dog food Louis is on now is high in fat as the vet told us to give Louis this when she first suspected pancreatitis- the vet is an idiot! Mum and I bought w/d from Hill's last Friday and whenever we give it to Louis- he just spits it out! He hates everything from Hill's and so does two other dogs that we know! That's odd! The plan is now to give Louis the same food as he loves but the low fat version- please cross your fingers that they have it here!! If they don't, I might ask dad to try to find in tn Bremen where he's now.
As I wrote, teh vet wants us to put Louis through a batery of tests and the thing is, there's nothing to do about this really! So I don't understand why she wants Louis to go through all of this! The only thing that can lower the counts is a low fat diet and I can put Louis on that withouth all the tests!
Te "animal hospital" in Helsingborg is very famous for tricking their patients into paying for unnesserary tests, treatments and other things. The insurence companies even tell their costumers to be aware of what the vets ask us to put our bellowed animals through!!!
But, there are always tow sides on a coin! It might be nessesary to do the tests...BUT I can't help thinking that Louis is doing so well right now! He's happy, eating, playing, no pain. Before he had loads of blood in his stool, threw up and so on. Now he's just as a little puppy! I want him to be as happy ashe is, and when that changes- then I'll decide what will be best for Louis at that point.
It's so difficult! What would you do?!
I love him so much, but I wont put him through loads of tests, treatments and experiments that wont lead to anything. And, I wont do it for me!! Louis life is for him!! Als, I wont do anything just to keep Lou alive when he's in pain and there...is nothing more to do... Just pray that that day will be years from now and that he'll live a happy life until then!!!
Louis is the love of my life! He has helped me so much and his lovely spirit is the best medication in the world!
I owe Louis a happy life, with fun and adventures! Not let him spend the part when he feels good in hospital doing testst!! I refuse to do that! Would it lead to a cure, of course I would do it...but there is no cure!!
And, another thing! I know low fat diet is the bets thing to do. But, I wont take away his favourite dry biscuits! I wont! Then he lives for me, the biscuits is for him and he loves them!!
Louis in bead, yesterday morning!
It's very hot today! About +27 celsius!! It's way to hot for me and I'm fattigue, have a headache and my KT is very swollen. Thouh, I'm pulling through! I'm greatful to Mum who is helping me alot. right now she is cooking a lovely cod, new potatoes and brocolli lunch. Louis is just waiting fo her to serve him broccoli! Silly dog!!
Today, 5th of June is my brother Mikkes 26th Brithday! It's 1 month since his daughter Tilda was born and it's his, Elins and Tildas dog Julias 8th birthday! What a day! Happy Birthday to the three of you!!!
Now I'm going to have a rest in the soffa. I'm just so knocked down....
