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Hi everyone,
i have just registered with this site which is forwarded to us by a friend to help us out with our dog's sickness...
We have a 6 year old yellow lab, Bozo who has been sick since last few months and loosing weight,he has lost 20lbs in last 4 months..he is limping,and some times walking on three legs,his right hind leg is having some problems..
In Jan he had a real bad ear infection and was on medication for that ,after that he had sunken eyes,his nose was totally blocked and he was breathing from his mouth..
He started loosing weight and is left only 52.4 lbs..he was not very heavy before,but his heathy normal weight was always somewhere between 70 - 75 lbs.. he was very muscular and playful..and now you can feel each and every bone inhis body..
we have spent so much money,changed vets and have been to internal medicine specialist but no one cud tell us whats going on with Bozo.they did x-rays ,ultrasounds ,did blood work,even ANA test but everything is alright with his bones,joints,and all organs are working fine..problem is that he is loosing his muscle mass and has become so thin..
we have been dealing with his allergies since last 3 years and he was chewing on his paws and legs,he licks his anal area like crazy and try to bite the place where they have the hip bone..
someone told us about degenerative myelopathy in dogs,we don't know if he has this desease..Internist told us to give him best available food for two weeks and then see if he has gained some weight or not,and after that they will run few more tests ...
i am posting here in a hope that someone some where cud give us a clue as whats wrong with our beautiful dog...we are too frustrated rt now..after spending a fortune we still don't know anything..
Please let us know how to post a msg for the Holistic vet on this board,can we send him all the reports also??
My mind is kind of blocked right now,if you have any questions pls ask...
Hope to hear from someone soon..
love n' best wishes
Farah

Sorry to read of the problems with Bozo. It's hard to say really what is going on since all of the tests seem to come back negative. Is there any chance Bozo may have hip dysplasia? Sometimes this won't show on regular x-rays and most times because of the position the dog must be put in they will pust the dog unde anesthesia. Also did they run a full check of the bowels to rule out intestinal cancer?
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Bob

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

I'm sorry to hear about Bozo. I hope that you can find some Answer soon. I know you said he has allergies, and that you are feeding him the Best dog food out there. But, is it possible that hes allergic to something he's eating. I know that My Black Lab Bently will Drop weight when he eats one of the MANY foods he's allergic to.

Also to post for the holistic vet you should be able to just post on the board and get an answer.

Also if your Interested there is a Long Term Illness Chat on Thursday nights at 10 pm est in the chat room Haven

Sara