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Beni's visit to Cornell today went pretty well for the most part. His pressure tested at 8 which I always like to see. The only anomoly was that he tested low once again on the tear test which has had history of being low to okay. Today the doctors noted some deterioration of the right cornea most likely caused by the low tear production in spite of his daily regime of the Cyclosporin 2% Opthalmalic solution. As a result to prevent any corneal ulcers the doctors have prescribed another eye drop medication called Tacrolimus .03% Opthalmalic solution. This a more aggressive tear producer to better keep both eyes lubricated and is to be used in conjunction with the Cyclosporin. Cornell does not carry Tachrolimus as it is produced at a compounding pharmacy. The pharmacy they contacted should call me within a day or two for ordering and billing purposes. I have never had much faith in having meds put through the mail... I would rather pick them up at Cornell or at a local pharmacy so I'll have to see how this works out.

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

Good Luck Beni. You just never know what might be the magic med.

Cheryl

Hang in there Bob! It never seems to end when a dog has problems.

Asher is still doing so good. He was even able to get off his oral Cyclosporine for the present time. I used to order it, and was always pleased with the service.

I have been gone for a while...had 6 vertebrae fused,and 2 de-
compressions. I won't be shoveling snow this winter!!!

Good luck to you and Beni
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Winona

Home of Asher, Bari, and Ginger (waiting at the bridge: Caspar, Karma, Greedy, and sweet Tifla)

Hi Winona! I was wonder where you had gone off to! That is great news about Asher especially his being able to get off of the Cyclosporine. I hope your back is healing and that you'll be back to as near as normal as you can.

I was in contact with the compounding pharmacy today and I don't think there should be any problems. I was asking a lot of questions and they answered them all so it shouldn't be to bad unless the med gets lost in the mail somewhere....
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

The recovery from the surgery is very slow. It will take the fusion a year to heal. I am better but, they're are no guarantees with this surgery.

I was lucky maybe...no medication from the compounding pharmacy was ever lost. Before Asher stopped taking it and was on a smaller dose, we were able to buy it from a pharmacy near us. It didn't have to be compounded. I hope he can stay off it but, I'll have to wait until spring...his allergies could come back.

Beni and Asher have sure kept us broke over the years, but they are worth it
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Winona

Home of Asher, Bari, and Ginger (waiting at the bridge: Caspar, Karma, Greedy, and sweet Tifla)

Good news- not the worst news huh? Hopefully the new meds help and you can get them when you need to.
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Chelle and the rest of the crew including, but not limited to Kita and Taiko (the shiba inu wrestle maniacs), Adi (reserved and dignified tabby cat), and all 28 reptiles www.freewebs.com/performanceshibas

Chelle... yeah is wasn't bad news and something they had really been focusing on. I was in contact with the compounding pharmacy and the new drops did arrive fairly quickly. It was nice to see they weren't overly expensive but I could have done without the $10 shipping fee. As for the Tacrolimus so far it hasn't had any negative effects on Beni and he seems to be tolerating them well.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.