Last night about 5:00 am Princess wanted to go out. I let her out and she peeed and barked a little. when she came back in she jumped into bed with me and started to cough. She coughed for almost 15 minutes. I was scared to death. after about 15 minutes she stopped and went to sleep. This morning I took her to the vets. they did x-rays and all kinds of things. the e-rays showed her heart is twice the size it should be, and there is water around the heart. there is spots on her lungs that they couldnt tell what it was. the doc took blood samples to check the lungs. I have to go to Mich Specialist vet hosp in Southfield to see a Cardio specialist about the DCM. I'm waiting until I get the results back from the tests tomorrow. The doc has her on Furoseride 50 twice a doy and Enalapril 20 once a day. She said that they will probaly change what she is on at the specialist. I am at a loss. Please pray for my baby.
Princess has DCM
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:14 PM
Ella - mother of Princess and Bonnie Blue
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:20 PM
Oh no, prayers and hugs Ella!!! It's so hard seeing your baby not feeling well!!! Stay strong, Princess!!!
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:24 PM
Oh no, Ella. I'm so sorry. I will definitely keep you both in my prayers. I know how much Princess means to you. Love ya - Cheryl, Cocoa and Val
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:30 PM
I'm so sorry to hear this. We will pray for you and for Princess.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:35 PM
Prayer's for Princess being sent your way. So sorry to hear this news and hope the meds help her and keep her comfortable.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 08:49 PM
I'm sorry to hear that. We will keep you in our thoughts.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 09:01 PM
Thoughts and prayers send your way. Be strong 
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 09:06 PM
Oh no, we're so sorry to hear about Princess. Our fingers and paws are crossed in hopes that the meds help her. Keep us posted.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 09:33 PM
Last night about 5:00 am Princess wanted to go out. I let her out and she peeed and barked a little. when she came back in she jumped into bed with me and started to cough. She coughed for almost 15 minutes. I was scared to death. after about 15 minutes she stopped and went to sleep. This morning I took her to the vets. they did x-rays and all kinds of things. the e-rays showed her heart is twice the size it should be, and there is water around the heart. there is spots on her lungs that they couldnt tell what it was. the doc took blood samples to check the lungs. I have to go to Mich Specialist vet hosp in Southfield to see a Cardio specialist about the DCM. I'm waiting until I get the results back from the tests tomorrow. The doc has her on Furoseride 50 twice a doy and Enalapril 20 once a day. She said that they will probaly change what she is on at the specialist. I am at a loss. Please pray for my baby.
Thoughts are with you...give Princess a big kiss from us..be strong.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 10:40 PM
Be strong. They have a lot of new ways to treat this nightmare of our dogs. YOU be strong. We'll do the praying.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 08:08 AM
Ella and Princess, we will all be thinking of and praying for you.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 10:47 AM
Oh Ella, I am so sorry. You and Princess have such a great relationship together. I am praying hard for you. Can we get a year here without one of our furkids dying? It's a heartbreaker.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 12:38 PM
Thoughts and prayers for you and Princess. Its so hard when our babies are ill, sending many warm wishes your way!
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 04:24 PM
I got the call from my doc this afternoon about the blood work. she said that it came back fine. no problem with her kidneys or lungs or anything. which is a good thing. she is on pills to get rid of the fluid around her heart so she has started dripping all over the place from the pills. I know she doesn't even know she is doing it. I went out today and got her a pair of panties. she took one look at them (I didn't even put them on) just looked at me like "I ain't going to ware those" walked away and jumped into bed. she hasn't dripped all afternoon since I showed them to her. She is too funny, doesn't even know how sick she is. Thank you everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I love you all.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 06:08 PM
Oh Ella I feel so sad for you...
I will be praying for your Princess girl and you too of course. I just loved meeting Princess, she is such a lady.
Ginny
I will be praying for your Princess girl and you too of course. I just loved meeting Princess, she is such a lady.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 07:56 PM
HI,
Im so sorry to hear about this,, ive lived through it with 2 dobes already. Can your vet send you to OVRS ( Oakland vet.referral services) to see Dr. Riepe? she is a great cardiologist AND is a doberman person!!! Arda knows her, she is great, you should go and see her if you can. MVS is good, but very expensive!!!!
Please keep us posted and good luck!!!!!
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Im so sorry to hear about this,, ive lived through it with 2 dobes already. Can your vet send you to OVRS ( Oakland vet.referral services) to see Dr. Riepe? she is a great cardiologist AND is a doberman person!!! Arda knows her, she is great, you should go and see her if you can. MVS is good, but very expensive!!!!
Please keep us posted and good luck!!!!!
Sharen
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 09:23 PM
Our prayers are with you, and we're praying for Princess to recover.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 09:36 PM
Dr Renee Riepe has two of our kids and YES she is very good. It is more affordable there.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 10:45 PM
Ella,
Sorry to hear about your furbaby. We will keep you and Princess in our thoughts and prayers.
Sorry to hear about your furbaby. We will keep you and Princess in our thoughts and prayers.
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Posted 04 January 2009 - 03:54 PM
Oh, Ella, how much more are you two going to have to conquer? Keep your chin up--my daughter's Blue led a very good quality of life for 2 years after diagnosis. Miracles do happen--you're both in my prayers. 
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