posted 03-12-2004 07:24 PM         

does anyone know the expected life span of a rottie? Nala is 6 1/2 but has hepitias i'm going to ask the vet tommorrow. I guess her hepitias is flarring up agian which means lots of love, vitiams (sp), prescription drugs 2 kinds and some stuff call SAM E

well we will see what happens tommorrow

posted 03-12-2004 09:24 PM         

I truly hope Nala is going to be o.k. I don't know how old Rotties live to be, but 6 1/2 doesn't sound that old to me.

Let us know how Nala is doing.

posted 03-12-2004 10:45 PM         

[This message has been edited by Rene (edited 03-12-2004).]

posted 03-13-2004 07:16 AM         

How is Nala today?

posted 03-14-2004 06:26 PM         

well the vet took nala's blood but i wont know till tommorrow but she said she if VERY concerend about her. the whites of her eyes and the inside of her ears are very Yellow. She has lost 10lbs in about a month i'm supposed to feed her a very bland diet (white rice and low fat cottage cheese) but nala wont eat it i have tried like 4 times to give it to her but she wont eat it so i boiled some chicken and put that in with it and she ate that. I'm pretty nervious about tommorrow last time this happened i had to give nala about 15 different pills a day and my mom was able to come and check on her during the day now my mom is ill and cant drive so nala will have to be alone from about 9:30 am to 3pm right now the kids are on spring break (thank god) so they can watch her for me for the next 2 weeks

well i will let you know what the vet say's tommorrow

posted 03-16-2004 08:26 AM         

This is a hard decision and I know you will make the right one. It is probably time she went to doggy heaven but it is a decision only you can make. When I made decision for Sam my cat I had for 15 years, it was the hardest thing for me to let go. He was a diabetic and in the end (for about 4 months) and I was giving him fluids because he was dehydrating. Here I would I hang the bag from my chandilier and insert needle until he had plenty of fluids and in the end it was every few days I was doing this. DH stayed out of it and never told me that I should let him go and neither did the vet. I wish at some point they had because I think in the end I let Sams quality of life suffer. Finally one night I told DH it is time.

My prayers are with you and Nala

posted 03-16-2004 08:43 AM         

Have you tried contacting a holistic vet? Sometimes they can do a lot that "regular" vets cannot. While a regular vet prescribes drugs to suppress symptoms and surgeries to cut out the problem, a holistic vet gives supplements to SUPPORT the ailing organs and immune system, helping them to heal the body naturally. You would probably have better luck finding a holistic vet in CA than I have had in KS.

If you try, look for a HOLISTIC vet that uses multiple modalities - homeopathy, acupuncture, glandular supplements, nutritional counseling, etc.

The book I am reading, "The Nature of Animal Healing" was written by a vet in New York - Marty Goldstein. He talks all the time about consulting with vets throughout the country to help animals that do not live close enough to see him in person. I don't know how this works, but his phone number is on this page: http://www.smithridge.com/

You can use this page to search for a holistic vet in your area: http://ahvma.org/referral/index.html

Let us know what happens. We are all praying for you and Nala!

posted 03-16-2004 03:36 PM         

Thank all of you for your support while i was freaking out yesterday

Now if i can just get sebastain and jasmine to LEAVE NALA ALONE i would be happier today

also thanks for the info Jamiya i have never heard of that kind of vet before