Today, my Mom and Dad would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. I have thought about both of them all day. This picture reminds me how much my Dad loved Riley. I know he is smiling down on us today.
Dr. Smith, my regular vet and Dr. Glass finally spoke today about Riley and what is going on with him. The both decided that additional tests on Riley's blood are needed to see if the low thyroid numbers are a result of the prednisone or if in fact he does have hypothyroidism. I will take Riley in early Monday morning to have more blood drawn. It will then be sent to the University of Michigan for more tests. Dr. Glass also told Dr. Smith that we need to keep Riley on prednisone. I had asked Dr Smith to talk to Dr. Glass to see if there were alternatives or different drugs we could try instead of the prednisone as the side effects are bad especially when used long term. Dr. Glass advised keeping Riley on the prednisone despite the side effects as it is helping the pain and he does not want to chnage any of his medications now. He also told Dr. Smith that Riley should not receive ANY vaccinations for the rest of his life. Dr. Smith can write an exception letter to the town so Riley can still be licensed but St. Huberts does require a rabies vaccine to participate in Pet therapy. Riley's rabies vaccine expires in Jan 2011 so we will have to drop out of the program at that time.
Not good news for sure but I will do whatever is necessary to give Riley the best possible life that I can. Riley will always know that he is loved.
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