Good luck for Miss Rayne at the vet today

[Liz]

Elaine sending positive thoughts for Miss Rayne at the vets today and sending calming thoughts for you from all of us here at the Clan xx

[Mags]

Positive thoughts from me also, Elaine ...... thinking of you.

[alexgirl73]

lots of positive thoughts from me xx

[lynz85]

heres hoping everything goes well at the vets today elaine x x

[angieh]

Fingers firmly crossed here too!

[babycakes]

Good luck Elaine, everything is crossed here xx

[dandysmom]

And here too, Elaine.......

[Elaine]

Thankyou every one, sadly the news isnt as good as I'd hoped. Rayne has a very inflamed tummy and an even more inflamed and ulcerated large intestine, conclusion is that small intestine will be terribly inflamed also. Biopsies have been taken to determine the extent of the IBD and how agressively we need to treat it to try to get it under control. We should get the results of those at the end of the week.
For now I have to give her a restricted diet of Hill's z/d food, no treats, bones or anything else. She will have zantac every 8 to 12 hours and 5mg prednisolone daily.
Once the biopsy results are back the likelyhood is that we will also be giving her tylan (sp), probiotics etc and try to gradually reduce the preds but she may need the preds for a long long time to come. The next 3 to 4 months will be the hardest as it will be a case of trial and error to try to get the correct measure of meds to keep her stable.
The good news is that once we get her stable, it will be a case of managing the condition for the rest of her life.
She is feeling very sorry for herself this afternoon and is quite unsettled.

[angieh]

Poor wee love. I am sorry Elaine ((((hugs)))) for you and a gentle stroke for Rayne.

[pamela81]

awww sorry to hear that elaine, positive thoughts to you x

[Mags]

I'm so sorry to hear that, Elaine, I hope Rayne's meds will help to make her feel more comfortable.

Gentle hugs to Rayne and to you.... xx

[lynz85]

im sorry to hear the news wasnt better :( hopefully she will be on the right combo of meds and settled soon. hugs for both of you x x

[MrsH]

So sorry the news wasn't better, hope Rayne soon gets comfortable and the condition is managed with the meds. :(

[dandysmom]

Oh what terribly bad news for the little girl. I do hope the treatment will help and that you can get her stabilized ......... (((hugs))), Elaine

[Kazz]

I am sorry I am late catching up with this. The news is not good and sounds like it will take a while to get under control. But it does appear to be managable. I hope the stress and strain is not to great for you Elaine look after yourself.

You know where I am.

[babycakes]

Sorry to hear that Elaine, but she couldnt be in better hands right now xxx