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(07-03-2014, 06:05 AM)Teckelhut Wrote: You know what? I just went back and reread this. When he had the first episode, did they do a full blood work-up on him? That sounds very similar to an auto-immune disorder that Lass had several years back. They were able to fix it with steroids and anti-biotics the first time. But the second time around they could not. She was a Border Collie as well.
You must be a vet....at least in hobby maybe. My bet is you are probably right on. That was added to the list of possibilities by their vet a few days after. I guess without autopsy and further testing, they could not afford, they will never know for sure. The vet did assure them that it was nothing they did and nothing about their property or environment, which made them feel a lot better. After they heard this they adopted an eleven month old Pyrenees, Anatolian, Akbash from Aspen. He was raised with goats but also was a bit on the spoiled side as far as being allowed in the house etc, so they are trying now to re-acclimate him to pasture life.
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(07-03-2014, 06:05 AM)Teckelhut Wrote: You know what? I just went back and reread this. When he had the first episode, did they do a full blood work-up on him? That sounds very similar to an auto-immune disorder that Lass had several years back. They were able to fix it with steroids and anti-biotics the first time. But the second time around they could not. She was a Border Collie as well.
I will ask them if they did a full workup on him the first time. Would an auto-immune issue even show up on a standard blood screen?