November 12, 2008

Last week our little guy, Tiger, was in grave shape and had it not been for the teachings of your first aid course, we may not have recognized the signs and urgency of his deterioration.

We noticed his pace was slower, he'd turned away his food, and his skin didn't have the same elasticity to it. So on friday morning we rushed him to the doctor, where he was immediately rushed to Canada West Veterinary Specialists & Critical Care Hospital. 

The initial consultation was very bleak, leaving Andrew and I completely heart-broken and preparing for the worst. Tiger was diagnosed with an advanced diabetes called DKA, pancreatus, a 95% possibility of Cushings disease, and a monster sized cyst on his neck. However, being the little scrapper that he is, Tiger has begun an awesome road to recovery and we got to bring him home yesterday! 

His DKA is being controlled and his pancreatus and cyst are being treated. We go back in 2 weeks to test and confirm Cushings, which we will tackle at that point.
 
We've attached a picture of our little guy for you to see just how precious he is. 

All of our Biggest Thank You's to you for teaching us so much!

Feel free to use our story. If we can play a part in potentially saving another family from experiencing what we have, (emotionally, mentally and financially...it's been the most exhausting 5 days ever) we would be delighted. Use our real names, pictures, whatever you like...we fully believe that what you and your class taught us played a MAJOR part in saving Tiger's life.
 
Again, thank you!
Andrew J. Marles and Tamara G. Wiebe
DOGSAFE Graduates, June 21, 2008

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