Today
was my one month check up. It is hard to believe I have only been at the Iowa
Eskie Spa and Resort for only a month. There has been so many good changes in my
life, good things that I never imagined would ever happen to me. When I first
came here I was having what they called seizures. I haven't had one since the
fifth day I was here. Perry tells me I partly have these two guys named Ben and
Jerry to thank for my recovery. You see a long time before there was medicines
available for Epilepsies, there was the Ketogenic Diet. Perry put me on a
raw version of the Ketogenic diet for a while. This consists of high fat and
Good quality ( like Ben and Jerry's) vanilla ice cream. Perry said that the
seizures were caused by a sort of electrical short in my brain ( Kinda like when
he tries to fix things around here) And the fat would work as an insulator. This
was a very touchy situation because I have to have low protein because of my Kidney
problem. He took extra care and monitored my activity very closely for about the
first week. Here is a link to learn more about it. http://www.stanford.edu/group/ketodiet/
So back to my vet visit. I went with Michaela because she need
all of her shots updated before she goes to her new home. We rode to the Vet
with Stacie and she put us on this neat leash that both of us could walk side by
side on.
On the way in, me and Michaela had to check outside of
the door to see who was there before us. Upon entering we meet a bunch of
wonderful friendly faces, and of course they all had to pet and admire me. (I
must be really special) We went to see Dr. Jane Tabor. She looked me over and weighed
me first, I gained 4.2 pounds!!!!! The next item of business was to check my
blood for the kidney problem. She had an assistant help with the drawing of the
blood I was very scared but she cuddled and rubbed my tummy and made the ordeal
so much easier. I anxiously waited for the results. <drum roll> My blood
test showed that I no longer am in the danger zone. This means every thing is
back to normal!!!! 
Even though I still need to be monitored regularly for any
changes. I was so happy I gave the vets assistant one of my famous hugs.
I am not completely out of the woods yet but with wonderful gourmet
service and constant top notch vet care, I will have more longevity than originally
thought. I would like to thank all the wonderful and generous folks who made all
these good things happen.
P.S. I still need more adventures so stop by and see
me.
Until then your friend,
Missy