Zeeva Las Vegas, a Canine w/ MegaEsophagus

10/01/2024

We are having the worst wind storm ever! It's borderline, whatever they would call a hurricane? Tornado? Hell I don't know, butt this ISN'T something that happens here! Tree's falling, branches flying through the air, I gotta go feed the horse .... Have any of you heard of, or looked into HARP? It's weather control. They are experimenting with it in Alaska to harness the power of weather to use as a weapon in the event of war, or what ever their motive is. Look it up!

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Weather and Climate Modification

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03/01/2024

Looking for a female German Shepherd puppy, but even a mix is out of my price range 😢 If anyone knows of a young German Shepherd, that hopefully hasn't been "totally" screwed up in the head by some stupid person, please let me know.
I can deal with most issues, I'm just sure that I could take on another special needs dog. But I took her, Zeeva, because taking a special needs German Shepherd was the only way that I could afford a non-mixed German Shepherd. I miss Zeeva so much!!!!

24/12/2023

24/12/2023

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11/12/2023

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28/10/2023

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09/10/2023

With Zeeva gone ... on to the Rainbow Bridge ... This image kind of describes how I feel. Can hardly navigate which way is up ...

31/08/2023

Elephants are so cool! They live a long long time, and when one of the herd, or a family member dies, they will go back to the bones often to grieve, or remember. Elephants are said to have an extraordinary memory, and they are no threat to anyone usually. Unless they are protecting the herd, or themselves.
Elephants have a natural lifespan of between 50 and 70 years, but some have been known to survive for more than 80 years. They typically only have about four or five babies during their lives.

The Oregon Zoo's Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old on Wednesday -- and it's safe to say birthday boys don't come much bigger, says the zoo!

25/06/2023

Here we go ... Pushing our old falling apart dock with my little boat, across the lake to exchange it for a new dock. We must be quite the sight. Playing Gilligan's Island. If you're old enough to remember that song. I'll keep you guys updated, because we must be traveling at Moc zero. This is going to take awhile.

16/06/2023

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06/07/2020

22/05/2020

Zeeva has pnemonia. This is not uncommon for animals with her condition. Because of her non functional esophagus, she, or any fur baby, can aspirate, breathing fluid or food into the lungs causing pnemonia. The vet said that the exrays didn't suggest aspiration, but she does have pnemonia.
I thought that I would share how I am giving her, her medications since she can't swallow very well. Maybe it will help someone else with a fur baby like Zeeva.
I put her pill between two spoons and crush it. Add a little water, stir in a few grains of sugar, and draw it up into a syringe with no needle. I make sure she is ready for it before I squirtit in her mouth, while she is vertical in her can.
Here are some pictures.

03/04/2020

Things that I have discovered that seem to help Zeeva live with Megaesophagus.

* Over the counter Stomach Acid Reducer like Cimetidine, 75 mg. as suggested by her vet. I crush the pill between two spoons, add warm water, stir until disolved, then suck up with a syringe (with no needle), and give it towards the back of her mouth. It was unexpected the first few times and caught her off guard, be careful, but now she knows what to expect and is prepared. I later discovered adding powdered peanut butter to the mixture. She likes it much better.
* I crush any pills she is given by a vet and do the same thing. Crush it, mix with a little water, pull it up in syringe, and give it.
* Giving her vertical time in the morning before eating. I think it gets down whatever has collected in her esophagus over night.

I hope this may help anyone else with a pet with Megaesophagus! Wishing the best for all parents of fur babies with this terrible disorder!

14/03/2020

09/03/2020

12/01/2020

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29/09/2019

29/09/2019

I apologise that I haven't posted in awhile. I've been busy with Certified Digital Marketing Agency Training and Zeeva has been doing so well, I have good news.
I think, after 2 years of trying, I have found the right combination to manage Zeeva's condition with Megaesophagus!
First off, the vet suggested, 3 years ago, trying 75 mg. of an "Acid Reducer" such as Ranitadine, or Prilosec, once a day (I discovered that I could buy it from the $ store).
I did that for a year, poking it down her throat while she sat vertical in her comfy Rubbermaid garbage can. That sucked and she hated it, but it seemed to help a lot, but she was still throwing up at least half to 3/4 of what she was eating. She was very thin, so picky, and between feeding, can time, and cleaning up what she had eaten off the floor, it was like a full time job.
Then I thought back ... any time I had given her leftovers that had pasta she was especially sick. So I thought maybe she has food allergies and I decided to try switching food. She was eating canned Pedigree. I switched her to "Grain Free" canned food, and thought about how it seemed like anytime she ate food that had chunks in it, she threw up more. Which made me think about the exrays of her esophagus. It's huge, flaccid, it's almost like a pouch. I thought about it ... and thought, I bet that the opening to her stomach is very small. That's why, no matter how long she is vertical after eating, the chunks don't go down.
That's when I decided to start blending her food. It was very thick, so I put some water in the can I had just emptied into her dish. Heck, why don't I throw the Ranitadine in the 1/3 can of water and blend it first, then add the water to the canned food and blend it. It came out to be about the consistency of pea soup.
She liked the high protein, no grain food and lapped it up. Then I put her in her can for 30 minutes.
This has been working beautifully for 2-3 months. She has been gaining weight, and has the best appitite she has ever had. She is finally looking and feeling great! My carpet shampooer has gotten to take a break, and so has my discovery of using a dust pan and spatula for the vomit on smooth surfaces.
I felt like I owed this story to the community of folks who's fur babies suffer from the same misfortune. Maybe it will help another.

07/02/2019

This was one of those mornings that I reluctantly woke up to the alarm going off on my phone, which I had left on my desk across the room instead of on my nightstand and then mid way, half asleep, I stepped right in the middle of a great big pile of puke Poor girl! Zeeva, not me. She ate her dinner, one large can, plus one regular size can of Pedigree in 3 separate eating sessions with can time in between each small meal ending around 10 pm. Why hadn't the food been digested by 8 am? I don't understand. Other than this constant issue she seems happy and healthy and she is not skinny, thankfully! Now I go on "Puke Detail", again.

18/01/2019

To: Washington State University of Veterinary Medicine,

Hello,

I am writing you concerning my 3 yr. old female German Shepherd with MegaE. She was evaluated there in July of 2016. She was considered for the MegaE study but at the time she was not eating well. Now things have changed and she needs help. She is hungry. She is eating much better but she is full blown throwing up a lot of what she eats. Despite the fact that this has been going on for months, off and on, she is not skin and bones. I think it’s only because I keep feeding her. Keep her vertical for 30-40 minutes 2 or 3 times a day if she will eat that many times. Sometimes she will go an entire day without throwing up but when she does, what she has eaten 2 days ago is in the vomit. Sometimes there is vast amounts of mucus, thick, and slimy. This has to be miserable for her! It’s like something is blocking or? This is not regurgitating, she is heaving, full blown sides clenching, forceful vomiting. Sometimes with a horrible stench!

She is such a good dog! She is so gentle and smart! She is so willing and eager to please. She does not deserve to suffer so! I am disabled and on a fixed income so I have started a GoFundMe and am trying to start raising and saving funds to bring her in and find out what is going on with her.

Is there a procedure for such cases where funds can be directed into an account for a specific case? Or is there funding to help with getting her some help? Would it be helpful to have an estimate of what diagnostic studies would need to be done to include with my fund raising efforts?

I really appreciate any help and time that you could give to this. I love this dog so much! I’ve included her records, and a picture. I hope they help!



Thanks so much!

Patterson, Erin Lorene
11:48 AM (20 minutes ago)
to me

Hi Cindy,

My apologies for the delay in responding to you.

I checked with Dr. Haines, our Megaesophagus specialist, and she feels that we would just need to get Zeeva back in here to evaluate her. This may be related to her megaesophagus or there might be something else going on.

Some things we might recommend are:

Chest X-rays (~$180)

Abdominal Ultrasound (~$400)

Upper GI scope (~$800)

Additional lab testing (~$200)

The exam fee will be $150



To help with costs, we do have our Good Samaritan Fund. You can click this link for more information and to apply:

http://vth.vetmed.wsu.edu/good-samaritan/apply-for-funding/request-form



If someone wants to call and donate money directly to your account, we can certainly accomodate that, they just have to provide your name and Zeeva’s name.



Right now we are booking about 2 weeks out. We do our appointments on Mondays and Wednesdays before noon and it is possible that the appointment will carry over into the next day (especially if we are going to do a scope).



I hope this information is helpful.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any other questions or if you want to make an appointment.



My best,

Erin





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14/01/2019

This smart, gentle, loving, girl, loves everyone, especially children, and life, but she got a raw deal. She has a birth defect called Mega Esophagus which means that the tube that pushes the food down her throat to her tummy is paralyzed. That has been easily managed by her loving mommy by placi...