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**DISCLAIMER** Please note: I am not a veterinarian, and the purpose of this blog is solely to educate, provide resources, and share Reo's story. In this blog, I will present research and information on the theories of SARDS to which I subscribe, along with my own narrative. If you think your dog may have SARDS, or adrenal exhaustion/Plechner Syndrome, please seek veterinary care right away!

If you are just beginning your SARDS education, I suggest you start with the blog post from August 22, 2011 entitled "SARDS Resources". If you'd like to know our trials, tribulations, and joys from the beginning, start with "But first...Reo!" and click chronologically on from there.

If you would like to read my suggestions as to how I would approach treatment for a newly-diagnosed dog, check the November 16, 2011 post "If I had another SARDS dog" (and then read my blog more fully for appropriate context).

Though we have decided to suspend Reo's retinal protection supplements in September 2012 (see September 16, 2012 post "Decision for Reo") due to the fact that she had very little remaining vision, I am still strongly supportive of our treatment approach, and know that it changed Reo's health and longevity in a positive way. Feel free to comment and ask me any questions - I am happy to help if I can!

Update: Reo became an angel on October 21, 2014. She had a profound kidney infection, causing acute kidney failure, and she was unable to recover. The contributing factors to her decline are covered in my February 16, 2015 blog post "Farewell to Reo".

Though I do not regularly update this blog any longer, much of the information is still relevant (though some of the links may be out of date). Feel free to join the conversation at "SARDS Dogs United" on Facebook.




Saturday, August 27, 2011

Second EI-1 panel

05/10/11 - We got the updated results from Reo's EI-1 panel today!  Results are below in the far right column.  I wanted to keep a running chart of her results for comparison purposes:
Reference Range
16-Mar-11
30-Apr-11
Total Estrogen
30 - 35
35.19
35.15
Cortisol
1.0 - 2.5
8.43
7.03
T3
100 - 200
62.7
72.12
T4
2.0 - 4.5
0.87
1.15
IgA
70 - 170
50
53
IgG
1,000 - 2,000
722
754
IgM
100 - 200
74
76


She has made some positive improvement after 5 weeks on oral supplements, but with her numbers still looking like this, I am happy we are doing the injections.

Estrogen is going down, cortisol is going down (I suspect that the isomers of inactive cortisol are being cleared by the liver), thyroid hormones are going up, and Ig numbers are also rising.  This is all great news.

I shared these results with Dr. N, and stressed that Reo's initial cortisol was high, and she has been on additional cortisol supplements (1.0 mg per day) and her cortisol number is going down.  In my mind, the only explanation for this was that Reo's high cortisol number was due to the presence of cortisol isomers.
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