Hello all!   
      
      
   A week ago last saturday night Kathy and I had occasion to   
   use the services of the 24/7 emergency vets in Germantown, a Memphis suburb.    
   Schotze had been switched to a new vet the   
   week before because the local vet up here on the little town square didn't   
   seem to want to do anything but expensive   
   possibly unneeded tests and push steroids at her for what we thought was a bit   
   of problem with the hind legs and   
   lameness, no not hip dyslexia.   
      
   HEr ocndition deteriorated with the anti inflamatory the new vet prescribed,   
   sort of a bacon flavored chew pill.  Over   
   the weekend she got to where she wouldn't move at all, just   
   lay on a furniture pad in the bedroom, or scooted herself on her belly out   
   into the hallway if she really wanted to be   
   nearer to us.   
      
   Saturday late afternoon she urinated, laying right where she was, which didn't   
   surprise us, floors are tile, nothing a   
   mop wouldn't cure.  But, when we saw blood in the output we   
   became very concerned.   
      
   TOok Kathy's daughter and I both using furniture pad   
   stretcher, and my two folding ramps to get her into the van.   
      
   tHe emergency care vet was very good, did some bloodwork and determined she   
   had a massive urinary tract infection, for   
   which they prescribed keflex.  We had a small supply of that because it had   
   been prescribed for Kathy recently but she   
   had an allergic reaction to it.   
      
   They even took her post dated check.   
      
   YEs they're spendy, but worth it.  We're glad to have our   
   loving Rottweiler back acting normal again.   
      
      
      
   Regards,   
              Richard   
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