Keeper of Odd Hours

good day today. Picked up Sonko's Rx (probiotic). I went and picked up my Rx for my DDS appointment on the 25th. Bought some wine. Had bought lunch at Mcdonalds..no shamrock freezes!!! boooooo was soo looking forward to getting one. Later. Sonko usually plops on blankets on the floor by my computer. I looked down and he wasn't there. Humm. where did he go? So used to him not going anywhere these past months. Found him on the couch in the living room!!! yay!!! Good puppers!  Anyway it was a beautiful day today!  night!

2/14/2020 - Talked with a vet from Park Centre Animal Hospital in Alameda regarding Sonko's latest urine culture results.  Some background: Sonko, several of his siblings, his dam, and other close relatives have auto-immune issues. Several have an inherited immune-mediated muscle disease (IMM) or Lupus. So far 2 are in remission, 1 with IMM and 1 with Lupus. Some of the dogs have been euthanized due to complications of their disease. The age of onset of the known affected dogs is approximately 2-5 years. After onset of the autoimmune disease, some dogs' health have declined rapidly while in other the progression had been more gradual. As of this writing there is no DNA test for IMM. There is a DNA test for Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) which is what I thought he had at first, but so many symptoms didn't fit. I personally had Sonko, Zara and Sassy tested for that - all are clear.  DM is in the Peruvian dogs but can be bred out since there is a test for it. IMM is anothe...