Hardest Decisions Ever!! Phil s Specialist Consultation Turns Into Sedation And 5 Biopsies!!

Hey guys, results aren’t expected for the next 2-3 weeks and then they expect further testing to be carried out. He is quite sluggish at home and wanting lots of cuddles. Its pouring rain today and the vet said to keep him warm and take it easy because he has had a lot of blood taken, so the heating is on we are curled up under a blanket editing this video to get it up for you tonight. We didn’t expect so many tests and minor surgery to be carried out on our consultation and were very surprised it went to this level so quickly. Phil Means everything to us and we will do everything we can to do the best by Phil. Phil deserves the best from us as he has given us endless happiness and he is such a brilliant dog, he needs our help to fix this for him and we promised him we would. ****************************************************************** Questions Ingrid the vet asked us during our 15 minute car phone consultation: When did you get Phil was he a puppy? – Yes from 10 weeks old Where did you get him from? – An Alaskan malamute breeder in Liverpool Have you ever taken Phil abroad? – Yes to Switzerland and France. Did you go to the south of France? – No just the alps and North France, he had the hair loss before we went to Europe Was it just in 2018 that you went to Europe? – Yes but how did you know that? I can see when you applied for the passport How is he eating and drinking? – Normal hes always hungry no changes to diet drinks fine. How are his poos? Fine consistent 3 times a day. Has he been coughing or sneezing at all? Yes he sneezes all the time but that’s his way of showing excitement Does he get a discharge from his eyes or nose? – No Any vomiting? – no Does he live in the house? – yes Where does he sleep? – in the house he usually sleeps on cold tile floor but if hes wet after bath or rain he’ll want to sleep on carpet where its warmer How many people in the house? – 3 humans and another malamute and cat Any skin lesions on those? – no What has Phil eaten since he was a puppy? – He started life on dry pedigree but for the last 4 years he’s been on Applaws grain free wet and dry food, flavours chicken and ham or beef What does he get for treats? – he gets Applaws tuna loins or just normal treats and peanut butter generally all natural Does he get any dairy? – yes Greek yoghurt ice lollies with peanut butter. No other dairy Where does he go for walks? – All over the place parks, fields lakes beaches How often does he walk every day for? - An hour but he’s quite slow and calm on walks. How do you groom him? – we wash him at home with oatmeal shampoo Any other illness? Anal Gland issue May 2019 When do you think his hair loss started? Probably about 3 – 4 years ago When did he start Thyroid medication? – November 2019 Any change to his weight? – Not drastically only 2kg Does he swim a lot? – No but he loves wading in water up to belly depth Any change to his hairloss over the seasons? No consistent throughout the year Are your two malamutes related? No from two different breeders related by love only not blood Are you in touch with the breeder any issues noted? Yes still in touch and nothing with his parents or the rest of his litter. Has Phil ever had any biopsies done? Yeah when he had the anal gland issue Then we cut back to the video and she came to collect him. Thank you all for watching and the lovely messages we have been getting on our instagram and youtube page. It means the world to know that so many people care for Phil as we do. He truly is a special dog that generates happiness! We will keep you all regularly updated as we find out more. Hopefully this time we get somewhere with the test and treatment as it has been years... Thank you to our lovely follower that put us on this path by recommendation of their malamute with same symptoms. Love from all the family xx