Karen, so pleased to hear the news about Met, it must be a relief to you and wonderful for Met to be feeling well and healthy again. I'm glad too that the vet is flexible with his treatment of Met, sounds the ideal vet. A big hug to you both. Valerie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "metnme2" <metnme2@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Vi-Clicker" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 7:12 AM Subject: (VICT) Good Update on Met I got a good update on Met this morning. I had a bit of suspicion that he may have backed up anal sacs so I made an appt. He did not have that problem but the vet was very happy with the changes since he last saw Met last month. He has gained 1 and a half pounds (definitely needed). His skin and coat are improving and its pretty clear he just needed a higher dosage on his thyroid med. He tried hard to find even flea dirt on Met but was not able to find anything (good sign there since Met had a horrendous reaction to Advantage in 2003)The vet appears to now agree with me on his health issue being thyroid based and is not concerned about what the labs said. He basically told me we will treat Met not the normal ranges. Smile. I talked to him about his vision as with a dog getting older we don't want to ignore something like that and have a dangerous situation happen. He told me that presently Met is very aware of his surroundings and that as he ages this may change but for now he sees no problems that would interfere with our safety. Generally he said they see night blindness hit before daytime problems when its age related. Since I don't like to go out after dark (light sensitivity that head lights and street lights really cause issues with) we should be just fine for at least a while here Smiles This has just been in the back of my mind lately so it was good to hear my vets take on it. Being told to keep up the good work felt well wonderful! And it also helped this week when Met saved my hiney from an old man that should not have a drivers license any more. Smile He truly is coming back to the Met we all know and love. I know there will be a day that even my sedentary lifestyle is more than he wants to/ can handle but right now the direction things are going could not be better! Karyn and Met -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.411 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/686 - Release Date: 14/02/2007