Karyn, I'm thinking of you! Please let us know if there is anything we can do besides keep you in our thoughts and prayers. Give Met a big hug and I'm sending you a sybar hug. Michelle and Josie ----- Original Message ----- From: "metnme2" <metnme2@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "vi-clicker" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:15 PM Subject: (VICT) Met Met will be having surgery- the date is unknown at the moment. I was a recipient of an IAADP VCP grant (Veterinary Care Partnership) for the cytology test. From what I learned this morning, I can be granted up to $1,000.00 which sounds like it would cover at least most of it. I am waiting to hear back from Melissa at the vet office though that they in fact did get that OK'd. If not, I work with a wonderful vet and they are willing to work with me on the financial aspect. Their priority is Met. Of course I have many concerns but Met needs this and I just have to pray he will be OK. He will be in the best possible hands for this area that he could be in so thats a big plus. The facility is state of the art (built just 3 years ago this summer) that can handle anything that happens during surgery too. Met has a weak blood brain barrier which is probably what enabled the vaccinosis to hit him so hard to begin with- so it could be interesting afterwards. I have heard that BCs do have this tendency towards the weaker blood/brain barrier- but its not a rule of thumb. The drug being used for anesthesia on him is actually one that is used at lower levels for many status epilepsy situations by ERs and neurologists for canines so hopefully there will not be any problems. They are avoiding valium, Acepromazine (ACE) and Ketamine thankfully. Anyway I will keep you all posted about the date, outcome, etc For now, I am to leave it open but clean it up with peroxide. We are not officially working outside the home now. He gets a walk however far he wants but when it was really oozing- there was no way. The peroxide is helping a lot though. The cytology basically released the buildup of what was an additional problem- a bacterial infection- fun! NOT! Anyway sorry for being so OT but thought you would like to know what has been decided. Karyn -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/343 - Release Date: 5/18/2006