I can’t tell you Mollie how relieved I am–spoke to my own Vet, Louise, tonight and she is over the moon that its nothing more serious…
Mags, I though Sarah was never going to finish the diagnosis-like you say, such a mouthful! I love a challenge and Hatti has certainly been one:-),but its upwards and onwards now to get her sorted 
Thank you Marian. Will never understand why anyone gets a puppy then mistreats it:twisted:The only bit of credit I can give her previous owners is that they took her to Lab. Rescue and didn’t just ‘dump’ her on the streets…
If anyone can help her Merz, you and the vets can … you have the patience, love and devotion for her and the vet can provide you with her best medication:-)
That’s all it takes Mags, TLC and an excellent Vet:-)
Please forgive me, but I am so bloody angry at the way this poor creature was obviously mistreated before Merz got her.
I can’t even put into words how angry I feel when I hear of animals being mistreated because it just makes my blood boil.
She was little more than a baby when you got her and, from what I can gather, she’s still less than four years old, which is in doggy terms a young adult dog. No animal should have stress, which I’m sure she doesn’t now, but perhaps things come back to haunt her. It’s so sad.
I don’t know if any of you read about the poor dog I came across many years ago and, had I the means at that moment in time, I would have taken him home with me. I can’t remember where I told that story now though, and I’m not a dog person, but when I got home I was crying at the plight of this poor little thing. 
Me too Mollie, find it upsetting at how people could mistreat any animal but unfortunately its all too common. I hear lots of stories like this in my line of work usually from people who have rescued them and I really admire them for taking these dogs on and giving them a normal life and lots of tlc :-D:-D
No I didn’t read about your dog story Mollie, sounds sad
Mollie, Hatti is 8 and half yrs old now and over the years I have had her she has, has always been prone to Cystitis but never so severe as over the last 18 months or so.
Sorry if I have missed your story about the dog-probably end up with tears in my eyes when I read it-really gets to me when animals are abandoned or mistreated, they are so defenceless…
So glad you finally got the news Merz and thrilled that it’s nothing sinister. 
Hopefully, now, with the correct medication she will feel much better…let’s hope so.
Mollie - I can’t put into words how I feel about these monsters who mistreat animals, it makes my blood boil too. :twisted:
I have a little story to tell too, but don’t wish to hijack this thread. 
I’m going to start a new thread about mis-treatment of animals because I don’t wish to hijack this thread either. I’ll tell the story again about the little dog.
Goodnes Merz, poor Hatt-girl, that whatever her previous owners put her through can affect her to this day. I can only thank the lord that she came to you. Some things are meant to be aren’t they? Someone up there knew she belonged to you when you rescued her.
Her condition is news to me too, I’ve never heard of it. I am also relieved that there’s no need for further horrid investigations and this is treatable with meds. You have a fine vet there Merz More hugs to Hatti-girl xx
Carmen and Mollie, don’t worry about hi-jacking the thread, please feel free Oh, just seen Mollie has started a new thread…
Thank you Maryl. Some things are meant to be-my previous labs. that I’ve rescued all had various problems-seem to have the knack of choosing one that’s going to need special attention
Had a long discussion with the Vet this morning, and have pin-pointed what probably caused her severe Cystitis last year for 6 months-she was bit by a German Shepherd, and when this current bout started around 5 months ago, I went on holiday and my Brother looked after her for 2 weeks-started with it when I came home. So with this and what had happened when she was a puppy, somehow seems to make sense now. Hopefully, when she gets on the right treatment, her stress levels won’t go through the roof again:-)
Hi Merz it’s good to hear it is nothing more serious.
Having lost a 9 month old puppy Millie with kidney failure fairly recently I shudder at the mention of urinary tract problems.
Perhaps a DAP diffuser might help Hatti
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Adaptil-Diffuser-Refill-Appeasing-Pheromone/dp/B0038XA46Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322174722&sr=8-1
Hi Meg So sorry to hear about your puppy Millie, that must have been heartbreaking for you. It’s bad enough to lose a pet when they are older, but a puppy is tragic:-) A hug to you…
It is good news Meg, thanks. A DAP diffuser/DAP collar, which is worn 24 hours a day, is one of the things, amongst others, that the Vet is looking at. I believe that the diffusers do work well, and presume the collar will be the same. Thanks a lot for the link Meg…
Merz its good to hear that you have pin pointed what may have triggered Hatti’s cystitis last year. Have been looking at the DAP diffuser online as have not come across these before. looks great!
Meg, am so sorry to hear that you lost your puppy through kidney failure, what an awful shock for you and heartbreaking, you don’t expect that to happen to a puppy, very sad.
Thank you, it was dreadful…
Millie…
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v280/fieldwalk/Millie/Picturegrowingmillie.jpg
Aw she was lovely Meg, thanks for posting her photo, hugs…
Meg, I’m so sorry to hear about Millie
She was a beautiful puppy…
…thank you, it is a couple of years ago now but feels like yesterday 
Meg, what a lovely photo of Millie, she was a gorgeous puppy…
Meg - how awful for you
Millie was certainly a beautiful little dog - such a shame
