Dave and I contemplated next steps for Koda after his visit to Carolina Veterinary. We decided we wanted to know for sure if what he had was indeed storage disease and which one it was. So, we took him in for specimens to be sent off to U-Penn who is top in the nation for canine storage disease studies. 7-10 business days for results. Talk about sitting on pins and needles, waiting and waiting. Finally we hear back...Results attached. The bottom line is, storage disease, even though he doesn't have the typical clinical signs, progressive, and no treatment available. How long? We don't know. How quickly does it progress? We don't know. Could it have plateaued and he possibly won't get any worse? We don't know. Nobody knows anything. Nobody wants to do anything more yet they have no cure or treatment plan...Frustrating and disappointing.
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