Tripawd Day 18
I am soo frustrated with the world of pathology! We started the terbinafine on Saturday and had some problems – panting, racing heart, agitation, etc. so we stopped the med went to ER, they said sorry, we think you should wait to talk to your internist on Monday. Fine. I’m perfectly capable of making important medical decisions! Doc left a message while we were gone that she wanted to talk about the terbinafine and some results that had come in. Ok, so I called her back.
First, the juicy stuff…PATHOLOGY! Its NOT Aspergillus spp after all, after further testing its looking like Penicillium spp. But the lab doesn’t feel confident continuing so they’re sending it out to Texas for species identification and drug susceptibility. Well holy $%#@ people, just pick a fungus and be done with it!! At this rate I could have snagged a sample and done the identification and susceptibility testing at school as a summer project…might still be a good idea for fall.
The great thing about our new fungus, terbinafine probably isn’t necessary, so its ok that we discontinued it. And, even better, Sheba is pooping normal again!
