The veterinary neurologist from Ohio called me back this morning. She isn't in practice any more, so she doesn't need to see Milk. She recommended making an appointment with Dr. J., the IM specialist in Etna. (Which required a referral from Dr. G.) I called them, and their earliest appointment, assuming that I get the referral in, is the last week of August. Which isn't too bad at all. Dr. W., the neurologist, also recommended that I give Milk the herbs that the animal communicator gave me - Gava and Cudweed. She said that they do not impact the phenobarbital. She also suggested the possiblity of using Keppra with the phenobarb, in the hope of reducing what is quite a large dosage. She is concerned with the dosage, and with the weight loss and lack of appetite. So, we're all on the same page, I guess. She was very nice, and is apparently doing this for free....... (She also mentioned that she has been experimenting with a carbohydrate called PSP that is supposed to have a very significant effect on FD. Now that'd be a blessing, too.)
I called Dr. G. and requested a referral, which the technician said she'd send out this afternoon. So tomorrow I'll call and make the appointment. I am pretty sure that this is the same doctor that I was referred to for Scruffy back when they thought that he had FIP, or when he was first diagnosed with diabetes, or something, and the initial appointment was like $800 or something. But, Milkshake's circumstances are so dire at this point that something has to be done. This is unbearable.
