My Pug Scoop (Precious Scoop has passed... )

Stormee(Skye)-if they said what kind of ulcer it is, I didn't catch it. Glad to hear things are going well for your baby.
Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom

We made a chart too, our bathroom looked like a pharmacy school;)

After going through all of that, Zoe's 5 medication drops are a piece of cake. Odd thing is, it starts to get routine:eek::eek::eek:

I sure hope things get better, I feel for you after my summer of it.

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addy-Thank you. I'm glad things got better for Zoe. I hope they do for Scoop, too.
I just gave him one of his drops. His eye doesn't look as red as yesterday but I think that is a bad thing. The opthamologist said the redder the better because that means the blood is getting in there. Scoop sees her again tomorrow. I sure hope he doesn't have to have surgery AGAIN. I don't mind all the meds and the drops and the charts just so there is no surgery. Just so scared all the time. I had to fast him on Monday before his appointment and now again tomorrow (except for a very small amount with his Vetoryl and other meds) just in case of surgery. He is not happy when he doesn't get his food.
Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom

I know, I was so scared too because they did not want to have do surgery on Zoe, only as a last resort, she has multiple eye problems not just an corneal ulcer that would not heal:eek::eek::eek:

I'll be crossing all fingers and paws for Scoop. I am not sure about the red, I think it depends on what kind of red. For Zoe, we wanted to see blood vessels in the white of her eyes, not inflamation red.
It is most likely different for each dog, depending on the treatment and what is all wrong.

addy-Thanks. Yes the red is the blood vessels in the whites of the eyes. Just doesn't look like it did yesterday.
Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom

I am thinking this may be more extension surgery and will have to have sedation.....but on a few of the surgeries they have that as an option though perference to sedate of course. I had read where some can be be localized and done without sedating. I spoke to the doctor and on some surgeries that is an option although sometimes better success rates are when sedated.
fingers crossed!!!! no surgeries.

Well I really am going to stick to hoping that things are improving and no surgery needed. Poor thing has just had so much going on lately. :( You all need a nice calm winter
hugs,
Sharlene

Hi! My Annie had a corneal ulcer and I went to a specialist who said the same thing. You want red because it means the blood is flowing and healing is happening. Fingers crossed!!! Kim

Scoop's vet called me with his ACTH results today. His pre was 9.3 and his post was 10.1 She is not increasing his dose because his blood sugar has gone up and she increased his insulin so she wants to get that straightened out if possible. What happened is Scoop lost some more weight so she increased his caloric intake and I guess that raised his BG. She thinks if the BG gets better than the cortisol might get better. Then there's the eye ulcer, who knows what that's doing to him. His post number is better than his last one. Why do they say to have an electrolytes test done with the ACTH? She didn't do one this time.
Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom

How important is an electrolytes test when an ACTH is done?

Scoop seems to be doing more trembling lately and he was so restless today.
Tonight he drooled out of the one side of his mouth quite a bit. It got his blanket wet. I never saw him do that before. All I ever think about is that horrible tumor in his head and then I cry and get so angry that this is happening to my baby doll.

Vicki-Scoop and Raleigh's mom