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Patti,
I want to smack your vet but I'm glad that Tipper's paw was easily fixed!
Hopefully there won't be another biting incident.
Watch Toby too please because I'm sure that he's afraid of Tipper now and I would hate for him to expect another bite and go after her. You just never know.
Take care Patti, and way to go with the diagram, you go girl.....Tipper has a great Mom!!!
Bonnie:
I thank you so much for taking the time to give me all this information. I am going to look onto the Vetmedin. Tipper does have a heart murmur with some slight leakage. Had her to the hospital to a Cardiologist. She said this should not be causing Tipper any problems as the breathing issue, but then again I don't trust anyone fully. She does take Cardio Strength, but I am going to look into what you used. I could give Tipper the shots at home. I know how to do them. I had a parrot that had cancer. She developed a bad bacterial infection. She had to have 2 shots a day for a month to get rid of the infection, and I had to do it. It is really tricky on a bird, and they do want to bite you. With Tipper's unpredictability lately, I do not want to anger her any more at me. I would rather she hate the vet, as he deserves it! That is the reason I opted not to give them to her. I have no one to hold her still either, and don't want to chance hitting a blood vessel or nerve and really having problems. It takes three people at the vets to hold her to do the injection. Thank you so much for all the help as I know you have your hands full with Pia. Hope she is doing better. Blessings
Patti
Hi Everyone:
Not so bad with the breathing last nite for Tipper. I don't want to jinx anything and say the shots are helping, but she seems a tad better in so much as fewer congestion sounds. She was fairly quiet last nite. I am keeping her and Toby separated at all times. Toby is upset by it, but I must keep him safe. He is such a sweet dog, even though Tipper wanted to rip his head off, he comes to the gate and tries to make up to her and kiss her thru the gate. His real name is Sweet as Chocolate Toby Boy, on his papers, and he lives up to that name every day. The only problem with Yorkies and the reason why a lot are seriously injured by other dogs is that they will not back down, and continue to yap at the other dog inciting the other dog to really go after them. Toby is no different he is a yapper, I never had such a yappy dog before, and everything I have tried to stop him from doing it has failed. I am having to take Tipper to her Laser therapy today. She has had so much at the vets I hate to do it to her, but I must continue with the maintenance sessions for her to keep on benefiting from it. I can't get a thing done in my house, as I am always running to appointments. Oh well it will be there when I get back! Hope and Blessings to you all.
Patti
Patti, I sympathise with you, and all you are going through with Tipper. When dogs start to fight, it can become a vicious circle, which we the parents unwittingly make worse. A one-time incident freaks us out, we get nervous from then on when the animals are near one another, and they sense that, and thus believe there is a problem, when rarely is it something to worry about.
Separating them when you can't be around is a good idea, until you are confident there is no more trouble. But separating them all the time will make the situation worse. In order to get to the heart of the matter, you need to remain calm, and watch them closely to see what is starting the situation. Never pay attention to either of them unless they are calm, never let them tell you what to do-ie feed them, pet them etc. You must be the calm assertive leader. Keeping Tipper on a leash is a good idea, even if it is just trailing on the ground behind her. Remember, the majority of the time, the dogs are over it immediately, but we make the trouble last. I wish you luck.
Bonnie:
I just remembered that you cannot give heart medication with Vetoryl. I did not realize the Vetmedin was an RX to help the heart pump blood and return it without stressing the heart. That is the one thing they told me cannot be taken. The cardio strength I give her is just a supplement. I will still question Dechra on this specific drug. Did the dog you gave it to have Cushings? Thank you for the help. Blessings
Patti
Patti, Glad to hear Tipper's breathing was better last night. Hope all goes well with the therapy today.
Hi Patti - I didn't know you couldn't give cardiac meds with trilostane, and my dog who takes Vetmedin probably has Cushings, but she's 15, blind, nearly deaf, and has seizures in addition to her cardiac issues. She's a pretty perky little Boston Terrier despite all that. If I had to chose between cardiac meds and Cushings meds, the cardiac meds, for her, would win because she really suffered at night, gasping for air before we started the Vetmedin. If I took Maggie off the Vetmedin, she'd probably leave us much more quickly from that than from untreated Cushings.
Maggie drinks and pees a lot, but not nearly as much as Pia. She is also a foodie. A couple weeks ago, I had a Subway sandwich and set it on the coffee table while I took Pia outside. My blind, old girl managed to find it and was happily munching on it when I came inside. It was so darned funny that it was easy to forgive her on the spot. If only I could transfer some of that appetite to Pia!
I sure hope it's the shots that are helping Tipper. She deserves some consistent success!
Hi Patti,
How is Tipper doing today? Still noticing a problem with that paw? LOve hearing about your whole menagerie. So nice how all the critters get along! Hoping everything is okay and that Tipper is feeling fine.
Barbara
Hi Barbara:
I just got Tipper back home from the Laser therapy. This is the first time she did not tremble real bad. She is starting to learn she does not get hurt at this Vets. She is glad to be back home. She has so many appointments I have to put them on my computer to keep track of them. So we have off tomorrow. We go for shots and blood pressure on Thursday. This running wears me out, and has to make Tipper tired, but she never shows it. I pray to God these shots help her. How has Trixie been doing? She should be getting her ACTH soon? I hope that gets things all straightened out for you. We are getting the heat back again, so Tipper can only be out in the morning. Has Trixie been walking? Blessings
Patti