Tipper - adrenal tumor/breathing issues

Hi Everyone:
Well it would seem Tipper had a good nite. I was not the best Cush mom last nite as I was tired and really slept, so I did not hear too much which scares me. I usually do not sleep like that as I am checking on Tipper. It was really windy yesterday and it is really dark this morning looking like rain. Tipper did walk once this morning already. She seemed to be clingy this morning for some reason. She is usually Miss Independent I'll do everything for myself thank you. Don't know what all that was about. I got a card in the mail from my neighbor who was sick, his daughter. She thanked me for helping her dad when he had the flu. She lives about 2 hours away and works so she could not help him. It was nice of her to send me a card. I am composing a letter to send somehow to the IMS since I still cannot get thru to the hospital. I am gong to ask her opinion on the oxygen also. Since 2 of the 3 people I asked about Tipper's blood work said I am right about the situation with the Reticulocytes I am not ready to let it go. I need to positively know 100% that my girl is safe. I got her this far and I plan on taking her much further. Hope everyone has a good weekend with their babies. Blessings
Patti

Picture alert everyone. I tried to take so more pictures of the kids in their Halloween outfits on and neither one would comply. But here they are anyway. Blessings
Patti

Love the pics Patti!

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi Everyone:
Tipper had a descent nite. She has been sleeping next to me in the bed since it got cooler. We are to get a cold front today and be in the 30's. I am glad, we have no storms to worry about when winter sets in with the exception of some snow thunder which is rare. I am still going over all the information on Tipper an deciding what to do. I composed a letter to the IMS and put it in the mail yesterday. I should hear back from her by Friday. I want to know based on Tipper's pulse ox readings if she feels that it is necessary for blood gases. I am not putting this dog thru anything she does not absolutely need. Also I had another thought. Since Tipper has trouble at nite breathing and all these tests are done in the day time, could it be her oxygen level is ok in the day, but at nite that is where the problem is??? Any way I will get to the bottom of this like I said. I cut some more out of Tipper's food in another effort to get weight off of her. She has been walking 2-3 times a day also so if she does not drop some ounces there is some kind of problem here. Blessings
Patti

Hi Everyone:
Tipper slept well, some wheezing though. Both my dogs and cats are having a hard time adjusting to this time change. Tipper and Toby conked out yesterday evening around 6pm, so unfortunately Tipper was hungry and got up before 5am this morning. I am going to try my best to keep them up longer tonite. Now Tipper's food schedule is really screwed up since she ate around 5:15. I am going to have to stretch her lunch out, and supper until we get this back to normal. She is already miserable enough with me cutting more of her food out. This is like a juggling act with all this stuff. It was 28 here last nite and really cold this morning. I guess we are well on the way to those big heating bills. M rescue cat needs some blood work taken as he is on the Ursidiol and has to be checked every 6 months. It will have to be a little longer this time as I have too many bills going out and coming up with Tipper this month. She has her eye Dr. and Cardiologist visits at the end of the month, plus adequan shots coming up. I just need to get another income, but I do not want to take time away from Tipper to work at home. That would make me very unhappy to have to do that. I is a double edged sword. Blessings
Patti

Patti I had the same issue with the time change! Trixie is so tuned in to her body clock. She always gets up from napping at 10pm, does a shake out and stares at me for her pills and snack. Last night she was just off because of the time. Today she was better than yesterday but I definitely notice a difference with the time change.
Tomorrow we are having an acth test. Ugh. Can't wait for it to be over! Hope Tipper and your others have a good night.

Barbara

Hi Everyone:
Tipper had a good nite last nite. I kept these two dogs up until they couldn't hold their eyes open. Tipper made it to 5:30 this morning so in a few days maybe we will have this time change problem licked. Tomorrow we go for blood pressure. No one has even called me back from the vets office concerning the oxygen concentrator. How soon we forget! So much for the standing O. Every year around this time I get such bad dry skin and it cracks and is painful. It seems to be in the same places every year. It is starting and I have to gob on moisturizer every day. My lips are chapped from November to April. They really can get bad. The dermatologist has had me try so many things, most do not work, and it is painful to even eat with this. I happened upon a tube of Nivea Smoothness I the drug store. I thought what the heck. It is wonderful and has prevented the chapping so far. The tubes are huge, so it is a lot of product. I went back and got 5 more. I keep them everywhere now. I can't believe it has worked so well when nothing else will. Than God I found something, so if any one has this problem try some you will love it. Tipper has had some extra energy with this cold weather, it is just so much better for them. I can't take her out in winter months unless it is above 32 because of her heart condition, and breathing issue. This is just the perfect time of year for her now. Blessings
Patti

Hello Again:
I am having to leave Tipper in my room and stay here in my office as she is bound and determined to get food. Cutting her food back again, and dealing with the time change messing up her eating times as she is getting up early has really got me in a tither today. I hate to see her like this and can't help her. I am waiting until the 5:00 dose of trilostane and then maybe it will get her thru until 6:00 for her food. When I worked the people I worked with used to say our job was harder than a brain surgeons because of the responsibility, let me tell you it was nothing compared to the day in and day out job of handling all this. I know if I was starving and someone would not give me food how I would feel. I hope I can steer clear of her until 5:00 and dose her. This is do hard to watch this baby you love dearly struggle with this. God help us all.
Patti

Its horrible watching them think they are being starved, they just don,t understand its for their own good. I hope you manage to stay clear of Tipper till feeding time, I have to admit when Woody gets like this I have on occasion given in oops :p

Someone on the facebook page was saying that the vet is giving their dog viagra for heart hypertension and that the dogs breathing got better very quickly.

Quote:

---

Marlo was also diagnosis end pulmonary hypertension and placed on Viagra ( it helps the blood vessels in the lungs) and plaviox. I noticed a difference in her breathing after the second dose of viagra

---

Not at all sure that it would be relevant for Tipper, but thought I'd bring it to your attention if you weren't aware of it. (you might have already looked into that).

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin