Lucygoo - Pit. macroadenoma, endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery, trans-oral approach

The diarrhea could also be a side effect of the antibiotics.

I just Googled acepromazine and it looks like an adverse effect can be slow heart beat - they say less than 60 beats per minute - maybe you should take her pulse and contact them if it is too slow.

Hope that she is just a bit "bombed out" and is having a nice sleep - even if you aren't.

Alison

Thanks Alison...I'll do that. Her respirations have been about 58 to 60 per minute, and I would describe her breathing as panting with her mouth closed. I'll check her pulse now.

Thank God for you ladies in Australia:)

Hopefully her heart rate is nice and normal and you can relax and grab a few hours' sleep yourself.

I'm about to go and take my dog out for a walk (it 7.00pm here) but I'll be back in around an hour and I suspect Jenny will be checking in some time probably before then too.

Alison

I can't seem to get a good pulse on her, but her heartbeat seems rather rapid...her temp keeps going up too, but apparently that's normal for her lately...junior vet told me to call if it gets above 104.5. It's now 103ish. Fahrenheit, that is. He said the acepromazine should start wearing off in six to eight hours....so I should start to see something aroud 3ish, right? It's 2:30 now. I gave it to her around 9:15 - 9:30ish.
It's just her breathing is bothering me. Maybe it's because she's got a fever?

If it helps any my Nelson was so out of it for around 8 hours and he was at the time a young and healthy boy. I though I had killed him because he just couldn't move. I don't remember about his breathing or heart rate at the time but he really looked like he had been put under anesthetic.


I know you will sit any watch Lucy all night but if it is the acp don't expect any great changes for around 8 hours, as long as her breathing is regular and heart not too slow then it will probably be just a matter of waiting the drug out.

If you want to talk I'll be around for a few more hours yet (it's only 7.30pm here in Australia).

Jenny

Thanks, Jenny....
I think that's what it is...I'm just being overly paranoid. Maybe she needs a good long sleep....it's just they gave her one this morning, and she was up and walking around at 1 p.m. I think they gave it to her around 8:30 9ish this morning. Guess I'll have to wait until Dr. B calls me before I can relax a bit.

I really don't know how the acp works but maybe there was some residual from this morning and the second one really zonked Lucy out. I do know that it works much faster/stronger if given on an empty stomach, when did Lucy eat? As long as she is not in distress the sleep will actually do her the world of good and you will have another sleepless night!
I guess it's one of those things that you will have to wait out.
Jenny

Hi Jenny...you're right. It's just the rapid breathing that's worrisome. At one point I counted 80 respirations per minute...I hope she's not going into shock or something. I checked her gums, and they're pink...temp's running about 103.3.

She ate around 9 pm, because that's when I had to give her all her meds...so she definitely ate with the pill...I can't believe they said I could give her up to 3 a day:eek::eek: I also just read online that you should not give it to older animals..

Gina,
You really are doing great. I know you must be scared but as long as Lucy's vitals are ok then you are just going to have to wait it out. I also wanted to say that if I gave Nelson the acp at 6pm at night even at the 12 hour mark he was a bit mellow (dopey??) but once he ate it seemed to snap him out of it.
I am sorry you are going to have a long hard night but fingers crossed that all will be well in the morning. I'm sure the vets have taken into account Lucy's age and health but no way would I be giving 3 a day.:eek:

Jenny

PS Nelson has since passed away age 14 1/2 and until he lost some hearing around 12yo he was still getting the occasional acp (half only) with no problems at all. Just for the record he weighed around 25kg, how much does Lucy normally weigh.