Tipper - adrenal tumor/breathing issues

We have FROST :-(
Please send some of your warmth to CT. This is crazy!

Daisy and I are envious Patti :-)

Hi Everyone:
Well we are back from the vets. Tipper had a blood pressure of 135 so I'll take that any day of the week. I asked about increasing the dosage on the Adequan and as he looked over top his glasses at me with a smirk on his face he said" I think she should just get the injections more often." Then I said please can you reconfigured her dosage. He finally did and gave it to her. Of course he would jump on the come more often band wagon as that is more money for him. I told him she is already there once a week and it is just too much for her. Well as soon as we got home I opened the dap collar. I put it on her, and was very disappointed in it's construction. Where the buckle is you have to thread the collar back thru it. It then has a hard edge that jabs her in the neck. So I unbuckled it part way and left it stick up. She is not usedto wearing a collar so it looks like she is uncomfortable in it. Tipper cannot usually where anything but leather or it causes her irritation, especially nylon. She has begun to scratch at it as it must have started her neck itching. The weather said storms with thunder so I am giving it a try. I hope to God for her sake this thing works. It has to be snug around the neck to work so that concerns me with the tracheal issues she has . shto be

Hi Everyone:
Well we are back from the vets. Tipper had a blood pressure of 135 so I'll take that any day of the week. I asked about increasing the dosage on the Adequan and as he looked over top his glasses at me with a smirk on his face he said" I think she should just get the injections more often." Then I said please can you reconfigure her dosage. He finally did and gave it to her. Of course he would jump on the come more often band wagon as that is more money for him. I told him she is already there once a week and it is just too much for her. Well as soon as we got home I opened the dap collar. I put it on her, and was very disappointed in it's construction. Where the buckle is you have to thread the collar back thru it. It then has a hard edge that jabs her in the neck. So I unbuckled it part way and left it stick up. She is not usedto wearing a collar so it looks like she is uncomfortable in it. Tipper cannot usually where anything but leather or it causes her irritation, especially nylon. She has begun to scratch at it as it must have started her neck itching. The weather said storms with thunder so I am giving it a try. I hope to God for her sake this thing works. It has to be snug around her neck to work so that concerns me with the tracheal issues she has . She slept well and not as much water drinking going on. The vet said today several others have commented on their dogs drinking more on the Soloxine. He
also said that I need not worry about Tipper's glucose it is fine and no where near the number he would worry about. All in all a good visit, as I am tiring of the fights all the time. Deloras phone is not working right, I try to keep checking on her, and this makes it worse. We'll see if the son does anything about this!! Blessings
Patti

Patti, that's great news! I'm glad Tipper's BP is down! You're doing great.

way to go tipper! there is also an electric dap vaporizer which you can plug in and a spray i believe.
found it; our dutch site says;
Halsband [=collar] , Spray, Verdamper[=vaporizer]. maybe a good alternative to the collar?

Hi Patti,
Sounds like great news from the visit on Tipper blood pressure!! Sorry to hear things with your neighbor are getting worse. Her son must be a horrible person. How does live with himself!? What an awful situation. How old is Delora? I feel sorry for her, at least you and the other neighbors care about her but it sounds like she needs some help. Do they have the Visiting Nurse service in your area? Maybe she needs Hospice care..it's not just for the very last days. If she has Medicare they cover Hospice care for awhile if a doctor okays it.

Barbara

I agree Barbara, he must be a very horrid person to do this or allow this to happen to his mother. :(

I'm so glad that Patti and the other neighbors care about her and watch out for her. It's so heart breaking what she is going through and her family is putting her through! That is worse that it's family that has done this.

Glad Tipper's BP is doing so well that is a good sign and we like good things. :) Just as much as we like plans, we like good results. LOL

Raining here today. Joy joy!
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Patti,
great news all around for Tipper!
Honestly, report Delora's son to her doctor. You can do it anonymously and tell them that you don't know who to call to get her help.

Send me his name and the name of his church. ;)

Hi Everyone:
Got my car inspected, thank goodness it did not need anything. Tipper had some really bad tremors when going to sleep. This time they rocked her body and it was very scary. I had to shake her out of it. It seems like she is sleeping deeper snd deeper. She used to hear me as soon as I said her name. She was very upset when I got home from doing the car. She just does not want me going anywhere without her. I think Deloras son has told her to stop talking to me.I could not get thru on her phone so I called the phone company and they said there was nothing wrong with her phone. I ran up to her house , she said her son had been there. I checked her phone and the battery was dead. Why did he not do something to get her a phone?? I said you son needs to start taking care of this. She must have told him I said that, as now she is barely talking to me. I am worried as I gave her a phone I had, and I hooked it up, but she is not answering the phone. I will be calling someone today as I have had enough. Will post later. Blessings
Patti