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Hope everything went okay. Zoe does not sit much any more either. I remember reading an article by Patricia McConnell (dog trainer). She had an elderly dog. She said she thought at her age, her dog should not have to do the "sit command" and because her elderly dog did not liker to sit anymore, she never asked her to. :):)
I thought of that article as soon as I read your thread.
Hello
Just wondering how Tipper got on with her last appointment, hope you are both ok?
Mel
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Sharlene, Mel, Addy and Everyone:
Went to Tipper's appointment yesterday. I immediately asked the Dr. if she got the fax from my Vet. of course she said she hadn't. So I basically told her that due to the fact that Tipper couldn't walk right and fell up the steps the last time she put her thru range of motion I did not want it done anymore. I said what is the sense of going thru all these laser treatments and then undoing all the good by basically causing problems with her hips?? She agreed with me and said she would not do them. I told her I would rather go by the cllinical indicators from now on. She said once the animal has the series of 5 treatments, the body knows what to do when it receives any more light. So she said what she normally does is a single treatment every 4-6 weeks. I told her Tipper showed some improvement, so I would continue until she is 75-80% better. She also explained that Tipper is not sitting very much now, because of her hips. She said when older dogs do that it is usually the hips making them uncomfortable. The Dr. then took Tipper's pictures for the advertising- of course Tipper proudly wore her Steeler Kerchief and did sit still for the pictures.
Funny thing though, I had been worried about Tipper's blood pressure. Although not high she was at the higher end of normal at 160. Since she has started these treatments she has been 130 and 140. My guess is that it reduced inflammation, which raises blood pressure, and that is a good thing. Any other suggestions/ideas?? We went for her blood pressure today and it was 140, and believe it or not Tipper lost 3 ounces!!! YEA!!!! So the lentils replacing some of the dog food did work, and we will stay the course with them.
As Tipper was on the scale getting weighed a lady came in with two cats- Tipper's arch enemies. Tipper dove off the scale and wanted to mix it up with the kitties. The lady laughed and said "I guess she has no use for cats." Everyone has always called Tipper the Jack Russell terrorist, because she has to be the boss of everything going on, and if she dislikes something she will make sure everyone knows about it. You better not come near this house, me or my car or she will let you have it with both barrels. I had a repairman at my home one time. He said he loved dogs and watched Cesar Milan, and can make friends with any dog. He told me to just let Tipper go and she would be ok with him. I ran into the garage to get a drop cloth for him, and when I came in he was yelling for me and Tipper had him backed into a corner, just sitting there waiting for him to move. It was too funny. When I showed her he was ok to be in the house she left him alone, but sat and kept an eye on every move he made. I have never have to be afraid to walk anywhere as long as I have Tipper with me. A man a few streets over got attacked by a small bear when he went outside to get in his car. All the neighbors are afraid now except me. Tipper does not care how big something is she will defend you. That is one of her endearing qualities, she would give her life to defend me.
The last few nights she has been making that throaty noise a lot and sounding gurgly. I noticed she has had a lot of mucus in her one eye also. This disease is so bad, and it's a pity no one really can answer your qustions on how it causes all these issues. You are basically just guessing what they are. Well Tipper gets a well deserved break until next Wed. blood pressure day. God Bless All Of Us and our babies. Good to hear from you Mel, I was wondering if you were doing ok, as I hadn't seen you posting for a day or so.
Patti
Tipper reminds me of Daisy Mae. No fear at all!
We were in a park in Cos Cob when this HUGE Burmese mountain dog came trotting toward us off leash. In a shot, Daisy was barking and the next thing I know she's hanging from the dog's ear!!!!
I was mortified but the owner assured me that all was good. She clearly knew that her dog shouldn't have been loose and no blood so....
To this day, I can't get the image of Daisy hanging from that poor dog's ear out of my head:-)
Good luck with your tests!
Valerie;
I think these little dogs have a complex similar to the human little man syndrome that Napolean suffered from. They are xtra rough and tuff to make up for their size!!
Patti
Morning! Glad the doctor was understanding & decided it was not in Tipper's best interests to do the range of motion test. Sounds like things are going good. :)
Hi everyone:
I just made Tipper an appointment to see my Vet Wed. when she gets her blood pressure checked.
For the last week she has had breathing difficulties, snoring, gurgling and congestive throat sounds more than she has been doing since getting Cushings.
This is definitley caused by Cushings as I have researched this over and over, and there are so many dogs with Cushings that also have these symptoms. In fact someone on here told me a few days ago that their dog started doing this 2 weeks before it died. That made me so upset I kept searching to see if I could find the mechanism causing this. I couldn't find anything so I am going to the Vet and asking him to consult with an IMS. I absolutely feel if I do not get something done with this problem she will not be here long. I did see on some other cases that other dogs got a growth in their throat, and some in their nose. There were a lot with breathing difficulty. The problem is this is not easily visible, and requires anesthesia and a scoping. I don't want to chance that, but don't know what else to do. It is not her lungs, we checked them already. It is in her throat or nose. I think the congestion is coming from the throat, and that is why the licking and swallowing all the time that she does. It is some kind of drainage or mucus. If anyone can shed some light on this I could really use the advise. I can hardly sleep at night when she does this. She does not do it when awake, and standing or sitting, only laying down. God Bless Us All and our sweet babies.
Patti
Patti
Sorry you are having to deal with something else, I think you are doing the right thing speaking with the vets and IMS to check it out
Not sure if this helps but i wanted to share that Tia had no breathing difficulties at all throughout her last months.
Hoping someone can come in and offer some insight soon, big hug from me
Mel
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Mel:
Thank you, I hope someone can give me some insight into this. I am glad to hear from you, and hope you are well. I think of you and pray for you and Tia every day. God Bless You
Patti
Patti, it is possible that she has a salivary mucuole. They can be on the neck, in their mouth; anywhere they have salivary glands and might not be visible from the outside.
Daisy's is visible, it's a large lump on the side of her neck and doesn't seem to hurt. She swallows a lot and makes odd noises if she lays down which I think means that it is pressing on some things.
I've read that Cushing's dogs tend to get these.