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We weren't hot today at all, in fact chilly. Maybe we can blow some down your way. :) :)
Good to hear that the gang was able to get outside for a bit today. Molly likes to supervise my planting too. :) Until it gets to warm for her, then she'll abandon me in a heart beat and head for the door.
It does make you wonder, all this congestion while on the vetroyl, if it isn't a side effect after all and not sinus infection or anything.
Have a good night
hugs
sharlene and molly muffin
Hi Everyone:
I am busy so I will post later on your threads, but Tipper had a bad nite. Real stickiness in her mouth continually swallowing all nite long. I am wanting to get in her mouth today and see what I can see?? This is getting to the point where she is not sleeping because of this. I waited to email the IMS so I will be doing that shortly and I want to email the cardiologist about that heart issue with Becky's dog passing, that is worrisome to me. I will be on when I get all this done. Blessings
Patti
Patti,
since Daisy has been off of the Trilo for a week now, I can't believe the symptoms that I'm no longer seeing! She wasn't nearly as bad as Tipper, but definitely sounded congested all of the time and I thought it was allergy related.
Is it possible to try another Cushings med? Worth asking about.
Valerie:
Please do me a favor and question the Dr. about that when you talk to them. I am wanting to know if maybe this is from the Vetoryl also. Was Daisy doing anything like Tipper with the clearing the throat and sounding funny, sticky noises in her mouth like her tongue sticking to something? When Tipper would sallow it sounds like she has a mouth full of water!
Hi Everyone;
I needed to walk the dogs, run to the store, and type my letters to the IMS and to the Cardiologist. I am wanting some answers here as this is getting scary with Tipper. She was up a lot of the nite, and when she did attempt to sleep it woke her up with the swallowing and trying to clear her throat. I need to know what this is and get it stopped like yesterday already. This is nerve racking and keeps me awake also. She has also had several honking episodes. I am wondering if she could have a tooth problem, but an infection would have come up in her blood work?? This is really getting to me. Then on top of all this I cannot fax, or email to that stupid hospital in Pgh again. I took it to town to UPS and they could not email it either. Instead of expanding their hospital they need to upgrade that crappy phone system they have. Out of towners cannot even call there sometimes!! I am tired and not feeling well, Tipper got me up at 5am. Some how I will get thru this day too. Blessings
patti
Oh so sorry Tipper had such a bad night. :(
Was there ever any difference in her swallowing, sticky mouth and her cortisol levels? Like when they were a bit higher did she do that less? Lower more? or lower less?
Just wondering about that.
Hope you get some answers.
hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin
Sharlene:
I never really noticed, but that is a good question. I am going to have to make an effort to be aware of that. Thank you for thinking of that.
Patti,
She was what I would call smacking her lips, sounding congested (I mistakingly attributed this to the mucocele on her neck and/or allergies).
I didn't put it together until noticing a HUGE change since Daisy has been off of the Trilo for exactly a week now and after reading your recent posts it hit me that she's not doing ANY of this now! I'm also noticing that her eyes are no longer producing a lot of "goop". I felt like I was cleaning them all of the time and this is what made me think allergies coupled with the fact that she's so low to the ground.
Since Cornell didn't find any bacteria present either, I can't say that this was a symptom of her recent illness either so it HAS to be the trilostane!
I most certainly will be discussing this with Dr. Forman.
Patti,
Dr. Forman said that he sees congestion in a lot of Cushingoid dogs but it is almost always due to an underlying bacterial infection which they are prone to. Daisy is on Clavamox and that could also account for the symptoms disappearing. Might be worth a talk with your vet.
Clavamox has to be given with food. I mix it in with Daisy's canned food.
The last few months of her life, Zoe had congestion and goopy eyes. She had never had goopy eyes even with all the severe eye problems.
I did not think about that until Val just mentioned the goopy eyes. I remember wondering why Zoe had such goopy eyes when she never had that.