Addy:
I am so glad to hear some good news on Zoe. God Bless you both.
Patti
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Addy:
I am so glad to hear some good news on Zoe. God Bless you both.
Patti
Zoe ,you go girl. Wag that tail. HAY!
Hugs Sonja and Angel Apollo
Tails up!! Good girl Zoe!! :p :p
Barbara
She is enjoying her prednisone high which alas will be coming to an end.
We'll see how she does without it now. Amazing how that little bit perks her right up but then causes more drinking and panting and peeing.
I remember how I felt on pred when I had to take it for my asthma or pneumonia. They overdosed me on it a couple times until they realized I could only tolerate small doses of the crap.
Hoping her tail stays up;):)
Love and prayers for you both. You keep your tail up too, Addy! :D xxxx
:eek::D:D:D Well now that's a visual! Addy and Zoe tails up! hehehehe :p:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Budster's Mom
sharlene and molly muffin (giggle fits)
:D:):D:);) Yep, shake those tail feathers girls! ;):):D:):D
Addy:
Hoping Zoe is still doing ok and continuing to improve. I know what a long haul this has been for you this time around. Tipper is really not good, I am taking her Monday as she is having a lot of tracheal issues the last 2 weeks and I can tell her Adequan shot is due. Blessings
Patti
Dear Addy,
I have been following along about Zoe as I have been able, and today I am trying to do a major catch up on the forum. As I was reading along I was thinking, what if you gave Zoe a few days of rescue prednisone since her cortisol was on the low side, and then I came to the post where that was the plan. I was hoping that with a bit of prednisone on board it would help how she feels overall and help with the inflammation in her leg as well. And help with the depression too. I know Jasper seemed so depressed while we struggled getting the right steroid on board to control the Addison's.
I read most recently that she is feeling a bit better on the prednisone, but it is causing increased drinking, peeing and panting. We had a devil of a time getting Jasper stable on prednisone for the same reasons, and ended up needing to switch the steroid. He gets a small dose of dexamethasone every other day instead. He still has increased drinking and peeing, but it is much better than when he was on the pred. Plus some of that we think is due to his kidney issues also. It is not the recommended glucocorticoid for dogs with Addison's, but it has worked better for him. Just throwing that out there I case it might be helpful for Zoe. Is she continuing on the prednisone now?
My heart hurts reading all that you have been going through, and I am so sorry for all that is happening. Marianne said it so well, I know that feeling of not being at peace with anything when our precious babies are struggling. I am pleased that she seems to be doing better now, and hope it continues.
Please know that you and Zoe are always in my thoughts. Lots of love and strength being sent your way.
Big hugs,
Tina and Jasper xo
Thank you all for stopping by and Tina , you must have read my mind as I was thinking of stopping by your thread to pick your brain. I spent some time reading a blog Dr. Peterson wrote about Addisons, it was his non vet blog and there were about 70 comments so it was interesting to read the problems and answers about dosing Addison pups.
The plan was to stop the Prednisone for awhile and evaluate how Zoe does without it. She had a higher than needed rescue dose for 4 days but the dose was not high enough to treat inflammation. During the first 3 days she only had Tramadol at bed time. On the fourth day we introduced tramadol BID, on the fifth day we decreased her rescue dose to a higher maintenance dose of pred, continuing the tramadol BID. Her back legs started giving out again and continued to be a problem. This was a trial as I dont have actual evidence she needs supplementation with prednisone.
What bothered me was the episodes of heavy panting she experienced on the higher doses of pred. I can handle increased drinking and peeing but the heavy panting episodes were concerning. She did not seem to have those problems on the lower dose of maintenance pred which I tried twice.
So it has always been obvious to me that Zoe cannot handle tramadol BID without becoming sedated. If I continue the prednisone at a maintenance dose of 1 mg per day or even every other day, she cannot try the Metacam and we are not addressing the possible inflammation in her leg which we dont know for sure is inflammation and waht may be causing it.
The question in my mind is why did she improve on the 2.5 mgs of pred without the tramadol? To treat inflammation her pred dose would be 3.5 to 4 mgs of pred is what I was told. I would rather try the metacam before doing that because I can pretty much be assured of what that outcome is going to be with the heavy panting.
I had planned to wean her off the pred wait until the weekend and then try 4 days of metacam. I have not yet discussed that with her vet. I had sent a fax Thursday but they did not receive it.
So that is where we are. Today she will have no pred again, day 2 and only tramadol in the evening. I'll see how things go today.
Of course the weather is below zero again today and tomorrow which makes us both hurt pretty bad.
Is it a hard pill to swallow for us after having all her blood tests normal except her bun, her skin and coat beautiful again, to come so far and then have this handed to us, yes, it is a dang bitter pill to swallow and I cant stop being angry about it. So, no, I guess I will not yet be able to find any peace because alas, I am like a dog with a bone and cannot give it up without a fight.
On her good days, her eyes are bright and clear and she is still engaged mentally. ON her bad days, her eyes are tired.
I feel the same way, two months later and the pain in my shoulder is still here and I still dont sleep and every time I lift her I know I am hurting myself, but that is just how it is going to have to be right now.