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Hi Patti, thinking of you and Tipper. What is going on with Tipper today? You said she isn't well.
What exactly is it that they want to do for 7000 dollars? That was the cost of a complete surgery at the university hospital with over night and after care, so I'm a bit bewildered by the pricing. And it went up after your last visit. Did they answer you at all concerning your email about the first IMS?
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hey, how are my girls doing. You have been on my mind since you posted yesterday. Hope you are both ok?
Sending more prayers, positive mojo, hugs and lots and lots of love, hope you can feel it....
Let us know when you can
Mel
Xxxxxx
How are you and Tipper doing?! Worried about you.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers, sweetie. Let us hear from you when you can.
Mel,Sharlene, Leslie, Kathy:
What I meant by Tipper not being good was she was having trouble breathing again, drinking water and panting at times. At night her chest was really heaving up and down and I could hear the wheezing as she tried to breath. Her respiration seemed very rapid also. She has just not been acting the same, she is distant, not coming around, and still not wanting to stay out on the porch that she love. She gets her ACTH testing on the 8th. As I stated before the hospital tenatively scheduled her for this procedure on the 14th. I am going to the Vets office on the 8th as my cat is sick and Tipper gets her Acth so I will discuss what to do in detail with him. I did not send any complaint letters to the hospital about Tipper's experience with the IMS as I thought about it and maybe shouldn't burn that bridge in case of any emergency that could not be handled here. They have several other IMS'in that hospital, so I don't have to ever see the nasty one. I am going to have to amke a decision on what to do here asap. I know if I don't get to the bottom of what is going on with her she may so go on too much longer. The breathing problem, and throat issues are mounting up and have to be dealt with as much as I want to stick my head in the sand and ignore them. She will be getting a Ct scan also so they said they will know the size of her tumor. That is what has me petrified. If they come and tell me she has a macro I will meltdown on the spot. My other two fears are if they find something and I am out of money to treat it, then I just threw away 3000-4000 on finding out what it is, or if this procedure puts her in a weakened condition and she starts to go down hill because of it. I am back and forth on this. I did notice this morning again mucus in her eyes, and her nose running like so many others have said. Could it be the pills are just not taking away all the post nasal drip. I would hate to waste all the money I have left only to find post nasal drip. Could you please give me some opinions??? I am as a loss. At least the appointment is almost 2 weeks away and I can cancel it. Leslie thank you for copying and transferring that post to Valerie. I was not paying attention so I screwed it up. Please pray for my Tipper. Iam praying to God to tell me what is the best thing to do. I am very frightened to do the wrong thing and make matters worse. God Bless All of you for your constant help and support. Sharelene the procedure is closer to 4000.00 now form 2000. These places just rob you. I still need moeny left for her ACTH and meds, this is a crime what they are charging. Blessings
Patti
Patti,
here is the link to Care Credit online. http://www.carecredit.com/vetmed/.
My father used this same company to pay for his dentures. He had 12 months to pay without interest. You have to find out what is causing this for Tipper please. Poor thing doesn't sound at all comfortable and you are an emotional wreck sweetie.
If you have the names of the other IMS docs who work at this hospital, look up their names and customer views online so that you can pick one who others have liked. Neither you or Tipper need another bad experience.
HUGS!!!!
Hi Everyone:
I decided while laying awake again last night that I am going to try Akron Animal Hospital for an IMS and see if I get anywhere there. I am just going to talk to someone over the phone as that is another 2 1/2 hour trip. I want to see how much experience they have with this sort of thing. Tipper slept ok last night, not too much labored breathing. It seemed she did not have to much of the throaty issue either. I am wondering if the drug for post nasal is just not working all the way for her. I may go back to the Benedril tonight and see if that works better for a few nights. Then at least I will have a better idea if that is the problem. I had only tried it 1 night, I will try again for a few nights starting tonight as it makes her sleepy too. She did drink more water yesterday and pant some, but it was starting to get hot here. Leslie I know it is hot in Arkansas I hope you have a way of cooling your babies down, and everyone else in the hot climates I hope you do too. These Cush dogs no longer have the ability to cool themselves in their core like they used to so I hope everyone takes extra precautions. I have a cooling pack in Tipper's harness when she walks. It is lightweight so as not to weigh her down too much. I thought of going to the store and getting one, but they were all to heavy for her to carry. I got this one on Amazon, the harness has a pouch right under their core area to cool them. I will post on what I find out about Akron that is my last hope that is close enough to get to for us. God Bless Us All and all our babies
Patti
Typically we are getting rather warm by now but this year is weird. We set an historical record yesterday for our state - the northern part of the state got up to 5" of snow! First recordable snow in May in Ark in history! Our temps are running about 20 degrees below normal this week. I love it as do all my babies except Brick - he doesn't handle cold very well. Squirt won't stay out very long when it gets really hot; she does he business and come right back to the AC. This house has floor vents and she has claimed the ones in my closet and bathroom as HERS! :D She'd sit on them last summer! :p
Our walks are typically in the field and woods near the house and only Sophie has to be on a lead - the others stick close by and in Squirt's case can't run fast enough to escape anyway. ;) I've taken them out to events in the area, tho, when it was quite warm and that harness would be nice for them then. We went to a kite flying event last summer and after saying hello to everyone, all three wanted in the truck with the AC on. LOL Needless to say, we went home shortly after.
I hope you and Tipper have a good day. Do let us know what they have to say in Akron and how you feel about that conversation.
Hugs,
Leslie and the gang
Hi Patti,
I know I have not posted often, but I have been following everything that has been going on for you and sweet Tipper. I do understand the possible importance of proceeding with the diagnostics associated with her throat and her breathing. But I am wondering whether you really want to also put the expense into a CT scan unless you think you would actually proceed with radiation treatment in the event the pituitary tumor is indeed enlarging. It's true that you'd know the size of the tumor for sure, and so maybe that would make the testing valuable to you. But it is also a lot of money that perhaps you rather spend in other ways as far as keeping Tipper as comfortable as possible. Just a thought to throw out there. I know that the uncertainty of all of this can be so very hard to shoulder. :o
Marianne
Hello:
I was told the Ct scan was to guide them with any throat or nasal issues, but that it could also show her tumor size. They were not strictly doing it to see the tumor. I just gave her some Benedril so we will see if that works better and if it is truly psot nasal drip that is thick. Thank you for keeping up with my precious Tipper's story. This has been a rough road for us, and I am trying as so many others are to keep her as long as possible. God Bless You
Patti