If it were me I would wait a week or so. How is he doing after the drops? Do the ears seek to be better? Blessings
Patti
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If it were me I would wait a week or so. How is he doing after the drops? Do the ears seek to be better? Blessings
Patti
I ended up not giving him the drops on Monday or today - the vet said that as long as we got them over the weekend, it should be fine. He was getting really stressed out getting them. I can do anything to him - apart from ear drops - he just HATES getting them.
Today, he seemed to have a definite spring in his paw - he seemed a lot happier. His ear seems to be fine - I didn't try too hard to have a look though as he's still in alert mode to the drops so I'll give him a day or two to get over it.
Now I'm wondering if the steroid in the drops did affect his Cushings and now that the drops have been stopped, he's going back to normal.
You just never know about these pups! You can usually smell if they have something going on in there, but I would still have the vet look in next time to make sure it is gone. That drives them crazy anything with the ears. Blessings
Patti
Mine has ear issues too, and she runs if she sees me shake a bottle, thinking it's the ear drops or she is getting her ears cleaned. She still gets it done, but it's a bit of an ordeal. Keep an eye out for him to start shaking his head. Sometimes they look clear on the outside area, but deep inside there is still some bacteria.
Hope you don't ever have to go through the ear thing again! :)
Sharlene and molly muffin
Just checking in to see how Cairo is doing?? Hope you both have a good day. Blessings
Patti
We've had to go through ear trauma with horrifying regularity recently. Our old lad (no longer with us) had terrible bother with his ears and when it first started, it was a nightmare doing it but he soon learned that the ear drop bottle meant a tasty treat and he'd run into the bathroom and assume the position when he saw me with the bottle. Sadly, the same is NOT happening with Cairo - he just runs and hides when he sees the bottle and when I get a hold of him, he's giving me the eye and does the clacking of teeth to tell me that he's not happy. Ten drops the vet said - yeah, right, we have to assume the "squirt and run" technique. There is no time to be counting drops.
His ear seems to be OK but I'll definitely keep an eye on it.
I don't know if he's lazy or not feeling well or just suddenly enjoying car rides but he's obsessed. We live on quite a steep hill and I've not been feeling great, my mum has a chest infection just now, so I've been putting him in the car, driving up the hill and then going for our walk on the flat - now he doesn't seem to be wanting to walk - he wants back to the car!!
He's also fast panting a lot on walks - like he's stressed and he's constantly looking for his tugger toy to carry - he likes carrying things - it's like a comforter for him the way you give a baby a soother. He's panting and darting back and forth and sitting in front of you till he gets his toy, then he seems to be happier once he's carrying it. Not sure what's going on there.
My Tipper is like that in the car. She used to love the car and sit in her car seat. Now she is uncomfortable in her doggy car seat, so I removed it and pit a pillow on the car seat so she has some padding. The redistribution of fat is bothering Tipper I think, it makes their skin thin, and crowds their organs if they lay a certain way I guess. Just watch the heat, as Cush dogs cannot tolerate the heat. Blessings
Patti
Normally my mum comes out with us but tonight she was waiting on my brother calling round so I just went to take Cairo out myself - we got 10 yards from the gate and he sat down and he was trembling like a leaf and just wouldn't budge - that is not like him.
Eventually my mum had to come out just to get us started and she went back home and he did carry on walking but he wasn't his usual self. He seems really stressed on a walk. I gave him his toy to carry to try and soothe him a bit but when I asked him if he wanted to go home, he turned round and all but ran down the road.
We've noticed that the edges of his ears have lost their fur as well so he's going to the vet tomorrow afternoon.
He's not eating much and his drinking is normal and his peeing is normal as well but he just doesn't seem right. It's such a worry.
Just thought I'd share a couple of pics of him
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../Photo0195.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7071/...7118d384_b.jpg
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/...376e2bbb_b.jpg
He is a beautiful dog. I see what you mean about the toy. I mentioned that Tipper acts really strange at times too, like she is afraid of something. I know this Vetoryl can change their personality, and Tipper is afraid of every noise. When her cortisol is at a lower range I can tell by her reaction to things, she is more afraid of noises etc. Hope you get things worked out. Blessings
Patti