Buddy, The Mighty Lizard Hunter - Suspected Pituitary Macro Tumor

So sorry Buddy is having such a problem. Have been reading along and hoping that you and Buddy are asleep since I have not seen you post in awhile. You are doing so great with the medication you have to control Buddy. Sending love and healing prayers for you and Buddy. Love, JoAnne

Good morning,

What a time of it you had last night. I'm so glad that Mel and Trish were able to be here with you.

I hope Buddy and you were both able to get some much needed rest.

I'll say again, I'm so glad you touched base with your vet so him and the specialist could work out a contingency plan with you. Sounds like this is just too low a dose, or that once a day doesn't work as well as twice a day to keep the inflammation down to where it needs to be. I think you Will get back to where you were, this just didn't work, but Buddy can still have a good quality of life with the right dose, carefully managed of pred and trilostane. So try not to get too discouraged by this set back. You already know that a dosage tweak up or down can make a world of difference for him.

How are things looking this morning? Are you starting the new medicine regime today?
Hang in there Kathy. You are a great mum to Buddy.

hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin

Very tired:o Thankfully the night shift with Mel and Trish got me through the night.;)
Kathy

Well, just oh fudge, gosh Kathy, I am so sorry to read this all. Of course you cant forget the bad when it is slapping you in the face. :(:(

I hope things have slowed down a bit. Something about the tramadol. I did read it can affect their central nervous system and spine. When Zoe was on it consistently for both her surgeries, she was doing many face plants. I have been giving her a small dose for two or three or four nights in a row, then back off a night or two and she was doing better. After a while on that dosing regime, I started noticing her rear end kind of wobbling to the side and she was more unsteady. I thought she needed more Tramadol as her back legs are pretty stiff. But when Koko came home from his dental, he had had a sedative and anesthesia and I noticed his back end wobbling like Zoe's.

Got me to thinking maybe Zoe's extra wobbliness is from her Tramadol. I cut back on it for two nights, she went without and she seemed a bit less off balance. It is hard to find the right balance, help the pain but not cause the side effects.

I have no proof of it and every dog is different. Just caused me to think about the Tramadol when I saw my Koko doing the same thing after his dental.

Kathy:
You are a wonderful mommy, and have sacrificed a lot for Buddy. You have consistently done an excellent job dealing with new issues cropping up. I try not to dwell on the set backs although they can really rock you. Buddy will get straightened out with your diligence, I am sure of it. That boy still has a lot of lizards to catch, so his quality of life is going to get better after this minor set back. Blessings
Patti

Addy,
Last night was the first time I have given Buddy any Tramadol in weeks. He hasn't needed any. His legs went out before the Prednisone and Tramadol. I will remember that it has that side effect though. Thanks.;)
Kathy

Kathy:
I just tried more times than I care to count to upload Tipper's breathing video to YouTube. It kept saying all files did not upload, that the server could be down. I will give it a shot later. If not I don't know what else could be wrong. Hope Buddy is doing ok today. Blessings
Patti

Hi Patti,
You could try sending a short clip to the forum's email address and maybe one of our administrators could figure out how to post it??

k9cushings@gmail.com

Kathy

Had to pop in before I head to work to check how Buddy is Kathy. I will be going with a spring in my step knowing he has perked up. Just goes to show it takes a bit of navigating when we tweak doses for our babies, so pleased he is feeling better and hope you get a nap today to catch up on your sleep :) xx

A friend dropped by to borrow something while I was currently brewing up a fresh batch of SEB. She asked how I figured out how to do all of this stuff on my own. I told her that I wasn't doing any of it on my own, that I was surrounded by angels. I did not elaborate.;) Thank you Angels for rescuing me once again. Those special-needs angels with the crooked wings are very needy, aren't they? LOL:D
Kathy