Tipper - adrenal tumor/breathing issues

Hi Everyone:
Well the village idiots here finally put up a notice that they are trying out the tornado siren instead of scaring everyone to death. Too bad the brains decided to try it on a day we are to have tornadoes!!! You have to love the real brains in this town. We I went to see Delora, and she was just sitting all alone in her room in the rocking chair looking out the window. She could barely hear me, her ears are bad again, I was yelling across the room so she could hear me. Then her granddaughter shows up the one that was supposed to be coming every day for a week and a half now. She gave me a real sour look and so I gave her one right back. I spoke to her little girl and said hello, but got no reply. The son has just poisoned all of their minds having them think all the neighbors from here are bad. I told Delora I was going to leave them alone and go so I told Delora goodbye and said nothing to the granddaughter. When I came out the weather was looking bad, I think this is to come around 5 o'clock so I need to get my animal carriers ready before hand. I am hoping we do not have tornadoes again. This year has been very scary. Blessings
Patti

Patti...are you sure you don't live in KY? :eek:

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Originally Posted by goldengirl88

Hi Everyone:
Well we had a good nite here with no problems and Tipper went in the closet and slept. It is a nice morning, but already steamy hot and lots of dew and mosquitoes out. The dogs have walked and Tipper is resting and I am washing linens and doing some small stuff. It is too hot and humid for Tipper to go back out so I will play some games with her inside today. It is a shame that it is going to be July and all we have had is rain. Some of my plants never did bloom. I am washing linens because Tipper did something yesterday she has never ever done in her life. I keep Elvis covered with a cage cover. Sometimes before I fold it up and put it away for the day, I lay it on the end of the love seat. I saw Lucky sit on it a few times to smell Elvis's scent. Well yesterday when I was not looking Tipper got on the loveseat and must have smelled Lucky on from sitting on Elvis's cover, and she peed on it!!! She hates Lucky, but has never done anything like this. Last nite I went to put the cover on Elvis and it was soaked and I thought what the heck? I smelled it and it was pee. I was so upset with Tipper and she sat in front of me while I asked her did you do this? She turned her head to the side and would not make eye contact, then she marched off to the bedroom and turned her back on me like it wasn't me I don't know what you are talking about. This morning when she saw it is the laundry she looked at me and just looked the other way again like she knew nothing about it!!. I cannot believe she did this. I don't think she can believe she did either!! What a stinker. So I decided to wash linens too while doing this cover. Better be the last time for this crap! I knew it was not Toby as he is too little to get up on the furniture. Good thing because he goes in the yard and pees everywhere Tipper peed? So if he would have smelled it he might have peed on top of hers!! Better be the last time, as Tipper has never peed in the house, ever. Even when she drank gallons of water she always went out. Ok that my little excitement for the day. Blessings
Patti

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Haha! Aren't they the ones!? :eek: :D I took Eli out and a firecracker went off....and he headed right for the door, before peeing. He wouldn't budge for me! :( Then one of my neighbors that he likes in a wheelchair talked to him, and told me to shorten his leash.....and he walked out in the grass.....and peed with no problem. LOL Eli also does the same thing as Tipper..he sits on the porch first to checks things out....before he heads for the grass. LOL

Hi Everyone:
Pretty quiet here tonite, I am hoping this terrible storm passes us. According to the latest weather it could miss us, maybe just some showers possibly. Tipper has been acting strange all day and panting a lot. Don't know what to think. I will see what she is like tomorrow. We have to be at the vets in the morning. I am not giving Tipper any meds for tonite, so I hope I am not sorry. I just don't want to keep giving them to her and risk adverse affects. I see the hurricanes are starting up so anyone in Florida stay safe. Blessings
Patti

Well goodness, I come back and you are Still having awful weather! We were suppose to get it today but looks like it all passed us by, so I'm good with that as I had to leave molly home while we were out after picking her up at the vets this morning.
Oh poor Delora, she has a rough road with the family it sounds like. Good of you to visit with her.

Hope Tipper does okay tonight and whatever is causing her to be off, is just a passing thing. Do you think she is feeling the pressure changes with the storms?

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Do you think she is feeling the pressure changes with the storms?

i thought about that too.
hope the tornado weather passes you.
sounds scary.
we don't have tornado's over here.
but there is a heat wave coming our way, and it still has not rained yet.
have a safe trip tomorrow!

Hi Patti how is Tipper & did you get a bad storm

How is Tipper doing this morning?

Hi Patti, just checking in to see if things are right now with Tipper this morning and hope she isn't still acting funny. Off to the vet this morning aren't you?

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Good luck at the vets!!!!!

Really! Good luck at the Vet's today! I hope you all had a good night! It stormed for a short period here and then moved on. ..Then.....today a "cold" front is moving down from Canada (Thank you, Sharlene!) It's only supposed to be about 74 today and in the 80's the rest of this week! Woo hoo!! :D Maybe, it'll be nice for you too!

You're welcome Jo Ann :) Hope that everyone gets some cool weather!! :)

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Everyone:
Well I had quite the scare last nite. One of the rare nites I was sleeping good too! The tornado weather was supposed to pass us, but around 10pm we got a cell that drifted our way and brought lightening and thunder. At least the thunder was not real loud. I had not medicated Tipper as I thought it passed, she did stay in the closet, and no running in or out. I would not look in on her, but if she was in a panic she would run out to let me know and she didn't so I think she is handling this as well as can be expected. Then at 2am I wake up to the sound of vomiting. It scared me badly as I said Tipper has been giving mixed messages the last few days. I thought she went low from the stress of the storm and vomited. I jumped up only to trip across my cat Chance. He had come in my room to scare the day lights out of me and vomit a hairball!! Oh lordy I was so glad it was not Tipper. So after the cleanup I laid back down and was up the rest of the morning until I got out of bed. I am so tired and dragging today. At the vets I brought up about Tipper panting and drinking more water, and he also said because of all the variables going on it is hard to say if it is the humidity, storms or cortisol going up. Next week she gets her blood work, ACTH and Urine, so we will know for sure. Until then I am keeping a close eye on her. She panted a lot at the vets today too, probably stress induced. We also discussed the antibiotics with Tipper. He agreed she will never have Covenia and he may stop using as he said he heard a few things about it too. I said I prefer the antibiotics be oral since Cushings dogs kidneys are already under stress, and he said he thought that is an excellent idea. She will have the same antibiotic she had two weeks ago Simplicef I think the spelling is right. He said that is excellent to give her we know she has not a had a reaction to it and that is a big plus with her. So he was not put off by my research, but agreed with it, so that makes me feel at ease that she will not be getting the injections. He said it made perfect sense to him. He noted it on her chart also, and that she is never to have Covenia. I will remind them though right before her procedure to make 100% sure. I told him about the lump on Toby's back side and he said he would look at it. I said if I did not know any better I'd say these things are catchy and he laughed and said he has been hanging out with Tipper too long. Tipper must have had at least 30 removed so far when she was well. She has a real problem with them. He even had a dermatologist come to his office for certain patients and she saw Tipper and said they are not to be worried about, and could be from her parents. Today is another possible rain day it is dark and cloudy. They gave me a refill on Tipper's valium, and the vet said he is glad he gave it because the with the weather like it had been she could have really had some physical repercussions by now. I watch and I wait and I look at the sky, the computer, and the tv. That is all I can do in order not to be giving these to her when not absolutely necessary. So soon I will find out if Tipper's number has crept up. If it has I am really in between a rock and a hard place as she cannot have 30mg and she is on 27 now. So I may be giving her 28 or 29 if it comes down to it. We will see what happens. Blessings
Patti

Cats and their hairballs!!!:eek::eek::D Alex, my bad cat :p is always cleaning himself, he is such a clean freak!! After I pet him he has to lick that area clean of all my human cooties!!!

Hope you get a more restful sleep tonite.

Hugs, Lori

So not a bad day at the vets for a change Patti. I'm so glad that he's finally listening to you.
Lori, cat cleaning off human cooties. Too funny.

It's not bad enough that this cat cleans himself 24/7 he then goes and grooms Lucky. He must think Lucky is a slob! Normally he runs to my white, well used to be white rug in the livingroom and vomits there. I am not kidding, he could be all the way on the other side of the house and he runs to that rug. I keep some of it covered with a sheet at nite. It's either that or it will be ruined. Cat vomit has so much acid it just about ruins everything it gets on. It just got very dark and we had a heavy shower. Tipper went to my closet , I hope no thunder. Blessings
Patti

Hi Patti, it sounds like things went well at the vets today. A good discussion with the vet even! Wow, you're on a roll.

Ugh, cat hair balls. There is no describing that sound they make, it would wake the devil himself I'm sure! hahahha

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Oh Patti what a to do, as we say here, you have been having, hope these awful storms will soon pass and you will get some peace from them. x

Hi Everyone:
Well in case you have a cat prone to hairballs the vet told me use probiotics it helps. Than you Diane we are having a time with the weather and it is so dark right now and ready to come down. Last nite Tipper was on the bed sleeping and a hard rain started she waited a while and then went in the closet. It is humid again today and rain is not far off. I hope no thunder. Tipper has a habit now of running with abandon and not looking what she is about to hit into. Especially when she backs up, she does this continuously. She came running out of my room to eat breakfast and hit herself on the gate, which scared Elvis to death and he flapped feathers etc. all over the room!!. I am more worried about her hurting herself that anything. It is just the JRT that is how they are, they just fear nothing. Well except noise now!! Tipper has never been upset with fireworks and I bet money on it this year she gets worked up as everything has bothered her when it comes to noise. My neighbor makes fun of how she slinks around in the yard when it looks like it is going to rain. Until you have a dog afraid of noise you just can't understand how bad it is . I just smile when she says Tipper you are a big scaredy cat. I need a nice day without a lot of heat to tie both dogs in the garage where they can see me on the driveway and wash my car it is filthy. It has to be cool though for Tipper to sit in the garage. I hope this is not a storm with thunder and lightening coming I better check it out. Blessings
Patti

Good morning Patti.

So glad the vet visit went well. The weather is so hot and muggy here too that I hate to even go outside. Tank and Tan do their business and run to the back door. They can't take much of it either.

The crazy fire works neighbor set off one last night. I guess just to let us know he's still there. Jackass! I can only imagine what the 4th is going to be like. We were going to take the boat out and watch them at the beach, but I'm not leaving the babies home alone. I think we'll take them with us on the boat. We'll be watching the fire works. but they will be in the distance and not too loud.

Hope the weather stays calm for Tipper. Have a good day.

Donna

Hi Everyone:
I just finished my previous post and Tipper started into a vestibular episode. Worse than the others and again I tried to hold her, and her body was forcing her in circles. God all this stuff is inundating. This was the worst one so far and I was scared her head would not straighten up but it did. Her eyes were ok as I was watching them they were not going back and forth rapidly just normal. Thank God that is over with. Then I medicated her as I could see the storm coming, good thing as it poured again and wind thunder, but the thunder was only twice. She stayed in my office with me out in the open. She seemed a little on guard but not a panic. She went out potty afterwards too! She is drinking more and panting off and on today again. I will happy to see her numbers next week, I do not want any uncontrolled periods. She has enough damage from all this. I will try to clean up my office while she is in here with me. Blessings
Patti

HI! hope the rain stops for Tipper. I will be crossing my fingers for good numbers. I know you will feel so much better when you get those.
Amy

Hi Everyone:
I am keeping my Tipper close to me today and loving her, I am so upset about sweet Abby it is really a hard pill to swallow for Meg she is a wonderful girl. All I can do is pray for a miracle. Blessings
Patti

Hope the storms aren't too bad and so glad to hear that Tipper came right from the episode. :( I wonder what set it off or if it just happens whenever.

Donna great idea on that boat ride with the furkids. I'm sure they'll be happier being with you anyway. :) Funky neighbors just are so annoying!

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Everyone:
Got the cool breeze from our friends up north, so thank you from Tipper. It is threatening to rain for the 3rd time today. Tipper is snoozing and Toby is wiped out. I have Lucky who wants to type so if you see anything weird it was him. I had Tipper on the porch for a while and she enjoyed the cooler weather. Toby played with the bubbles and the cats enjoyed their ribbons I ran through the house and they chased it on the floor. Elvis was out and enjoying himself talking to the birds at the feeder. Tipper is drinking more, and panting a little, tonite she licked her legs real bad and has not done that in a while, and was as bit hungry. So I am hoping it is not what I am thinking that is creeping up! I guess I will put it away in Addy's drawer until next week when I know for sure. Blessings
Patti

hopefully the fireworks will not bother tipper today.
maybe she is a bit stressed from not walking because of the heat outside.
those dreaded tests....., in my case i am happy that ignorance is bliss with ian.
as long as he is doing well of course.
hope you all can have a good night sleep.

You're welcome Patti. We have the cooler weather here too. It's rather nice and even chilly this evening!

We huffed and puffed your way and towards the Netherlands for Iris. Not sure if I had enough oomph to get it that far though!!

hugs,
Sharlene and molly muffin

Hi Everyone:
Well it's a cool foggy start to the morning here. Tipper really like these temps. She is still licking her legs today so I would say we have a rise in cortisol. She fell asleep on the bed until the middle of the nite and got up and went in the closet. She was also doing that rapid shallow breathing that worries me. She got me up at 5:30 this morning as I gave her that pill yesterday and she must have slept too much. I called Delora and she could hear me this time. She said they think she has pneumonia and she has to have another transfusion. She said her son never called her yet! I am going to clean Tipper's hair up a bit and maybe if it is warm enough bathe the dogs. I just am hoping that I am not going to have to raise Tipper's dosage as she will have to be on 30mg and that makes her pre number go low. I may take the doggies for a ride later in the car. Blessings
Patti

Happy Fourth of July Patti!!!!

I hope this weekend brings your three dry days,no storms!!!!

Hopefully, Tipper's numbers wont be too far off. Maybe it is the weather and grass bothering her. We can hope:):):):):):):)

It is a cool morning here as well. Nice doggy walking weather!!!

Happy July 4th!

So sorry Tipper had a vestibular episode. Tia never has those, I don't think. I'm going to Google them cause I'm not sure what they are. But, thankfully it's over.

I don't think Sharlene huffed and puffed enough, cause it's hot as heck here this morning! We haven't had a rain storm in over a week. But the crazy neighbor set off his fire works last night and sent Tanzee into a frenzy. It went on for over an hour. She was up and down, shaking uncontrollably and panting. Yep, tonight we will take them with us away from the house.

You and the kids try to have a good weekend.

Donna

Hi Everyone:
I took the dogs to see the llamas. It was in the sun where you have to park so we could not stay long a s Tipper was panting a lot. It is cool outside and there is a nice breeze, but Tipper cannot take the sun no matter what. It's a shame as she used to like to lay in it. I made myself a BLT and haven't had one for a long time. it tasted really good. The dogs are inside resting now, and we will go on the porch later in the afternoon when the sun goes behind the house. I made the dogs frozen Kongs with greek yogurt for a treat later. Donna that neighbor of yours is one of those people that I question why they are still walking around upright. That is so disgusting to do to your neighbors and hurt their babies and kids, real big man! That is too bad he had to do that and set Tanzee into a being nervous. If you want to see the dogs with vestibular disease look on youtube they have videos of what happens. It is terrible to watch, the first episode I thought was a seizure as I was unfamiliar with it. Some how when she had her first two ACTH tests it put her into them right after on both tests. I woke up last nite with sciatica pain, it had been bothering me for about a week now. I used to get it off and on but never at nite and every nite to boot. It could be a certain way I am laying and it never starts until early morning. This morning I could barely walk or move my leg, the pain just shoots right up your butt cheek. I know TMI!! I am trying a new dish out today, twice baked potato salad. I 'll see how it is. Sharlene did you make the taco casserole yet?? Might be good for the pool party. Blessings
Patti

I haven't made it yet Patti, but I printed it out. Had it in mind for tonight actually, but then hubs said he wanted regular tacos instead, so that is what I'll make.

Good idea though for a pool party. Good thinking. You know mini BLTs on those slider type buns could be good too. hmmm.. Just thinking outside the box on that one I like to make a lot of small finger stuff, then just put out cold salads on hot summer days.

Hope the fireworks aren't too bad in your area tonight. It's horrible what Donna is going through with their neighbor!

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Sharlene:
Sounds great good idea mini BLT's my kind of stuff!! Enjoy your weekend. Blessings
Patti

We huffed and puffed your way and towards the Netherlands for Iris. Not sure if I had enough oomph to get it that far though!!

sorry sharlene, it did not reach us.
instead it is VERY hot and humid, of course no rain, it is not normal anymore!

i will send some dry weather to patti and want some cool and wet in return....
p.s what are BLT's?

Sorry Iris. i did try. :(
BLT - bacon, lettuce, tomato, usually with mayo (miracle whip or mayonaise) on a bread, toasted.

Sharlene and molly muffin

We had HLT's (ham) for dinner last night and I was just thinking this morning about frying up some bacon to make BLT's today!

It was quite when we got home last night, but that didn't last. He must have seen us and started up again at 10:30 to around midnight. Not a dang thing we can do about it either. Well, legally that is!! Tanzee was a nervous wreck. She wouldn't stay in the bed with us so she slept in the chair in our room. I guess I'm going to have to call the vet Monday for some of Tia's chill pills. It's a shame too. I cried cause it was just like having Tia there all over again.

It's already hot as heck this morning. My babies won't stay outside long. I know Tipper couldn't stand it either. I told Sammy I wanted one of the ceiling fans that has a mister attached to it to go on the back porch. Maybe that would cool things off a bit out there.

Well, gotta get to cleaning. Have a great weekend everyone.

Donna

Hi Patti,

I missed your post this morning. I hope you and the babies are ok. We actually made it through two days of no storms!!! Amazing feat!!!

Guess what? I took Koko to the kitchen cabinet hardware store. I just walked in with him and they did not say anything though one sales girl gave me a dirty look:rolleyes::D I just smiled sweetly back!!!:p:p:p

LOL, it was funny.

Hugs to you and Tipper.

Boy, Koko is getting around these days, isn't he? Patio dining, kitchen store... good for him and I bet he didn't give a hoot about the girl's dirty look as long as he is with his mama.:)

Hi Patti, I just want to let you know that I hope that Tipper is doing okay and I know she is getting ready for her ACTH and her surgery. So, just know you are in our thoughts.

I agree Song, Koko is a regular little social butterfly! :) :)

hugs
Sharlene and molly muffin

Who knew? Lol.