Tipper - adrenal tumor/breathing issues

Sending hugs and prayers for you and Tipper, hope those nites get better with breathing easier...

Patti,

we have storms here in CT too this week. Hope Tipper feels better soon!

He Everyone:
Not a good nite for Tipper. She really had struggles to breathe. On Wednesday I had called my vets office inquiring about him seeing the DVD I left for him. Nobody ever called back. He was in at 9:00 am and out at 3:30. He works like one day a week. Nice hours huh? I am so sick of this struggle to get someone to listen to me about this breathing. He has had over a week to view the DVD. He probably threw it in his car like I said before and never looked at it. We are supposed to get more rain again. The town close to where I live was flooded yesterday we got so much rain. Ohio is level and the ground is clay, it just lays on the grass in ponds. From living in Pennsylvania my whole life this is something I am unaccustomed to. They don't even put drainage in here! They dig big ditches. This state is back in the cave man era as far as being up on anything. I am waiting to see a dinosaur walking past my house! Pa was so different and up on everything. Well Tipper had her first walk of the day and we better get going again before rain sets in. Blessings
Patti

Hi Patti,
I am so sorry that Tipper had another bad night. It does seem like her breathing is worse when she is stressed. :confused:The storms definitely stress her, that's for sure. I hate that there's been so much rain that she has to hide in the closet.:( Why don't you send some of It here! We desperately need it!:p Yes, you should've heard something from your vet by now. Even if he doesn't know anything. At least he could tell you that.:rolleyes: Is there any way you could post part of Tipper's video for us to view? Maybe post it on YouTube and provide a link here? Maybe somebody on the forum might have some ideas. Just a thought....
Big hugs,
Kathy

It is weird it is so up and down like that, have to wonder if it is something enviromental or stress like Kathy suggested. Hope you get to the bottom of it soon :)

He everyone:
Before about 2 weeks ago the breathing thing was not up and down, it was constant every day. I don't know what happened to change the pattern. I am still suspicious of the fat gone from Tipper's neck, and think that is the reason. Last night was really bad. Very quick shallow breathing, but not as much wheezing. I kept trying to put things under her head and change her position to see if that would lessen it, but it didn't. She got tired of me doing it and growled in her sleep. The very rapid breathing was scaring me so that I kept nudging her to make her quit doing it. She would go right back into it unfortunately. She had an episode of light honking a bit ago, and I rubbed her throat. Any other time she will not let you touch under her neck. Then when she just got a drink, the whistling noise started again. She hasn't done this for a while. So something made this trachea start up again. I will see if I can post her DVD so everyone can see it, and understand what I am talking about. We woke up late this morning 6:30, and it was raining. Tipper is not happy as she wants to walk. Maybe it will clear up and she can still go. Blessings
Patti

Hi Mel:
Tipper is giving you a shout out, as she told me you must be working awfully hard, and need some kisses sent to you from her. God Bless you and Boyce
Patti

Hi Patti,
Poor Tipper can't seem to catch a break. I noticed that Naomi talked about the cool mats on Fraser's thread. You might want to check that out if you haven't already.;) Sending you both tons of hugs and healing energy.:)
Kathy

Oh shoot, sending hugs and prayers for you and for Tipper's breathing!

That is hard to have Tipper go back to the rough breathing. Maybe it will subside again. I wonder if all the rain hasn't stirred up something that has irritated the trachea

hugs,
sharlene and molly muffin