Re: Tipper my Jack Russell is having breathing problems
Hi Everyone:
For some reason when I called my vets office and told them I wanted him to call Pgh. and get me in tomorrow asap, he didn't fool around this time like he normally does. He called immediately. I think the next part is an intervention from God. He called me right back and said "you know something funny happened, when I called the vets line and got an assistant it was Dr. Petersons assistant." "The assistant told me that Dr. Peterson had a cancellation for 11:00 as just as she went to use the phone to call someone to fill the spot for the Dr. I rang the phone." Dr. Peterson is the IMS who saw Tipper before, that did the scope on Tipper. I cannot believe how this happened. It is divine intervention to help my girl, I know it is. I am sorry I am crying as I am typing this, I am an emotional wreck. I am trying to not display this nervousness in front of Tipper as I don't want her upset. To Leslie's question, the vena cava is not compromised and it is laying right along side of it. When my vet called me to talk to me after talking to Dechra it got a little confusing. He said in the beginning they felt she had pituitary dependent Cushings as both adrenals were swollen. Now with one almost 2 1/2 times it's size he says he is wondering if it could be adrenal dependent. How can that be because treatment with trilostane would decrease it and they both were decreased on the last ultra sound. I read that if the cortisol goes to low, that it can blow up the adrenals also just like when they have too much. Does anyone know any different?? So I am thinking because she was low it shrunk the left one that cannot be found, and it blew the right one up to compensate. Do you think this sounds logical, as my vets rendition doesn't??? If it were adrenal one would have been really swollen in the beginning instead of both. I am thinking my way is more logical, as when they go into Addisons the adrenals blow up that is why they need the prednisone. She was very close to Addisons and Dechra was worried she would go into it. Her pre number was only .7 and the post 3. If this explanation is not feasible then it is either a tumor or pheo as Leslie said. If in fact it swelled because of low cortisol, should I think about stopping the Vetoryl now??? I guess we have to determine what it is first, as if it is a tumor stopping the vetoryl may increase it??I am all over with this so I will have a better plan together tomorrow, as I do expect some concrete answers when the radiologist reads he images. I am not going to let this take my girl!!!!!!!!! I will fight to my last breath. Any suggestions or anything at all that could be helpful please let me know. Pray for my girl please.Blessings
Patti
