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More issues with my dog.
billwill
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If any of you remember, I made a thread exactly one week ago about my dog and her having a seizure. I took her to the vet that day and she got progressively better as the hours passed. The vet checked her ears to make sure it wasn't a severe infection (it's not) and did bloodwork. The next day called to inform me that the results were very good, with the only issue resting with my dog's thyroids. She suggest I put her on medication, I said yes.
On Thursday evening, my dog started drooling excessively and was more lethargic than normal. I gave her water and cared for her for a few hours and she improved. The following evening, the same thing happened except she developed a rasping cough in ADDITION to the salivating (which, fortunately, was a little less severe than before).
I took her to the vet again on Saturday and my vet said they think she is having stomach problems and is just extremely nauseous (then gave me pills to give her). They then x-rayed her stomach and saw that everything was fine, though they also sent it to a radiologist to confirm their thoughts. I was told I would be called today with the results. I did receive a call this morning, approximately 9am, but unfortunately I was asleep and did not return the call until 10:40am. I was told my vet was busy and that she would be told to call me after she freed up; she never did, and when I called a half-an-hour later, I discovered their offices close at 11am. So I was unable to get a vet's opinion on this.
My dog has gotten significantly worse in the last sixteen hours. I shall list what the following problems are:
+ She is salivating, and while it isn't as severe as before, it seems more... gelatinous? A thick strand will sometimes hang from her lips.
+ Her raspy breathing has gotten significantly worse. Every breath she takes seems labored and I can hear, like, phelgm in her lungs. (not sure if that's what it is, but it's what it sounds like).
+ Her coughing has also increased in frequency.
+ She is near unresponsive. She wagged her tail very slightly when I got home, but did not lift her head or really respond in any other way.
+ What started as a little stumbling today has devolved into a full-blown constant leaning to her left. When she walks, she starts to slowly lean to the left until she would fall unless I wasn't there to catch her. Even when she's sitting/laying down she slowly lists to her left side. It was very slight at first but now it is almost impossible for her to walk.
+ She also seems to have extreme difficulty chewing. Like she can't open up her mouth fully.
I can't find ANYTHING online that encompasses all of the above. Maybe it is two different things that happened to strike at the same time?
I am obviously taking her in first thing tomorrow (to my old vet), but I want an idea of what to expect. I know it's impossible to diagnosis things completely accurately over the internet; please list what it might be, though, so I can be prepared to drill my vet.
(Sorry if this is not concise. It is 3:30am and I am beat. I will check this when I wake up tomorrow, though).
Thanks!
On Thursday evening, my dog started drooling excessively and was more lethargic than normal. I gave her water and cared for her for a few hours and she improved. The following evening, the same thing happened except she developed a rasping cough in ADDITION to the salivating (which, fortunately, was a little less severe than before).
I took her to the vet again on Saturday and my vet said they think she is having stomach problems and is just extremely nauseous (then gave me pills to give her). They then x-rayed her stomach and saw that everything was fine, though they also sent it to a radiologist to confirm their thoughts. I was told I would be called today with the results. I did receive a call this morning, approximately 9am, but unfortunately I was asleep and did not return the call until 10:40am. I was told my vet was busy and that she would be told to call me after she freed up; she never did, and when I called a half-an-hour later, I discovered their offices close at 11am. So I was unable to get a vet's opinion on this.
My dog has gotten significantly worse in the last sixteen hours. I shall list what the following problems are:
+ She is salivating, and while it isn't as severe as before, it seems more... gelatinous? A thick strand will sometimes hang from her lips.
+ Her raspy breathing has gotten significantly worse. Every breath she takes seems labored and I can hear, like, phelgm in her lungs. (not sure if that's what it is, but it's what it sounds like).
+ Her coughing has also increased in frequency.
+ She is near unresponsive. She wagged her tail very slightly when I got home, but did not lift her head or really respond in any other way.
+ What started as a little stumbling today has devolved into a full-blown constant leaning to her left. When she walks, she starts to slowly lean to the left until she would fall unless I wasn't there to catch her. Even when she's sitting/laying down she slowly lists to her left side. It was very slight at first but now it is almost impossible for her to walk.
+ She also seems to have extreme difficulty chewing. Like she can't open up her mouth fully.
I can't find ANYTHING online that encompasses all of the above. Maybe it is two different things that happened to strike at the same time?
I am obviously taking her in first thing tomorrow (to my old vet), but I want an idea of what to expect. I know it's impossible to diagnosis things completely accurately over the internet; please list what it might be, though, so I can be prepared to drill my vet.
(Sorry if this is not concise. It is 3:30am and I am beat. I will check this when I wake up tomorrow, though).
Thanks!
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How old is this dog? I had a cat with congestive heart failure and she displayed a lot of the issues on the list (everything but leaning left) before getting treated properly.
Perhaps you should try a different vet? Sometimes a new set of eyes will catch things that people familiar with the situation wouldn't have noticed.
And yeah, I'm going back to my old vet in ten minutes. I went to a new one these past few times because my old one isn't open on Sundays.
Dacount97: Medications are famotidine, mitromaxsuper small, and flagyl. I also have L-thyroxin for her thyroids, but I haven't started that because they said I should wait until I get this current problem fixed.
our dog has to take metanidazole a lot and the first time the our new vet saw her, she gave her a higher dose than she was used to and got teh neuro effects. the next time we had to give it to her, a much lower dose was tolerated with no effects