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Megan,
do not give Sophie an aspirin without consulting with a vet. From what I know the shallow breathing is usually because they are too hot, their metabolism is in over drive because of the high dose of prednisone. I have not heard of them being bothered by the cold, but I might be wrong on that. If you are worried take her to an emergency clinic. Go with your gut feeling.
Good luck and best wishes,
Brigitte
Hi Megan
I totally agree with Brigitte – I am totally against adding any pills or supplements that are not SPECIFICALLY intended for AIHA. You cannot take any risks at this stage – Don’t rock that boat! You are doing one amazing job with Sophie. I too would like to hear Dr Dodds opinion – we all value her expertise highly. Take care & try to get a little rest yourself. I think we all kept going on adrenaline when our dogs were like this & it is incredibly tiring.
All our best wishes as always
Sheena & the boys – they send cuddles to Sophie
Megan,
Good for you to think positive! 15 is low, but as you said at least it is not dropping. I am glad you dropped the allergy pill, at this point you don’t want to mess with things, even if it is “natural” it could have the wrong effect. Poor little Sophie sure is riddled with problems. It is hard to say what is the disease and what the medications. Have those sores not improved with the antibiotics? Is the one on the pad like a hardening of the skin? This could certainly be a side effect of the meds.
I really don’t know what else I can recommend to improve Sophie’s condition. But if things are not improving I usually say; if you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always gotten. So something drastic might need to change. Is your vet confident or kind of stumped? Have you considered thyroid medication? This sure made my dog turn around. Is Sophie on petinic? (vitamin B, iron, folic acid) Have you ever considered sending blood to Dr. Dodds? Do you know what triggered the AIHA? Sorry, so many questions. You don’t need to answer them for me, but I would like you to keep asking questions. Only if we ask questions will you eventually find an answer on how to make Sophie better.
Thinking of you, best wishes,
Brigitte
Linda,
from my experience if dogs don’t move much, they don’t have to pee. Have you tried to confine her? I know that some dogs hate kennels if they are not used to them from when they are puppies. But maybe you have an X-pen (sort o like a play pen) or a gate and you could confine her this way. It sounds like it is the muscle atrophy that make her go, but then why does she not have to go at night? This made me think that confining her (not having her move around) could do the trick.
Good luck and best wishes,
Brigitte
Hi Linda
Brilliant news on the PCV – nice & stable. Yes Worzel was absolutely DESPERATE for wees (especially during the night) but I still tried to encourage him to drink lots of water. I put a bowl of water in the bedroom for him at night too. He had major muscle loss – poor wobbly legs – it was the prednisolone for sure – it’s called corticosteroid myopathy. He also had protein in his wee & raised blood sugar. When he was weaned off the pred, he returned to normal – so, don’t you worry – what’s a little wee wee accident between friends??!! Sadie MUST drink plenty of water if she has crystals – that’s very important. Lots of big hugs to Sadie from her two admirers, Worzel & Ollie & hugs from me to you
Sheena
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