Well... as many of you know Daisy has had problems since we got her nearly two years ago. Her licking/throwing up mucus episodes (putting it mildly) has gone on pretty much the entire time. We've tried all we can think of to this point:
Throat Wash
Endoscopy
Full blood work
x-rays
Meds for seizures
Several acid reducer meds
Special diet (2 different ones)
Anti-nausea shot and liquid meds
Steroids
Antihistamines
Natural remedies
Antibiotics
Valium
Well... I think that's it, but honestly I can't even remember everything. Jason got home before me today to find Daisy in the middle of an episode and having thrown up mucus all over the house (this happened a couple of days ago as well). When I got home he was cleaning and she was still licking. I let her outside and it was the usual story, gorging herself on grass, throwing up mucus, etc. I finally had enough and called the vet back. We really like our current vet but he's at his wits end, as are we. We just don't know what to try. We're putting her back on the steroid (the only thing we're pretty sure helps at all) and changing to Tagamet from Pepcid as a preventative. I'm also going to elevate her food bowl. However, we've decided it best to make an appointment with the vet clinic at Auburn University. We've heard wonderful things about them and have had several vets, from two different states we've lived in, recommend them. It's about a 4hr drive from us, so whenever we get the appointment we'll take the day and drive up, then back home. Please pray that finally someone will figure out what's wrong with her. I'm so afraid that one day she'll get a hold of something while we're at work, eat it, and hurt herself. When she had her episode a couple of days ago she climbed on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf and scraped off some of the black coating on it and ate it.
She is not currently licking, she's finally asleep. But she often wakes up and coughs a gurgly sounding cough and then lies back down. It makes me so sad that she has had to deal with this for so long.
Thanks!
Throat Wash
Endoscopy
Full blood work
x-rays
Meds for seizures
Several acid reducer meds
Special diet (2 different ones)
Anti-nausea shot and liquid meds
Steroids
Antihistamines
Natural remedies
Antibiotics
Valium
Well... I think that's it, but honestly I can't even remember everything. Jason got home before me today to find Daisy in the middle of an episode and having thrown up mucus all over the house (this happened a couple of days ago as well). When I got home he was cleaning and she was still licking. I let her outside and it was the usual story, gorging herself on grass, throwing up mucus, etc. I finally had enough and called the vet back. We really like our current vet but he's at his wits end, as are we. We just don't know what to try. We're putting her back on the steroid (the only thing we're pretty sure helps at all) and changing to Tagamet from Pepcid as a preventative. I'm also going to elevate her food bowl. However, we've decided it best to make an appointment with the vet clinic at Auburn University. We've heard wonderful things about them and have had several vets, from two different states we've lived in, recommend them. It's about a 4hr drive from us, so whenever we get the appointment we'll take the day and drive up, then back home. Please pray that finally someone will figure out what's wrong with her. I'm so afraid that one day she'll get a hold of something while we're at work, eat it, and hurt herself. When she had her episode a couple of days ago she climbed on the bottom shelf of the bookshelf and scraped off some of the black coating on it and ate it.
She is not currently licking, she's finally asleep. But she often wakes up and coughs a gurgly sounding cough and then lies back down. It makes me so sad that she has had to deal with this for so long.
Thanks!