Eeek! I got Pepcid AC, I'll have to get the regular kind. She's only had 3/4 of a pill so far.
Ok... so here's the long story from yesterday. Originally Daisy's appt. was supposed to be this Friday but she started having some other problems so I changed it and went yesterday afteroon. Here's the story from the new vet visit:
I explained to him everything that has been going on and all of the many tests/meds that we've tried. I also showed him the videos that we have of her. He told me that he'd never seen anything like it and really wasn't sure what it was, but that we have some options. First he's going to get in contact with an internist that he knows at Auburn University and be a go-between for us. Woo hoo! He's also going to show our video to some other vets and get their opinions.
He didn't seem absolutely convinced that it could be all related to acid reflux. He said that he would have expected that the specialist who did the endoscopy would have seen damage to her esophagus and the specialist specifically wrote on her evaluation that she didn't see damage. However, the new vet also said that it didn't mean she didn't have it at all so we've started her on Pepcid twice a day as a preventative. We're going to give it 2 weeks and see if it helps.
He also said that it could very well be allergy related. Originally we thought we could not get her allergy tested while she was on the Temparil-P, but he assured us that we could if we wanted. We just have to make the company doing the testing aware that she is on a low dose of steroid. So that is another option for us. It's possible all of the drainage and mucus is being caused by an allery. We also, in line with the allergy thought, have gotten a bag of Prescription Z/d food which is supposed to be allergen free.
Our other option with him is to do an x-ray of her skull to get a view of her sinuses. He said that it's a possibility that she has some kind of chronic sinus problem or even a polyp/tumor in her sinuses. That's something that we could have done at his office. They would have to sedate her, but that's not too bad.
So anyway, after vet #7 (yep, not 6 like I originally thought), we're moving forward slightly. woo hoo!! I'm just grateful to God that Jason and I are both working now so that we can afford to comfortably try new things for her!!
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and I will keep you posted!!!