Lady JRT Diabetes and Cushing's-Lady Has Gone to the Bridge

[Kiska'smom]

Re: Lady JRT Diabetes and Cushing's

Hi Lynne,

Now I'm up-to-date with Lady! Sounds as if things are going well for her! I can imagine how worried you are about the dental cleaning and hip xrays. Even when our pups look like they are doing well, we know how fragile they can be. Your vet sounds like a good one, though! I'm sure that Miss Lady will be fine. Kiska had a hip xray when she was two. She has hip dysplasia, and she sits funny. One leg is always out to the side; but she has always been that way. I can't think of another reason for Lady's new position! Like Beth said, Lady might be a little sore after the xray procedure. Kiska was laid on her back and her hips pushed down onto the table. I guess that could make a girl sore!

I'll check in again later. I'm so glad that Lady got a good report from the vet!

Jeanne and Kiska

[ladysmom06]

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Well tomorrow is the day Lady has the dental cleaning and hip x-ray. I AM A NERVOUS WRECK- couldn't sleep last night and my stomach is in knots. I know I have to have it done - her breath is getting worse. If you are sitting next to her when she is licking her paw you have to move - the smell is horrible. Last week I did a few spot checks on her and her bg's were a little higher than normal. I'm thinking it's probably from her teeth or the vitamin she is on. So please keep Lady in your thoughts and prayers and I'll post after I have her home. Hugs to all.

[BestBuddy]

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Lynne,
I am sending positive thoughts for an quick and easy surgery and a quick recovery for Lady.
Jenny & Buddy

[k9diabetes]

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Hi Lynne,

Thanks for the reminder about Lady's procedures tomorrow.

I know it's scary but so is what can happen to them if their teeth are causing problems.

The year before Chris developed diabetes, he chewed too hard on a knuckle bone he got for Christmas and cracked the whole face of one of the big molar type teeth in back off. He had to have that huge tooth extracted and he bounced right back with no problems. I kept looking at that giant space in his jaw and thinking I'd have done a LOT more whining!

We will have everything here crossed for Lady to glide through it all and bounce back quickly so that your worry will have been in vain!

Natalie, Chris, and the cats

[k9diabetes]

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Just checking in on Lady. Hope she's through her dental and starting to feel perky again.

[ladysmom06]

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Hi Jenny & Natalie,

Lady is home - we picked her up @ 4:00. This is the first chance I've had to post. She did really well - only needed one tooth pulled. The hip x-ray showed a little arthritis in one spot on her lumbar spine but her hips looked good - so vet is thinking maybe that's why she's sitting the way she is. She is on metacam for the next couple of days and we'll see if there is any change in the way she sits - vet thinks she might have some pain from the arthritis. Her bg's were good in the morning - in the middle hundreds - then they were getting a little low so the vet put some dextrose in her iv. When we picked her up it was 201 - vet only wanted her to have half of her insulin tonight and normal amount of food. She has been crying off and on since she came home and just wants my husband or me to hold her. She did the same thing the last time she had her teeth cleaned. She did eat all her dinner. So all in all a good report. Thanks for your concern and positive thoughts.

Forgot to add- no more stinky breath - now it smells fresh and minty.

[rhodesian46]

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yeah Lynne!!
I am so glad Lady did fine! Don't know about her Momma today It all worked out well have had a busy day today Will e mail you tomorrow as I am exhausted. Hugs to Lady from Pebbles and I!!

[k9diabetes]

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Yay!!

So glad to hear she's all done and starting to recover! Hope you both get a good night's sleep tonight and feel much much better in the morning.

Sending her a gentle pat on the head,

Natalie

[BestBuddy]

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I knew she would be fine but I'm glad it's over. Sending extra gentle loving Lady's way.
Jenny & Buddy

[ladysmom06]

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Hi all! I'm going to copy the post I left on the cushing's board - to lazy to write it again - lol

Hi all,

Thanks for the replies. Lady is a little better today but not back to 100% yet. Last night she didn't sleep very well - was up a lot crying - I felt so bad for her. It's really heartbreaking when they cry. This morning she ate all her breakfast and had her full dose of insulin. Went for a little walk but didn't want to stay out for long - is still crying but nothing like last night and still wants to be held. Yesterday when she was at the vet's we had a couple of electricans working here at the house - when she came home she didn't even bark at them - very unlike her. Today when they showed up she barked as usual - so that's a good sign that she's on the road to recovery. Thanks for all the well wishes. Hugs to all.

[Kiska'smom]

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Hi Lynne,

I am so glad to hear that Lady is on the mend! A little barky-Bob action usually means that they are feeling better! I know that it has been hard on her and you! So, hopefully things will just keep improving! Give her a love-pat for me!

Hugs,

Jeanne and Kiska

[ladysmom06]

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Hi all,

Anybody here ever use Zeniquin or Clemastine? The sore Lady has on her paw is getting worse and the vet just prescribed these 2 drugs for her today. She was on simplicef and benadryl but they weren't helping. She's been licking her paw like crazy. I did some reading on both drugs and it said to consult the vet if the dog was on any supplements or vitamins. Lady is on a multi vitamin with minerals, milk thistle, cosequin and fish oil. Of course the vet's office is closed now so I held off giving her the meds till I talk to her vet. Thanks.

[rhodesian46]

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Hi Lynne,
Neverheard of those meds Hope Lady will stop licking her paw!!Lady listen to your Mommy!!!

[k9diabetes]

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Drug Interactions
Compounds (e.g., sucralfate, antacids, and mineral supplements) containing divalent and trivalent cations (e.g., iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, and zinc) can interfere with the absorption of quinolones which may result in a decrease in product bioavailability. Therefore, the concomitant oral administration of quinolones with foods, supplements, or other preparations containing these compounds should be avoided.

It looks like with the antibiotic, Zeniquin (marbofloxacin), it's mainly minerals - iron, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, and zinc - and they would reduce the effectiveness of the antibiotic.

Might be a good to skip the multivitamin for a while, which shouldn't hurt anything short term. At least until you can ask the vet.

I didn't see a warning on the Clemastine, which is basically Tavist, anti-histamine.

Cosequin and Fish Oil you could skip for one day without a problem. The effects of both tend to build over time and one missed dose should not be a big deal.

I have never used milk thistle but similarly suspect that one missed dose would not be a big problem.

Have they done a sensitivity test to make sure the bug is sensitive to the antibiotic they switched to?

Chris' eye ulcerations would improve with an antibiotic and anti-histamine but did not go away until we used an immune-quieting ointment. If this next round of antibiotics doesn't do it, and especially if they cultured it and it's sensitive to the antibiotic and still isn't going away, that they might want to consider this having an autoimmune component, like Chris' eye problem. I'm actually fairly convinced that Chris' foot problem a couple of years ago was related to his more recent eye ulcerations, which is why it took so long for it to go away.

Natalie

[rhodesian46]

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Lynne,
How is Lady doing?