the vet (the one we are currently going to leave) gave us hydromet a year ago to help Samie's trachea but i was always so nervous to give it to her as it's a narcotic. the allergy pill chlorpheniramine helps her breathing because when she is congested it makes her trachea worse. We had an appt today at the new vet. We took our other dog Sadie there for her annual exam. Sadie goes next Friday for a dental cleaning and she needs to have some growths removed. One on her lower eyelid and a big one on her neck. she keeps getting more and more of these growths but vet says it comes with age. Sadie girl did so good at the vet today. she is such a healthy dog. OMG! soooo excited on the way there in the car she was shaking. but on the way home she did better.
sadie has her dental next Friday and they totally put me at ease with that. I am still a little nervous though. But they told me everything that goes on and how careful they are and i am going to trust them.
This new vet specializes in small animal medicine. and Sadie does need her teeth cleaned sooo...badly. She has two bottom teeth that are just hanging on that need to be pulled. I know for a fact these 2 bottom teeth cause her much discomfort too so as hard it is for me to come to the realization that my girls are getting older. sadie will be 10 this year and lil' samie 9 next month.. :-) i hate for her to miss those 2 bottom teeth so bad. but in the long run she will be much more comfortable. and her breath will be so much nicer smelling when she gives kisses.
i will keep in touch and let you know how it all goes. Oh and the vet also gave me medicated wipes. she says it sounds like samie might have a slight yeast infection. we are going to try the wipes and if she still has problems we will get her in. i stressed to them today that we have to be super quick if we take her there because it's scary. i also asked them about the hydromet the other vet us a year ago. and she said it would help her.
well i gave it to Samie when we got home and it did.. it really really helped her- it worked in like 15 minutes - it was AMAZING HOW FAST IT WORKED!!! her coughing settled down COMPLETELY.
i was scared to leave her today by herself... but i wanted my husband to go with us to the new vet so her could see why i also wanted to switch. they are like a vet hospital. very professional and i was glad i found them. i of course went and got the tour and lots of info before we made the switch. they are more costly than the other vet but i want the best care for my little girls. :-)
samie was mad we left her at home all by herself, she was smelling sadie up and down and barking at us like crazy when we got home. :-)
they are both SOUND ASLEEP at the moment... :-) i imagine the hydromet made samie a little sleepy and Sadie girl had a big day today. she saw lots of doggies and she was just so HAPPY! now she is exhausted!
talk soon :-)
love & hugs!
Renee, Sadie & Samie
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